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winemakerssister's review against another edition
4.0
I had almost forgotten how much I like Rachel Gibson! She writes enjoyable stories with well-developed characters and a strong sense of place.
This is from the '90s, but other than a few references to things like pantyhose, it holds up well 20-some years later.
Themes: Idaho, small town, family, hairdresser, Basque heritage
This is from the '90s, but other than a few references to things like pantyhose, it holds up well 20-some years later.
Themes: Idaho, small town, family, hairdresser, Basque heritage
yodamom's review against another edition
4.0
Great romantic read. Can love find it way through horrible parenting, manipulating, families and old pains ? It will try and try and try again.
This was a beautiful tale of love that was never there and the scars left behind from it. Then the slow rebuilding of ones life even when the influence still tries to control from the grave. One big HEA
Wonderful audiobook
This was a beautiful tale of love that was never there and the scars left behind from it. Then the slow rebuilding of ones life even when the influence still tries to control from the grave. One big HEA
Wonderful audiobook
mamaz6's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
thedonkster99's review against another edition
2.0
I know this was written in the 90s but... yikes.
Enjoyable if you can ignore blatant sexism and homophobia
Enjoyable if you can ignore blatant sexism and homophobia
julia_lo's review against another edition
4.0
All the way through the last page, a smile on my face never vanished. May parts lang talaga of this book na....R-18. LOL.
tessisreading2's review against another edition
3.0
This was one of the first romance novels I ever read and as such I have a soft spot for it, but Gibson really hasn't aged well - this wasn't as bad as her hockey romance, with a sexist slut-shaming hero and a lot of homophobic cliches, but this had more than one (painfully bad) gay "joke" or comment that was totally unnecessary. I knew that wasn't okay back in 1999 so I'm not sure why Gibson didn't - or why no one's considered fixing it, unless it's somehow integral to the story that we know that the hero is totally secure in his manhood, guys! Totally secure!
Anyway, as other readers have mentioned, the hero is kind of a douchebag but Gibson has a knack for set-ups that keep me reading, and she writes the kind of light easy banter that makes her books easy to go through.
Anyway, as other readers have mentioned, the hero is kind of a douchebag but Gibson has a knack for set-ups that keep me reading, and she writes the kind of light easy banter that makes her books easy to go through.
jendoyleink's review against another edition
4.0
Another one that was slow to start, but that picked up as it went along. Only two issues I had with it: o.k. I got it; he was Basque. Is that really that big of a deal in Idaho? I'm guessing yes, otherwise, it wouldn't have been mentioned quite so much, but still, at a certain point, I think it no longer needed to be noted. With that said, I thought the author did a really great job in both setting up the Delaney/Nick history while also allowing them to believably get by it. I just would have liked to see a little bit more. Still, 4 stars.
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Also, after spending the entire book falling in love with Delaney and Nick falling (or, rather, being) in love, I wasn't happy with how abruptly it resolved and then ended. (And I'm not proud about it, but I especially wanted the moms to have some comeuppance.)penandpencil's review against another edition
1.0
Main character is a complete a$$hole!! This is the kind of thing that gives romance novels a bad rep. Hideous 90s clothing references were funny though.