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teenykins's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty much my feelings in an articulated way can be found here in Simone's review.
I do appreciate putting the spotlight on something that is banned but if you have the right connections you can get away with it and hunting for sport is something that should never be swept under a rug. But here sometimes it pulled you out of the story. Or the romance pulled you out of the documenting of the illegality of hunting for sport. It would have worked if the weight was distributed differently on the focal points of the story, but as it was the attention was pulled from the romance to the hunting and it's technicalities and from the hunting to the romance.
Another thing is that I didn't connect with either of the MCs. I was more excited to read about Lucky and Dom's cameos.
Will that stop me from listening to the 3rd book? Nope :)
I do appreciate putting the spotlight on something that is banned but if you have the right connections you can get away with it and hunting for sport is something that should never be swept under a rug. But here sometimes it pulled you out of the story. Or the romance pulled you out of the documenting of the illegality of hunting for sport. It would have worked if the weight was distributed differently on the focal points of the story, but as it was the attention was pulled from the romance to the hunting and it's technicalities and from the hunting to the romance.
Another thing is that I didn't connect with either of the MCs. I was more excited to read about Lucky and Dom's cameos.
Will that stop me from listening to the 3rd book? Nope :)
suzy76's review
4.0
4.5 stars
There is just something about a Garrett Leigh book that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go and Cash is no exception. I literally couldn't put this book down. The subject matter is tough but dealt with so beautifully. Cash and Rae were wonderful together and it was lovely to see Lucky and Dom again. Thoroughly recommend you all read this book.
There is just something about a Garrett Leigh book that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go and Cash is no exception. I literally couldn't put this book down. The subject matter is tough but dealt with so beautifully. Cash and Rae were wonderful together and it was lovely to see Lucky and Dom again. Thoroughly recommend you all read this book.
riverreads's review
4.0
This romance was not only good but the way the story and themes in the book were handled was absolutely brilliant.
I honestly did not know much about fox hunting or how this is such a debated topic in England so I wasn't sure if this would make me not connect with the characters.
I shouldn't have doubted Garret and her amazing talent. She didn't only delivered an beautiful romance but educated me on this subject.
I liked the development of the romance and how it wasn't even the main focus, at least in my eyes, of this whole journey.
As a person who absolutely loved the first book, it was lovely to catch up with Lucky and Dom.
This was overall agreat story and strong follow up to the first book.
I honestly did not know much about fox hunting or how this is such a debated topic in England so I wasn't sure if this would make me not connect with the characters.
I shouldn't have doubted Garret and her amazing talent. She didn't only delivered an beautiful romance but educated me on this subject.
I liked the development of the romance and how it wasn't even the main focus, at least in my eyes, of this whole journey.
As a person who absolutely loved the first book, it was lovely to catch up with Lucky and Dom.
This was overall agreat story and strong follow up to the first book.
knrt_17's review
5.0
Wow, what an awesome read. This was a mm contemporary story set in the U K. Book 2 in the series. Cash and Rae fight hard against each other but find their HEA in the end. This book kept me reading and I couldn’t put it down until the end. It is a standalone but I would recommend reading Dom and Lucky’s book first. Garrett Leigh is an auto one click for me.
alextweetsbooks's review
5.0
TW/CW: animal cruelty (not from MCs, they are trying to prevent it), physical abuse from one of the side characters
It’s not Garrett Leigh’s book if it doesn’t have angst and realistic and difficult themes, right? But this one, this one was especially hard. Honestly, if you ask me, even What Remains was easier to read.
In the first book, Lucky, we follow a football player. In this one? We follow saboteurs of illegal fox hunts. To tell the truth, I was one of the people who believed that if it is outlawed, people don’t do it. And I don’t know why I believed that, since well, we all know people break the rules all the time, don’t they? Especially rich people who think they can get away with everything.
Cash has a difficult past, which is why he finds it hard to trust, and when his one night stand turns to be connected to his past in a way, things get complicated.
Saboteuring fox hunts isn’t an easy thing to do, especially when rich people have a bunch of connections, and it shows. There are a lot of descriptions of sabs trying to ruin the hunt and honestly, this doesn’t leave a whole lot for romance. But it is there, and I thought it was fitting to the content of the book.
There are a lot of Dom and Lucky cameos…if you can call them cameos, actually. While the book isn’t focused on them, they are an important part of it. They support Cash and are there to help even when it gets darker, and they are prepared to help Rae and his group of sabs when they get to know them a bit better via Cash. Lucky even wants to help with participating in saboteuring hunts! So, they are quite an important part, and I loved it.
