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A review by isabelbrieler
A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon
2.0
I requested this ARC because I've read almost all of Rebekah Weatherspoon's other books, and I think that for the most part, it's good stuff. A Cowboy to Remember, though, does not rank in the top tier of her works.
The story follows Evie Buchanon, a celebrity chef who loses her memory after an incident, and returns to the ranch she grew up on to recover out of the limelight.
The memory loss plotline really made the romance feel kind of icky to me. Evie reunites with high school crush Zach, but she can't remember why they haven't spoken in ten years. Although he and others do their best to explain the rift from their own perspectives, having Evie get involved with someone she'd already rejected but can't remember why just felt kind of uncomfortable.
There were also, frankly, too many side characters. Evie had three friends in New York who popped up, and then there was the entire Pleasant family, as well as several other people working at the ranch, and honestly, it was really hard to keep up with who they all were. The last thing I didn't like about the book was the villain. We know from the beginning who the culprit form the amnesia-inducing incident was, and she's just a ridiculous cardboard cutout of a villain who confesses the first time she's confronted about it with a gleeful villain monologue. I know that wasn't really the main focus of the book, but I wish there'd been a little more effort put into that part of the story.
For the good things: some of the side characters were really lovable, like Zach's grandmother and Evie's nurse. I enjoyed the parts of the story that involved Evie relearning her life and how to cook. Honestly, though, if you're looking for a good romance, turn to Weatherspoon's Loose Ends books instead.
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
The story follows Evie Buchanon, a celebrity chef who loses her memory after an incident, and returns to the ranch she grew up on to recover out of the limelight.
The memory loss plotline really made the romance feel kind of icky to me. Evie reunites with high school crush Zach, but she can't remember why they haven't spoken in ten years. Although he and others do their best to explain the rift from their own perspectives, having Evie get involved with someone she'd already rejected but can't remember why just felt kind of uncomfortable.
There were also, frankly, too many side characters. Evie had three friends in New York who popped up, and then there was the entire Pleasant family, as well as several other people working at the ranch, and honestly, it was really hard to keep up with who they all were. The last thing I didn't like about the book was the villain. We know from the beginning who the culprit form the amnesia-inducing incident was, and she's just a ridiculous cardboard cutout of a villain who confesses the first time she's confronted about it with a gleeful villain monologue. I know that wasn't really the main focus of the book, but I wish there'd been a little more effort put into that part of the story.
For the good things: some of the side characters were really lovable, like Zach's grandmother and Evie's nurse. I enjoyed the parts of the story that involved Evie relearning her life and how to cook. Honestly, though, if you're looking for a good romance, turn to Weatherspoon's Loose Ends books instead.
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley.