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Sie sagt, es hat nichts zu bedeuten. Er sagt, es bedeutet alles
Die Regeln sind klar, als der Sportler Rhett Eaton von seinem Agenten nach einem PR-Skandal zu einer Zwangspause verdonnert wird: ruhig verhalten und Hände weg von seiner Tochter Summer! Doch genau die soll jetzt für ihn den Babysitter spielen und raubt Rhett damit den letzten Nerv. Die Anziehung zwischen den beiden lässt sich bald nicht mehr leugnen, und als sie zusammen feststecken und sich sogar ein Bett teilen müssen, stellt sich die Frage, ob sie einander widerstehen können ...
Die Regeln sind klar, als der Sportler Rhett Eaton von seinem Agenten nach einem PR-Skandal zu einer Zwangspause verdonnert wird: ruhig verhalten und Hände weg von seiner Tochter Summer! Doch genau die soll jetzt für ihn den Babysitter spielen und raubt Rhett damit den letzten Nerv. Die Anziehung zwischen den beiden lässt sich bald nicht mehr leugnen, und als sie zusammen feststecken und sich sogar ein Bett teilen müssen, stellt sich die Frage, ob sie einander widerstehen können ...
368 pages, Paperback
First published June 24, 2022
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Elsie Silver
35 books67k followersElsie Silver is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of sassy, steamy, small town romance. She’s a born and raised Canadian girl who loves a good book boyfriend and the strong heroines who bring them to their knees. Her books promise banter, tension, and a slow burn that comes to a screeching halt.
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March 27, 2023
Time of death 46%. Thank you wanker cowboy, you’re dismissed.
To everyone who said it was great, I hope you will forgive me but I found this book cringy and boring… I couldn’t care less about the supposedly sexy cowboy with a ponytail (a ponytail! It’s 2023! Maybe a mustache too?!) and his princess.
Their chemistry was nonexistent and the guy was annoying and disgusting. He didn’t even know her yet and he was already having an inner monologue about her ‘cherry lips’ around his cock 🤢. And I really did not need to be notified every time he ‘fucked his hand’.
Then there’s the father of our twenty five year old heroine, calling her princess(!) in a professional environment(!!) and telling her who is and who is not allowed into her pants(!!!). If it was a joke I didn’t laugh.
I’m done (because if this were my last moment alive I would not want to waste it on this book 🤡)
I know they will bang eventually, so what will the daddy do? Challenge the cowboy to a duel?
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Buddy read with Anouk!
To everyone who said it was great, I hope you will forgive me but I found this book cringy and boring… I couldn’t care less about the supposedly sexy cowboy with a ponytail (a ponytail! It’s 2023! Maybe a mustache too?!) and his princess.
Their chemistry was nonexistent and the guy was annoying and disgusting. He didn’t even know her yet and he was already having an inner monologue about her ‘cherry lips’ around his cock 🤢. And I really did not need to be notified every time he ‘fucked his hand’.
Then there’s the father of our twenty five year old heroine, calling her princess(!) in a professional environment(!!) and telling her who is and who is not allowed into her pants(!!!). If it was a joke I didn’t laugh.
I’m done (because if this were my last moment alive I would not want to waste it on this book 🤡)
I know they will bang eventually, so what will the daddy do? Challenge the cowboy to a duel?
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Buddy read with Anouk!
August 10, 2023
I didn't know I needed a cowboy romance in my life, but I NEEDED a cowboy romance in my life. It was so fun exploring the world of bull riding and grumpy cowboy brothers. I also LOVED all the side characters like Willa, Theo, and the whole Eaton family.
This book also had so much heart, especially towards the end. Summer has a complicated and messy family past, and Rhett has his own issues surrounding his identity with bull riding. I loved how full the whole world of this book felt since we get to experience so much of Rhett and Summer's love story but also both of their individual stories, families, and friends.
Can't wait for book 2! I know Cade is going to melt my heart.
This book also had so much heart, especially towards the end. Summer has a complicated and messy family past, and Rhett has his own issues surrounding his identity with bull riding. I loved how full the whole world of this book felt since we get to experience so much of Rhett and Summer's love story but also both of their individual stories, families, and friends.
Can't wait for book 2! I know Cade is going to melt my heart.
March 22, 2024
gripped my sheets, arched my back against my bed, let out an animalistic moan, curled my toes and rolled my eyes to this heavenly book
gonna go save a horse and ride a cowboy (in my dreams) yeehaw motherfucker🐴 🤠
gonna go save a horse and ride a cowboy (in my dreams) yeehaw motherfucker🐴 🤠
September 17, 2024
so apparently i’m now into fictional cowboys? this is new.
“I get to be stuck in her orbit for the rest of my life.” <3
“I get to be stuck in her orbit for the rest of my life.” <3
November 18, 2022
well slap my ass and say yeehaw, I guess I do like one cowboy
April 26, 2024
—— 2 ✰ stars.
・❥・ Mood of the book:
̗̀➛Don't you wanna stay by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
̗̀➛Speechless by Dan + Shay
̗̀➛Why don't ya by Alex Clare
̗̀➛I don't want this night to end by Luke Bryan
I know Elsie made her own playlist but fuck her.
“If this were your last moment on earth, what would you want me to do?” Shut up, that's what I would want. Thank you
Ugh ok, I don't even know how to start this, exhale air and rub eyes, OK NOT MORE EXCUSES!! LET'S GO.
