D. Jackson Leigh
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2.5 rounded up
I really wanted much more from this book. There was so much potential for deep, meaningful character study with issues of grief and PTSD but these things were barely discussed. It was like this person who meant so much to the characters - one of whom was her 11 year old child - was completely forgotten about, with the exception of the money that she left. Was just so much more superficial than I had hoped.
I really wanted much more from this book. There was so much potential for deep, meaningful character study with issues of grief and PTSD but these things were barely discussed. It was like this person who meant so much to the characters - one of whom was her 11 year old child - was completely forgotten about, with the exception of the money that she left. Was just so much more superficial than I had hoped.
It's been many years since I read a book by D. Jackson Leigh. With all the awful news in the world right now - and my regular reading and watching very dark material - I needed an angsty romance novel to lift me up a bit. There are two things I love with my romance: believable angst and laugh out loud humor. Blades of Bluegrass wasn't funny but the angst was about perfect for me.
Overall, I enjoyed being on the relationship journey with the characters but did wish there had been more depth with regard to their connection and learning about each other. I would have liked to see them interacting more deeply and honestly about Teddy's dead wife and her grief. I think there could have been a better balance between the horse breeding/racing business, the military/congressional hearing arc, and the growing relationship between Britt and Teddy.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed all aspects but did want more of the romance/relationship building than there was.
I'll certainly not wait so long before picking up another of the author's works!
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.… (más)
Overall, I enjoyed being on the relationship journey with the characters but did wish there had been more depth with regard to their connection and learning about each other. I would have liked to see them interacting more deeply and honestly about Teddy's dead wife and her grief. I think there could have been a better balance between the horse breeding/racing business, the military/congressional hearing arc, and the growing relationship between Britt and Teddy.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed all aspects but did want more of the romance/relationship building than there was.
I'll certainly not wait so long before picking up another of the author's works!
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.… (más)
3.5 rounded up to 4.0
Perry Chandler runs her life on a minute-to-minute schedule and seldom deviates from the schedule. She’s even published books on how the rest of us can be as time efficient as she is, and she has a podcast on the subject as well. When her schedule is blown to smithereens and her life turned upside down by her mother delivering three senior dogs to her doorstep. Perry is beside herself. She immediately calls the number the previous owner provided for a rescue group. When Ming Lee, a physician, shows up at Perry’s front door, there is an immediate attraction (but romance is not on Perry’s schedule) to help get the dogs adopted. Ming too has a podcast that is in direct conflict with Perry’s podcast. What follows is unthinkable, Perry bonds with the dogs even when they throw a monkey wrench into her tightly wound schedule.
Leigh has given readers a fun well-written romance with a few twists and turns and three lovable mixed-breed mutts. The characters are interesting, and Perry will make many of her readers shudder at her insistence that everyone’s life should be like hers. Both women are strong-minded and likable especially when Perry begins bonding with the dogs.
Leigh would have been better off with an editor who insisted she cut out, or at least cut down on the details of the Perry’s podcasts. Leigh has turned those podcasts into a preachy oversharing of information by giving her readers the details of several callers’ reactions to the day’s topic and interactions with other listeners. It won’t take some readers long to skip over those pages since they add absolutely nothing to the story. If Leigh had spent time developing her characters and ensuring that readers understood them better, this would have been a much better book.
If you’re a fan of Leigh’s books, you’ll undoubtedly love this book. If you’re new to her books, remember that you’re allowed to skip over those pages when nothing happens except for the author preaching at her readers.
My thanks to Bold Strokes Books for an eARC.… (más)
Perry Chandler runs her life on a minute-to-minute schedule and seldom deviates from the schedule. She’s even published books on how the rest of us can be as time efficient as she is, and she has a podcast on the subject as well. When her schedule is blown to smithereens and her life turned upside down by her mother delivering three senior dogs to her doorstep. Perry is beside herself. She immediately calls the number the previous owner provided for a rescue group. When Ming Lee, a physician, shows up at Perry’s front door, there is an immediate attraction (but romance is not on Perry’s schedule) to help get the dogs adopted. Ming too has a podcast that is in direct conflict with Perry’s podcast. What follows is unthinkable, Perry bonds with the dogs even when they throw a monkey wrench into her tightly wound schedule.
Leigh has given readers a fun well-written romance with a few twists and turns and three lovable mixed-breed mutts. The characters are interesting, and Perry will make many of her readers shudder at her insistence that everyone’s life should be like hers. Both women are strong-minded and likable especially when Perry begins bonding with the dogs.
Leigh would have been better off with an editor who insisted she cut out, or at least cut down on the details of the Perry’s podcasts. Leigh has turned those podcasts into a preachy oversharing of information by giving her readers the details of several callers’ reactions to the day’s topic and interactions with other listeners. It won’t take some readers long to skip over those pages since they add absolutely nothing to the story. If Leigh had spent time developing her characters and ensuring that readers understood them better, this would have been a much better book.
If you’re a fan of Leigh’s books, you’ll undoubtedly love this book. If you’re new to her books, remember that you’re allowed to skip over those pages when nothing happens except for the author preaching at her readers.
My thanks to Bold Strokes Books for an eARC.… (más)
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- 3.8
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One of my biggest pet peeves in wlw books - or any book, really - is angst or drama completely based on non-communication. And the way it was handled in this book was just too much for me to get over. It became unbelievable to me that the big secret had never been discussed and that ruined it for me. There were other aspects that bugged me but the not talking to each other was the biggest thing.
I've enjoyed other offerings from D. Jackson Leigh and I'll absolutely dive into the next book she writes but this one wasn't my cup of tea. I bounced back and forth between 2 and 3 stars but settled on 2 due to the level of frustration I felt while reading.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.… (más)