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A review by nipomuki
Tangled in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell
5.0
My re-listen to the Texas Rodeo series is going well. In that I am not doing a thing, just listening, sniffling, smiling. The heart ache was as acute with this one as when I read it for the first time. What great story, what great characters! And you can watch them deal with shit in the most realistic way. With friends and family at their side, being there when it is needed. Both Tori and Delon have to deal with loss, and it was heart-wrenching and inspiring at the same time. Also Gill came into much better focus, and the reader realizes along with Delon, that his brother is much more than just a sarcastic a... Love that guy and look forward to his book. And Shawnee is an instant favorite. So glad she gets to be her badass self and also vulnerable and soft in her own book. The next one!
Original review from September 2019:
This was amazing! Not as many Rodeo scenes as in the first book, but those that were in there were worth while.
I enjoyed the romance, and the family stuff made me tear up again and again. I am so glad how it all worked out, and will love spending more time with these people. I am especially taken with Tori‘s new roping buddy. She had me in stitches.
This time the difficult way to the HEA did not „only“ relate to the romance, but to Delon‘s career. Will he compete again after his horrible accident?
Tori being his therapist made the situation complicated, but I felt it was handled in a way I could accept. They knew each other from before, and did decide on working together regardless.
I also really liked how her first husband was clearly a great guy whom she loved dearly.
Both main characters have to process some dramatic life changes and loss, and it was all so well written and realistic.
All the characters are well fleshed out and very different from each other. The differences between the couple from the first book to this couple even played a part in the story.
I am learning so much about the sport in this series, it is like getting the inside scoop.
I was very sad for her wonderful horse being kept by himself. The author made some jokes about it, and the descriptions were funny, but horses should never ever have to live alone. They need other horses to be content and healthy. Luckily he got his HEA too.
This series is world class. And the narration was again very, very good.
Original review from September 2019:
This was amazing! Not as many Rodeo scenes as in the first book, but those that were in there were worth while.
I enjoyed the romance, and the family stuff made me tear up again and again. I am so glad how it all worked out, and will love spending more time with these people. I am especially taken with Tori‘s new roping buddy. She had me in stitches.
This time the difficult way to the HEA did not „only“ relate to the romance, but to Delon‘s career. Will he compete again after his horrible accident?
Tori being his therapist made the situation complicated, but I felt it was handled in a way I could accept. They knew each other from before, and did decide on working together regardless.
I also really liked how her first husband was clearly a great guy whom she loved dearly.
Both main characters have to process some dramatic life changes and loss, and it was all so well written and realistic.
All the characters are well fleshed out and very different from each other. The differences between the couple from the first book to this couple even played a part in the story.
I am learning so much about the sport in this series, it is like getting the inside scoop.
I was very sad for her wonderful horse being kept by himself. The author made some jokes about it, and the descriptions were funny, but horses should never ever have to live alone. They need other horses to be content and healthy. Luckily he got his HEA too.
This series is world class. And the narration was again very, very good.