I am very disappointed with this book, I expected a lot more, I picked up this book thinking it was going to be a cute cowboy small town romance, and guess what? It was boring, mostly predictable and very very very cringey. Will I read the rest of the books in the series? Yes, mainly because I am a masochist and I like to suffer, and also because I am interested in reading the stories of Cade, Winter and Jasper hehe. So, this was a bad book, but the cover is pretty… right? Eye twicht.
Our main girl is Summer Hamilton, daughter of Kip Hamilton, who is Rhett Eaton's agent, professional bull rider and our main guy. Rhett has made some controversial comments that have caused several sponsors to withdraw their sponsorship, so Kip assigns Rhett a “babysitter”, Summer, to watch over him and stop him from doing stupid things.
The book is boring, it took me 5 days to finish it, because every time I finished a chapter, I saw how many pages the next one had, I sighed and closed the book, I picked up my phone and that's how the hours passed. The author's writing hasn't convinced me either, I haven't managed to connect with any character, she kept repeating how Summer was a people pleaser but she didn't show it, or how Rhett was very closed off with everyone but he literally was so social? ?? SHOW ME INSTEAD OF TELLING ME!! UGH. The author tried to include a sense of humor but failed miserably, she literally called the main character Summer and her sister Winter, I think nothing else need to be said. And don't get me started on smut.
I will talk very explicitly about the smut here, so if you are uncomfortable with that feel free to skip to the character section:
Ok you know what? LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SMUT. BECAUSE I WANTED TO SUMERGE MY EYES ON BLEACH EVERY. FUCKING. SCENE.
The saddest thing about all this is that the characters didn't do anything excessively wild, and let's be mature, almost everyone has sex, so we are not going to get scandalized because some dick sucking or eating pussy, but it's the way the author described It that made it so unbearable to read.
I also have to remember that Rhett masturbated continuously, LIKE, HOMMIE, PLS. In the first chapter of his point of view he literally says “I want to arrive home and have a date with my own hand” SIR. TMI. I don't mind the masturbation scenes because I am a person who is very open sexually, few things shock or bother me, but there were too many and his dick was hardening ALL THE TIME. LIKE FOR THE MOST RIDICULOUS SITUATIONS. It's not that there are many chapters that contain smut, but the number of times the characters mention and think with their genitals makes it feel like there is much more spicy content than there really is.
sᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ ʜᴀᴍɪʟᴛᴏɴ: I HATE HER. Supposedly, Summer is a city girl, I say supposedly because by the fifth chapter she is already more than integrated into the town, even though she wears skirts because she is not like the other girls, obviously. She has the same sense of humor as a brick, and the amount of second hand embarrassment she caused me throughout the book should be a crime.
“Because its only day one, and Im already going to be called upon to help Little Rhett in his pants” (Literally shut the fuck up)
“Okay, macho man” (Someone please sedate her)
“But giving me the last piece is just so… sweet. I almost can't reconcile it. “I almost want to ask myself what it means” (GIRL, IT’S CHICKEN DRUMSTICK, RELAX)
Something that bothered me a lot about her is the amount of toxic ideas she has about what masculinity is, she explicitly says that Rhett's hands are masculine because they are calloused and not soft, like those of other boys in her city, that some even liked to get manicures. Or that only Rhett could make jewelry look masculine, jewelry is genderless, stupid retrograde and sexist bitch.
“Only Rhett Eaton could make jewelry so damn manly” (??? This is why you don't have friends, Summer)
You can tell I didn't like her at all. I hated how she believed that she was not Rhett's priority because despite being dangerous, he continued doing bull riding, girl, it's his passion, I perfectly understood why Rhett didn't want to leave it.
ʀʜᴇᴛᴛ ᴇᴀᴛᴏɴ: I think for the first time in history, I like the boy more than the girl, even though Rhett was more boring than staring at a wall, his only personality trait was being a bull rider, and that's it. Sometimes a grumpy one. I did really like his interactions with his brothers, and I have little else to say about him, he was that boring.
“One is the real me, the other is just for show. The problem is, not very many people know the real me anymore” (BORING AND CLICHÉ)
- I didn't really care about the rest of the characters, Cade was an ass and Winter was a bitch, but I'm excited to read their povs on the next books and see their reaons for being like that. And Jasper was a sweetheart but we didn't get much of him, so I can't say much more.
“That's what you do for family. “Whatever it takes”
“I don't have a lot of friends. But I’d rather have one Willa than an entire pack of people who don’t truly get me.”
“That kind of love, well, it is sacred. “Someone who doesn’t leave your side, no matter what”
Anyways, yeehaw to everyone 🤠
old updates:
rtc let’s be funny like summer and take the bull by the horns 🤠
oct 22: OK. let’s get some yeehaw 🤠 hope this one doesn’t disappoint 💅🏻
“And everything about the moment was flawless”
・❥・ Mood of the book:
̗̀➛Don't you wanna stay by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
̗̀➛Speechless by Dan + Shay
̗̀➛Why don't ya by Alex Clare
̗̀➛I don't want this night to end by Luke Bryan
“If this were your last moment on earth, what would you want me to do?” Shut up, that's what I would want. Thank you
Ugh ok, I don't even know how to start this, exhale air and rub eyes, OK NOT MORE EXCUSES!! LET'S GO.
