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cflag's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I thought this was a gentle slow-burn romance novel, and it largely read like one, until there was a spice scene that felt uncomfortably male dominant-y to me. Like Cowboy Rhett’s force-squirting whipped cream into Summer’s mouth to “shut her up” and I’m like supposed to think it’s sexy? And where on earth did the scene with the doing shots from between her breasts at a bar come from… prior to this she had been a professional PR / sports management / lawyer person for the bull rider and next thing we’re getting a teen party scene, in which whipped cream features way too much for a bar, and putting on a guy’s hat means you have to have sex with them even if you aren’t aware of this “rule”. It almost felt like it didn’t match the book’s original tone, so the sudden tone shift really took me out of the whole story.
I had been enjoying the book until that moment and I literally put it down mid sex scene and was like I can’t go on… I no longer care about these two getting together. The uncomfortableness of her having to look after him the whole time then getting dominated (when they are getting together he says ‘tell me what you want’ and she says… ‘ruin me’…. uhhhhh what?) Prior to this is had been a slow burn, constant proximity story about two people falling for each other and opening up - a cowboy at the end of his career, and a sports manager / lawyer at the the start of hers, both with some baggage.
The other thing I found weird was the female character became responsible for everything of Rhett’s - his personal training, his injury management, doing the minute travel arrangements, following him to bars and watching him so he wouldn’t get in trouble, living with him. Would a multiple champion bull-rider not have staff other than his lawyer / manager to do that? Also doesn’t make sense as to why the owner of the company (her dad) would put a young upstart on her first job to prove herself, with an older cowboy who has a reputation as a casanova, and expect it to be a fair power dynamic and that she can “tame” him. A lot of responsibility on her when Rhett’s the one losing sponsors and behaving badly.
The other thing I found weird was the female character became responsible for everything of Rhett’s - his personal training, his injury management, doing the minute travel arrangements, following him to bars and watching him so he wouldn’t get in trouble, living with him. Would a multiple champion bull-rider not have staff other than his lawyer / manager to do that? Also doesn’t make sense as to why the owner of the company (her dad) would put a young upstart on her first job to prove herself, with an older cowboy who has a reputation as a casanova, and expect it to be a fair power dynamic and that she can “tame” him. A lot of responsibility on her when Rhett’s the one losing sponsors and behaving badly.
I’d say I got 2 thirds of the way enjoying it and then dropped it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism and Toxic relationship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
sami_leigh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
4.5
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
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“You are better than good. More than enough.”
I close my eyes and soak that up for a moment. Hearing that I’m enough for someone like Summer. I didn’t know how badly I needed to hear that.
🌄 First person dual POV
🌄 Boss’ daughter
🌄 Cowboy/Lawyer
🌄 Forced proximity
🌄 Bad boy/Good girl
🌄 Nickname!
🌄 Small town vibes
🌄 Dangerous job
🌄 Well established secondary characters; Willa 🙌🏻
🌄 FMC with past medical & relationship trauma
🌄 Banter
🌄 Text messages
🌄 Spice 🥵 (‘Good girl’!)
🌄 MC growth: tough family dynamics, people pleasing, & issues with self worth
🌄 Consent & Sex Positivity
🌄 Epilogue
🌄 Bonus content via email sign up
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⚠️ Death of a parent (in past/off page), death during childbirth (in past/off page), pregnancy, medical content/trauma (minor), injury detail (minor), grooming (in past, explaining on page), infidelity (in past, not MC), toxic relationship (family & past partner), sexism/misogyny (minor via some characters).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy