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chartsh's review
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
shelbymarie516's review against another edition
4.0
Prada Marfa, Marfa Lights, Am I planning a West Texas trip?
The action was fun and cute and women with disability.
The action was fun and cute and women with disability.
yodamom's review
1.0
This book was just the worst book for me. The narrator grated on my nerves. The two Main Characters stayed in the "Too stupid to live" zone. The inner dialog, repetitive inner dialog, idiotic inner dialog. This went on for more than 1/2 the book. I wanted to throw my iPod to make it stop. Yes, I was stupid enough to finish it.
I am giving this book my first ever Sticky Poo Award
I am giving this book my first ever Sticky Poo Award
gasoline_allie's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
bookloverchelle's review
4.0
Lori Wilde is a newer author find for me but I love a good contemporary romance and always love reading a good cowboy story. Ms. Wilde takes us down to Cupid, Texas, a small town built on the romance of Cupid. Natalie hasn’t had an easy life but has overcome a lot by building on her extremely regimented life taking care of her B&B, her sister, and the town itself. At 29 she’s starting to realize all that she’s missed but is unsure how she can make any changes. Until one morning she spots Dade fixing his motorcycle. It’s love at first sight for Natalie but can she really trust those feelings? Dade has rolled in to town in search of his ex-Navy SEAL best friend, Red, who has dropped off the map. His last known location was Cupid and Dade wants to tear up the town searching for him. But since he’s unclear who to trust he initially embarks on his search alone. I’ll admit, the story did start out a little slow for me. I am not a big fan of the love at first sight trope but both Natalie and Dade and mysterious backgrounds that I wanted to discover so I kept reading. From there I was pulled in to the story and the mystery of Red and the emotional pull that Natalie and Dade shared. There was a quirk to Natalie that I just loved that you don’t see in a lot of contemporary romances. By the end I was enjoying Cupid, Texas so much I went out and purchased the second book in the series. Fun read!
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her virginityscoutmomskf's review
5.0
Really fun book. Natalie has lived in Cupid all her life, but has never fallen in love. Everyone talks about the thunderbolt feeling of love at first sight, but she's beginning to lose hope that it will ever happen to her. Then she sees Dade, shirtless and working on his motorcycle and she's a believer. Dade has come to Cupid looking for his friend, Red, who has gone missing. He's not looking to get involved with a woman, especially one as sweet and innocent as Natalie.
I really liked both Natalie and Dade. Both have things in their pasts that have shaped who they are now. Natalie lost her parents when she was a child in an accident that injured her badly. Now she spends her time taking care of everyone else. She also keeps tight control over her life, preferring to live by rules that will keep her from suffering that kind of loss again. Her encounter with Dade has opened her up to things she has never felt before and she isn't sure she likes it. She recognizes that he is The One but she starts out by fighting it. There is way too much loss of control in the way she feels to make it comfortable for her. But she also can't stay away and finds that there is a connection that she just can't fight. I really liked the way that she seemed to see right through to his heart from the beginning, able to get him to talk about things he's never talked about before. I also loved the way that Dade was able to get Natalie doing things she'd never done before and actually having fun. His care for her was something she'd never had before - she was always the one caring for other people. This gave her the courage and confidence she needed at the end to rescue herself and Dade.
Dade was very much a loner. He had had a terrible childhood, losing his mom to a drug overdose and being taken away from his dealer father. He met Red when he went into foster care and they became friends and allies. Later they joined the navy together and served on the same SEAL team. When he got a message from Red that he was in trouble, he came to see what was up, only to discover that Red had disappeared. Dade is a man who doesn't trust anyone, so he doesn't tell anyone why he has come to Cupid, hoping to figure it out on his own. He doesn't expect to get floored by the sight of Natalie. There is something about her that gets under his skin right away and he finds himself wanting more from her than he's ever wanted from anyone. He also realizes that she is one person who he instinctively trusts and he enlists her help in trying to find Red. I loved seeing Dade's total bewilderment at his feelings for Natalie. He is sure that he is far too damaged to be any good for her, and can't believe that she accepts him fully just as he is. I loved the way that rough and gruff Dade is so gentle and patient with Natalie. His sweetness with her is so unexpected that it really cemented her feelings for him. I really enjoyed his final surrender.
Besides the main characters of Dade and Natalie I loved the people of Cupid. Each one has its own quirks and adds to the fabric of the town. I'm really looking forward to getting to know more of them.
I really liked both Natalie and Dade. Both have things in their pasts that have shaped who they are now. Natalie lost her parents when she was a child in an accident that injured her badly. Now she spends her time taking care of everyone else. She also keeps tight control over her life, preferring to live by rules that will keep her from suffering that kind of loss again. Her encounter with Dade has opened her up to things she has never felt before and she isn't sure she likes it. She recognizes that he is The One but she starts out by fighting it. There is way too much loss of control in the way she feels to make it comfortable for her. But she also can't stay away and finds that there is a connection that she just can't fight. I really liked the way that she seemed to see right through to his heart from the beginning, able to get him to talk about things he's never talked about before. I also loved the way that Dade was able to get Natalie doing things she'd never done before and actually having fun. His care for her was something she'd never had before - she was always the one caring for other people. This gave her the courage and confidence she needed at the end to rescue herself and Dade.
Dade was very much a loner. He had had a terrible childhood, losing his mom to a drug overdose and being taken away from his dealer father. He met Red when he went into foster care and they became friends and allies. Later they joined the navy together and served on the same SEAL team. When he got a message from Red that he was in trouble, he came to see what was up, only to discover that Red had disappeared. Dade is a man who doesn't trust anyone, so he doesn't tell anyone why he has come to Cupid, hoping to figure it out on his own. He doesn't expect to get floored by the sight of Natalie. There is something about her that gets under his skin right away and he finds himself wanting more from her than he's ever wanted from anyone. He also realizes that she is one person who he instinctively trusts and he enlists her help in trying to find Red. I loved seeing Dade's total bewilderment at his feelings for Natalie. He is sure that he is far too damaged to be any good for her, and can't believe that she accepts him fully just as he is. I loved the way that rough and gruff Dade is so gentle and patient with Natalie. His sweetness with her is so unexpected that it really cemented her feelings for him. I really enjoyed his final surrender.
Besides the main characters of Dade and Natalie I loved the people of Cupid. Each one has its own quirks and adds to the fabric of the town. I'm really looking forward to getting to know more of them.
kbranfield's review
4.0
In Love at First Sight, the first novel in Lori Wilde’s Cupid, Texas series, generations of the Greenwood women fall in love at first sight. Heroine Natalie McCleary has yet to experience this amazing phenomenon. That is until she catches a glimpse of Dade Vega. Are her feelings love? Or good old-fashioned lust? Please click my link text to read my review in its entirety.
moviemavengal's review
3.0
Not my favorite small town romance, but I like to read series in order, and I hear good things about the second book.