I am very disappointed with this book, I expected a lot more, I picked up this book thinking it was going to be a cute cowboy small town romance, and guess what? It was boring, mostly predictable and very very very cringey. Will I read the rest of the books in the series? Yes, mainly because I am a masochist and I like to suffer, and also because I am interested in reading the stories of Cade, Winter and Jasper hehe. So, this was a bad book, but the cover is pretty… right? Eye twicht.
↳˗ˏˋ𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚝ˊˎ˗ ↴:
Our main girl is Summer Hamilton, daughter of Kip Hamilton, who is Rhett Eaton's agent, professional bull rider and our main guy. Rhett has made some controversial comments that have caused several sponsors to withdraw their sponsorship, so Kip assigns Rhett a “babysitter”, Summer, to watch over him and stop him from doing stupid things.
↳˗ˏˋ𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐ˊˎ˗ ↴:
The book is boring, it took me 5 days to finish it, because every time I finished a chapter, I saw how many pages the next one had, I sighed and closed the book, I picked up my phone and that's how the hours passed. The author's writing hasn't convinced me either, I haven't managed to connect with any character, she kept repeating how Summer was a people pleaser but she didn't show it, or how Rhett was very closed off with everyone but he literally was so social? ?? SHOW ME INSTEAD OF TELLING ME!! UGH. The author tried to include a sense of humor but failed miserably, she literally called the main character Summer and her sister Winter, I think nothing else need to be said. And don't get me started on smut.
I will talk very explicitly about the smut here, so if you are uncomfortable with that feel free to skip to the character section:
Ok you know what? LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SMUT. BECAUSE I WANTED TO SUMERGE MY EYES ON BLEACH EVERY. FUCKING. SCENE.
The saddest thing about all this is that the characters didn't do anything excessively wild, and let's be mature, almost everyone has sex, so we are not going to get scandalized because some dick sucking or eating pussy, but it's the way the author described It that made it so unbearable to read.
I also have to remember that Rhett masturbated continuously, LIKE, HOMMIE, PLS. In the first chapter of his point of view he literally says “I want to arrive home and have a date with my own hand” SIR. TMI. I don't mind the masturbation scenes because I am a person who is very open sexually, few things shock or bother me, but there were too many and his dick was hardening ALL THE TIME. LIKE FOR THE MOST RIDICULOUS SITUATIONS. It's not that there are many chapters that contain smut, but the number of times the characters mention and think with their genitals makes it feel like there is much more spicy content than there really is.
↳˗ˏˋ𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 ˊˎ˗ ↴:
sᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ ʜᴀᴍɪʟᴛᴏɴ: I HATE HER. Supposedly, Summer is a city girl, I say supposedly because by the fifth chapter she is already more than integrated into the town, even though she wears skirts because she is not like the other girls, obviously. She has the same sense of humor as a brick, and the amount of second hand embarrassment she caused me throughout the book should be a crime.
“Because its only day one, and Im already going to be called upon to help Little Rhett in his pants” (Literally shut the fuck up)
“Okay, macho man” (Someone please sedate her)
“But giving me the last piece is just so… sweet. I almost can't reconcile it. “I almost want to ask myself what it means” (GIRL, IT’S CHICKEN DRUMSTICK, RELAX)
Something that bothered me a lot about her is the amount of toxic ideas she has about what masculinity is, she explicitly says that Rhett's hands are masculine because they are calloused and not soft, like those of other boys in her city, that some even liked to get manicures. Or that only Rhett could make jewelry look masculine, jewelry is genderless, stupid retrograde and sexist bitch.
“Only Rhett Eaton could make jewelry so damn manly” (??? This is why you don't have friends, Summer)
You can tell I didn't like her at all. I hated how she believed that she was not Rhett's priority because despite being dangerous, he continued doing bull riding, girl, it's his passion, I perfectly understood why Rhett didn't want to leave it.
ʀʜᴇᴛᴛ ᴇᴀᴛᴏɴ: I think for the first time in history, I like the boy more than the girl, even though Rhett was more boring than staring at a wall, his only personality trait was being a bull rider, and that's it. Sometimes a grumpy one. I did really like his interactions with his brothers, and I have little else to say about him, he was that boring.
“One is the real me, the other is just for show. The problem is, not very many people know the real me anymore” (BORING AND CLICHÉ)
- I didn't really care about the rest of the characters, Cade was an ass and Winter was a bitch, but I'm excited to read their povs on the next books and see their reaons for being like that. And Jasper was a sweetheart but we didn't get much of him, so I can't say much more.
↳˗ˏˋ𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚚𝚞𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚜 𝙸 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚍 ˊˎ˗ ↴:
“That's what you do for family. “Whatever it takes”
“I don't have a lot of friends. But I’d rather have one Willa than an entire pack of people who don’t truly get me.”
“That kind of love, well, it is sacred. “Someone who doesn’t leave your side, no matter what”
Anyways, yeehaw to everyone 🤠
old updates:
rtc let’s be funny like summer and take the bull by the horns 🤠
oct 22: OK. let’s get some yeehaw 🤠 hope this one doesn’t disappoint 💅🏻
November 6, 2024
If you told past me that future me would be in her cowboy romance era… I would have laughed in your face. BUT HERE WE FUCKING ARE AND IM SO HAPPY TO BE HERE. We are here for the vibes and the vibes are VIBING! I could not stop giggling and kicking my feet, this was seriously so much fun. I absolutely LOVE Elsie silvers writing. I get it guys I get it.
