A review by lmayfieldx
Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

โ€œ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ง & ๐ขโ€™๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ž๐ฌ. ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ. ๐ข ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅโ€

๐ŸŒถ๏ธ: 2

tw: divorce, major depressive disorder, anxiety, 

๐Ÿฅ€ first person
๐Ÿฅ€ dual pov
๐Ÿฅ€ divorced fmc
๐Ÿฅ€ boss x employee
๐Ÿฅ€ he falls first & hard
๐Ÿฅ€ self discovery
๐Ÿฅ€ found family
๐Ÿฅ€ small town
๐Ÿฅ€ strong friendship
๐Ÿฅ€ waylon & loretta ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ„
๐Ÿฅ€ mental health rep (major depressive disorder & anxiety)
๐Ÿฅ€ internal monologues

ada hart is an interior designer thatโ€™s looking to make some big life changes. the first step on this path is taking a job on rebel blue ranch to get her kickstarted into something great. she goes to the bar & meets a handsome cowboy, whom there are instant sparks with. but the next morning, sheโ€™s not as excited about him when she realizes that this handsome cowboy is her new boss, weston ryder

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ada & wes were sooo cute together. i love how obsessed he was with her. he fell first & he fell HARD. it seems like all of the rebel blue ranch men are simps & i love it so so so much ๐Ÿคญ

adaโ€™s anxiety was extremely well written. i love how her thought processes were written out - it felt realistic. i love that lyla sage includes these representations of disabilities/disorders in her books. i felt seen through both emmy (adhd) & ada (anxiety). wes was so patient with her & didnโ€™t get frustrated with her at all. he did what he could to help her process her anxiety & feel secure. asking again - where can we find rebel blue ranch men irl?? ๐Ÿ‘€

ada is amazing at her job & her attention to detail ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฝ adding the touch of roses to the house to preserve the memory of their mom, stella, was sooo sweet & thoughtful. and when wes realized thatโ€™s where they were from, it was such a fulfilling feeling. and it comes full circle with her own rose tattoos on her shoulder ๐Ÿฅ€

the fact that i have to wait until november for lost & lassooed? iโ€™m sick ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

also fun fact: everytime i went to type swift & saddled, i almost typed swaddled bc of work ๐Ÿคฃ
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