Reviews

Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell

nixreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

3.0

The constant miscommunication between almost every single character really kept me from liking this as much as I should have

mimimiro's review against another edition

5.0

This was a reread and I still absolutely loved this. One of those books you wish you can forget so you can read it again. I was on a slump and figured I would reread a good book and saw this. Read it years ago and certain scenes from this book still occasionally pops up in my head although most of the story I already forgot. Anyway, it was worth reading again. That book cover though is horrible.

moodeng's review

5.0

best book with worst cover i’ve ever read

thenlking50's review

emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.75

onesownroom's review against another edition

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✔️ DNF:  May 2023

bookishbyrenee's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

4.5

Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O’Connell

4.5/5⭐️
1.5/3🌶️
2/3🦋

•My Thoughts•
You allllll! I loved this! Historical Western Romance meets an almost Mariana Zapata-esque style of writing (BUT not Mariana slowburn). I loved the pace (like a steady cowboy swagger - not rushed but not boring) and the focus on developing characters in a way that didn’t sacrifice the plot. I loved the romance. It was soft and fierce and unique. This book was written about 15 years ago and is set in 1885 so, readers, read with proper expectations. Our MMC, Cord is half Cheyenne and he and the spinster daughter of a well off family are forced to marry by a lynch mob. There is evil in this book and the story jumps right in. This couple fights against so many odds and fights for each other. They are so resilient. I was disgusted (rightfully) by characters and rooting so hard for others. The forgiveness, love and found friendship were beautiful. 

I’m so thankful to Ellen (@most.lyromance) for putting this book on my radar and to Tori @toriloves_heas for her beautiful review that absolutely convinced me to read. If you want a full list of content warnings, Tori has a very thorough and thoughtful post that includes them. 

This book surprised me with how much I enjoyed it and I definitely recommend. 

Content Warnings: on page attempted sexual assault, physical abuse, violence, racism and prejudice (including slurs)

meganmckinnon's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jessacaaaa's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

havingpatience's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sara11_reads's review against another edition

4.0

This book was better than I was expecting. Although I like historical romance I generally avoid Westerns (not sure why). A good portion of this book isn't about Anne and Cord's relationship, it's about their relationships with their awful families. Although Cord's family is 100 times better than Anne's, they're terrible too. Parts of this book were pretty brutal with the racial prejudice towards Cord and Anne's awful father.