Okay okay don’t get me wrong of course I did very much so enjoy Rhett and his filthy mouth…BUT BUT him and Summer were just missing a little something for me, I can’t quite pinpoint it….! But regardless I still read this in a day and it’s safe to say I’ve been officially sucked in. Also I somehow liked grumpy daddy Cade more than Rhett after all of 3 scenes with him so safe to say I have very high hopes for his book…
Cowboys are hot. There’s no denying it. I’m about to make this my entire personality.
Okay okay don’t get me wrong of course I did very much so enjoy Rhett and his filthy mouth…BUT BUT him and Summer were just missing a little something for me, I can’t quite pinpoint it….! But regardless I still read this in a day and it’s safe to say I’ve been officially sucked in. Also I somehow liked grumpy daddy Cade more than Rhett after all of 3 scenes with him so safe to say I have very high hopes for his book…
Cowboys are hot. There’s no denying it. I’m about to make this my entire personality.
August 2, 2023
(3.5)
let’s face it: cowboys are hot.
there’s just something about a man who can wear the hell out of a pair of Wranglers and ride a bull for eight seconds. i’m here for it. in fact, consider me a simp for Rhett Eaton.
and you know what? i hate milk, too.
my cowboy romance era is now in full swing.🤠🤎
immediately starting book two because i need more fictional country men in my life.
**rating subject to change once i read more of the series
let’s face it: cowboys are hot.
there’s just something about a man who can wear the hell out of a pair of Wranglers and ride a bull for eight seconds. i’m here for it. in fact, consider me a simp for Rhett Eaton.
and you know what? i hate milk, too.
my cowboy romance era is now in full swing.🤠🤎
immediately starting book two because i need more fictional country men in my life.
**rating subject to change once i read more of the series
October 26, 2024
Packing my bags, putting my house on the market, and moving to Chestnut Springs 🙂↕️
June 2, 2023
dnf at 8%, the fmc saying “my give-a-fuck-meter” and “this outfit slays” was enough for me to never want to pick up another elsie silver book again
November 14, 2024
3.5 Stars Rounded Up!
“She and I really are binary stars, stuck in each other’s orbit, drawn together by forces we can’t see or understand—but that we can feel.” ₊˚⊹☆
I think it is most definitely my cowboy era! 🤠🐎
I'm just going to go right in on this one. So, this is the first Elsie Silver book I've read and I didn't really know what to expect. I've seen it all over the place so obv I know it's quite popular. However, I've heard that this one is not loved as much as some of the others.
I went in with reasonable expectations, honestly- I didn't think I was going to end up enjoying it as much as I did, but thankfully I had a good time with it.
Albeit, the plot is a little predictable. I really enjoyed the concept of Rhett being a bit of a troublesome bad boy who's gotten himself in some trouble, which cost him his reputation and some sponsors. And Summer who comes in to keep him in line.
I've never read about a bull rider before, so who knew I would love him so much? Summer on the other hand came across a little immature at times, but considering the painful past she comes from and some of the baggage- I'll give her a bit of a pass.
♡ • ➵ The imagery that Elise was able to convey with her writing was hands down breathtaking. 😩
♡ • ➵ The love making in the old truck under the stars or sunset - was chefs kiss! 💋 The time they spent together really felt magical.✨
There is a third act so meh but all in all I think this was the perfect read for me right now as I have a lot going on in my personal life and needed something light and romantic. I definitely recommend it.
┍━━━━━»•» 🌺 «•«━┑
╰┈➤ 𝓠𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼
┕━»•» 🌺 «•«━━━━━┙
🎀 “You’ve got me, Princess. Only you, I promise,”
🎀 “You were out there this whole time, and now I know you exist, and I can never go back. Wouldn’t want to if I could.”
🎀 “I love your freckles,” he murmurs from behind me, the pad of his finger tracing lines across the expanse of my back. “They remind me of all the constellations. Like I could draw lines between them, and pictures would appear.”
“She and I really are binary stars, stuck in each other’s orbit, drawn together by forces we can’t see or understand—but that we can feel.” ₊˚⊹☆
I think it is most definitely my cowboy era! 🤠🐎
I'm just going to go right in on this one. So, this is the first Elsie Silver book I've read and I didn't really know what to expect. I've seen it all over the place so obv I know it's quite popular. However, I've heard that this one is not loved as much as some of the others.
I went in with reasonable expectations, honestly- I didn't think I was going to end up enjoying it as much as I did, but thankfully I had a good time with it.
Albeit, the plot is a little predictable. I really enjoyed the concept of Rhett being a bit of a troublesome bad boy who's gotten himself in some trouble, which cost him his reputation and some sponsors. And Summer who comes in to keep him in line.
I've never read about a bull rider before, so who knew I would love him so much? Summer on the other hand came across a little immature at times, but considering the painful past she comes from and some of the baggage- I'll give her a bit of a pass.
♡ • ➵ The imagery that Elise was able to convey with her writing was hands down breathtaking. 😩
♡ • ➵ The love making in the old truck under the stars or sunset - was chefs kiss! 💋 The time they spent together really felt magical.✨
There is a third act so meh but all in all I think this was the perfect read for me right now as I have a lot going on in my personal life and needed something light and romantic. I definitely recommend it.