I have enjoyed all of Garrett Leigh’s books before, and this one wasn’t the exception, even though it was, as I said, almost harder to read than any other. From what I’ve heard from the author it was also a very hard book to write, but it needed to be written. I think she’s a perfect person to write it! She has also hinted that the next book is almost completely different (again), so I am really looking forward to it!
It’s not Garrett Leigh’s book if it doesn’t have angst and realistic and difficult themes, right? But this one, this one was especially hard. Honestly, if you ask me, even What Remains was easier to read.
In the first book, Lucky, we follow a football player. In this one? We follow saboteurs of illegal fox hunts. To tell the truth, I was one of the people who believed that if it is outlawed, people don’t do it. And I don’t know why I believed that, since well, we all know people break the rules all the time, don’t they? Especially rich people who think they can get away with everything.
Cash has a difficult past, which is why he finds it hard to trust, and when his one night stand turns to be connected to his past in a way, things get complicated.
Saboteuring fox hunts isn’t an easy thing to do, especially when rich people have a bunch of connections, and it shows. There are a lot of descriptions of sabs trying to ruin the hunt and honestly, this doesn’t leave a whole lot for romance. But it is there, and I thought it was fitting to the content of the book.
There are a lot of Dom and Lucky cameos…if you can call them cameos, actually. While the book isn’t focused on them, they are an important part of it. They support Cash and are there to help even when it gets darker, and they are prepared to help Rae and his group of sabs when they get to know them a bit better via Cash. Lucky even wants to help with participating in saboteuring hunts! So, they are quite an important part, and I loved it.
I have enjoyed all of Garrett Leigh’s books before, and this one wasn’t the exception, even though it was, as I said, almost harder to read than any other. From what I’ve heard from the author it was also a very hard book to write, but it needed to be written. I think she’s a perfect person to write it! She has also hinted that the next book is almost completely different (again), so I am really looking forward to it!
cadiva's review
4.0
From 'The Beautiful Game' in Lucky to Blood Sports in Cash, Garrett Leigh's new release takes readers through a tumultuous narrative which may be confusing to those not aware of all the ins and outs of Fox Hunting and the saboteurs that come along hand in hand.
This isn't typical romance genre fare, there's a deeper understanding to this story of how far under a saboteur can get involved in trying to disrupt a hunt and the unusual lengths some hunts go to try and get round the present ban on hunting foxes with packs of more than two hounds.
The romance in this is also a more complex one as it is so intricately entwined with that of the book's message about blood sports.
It fluctuates between intense passion and understanding to dislocation and mistrust and all points in between and I honestly don't think this will be for everyone.
My own opinion is that is exceptionally detailed, an incredibly strong narrative with great pacing and the characters are compelling but I'm not actually sure if I can say it's a 'sit back and chill' read.
I have mixed feelings about the behaviour of hunt saboteurs in the same way as I have similar feelings about the hunts themselves. I'm not sure that two wrongs ever make a right and illegal activity shouldn't be condoned on either side.
I think in this instance there is clearly a right and a wrong side to be on however, as it befits the storyline being told and it is told well.
Both Cash and Rae are engaging and equally frustrating men, with their own foibles and unique stubbornness and they play well against the other when they're on the same page but also when they're on the outs.
There's wonderful extended cameos from Dom and Lucky, who are on hand throughout to offer up their own brand of unasked for help and advice but also unwavering loyalty and friendship.
There's a fully fleshed out set of secondary characters and a clever plot which unveils itself steadily throughout.
So, while I haven't 5*-ed this one, that's more down to my own experiences growing up in a Yorkshire market town surrounded by active farming communities and my journalism history of being an agricultural correspondent and rural affairs specialist.
I perhaps have a slightly different view than most of the fox as a creature capable of devastating destruction as well as the beautiful subject of much wildlife photography. Not that I think chasing them to exhaustion with a pack of hounds is the solution either mind.
This is a brilliantly drawn narrative but focused on a subject I'm not truly at ease with and it's certainly coloured my own enjoyment.
Ultimately I think the message about illegal hunting practices outweighed the romance just a little bit for me to thoroughly enjoy the book as a whole fully.
However, we do also get a sneak peek into book three of the series which is beyond tempting and I can't wait to find out more about how that will play out.
#ARC kindly received from the author in return for an honest and unbiased review.
