The Brave and The Reckless
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Description
Saddle up for this steamy romance for fans of Elsie Silver and Lyla Sage!
'Objectively, this book is one of the best books I have read this year' 5* Reader Review
'This is the ultimate grump x sunshine trope, and seeing who won the bet at the end...priceless' 5* Reader Review
'THIS WAS THE MOST PERFECT FULL CIRCLE ENDING LINE AND I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL' 5* Reader Review
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Moving to the Wild West wasn't exactly part of Esra Taner's life plan. . .
But when she drops out of medical school and her brother suggests she join him at Bravetown, the Wild West theme park he works at, she can't find a good enough reason to say no.
Esra happens to fit the costumes for Bravetown's resident damsel in distress, which means she's about to spend the summer being dramatically abducted by Ace Ryder, the lawless cowboy.
Ace is a definite 'yes please' with an evil smirk to make you lose your morals, but the man beneath the costume, Noah Young, seems to hate Esra at first sight - and the feeling is mutual.
Noah and Esra argue their way through every performance.
But as the tension builds, and their futures at Bravetown are put at risk, it doesn't take long for them to realise the attraction between their characters might not all be for show. . .
Tropes:
- Enemies to Lovers- Cowboy x City Girl- Grumpy x Sunshine- Brother's best friend- Riding Lessons (literally)
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3.75 This was a different kind of cowboy romance. The whole book is set in Bravetown, which is a Wild West theme park with all sorts of rides and its own characters & show. I really liked this setting, especially because all chapters start with a cute little Bravetown promo post about literally anything related to Bravetown: the show, the hotel booking, the characters, the parking, etc. Felt really authentic. The writing and plot itself was fine and was pleasant to read. There wasn’t anything wrong with it, so not sure why it (the book, the characters and everything inbetween) only really clicked for me around the 50-60% mark. It might be because of Esra herself, even though she was funny & sarcastic most of the time, her relationship with her parents as well as with her brother, Sinan, which I couldn’t really grasp. Something was just not adding up for me. Esra made it seem like Sinan was kinda having her back, but they were also barely having a full on sibling-relationship, as well as him often enough being an extension of their parents: worry about Esra & her future and making all kinds of decisions for her. Esra & Noah’s relationship started with passionately disliking each other and ended with a lot of passion and a lot of liking. And also a lot of heat. They did have a couple of fights and tbh I wasn’t the biggest fan of some of the things that were said as well as them barely resolving it. However, Esra did make it clear that she didn’t appreciate the things Noah said and I wished she had the same attitude & confidence when it comes to her parents. I really liked a lot, if not all, of the side characters, which is great because the next book will be about Adriana, who was the most intriguing of them all! Thank you Michael Joseph/Penguin UK for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
Description
Saddle up for this steamy romance for fans of Elsie Silver and Lyla Sage!
'Objectively, this book is one of the best books I have read this year' 5* Reader Review
'This is the ultimate grump x sunshine trope, and seeing who won the bet at the end...priceless' 5* Reader Review
'THIS WAS THE MOST PERFECT FULL CIRCLE ENDING LINE AND I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL' 5* Reader Review
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Moving to the Wild West wasn't exactly part of Esra Taner's life plan. . .
But when she drops out of medical school and her brother suggests she join him at Bravetown, the Wild West theme park he works at, she can't find a good enough reason to say no.
Esra happens to fit the costumes for Bravetown's resident damsel in distress, which means she's about to spend the summer being dramatically abducted by Ace Ryder, the lawless cowboy.
Ace is a definite 'yes please' with an evil smirk to make you lose your morals, but the man beneath the costume, Noah Young, seems to hate Esra at first sight - and the feeling is mutual.
Noah and Esra argue their way through every performance.
But as the tension builds, and their futures at Bravetown are put at risk, it doesn't take long for them to realise the attraction between their characters might not all be for show. . .
Tropes:
- Enemies to Lovers- Cowboy x City Girl- Grumpy x Sunshine- Brother's best friend- Riding Lessons (literally)
Book Information
Posts
3.75 This was a different kind of cowboy romance. The whole book is set in Bravetown, which is a Wild West theme park with all sorts of rides and its own characters & show. I really liked this setting, especially because all chapters start with a cute little Bravetown promo post about literally anything related to Bravetown: the show, the hotel booking, the characters, the parking, etc. Felt really authentic. The writing and plot itself was fine and was pleasant to read. There wasn’t anything wrong with it, so not sure why it (the book, the characters and everything inbetween) only really clicked for me around the 50-60% mark. It might be because of Esra herself, even though she was funny & sarcastic most of the time, her relationship with her parents as well as with her brother, Sinan, which I couldn’t really grasp. Something was just not adding up for me. Esra made it seem like Sinan was kinda having her back, but they were also barely having a full on sibling-relationship, as well as him often enough being an extension of their parents: worry about Esra & her future and making all kinds of decisions for her. Esra & Noah’s relationship started with passionately disliking each other and ended with a lot of passion and a lot of liking. And also a lot of heat. They did have a couple of fights and tbh I wasn’t the biggest fan of some of the things that were said as well as them barely resolving it. However, Esra did make it clear that she didn’t appreciate the things Noah said and I wished she had the same attitude & confidence when it comes to her parents. I really liked a lot, if not all, of the side characters, which is great because the next book will be about Adriana, who was the most intriguing of them all! Thank you Michael Joseph/Penguin UK for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.