┍━━━━━»•» 🌺 «•«━┑
╰┈➤ 𝓠𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼
┕━»•» 🌺 «•«━━━━━┙
🎀 “You’ve got me, Princess. Only you, I promise,”
🎀 “You were out there this whole time, and now I know you exist, and I can never go back. Wouldn’t want to if I could.”
🎀 “I love your freckles,” he murmurs from behind me, the pad of his finger tracing lines across the expanse of my back. “They remind me of all the constellations. Like I could draw lines between them, and pictures would appear.”
October 12, 2022
4 Stars
This was a fun, fluffy, romance...which was exactly what I was in the mood for when I picked it up.
Since timing is everything, I consider that a win.
I really liked both main characters and their family dynamics. It’s not one I’ll remember forever or anything, but it was deliciously fluffy smut and I had fun reading it. If you are in the mood for a fluffy, forced proximity, small town romance with a hint of office/rodeo...this one is for you.
Looking forward to book two.
This was a fun, fluffy, romance...which was exactly what I was in the mood for when I picked it up.
Since timing is everything, I consider that a win.
I really liked both main characters and their family dynamics. It’s not one I’ll remember forever or anything, but it was deliciously fluffy smut and I had fun reading it. If you are in the mood for a fluffy, forced proximity, small town romance with a hint of office/rodeo...this one is for you.
Looking forward to book two.
December 23, 2023
“you wear the hat, you ride the cowboy”
5 stars simply for the ✨vibes✨
5 stars simply for the ✨vibes✨
April 18, 2024
RhettSummer were so freaking wholesome, I’m so in love with this authors writing 🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️
I genuinely thought I wouldn’t enjoy this book as much as I did and I’m so pleasantly surprised rn 🤭
I have to say that Rhett was a little rat in the beginning of this book omfds he got on my nerves but gradually he got better and fell so in love with summer, it won me over.
Summer was SO lovable. I enjoyed her character sm. the way she’s been done so dirty her entire life but still managed to turn out an optimist makes me love her even more. The strength in softhearted women is criminally underrated.
Funnily enough, the connection between the MCs, before the third act breakup, was more than enough to make up for the fact that they got back together literally pages- PAGES before the epilogue. Their reunion was believable — well… as believable as corny romance books can get — for it to work out bc I could see they would last. This is so rare for me so ofc I have to give an extra half star 🥹
As for the men’s ranking from most interested to least interested in reading their book:
1. Beau — I’m being told this is an unpopular opinion?? Whyyy! He’s literally got me in the tightest chokehold and he’s hardly been present most of the book. Him putting on a dumb facade but in reality being the smartest in the room?? The golden retriever energy?? I’m so freaking tempted to skip all the books to get to his story 🙏 I just know his book is GNA eat.
2. Cade — ofc ofcccc I want to read his book asap- like him stepping up as the parent figure when the parent checked out??? Grumpy surly burly single dad with a cheery sunshine pookie to call his own??? I was his from the first time he spoke, taking the piss out of Rhett. legit at line one and I’m outtttt- HEARTBEAT FLATLINED 🫦
3. Theo — cheery carefree bull rider and uptight ice queen surgeon??? Watch me enter the biggest slump of my life when I read their book 😝🤞🤞🤞
4. Jasper — listen he reminds me of one of my favvvv characters ever, so naturally I want him too. The cutthroat dgaf attitude?? The almost detached but still teasing personality? I’m ferallll- so tempted to look up who his love interest is but I don’t wanna spoil it for myself (yes I consider this a spoiler pls let me be 🤚)
I think I’ve covered them all? Yep. Well that’s my order of interest at this moment in time. But I’m def sure it’ll change. I’ll probs do a list of fav to least in my last review of this series.
Anyway, it’s safe to say this book was definitely my cuppa and I was surprisingly thirstyyyy 🤭💗💘🦋💕✨
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
Even tho her dad is a humongous red flag at least he loves his kids with his whole being. I love that summer had that unconditional paternal love 😭
𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
BeforeThree — can’t lie
Jayla Darden — got it
Bettin on you — Jake puliti
Stay up — miss Issa
Take a ride — Donovan
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LETS SEE IF THIS IS MY CUPPA TEA… (hoping and praying it is 🙏)
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2/2/24 — Did I buy the whole series without checking if I’m even gna like the writing? Ofc I did 🌝
I genuinely thought I wouldn’t enjoy this book as much as I did and I’m so pleasantly surprised rn 🤭
I have to say that Rhett was a little rat in the beginning of this book omfds he got on my nerves but gradually he got better and fell so in love with summer, it won me over.
Summer was SO lovable. I enjoyed her character sm. the way she’s been done so dirty her entire life but still managed to turn out an optimist makes me love her even more. The strength in softhearted women is criminally underrated.
Funnily enough, the connection between the MCs, before the third act breakup, was more than enough to make up for the fact that they got back together literally pages- PAGES before the epilogue. Their reunion was believable — well… as believable as corny romance books can get — for it to work out bc I could see they would last. This is so rare for me so ofc I have to give an extra half star 🥹
As for the men’s ranking from most interested to least interested in reading their book:
1. Beau — I’m being told this is an unpopular opinion?? Whyyy! He’s literally got me in the tightest chokehold and he’s hardly been present most of the book. Him putting on a dumb facade but in reality being the smartest in the room?? The golden retriever energy?? I’m so freaking tempted to skip all the books to get to his story 🙏 I just know his book is GNA eat.
