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teesh_a13's review
the story moved so very slowly and it never picked up for me. I'll probably come back to this and finish it eventually
isabelbrieler's review
2.0
I requested this ARC because I've read almost all of Rebekah Weatherspoon's other books, and I think that for the most part, it's good stuff. A Cowboy to Remember, though, does not rank in the top tier of her works.
The story follows Evie Buchanon, a celebrity chef who loses her memory after an incident, and returns to the ranch she grew up on to recover out of the limelight.
The memory loss plotline really made the romance feel kind of icky to me. Evie reunites with high school crush Zach, but she can't remember why they haven't spoken in ten years. Although he and others do their best to explain the rift from their own perspectives, having Evie get involved with someone she'd already rejected but can't remember why just felt kind of uncomfortable.
There were also, frankly, too many side characters. Evie had three friends in New York who popped up, and then there was the entire Pleasant family, as well as several other people working at the ranch, and honestly, it was really hard to keep up with who they all were. The last thing I didn't like about the book was the villain. We know from the beginning who the culprit form the amnesia-inducing incident was, and she's just a ridiculous cardboard cutout of a villain who confesses the first time she's confronted about it with a gleeful villain monologue. I know that wasn't really the main focus of the book, but I wish there'd been a little more effort put into that part of the story.
For the good things: some of the side characters were really lovable, like Zach's grandmother and Evie's nurse. I enjoyed the parts of the story that involved Evie relearning her life and how to cook. Honestly, though, if you're looking for a good romance, turn to Weatherspoon's Loose Ends books instead.
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
The story follows Evie Buchanon, a celebrity chef who loses her memory after an incident, and returns to the ranch she grew up on to recover out of the limelight.
The memory loss plotline really made the romance feel kind of icky to me. Evie reunites with high school crush Zach, but she can't remember why they haven't spoken in ten years. Although he and others do their best to explain the rift from their own perspectives, having Evie get involved with someone she'd already rejected but can't remember why just felt kind of uncomfortable.
There were also, frankly, too many side characters. Evie had three friends in New York who popped up, and then there was the entire Pleasant family, as well as several other people working at the ranch, and honestly, it was really hard to keep up with who they all were. The last thing I didn't like about the book was the villain. We know from the beginning who the culprit form the amnesia-inducing incident was, and she's just a ridiculous cardboard cutout of a villain who confesses the first time she's confronted about it with a gleeful villain monologue. I know that wasn't really the main focus of the book, but I wish there'd been a little more effort put into that part of the story.
For the good things: some of the side characters were really lovable, like Zach's grandmother and Evie's nurse. I enjoyed the parts of the story that involved Evie relearning her life and how to cook. Honestly, though, if you're looking for a good romance, turn to Weatherspoon's Loose Ends books instead.
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
sara11_reads's review
4.0
3.5 stars. Usually I avoid amnesia plots since they're generally unbelievable and that's still the case with the book. On the one hand, I liked it as a play on Sleeping Beauty and how it worked with her relationship with Zach. Also, I loved how no one, including Zach, tried to trick or hoodwink Evie about events in the past. On the other hand, I was annoyed that she also couldn't remember how to do basic life skills like work a smart phone or cut onions. So I wasn't interested in all the relearning how to cook scenes since amnesia doesn't work like that.
Spoiler
I loved the ending where Zach leaves the ranch to move to NYC with her so she can pursue her dream of opening up a restaurant.akoala's review
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
thisboricuareader's review
5.0
I love Rebekah Weatherspoon's book. I am a woman of few words and there is something so magical about her books. The tension, the characters, the love. All those little things have me swooning and falling in love with the characters and the story.
librarydancer's review
4.0
Excellent book -- love the mature actions of the characters. It was an indication of the type of books I have been reading recently that I kept waiting for some dramatic loop to be thrown -- it was so nice to have just story without a last minute crisis!
lucy_goose's review
3.5
It’s cute but it’s definitely a lot less cowboy than it’s advertised. Loved the characters though
zombiezami's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent
Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Alcohol