This isn't typical romance genre fare, there's a deeper understanding to this story of how far under a saboteur can get involved in trying to disrupt a hunt and the unusual lengths some hunts go to try and get round the present ban on hunting foxes with packs of more than two hounds.
The romance in this is also a more complex one as it is so intricately entwined with that of the book's message about blood sports.
It fluctuates between intense passion and understanding to dislocation and mistrust and all points in between and I honestly don't think this will be for everyone.
My own opinion is that is exceptionally detailed, an incredibly strong narrative with great pacing and the characters are compelling but I'm not actually sure if I can say it's a 'sit back and chill' read.
I have mixed feelings about the behaviour of hunt saboteurs in the same way as I have similar feelings about the hunts themselves. I'm not sure that two wrongs ever make a right and illegal activity shouldn't be condoned on either side.
I think in this instance there is clearly a right and a wrong side to be on however, as it befits the storyline being told and it is told well.
Both Cash and Rae are engaging and equally frustrating men, with their own foibles and unique stubbornness and they play well against the other when they're on the same page but also when they're on the outs.
There's wonderful extended cameos from Dom and Lucky, who are on hand throughout to offer up their own brand of unasked for help and advice but also unwavering loyalty and friendship.
There's a fully fleshed out set of secondary characters and a clever plot which unveils itself steadily throughout.
So, while I haven't 5*-ed this one, that's more down to my own experiences growing up in a Yorkshire market town surrounded by active farming communities and my journalism history of being an agricultural correspondent and rural affairs specialist.
I perhaps have a slightly different view than most of the fox as a creature capable of devastating destruction as well as the beautiful subject of much wildlife photography. Not that I think chasing them to exhaustion with a pack of hounds is the solution either mind.
This is a brilliantly drawn narrative but focused on a subject I'm not truly at ease with and it's certainly coloured my own enjoyment.
Ultimately I think the message about illegal hunting practices outweighed the romance just a little bit for me to thoroughly enjoy the book as a whole fully.
However, we do also get a sneak peek into book three of the series which is beyond tempting and I can't wait to find out more about how that will play out.
#ARC kindly received from the author in return for an honest and unbiased review.
susanscribs's review
3.0
I've seen some GR reviewers who didn't like this book because it focused too much on the action and less on the romance. That didn't bother me at all; in fact, I liked having a plot other than How Will the MCs Get Together. But as usual with this author there was a lot of annoying pulling and pushing away, including one of the MCs jumping to conclusions and running away in a snit, and the other MC forgiving him way too quickly IMO.
As for the hunt "sabbing," I wish Leigh had included a little more history or context for those who are unfamiliar with the issue. I certainly felt Cash and Rae's passion for their work but I wanted to understand it more fully.
I did enjoy seeing Lucky and Dom from [b:Lucky|41732041|Lucky|Garrett Leigh|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1536322652s/41732041.jpg|64212264] as a happy couple. I think Dom's former manager is on tap for the third book in the series but not sure I'll stick around for it.
As for the hunt "sabbing," I wish Leigh had included a little more history or context for those who are unfamiliar with the issue. I certainly felt Cash and Rae's passion for their work but I wanted to understand it more fully.
I did enjoy seeing Lucky and Dom from [b:Lucky|41732041|Lucky|Garrett Leigh|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1536322652s/41732041.jpg|64212264] as a happy couple. I think Dom's former manager is on tap for the third book in the series but not sure I'll stick around for it.
terriaminute's review
4.0
Generally, this is a good story, though weighted with the life Cash left and Rae's still in, and muddied by each man's inability to communicate well, or at all. I know people really are like this, but that doesn't make it any less annoying in fiction. Each man is a hero in his way for the cause, and each fails to be a hero for the other - as these uncommunicative types usually do. If that's your jam, this is your next read. :)
My only real gripe is with this idea that you only care for animals for real if you're also vegetarian or vegan. It isn't true IRL and was the dorkiest part of conversations herein. Nothing in Earth life is that black & white. Usually this is asserted about furry cute creatures but not endangered lizards or insects that are key to an ecosystem, and poof, there goes your high moral ground.
Anyway, I liked this and I'll read the next one (Jude).
My only real gripe is with this idea that you only care for animals for real if you're also vegetarian or vegan. It isn't true IRL and was the dorkiest part of conversations herein. Nothing in Earth life is that black & white. Usually this is asserted about furry cute creatures but not endangered lizards or insects that are key to an ecosystem, and poof, there goes your high moral ground.
Anyway, I liked this and I'll read the next one (Jude).