2. Cade — ofc ofcccc I want to read his book asap- like him stepping up as the parent figure when the parent checked out??? Grumpy surly burly single dad with a cheery sunshine pookie to call his own??? I was his from the first time he spoke, taking the piss out of Rhett. legit at line one and I’m outtttt- HEARTBEAT FLATLINED 🫦
3. Theo — cheery carefree bull rider and uptight ice queen surgeon??? Watch me enter the biggest slump of my life when I read their book 😝🤞🤞🤞
4. Jasper — listen he reminds me of one of my favvvv characters ever, so naturally I want him too. The cutthroat dgaf attitude?? The almost detached but still teasing personality? I’m ferallll- so tempted to look up who his love interest is but I don’t wanna spoil it for myself (yes I consider this a spoiler pls let me be 🤚)
I think I’ve covered them all? Yep. Well that’s my order of interest at this moment in time. But I’m def sure it’ll change. I’ll probs do a list of fav to least in my last review of this series.
Anyway, it’s safe to say this book was definitely my cuppa and I was surprisingly thirstyyyy 🤭💗💘🦋💕✨
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
Even tho her dad is a humongous red flag at least he loves his kids with his whole being. I love that summer had that unconditional paternal love 😭
𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
BeforeThree — can’t lie
Jayla Darden — got it
Bettin on you — Jake puliti
Stay up — miss Issa
Take a ride — Donovan
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LETS SEE IF THIS IS MY CUPPA TEA… (hoping and praying it is 🙏)
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2/2/24 — Did I buy the whole series without checking if I’m even gna like the writing? Ofc I did 🌝
December 5, 2023
I’ve read it twice this year. That should give you an indication as to how much I loved it.
I was nervous to reread it. I wasn’t sure whether it was going to hold up. I was worried that the initial intense feelings I had for this book were a fluke.
But they weren’t. 😭
I fell in love with this story all over again.
This instalment in the series feels severely underrated to me. Unpopular opinion: I’m pretty sure I prefer it to Heartless. Possibly. 👀
I loved every moment of this reread.
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“I feel like I was made for you.”
So, I’m about to become obsessed with this series! 😍
I could not escape the hype for this one and I finally just had to cave and read it. And oh my lord. This was pure fun! It made me happy! These two characters had so much heart and playfulness between them that I was on the verge of losing it several times. Because feelings. 🥹
The hype was very much worth it and I can’t wait to continue on with the series. We were introduced to such a great bunch of characters and I love that they all felt as relevant as our main ones.
Also, I gotta shoutout the dads in this book. Kip and Harvey were just the most precious, most adoring kind.
But, the book isn’t without its flaws. The minor gripe I had was the way the conflict(s) was handled. I mean, emotions were rife and whatnot but it somewhat dragged for me. And I wish certain elements that surrounded the conflicts were expanded upon more.
But other than that, I cannot fault this book.
4.5 ⭐️
Buddy-read with Sara! 🥰
I was nervous to reread it. I wasn’t sure whether it was going to hold up. I was worried that the initial intense feelings I had for this book were a fluke.
But they weren’t. 😭
I fell in love with this story all over again.
This instalment in the series feels severely underrated to me. Unpopular opinion: I’m pretty sure I prefer it to Heartless. Possibly. 👀
I loved every moment of this reread.
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“I feel like I was made for you.”
So, I’m about to become obsessed with this series! 😍
I could not escape the hype for this one and I finally just had to cave and read it. And oh my lord. This was pure fun! It made me happy! These two characters had so much heart and playfulness between them that I was on the verge of losing it several times. Because feelings. 🥹
The hype was very much worth it and I can’t wait to continue on with the series. We were introduced to such a great bunch of characters and I love that they all felt as relevant as our main ones.
Also, I gotta shoutout the dads in this book. Kip and Harvey were just the most precious, most adoring kind.
But, the book isn’t without its flaws. The minor gripe I had was the way the conflict(s) was handled. I mean, emotions were rife and whatnot but it somewhat dragged for me. And I wish certain elements that surrounded the conflicts were expanded upon more.
But other than that, I cannot fault this book.
4.5 ⭐️
Buddy-read with Sara! 🥰
April 24, 2024
3 Stars ☆
"Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment is flawless."
This was my first cowboy romance, and I can't say that I'm disappointed. There were some cheesy dialouges at times. Overall, it was cute and enjoyable.
Flawless is the first book in the Chestnust Springs series. It is a small town, enemies to lovers cowboy romance with some banter, tension, and forced proximity. I felt like they moved away from being enemies pretty fast. I would have liked there to have been more.
Summer has just gotten her law degree and has started working for her father's company. When news breaks that one of his clients has gotten himself into some trouble and is beginning to lose sponsors over it. She is now tasked to keep an eye on Rhett Easton the bull rider who has publicly announced that he doesn't like milk to ensure that he doesn't harm his image any more than he has, lose anymore sponsors or cause anymore trouble. Can she keep the reckless cowboy in line until the end of this season?
