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A Texan's Luck (Wife Lottery, #3)
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This was a good, but not remarkable, Western Romance. If I was not comparing it to other reads by the same author and others I might have graded it higher, but it did fall short for me in some areas.
The good:
Jodi Thomas is a great writer and the story flowed smoothly from start to finish. I was engaged and entertained throughout and while I didn't stay up 'till 3:00 a.m. to see what would happen next, I certainly never considered the book boring or thought of abandoning it. (And I do abandon books if they bore me.) I definitely recommend this light, sweet, western romance if you enjoy this genre.
The lacking:
I never understand why the characters did some of the bizarre things they did. At the very beginning Lacy goes to where her husband, who she's yet to meet, is and DEMANDS he bed her. Immediately. OK, that's weird enough, but he actually does it then sends her away (for her safety).
Huh?
Lacy was humiliated by this and that set us up for her pissy, bi-polar behavior throughout the rest of the story. I just didn't GET it - why did she demand he sleep with her? What was she thinking/hoping to accomplish? If the author had set that up a little more or explained it better later, I think that would have helped.
So then Lacy is paranoid/afraid of him for much of the rest of the book due to having been attacked a few years earlier. Okay... but why didn't this attack make her afraid of her husband before she demanded he have sex with her w/in moments of meeting him?
But it was fiction, so, whatever, I still enjoyed the ride. It was just hard to really care about Lacy or her husband because they did not seem that well developed. I saw what they were doing - going hot and cold on each other - but didn't see why. I saw the attraction was growing but didn't really see why. What did they see in each other?
I see that a lot in romances though - people falling in love but I'm not really seeing what qualities, other warm bodies in closed proximity, are attracting them to each other. Still I enjoy romances all the same.
ANYHOW -- it was a nice read but both characters, Lacy in particular, could benefit from some mood regulating meds, IMO. ALSO - I read these books in order and liked the first the best, the third the least, so it may be just a matter of too much from one author in too short a time. I noticed some of the same tools deployed by the author in all three books.
The good:
Jodi Thomas is a great writer and the story flowed smoothly from start to finish. I was engaged and entertained throughout and while I didn't stay up 'till 3:00 a.m. to see what would happen next, I certainly never considered the book boring or thought of abandoning it. (And I do abandon books if they bore me.) I definitely recommend this light, sweet, western romance if you enjoy this genre.
The lacking:
I never understand why the characters did some of the bizarre things they did. At the very beginning Lacy goes to where her husband, who she's yet to meet, is and DEMANDS he bed her. Immediately. OK, that's weird enough, but he actually does it then sends her away (for her safety).
Huh?
Lacy was humiliated by this and that set us up for her pissy, bi-polar behavior throughout the rest of the story. I just didn't GET it - why did she demand he sleep with her? What was she thinking/hoping to accomplish? If the author had set that up a little more or explained it better later, I think that would have helped.
So then Lacy is paranoid/afraid of him for much of the rest of the book due to having been attacked a few years earlier. Okay... but why didn't this attack make her afraid of her husband before she demanded he have sex with her w/in moments of meeting him?
But it was fiction, so, whatever, I still enjoyed the ride. It was just hard to really care about Lacy or her husband because they did not seem that well developed. I saw what they were doing - going hot and cold on each other - but didn't see why. I saw the attraction was growing but didn't really see why. What did they see in each other?
I see that a lot in romances though - people falling in love but I'm not really seeing what qualities, other warm bodies in closed proximity, are attracting them to each other. Still I enjoy romances all the same.
ANYHOW -- it was a nice read but both characters, Lacy in particular, could benefit from some mood regulating meds, IMO. ALSO - I read these books in order and liked the first the best, the third the least, so it may be just a matter of too much from one author in too short a time. I noticed some of the same tools deployed by the author in all three books.
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November 4, 2014
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November 13, 2014
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November 13, 2014
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November 13, 2014
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Nov 13, 2014 03:58PM
Totally agree with your review. I love Jodi Thomas but the start of this book was weird. My favorite in this series is the last book, with Nell and the Ranger. The relationship is far deeper than sexual attraction.
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Becky, I will check that one out. It does sound good. It will be interesting to see how Nell handles things with her feisty spirit but being crippled by an injury. It's a compelling concept - to desire someone but feel you have a flaw that would disappoint them or that they are just there for you out of pity. And I've always liked "her ranger!"
Jacob Dalton is very swoon-worthy! LOL! It was done very, very well and probably has the most realistic emotion of the four books. Did you know Ellen O'Connell has another book out? Without Words was released recently and was quite a stand out. The author's style is a lot like Maggie Osborne and the characters in this book were great! Happy reading!