Summer Hamilton is strong and resilient from what she had endured during her childhood, and that's what I admired about her. On the other hand, though, I couldn't stand that she was such a people pleaser and immature at times. Like girl, grow a backbone and stand up for yourself. Also, some of the things she said were so cheesy. I found myself not loving her but not hating her either.
"If this were my last moment alive, how would I want it to be?"
Rhett Eaton is a broody, grumpy, cocky bullrider that is vulnerable at times and has some insecurities. I get his dislike for milk because I feel the same. He does have a sweet side that is reserved for Summer. That was pretty much it for him, though, as far as personality. I did feel bad for him that he felt like no one was ever there for him until Summer.
“Because I’m more myself on the back of a bull than I am any other time. I’ve only ever been a bull rider.”
Summer and Rhett had some cute moments together. They had chemistry, but I felt like there were things that needed to be worked on with themselves first. I guess they did, but it was surface level. Now there was one particular scene that I did enjoy with them, and that was the phone call iykyk.
"Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment is flawless."
This book was a good introduction for me into the cowboy world. There were moments where it was predictable. We also had a third act breakup that could have been dissolved had they just talked about it. Other than some minor issues, I enjoyed it enough to want to move onto the next book.
Favorite quotes and moments
"That’s what you do for family. Whatever it takes."
"He’s connected the freckles to say Mine. And God, in this moment, I feel like that might be true."
"She and I really are binary stars, stuck in each other’s orbit, drawn together by forces we can’t see or understand—but that we can feel."
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Pre-review: First cowboy romance. It's time to see what the hype is about. Let's go 🤍🤠
"Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment is flawless."
This was my first cowboy romance, and I can't say that I'm disappointed. There were some cheesy dialouges at times. Overall, it was cute and enjoyable.
Flawless is the first book in the Chestnust Springs series. It is a small town, enemies to lovers cowboy romance with some banter, tension, and forced proximity. I felt like they moved away from being enemies pretty fast. I would have liked there to have been more.
Summer has just gotten her law degree and has started working for her father's company. When news breaks that one of his clients has gotten himself into some trouble and is beginning to lose sponsors over it. She is now tasked to keep an eye on Rhett Easton the bull rider who has publicly announced that he doesn't like milk to ensure that he doesn't harm his image any more than he has, lose anymore sponsors or cause anymore trouble. Can she keep the reckless cowboy in line until the end of this season?
Summer Hamilton is strong and resilient from what she had endured during her childhood, and that's what I admired about her. On the other hand, though, I couldn't stand that she was such a people pleaser and immature at times. Like girl, grow a backbone and stand up for yourself. Also, some of the things she said were so cheesy. I found myself not loving her but not hating her either.
"If this were my last moment alive, how would I want it to be?"
Rhett Eaton is a broody, grumpy, cocky bullrider that is vulnerable at times and has some insecurities. I get his dislike for milk because I feel the same. He does have a sweet side that is reserved for Summer. That was pretty much it for him, though, as far as personality. I did feel bad for him that he felt like no one was ever there for him until Summer.
“Because I’m more myself on the back of a bull than I am any other time. I’ve only ever been a bull rider.”
Summer and Rhett had some cute moments together. They had chemistry, but I felt like there were things that needed to be worked on with themselves first. I guess they did, but it was surface level. Now there was one particular scene that I did enjoy with them, and that was the phone call iykyk.
"Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment is flawless."
This book was a good introduction for me into the cowboy world. There were moments where it was predictable. We also had a third act breakup that could have been dissolved had they just talked about it. Other than some minor issues, I enjoyed it enough to want to move onto the next book.
Favorite quotes and moments
"That’s what you do for family. Whatever it takes."
"He’s connected the freckles to say Mine. And God, in this moment, I feel like that might be true."
"She and I really are binary stars, stuck in each other’s orbit, drawn together by forces we can’t see or understand—but that we can feel."
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Pre-review: First cowboy romance. It's time to see what the hype is about. Let's go 🤍🤠
September 18, 2023
“this outfit slays”
this book did not.
this book did not.
November 24, 2023
4 STARS
Enemies to lovers rom com and free on kindle unlimited! ❤️🔥 this book felt a little similar to the first blue moon series book by Lucy score! Didn’t like the writing quite as much as Lucy score herself, but it was very similar and I still enjoyed this read! The characters were easy to love, although rhetts oldest brother, Cade maybe??? honestly can’t remember, bro he irked me occasionally, just not my type of guy but I know he has his own trauma which I can’t wait to read about when his book comes out so I can stop being annoyed by the comments he made.
Bro FUCK summers half sister and step mom. OH AND ROB. I love the way Rhett defended her even though she didn’t want it and saw it as a lack of trust…honestly in the moment I probably would have too.
I really loved the text messages at the beginning of each chapter….they actually made me laugh out loud. The dialogue between the characters in the text were exactly how I talk so I was CHUCKLING.
Enemies to lovers rom com and free on kindle unlimited! ❤️🔥 this book felt a little similar to the first blue moon series book by Lucy score! Didn’t like the writing quite as much as Lucy score herself, but it was very similar and I still enjoyed this read! The characters were easy to love, although rhetts oldest brother, Cade maybe??? honestly can’t remember, bro he irked me occasionally, just not my type of guy but I know he has his own trauma which I can’t wait to read about when his book comes out so I can stop being annoyed by the comments he made.
Bro FUCK summers half sister and step mom. OH AND ROB. I love the way Rhett defended her even though she didn’t want it and saw it as a lack of trust…honestly in the moment I probably would have too.
I really loved the text messages at the beginning of each chapter….they actually made me laugh out loud. The dialogue between the characters in the text were exactly how I talk so I was CHUCKLING.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 20, 2024
౨ৎ ⋮ He's connected the freckles to say Mine. And God, in this moment, I felt like that might be true.
this was my first time ever reading a cowboy romance. but i wasn't ready for a thirty something year old man acting like a toddler in the whole book and needing a babysitter so that he could keep it his pants and getting bashed for hating over milk? yeah, i think i’ll pass on this rodeo.
March 24, 2024
He is the embodiment of a guy if I see irl I would run for my life! The next book better be good!
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Pre-read review!!
Her new series is coming out soon so it is about time to start this one!!!
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Pre-read review!!
Her new series is coming out soon so it is about time to start this one!!!
December 22, 2023
Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment was flawless.
okay i first want to say i kind of love seeing book titles actually being mentioned in the book, even if it is so dumb. it just does something to my brain 🤸🏽♀️
now i feel like me giving this book a 2-star rating is me being incredibly generous cause at most this book was average as hell. like okay i can see why a lot of people have loved this book but sadly i could not be one of those people, im sorry i know i make myself miserable by not enjoying things everyone else does sometimes.
summer hamiltion graduated from law school... are we hearing this? LAW SCHOOL. and you know what her first job is? to babysit a 32-year-old man bc he can't stfu and keep his d in his pants 😐 at this moment i just KNEW i was going to have a hard time enjoying this 😣
i will admit i enjoyed the first 200 pages, but after that, it was CONSTANTLY either rhett talking about summer and her curves and whatnot, and then summer would only use words relating to masculinity to describe rhett. and summer was just a PUSH-OVER, she cared too much about what others thought. 🙂 i swear at the beginning of the book she seemed strong but when rhett came into the picture she thrived off of validation from him. it was just too painful.
now rhett, was so annoying. 16 year old boy trapped in the body of a 32 year old and i mean that in the most insulting way ever. i swear everytime cade (his brother) chewed him out i was cheering. but he literally was just an ick. long hair? ew. putting it into a PONYTAIL? double ew.
im trying not to think too deeply about this book because i might get more annoyed than i already am 😐 but anyway, i can't wait for cade's book because he knows what responsibilities are and i liked him every time he knocked some sense into rhett.
i will say the ending kind of did have me blushing a little 🫣 so yes im aware im part of the problem. but i would recommend this to anyone who just wants a cowboy romance and does not want to think AT ALL, like brain is empty af.
so overall, the first 200 pages were tolerable. everything is the middle made me want to gauge my eyes out and the ending somewhat was cliche but not in the way i expected 🫡
chestnut springs series rating: 3 stars
1. flawless ~ 2 stars
2. heartless ~ 3.5 stars
3. powerless ~ 4 stars
4. reckless ~ 4.5 stars
5. hopeless ~ 1 star
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sometimes all i want is an empty brain and a dumb lil cowboy romance
September 30, 2023
5 stars
Flawless is my new favorite Elsie Silver book! This is the first book in Silver's new 'Chestnut Springs' series and I'm here for all the potential books in this one! Especially if we get more of those Eaton boys!
Rhett Eaton is a bull rider who got in a bit of trouble with his sponsors. While his agent is trying to smooth things over, Rhett gets a... babysitter for the last few months of his tour. This babysitter happens to be Summer Hamilton, his agent's daughter. Summer is working at her dad's firm and is willing to do whatever it takes to prove herself. She's a bit of a people pleaser and definitely a relatable character.
The banter in this book was... chef's kiss perfect. And the chemistry between these two was insane. At first, you could tell Rhett didn't want Summer around. He thought he didn't need her or any help, but how wrong he was. And Summer needed someone like Rhett. Someone who had her back and was there for her no matter what.
I truly loved these two together. They had a spark from the moment they first met and they became combustible. Not only did I love them, but Summer's dad was amazing. I also loved Rhett's dad and his entire family. I want a Beau book, a Clay book, and a Jasper book! This was such a fantastic read and I'm looking forward to reading more from this world.
"Tell me what you want, Summer... if this were your last moment on earth, what would you want me to do?"
Flawless is my new favorite Elsie Silver book! This is the first book in Silver's new 'Chestnut Springs' series and I'm here for all the potential books in this one! Especially if we get more of those Eaton boys!
Rhett Eaton is a bull rider who got in a bit of trouble with his sponsors. While his agent is trying to smooth things over, Rhett gets a... babysitter for the last few months of his tour. This babysitter happens to be Summer Hamilton, his agent's daughter. Summer is working at her dad's firm and is willing to do whatever it takes to prove herself. She's a bit of a people pleaser and definitely a relatable character.
The banter in this book was... chef's kiss perfect. And the chemistry between these two was insane. At first, you could tell Rhett didn't want Summer around. He thought he didn't need her or any help, but how wrong he was. And Summer needed someone like Rhett. Someone who had her back and was there for her no matter what.
I truly loved these two together. They had a spark from the moment they first met and they became combustible. Not only did I love them, but Summer's dad was amazing. I also loved Rhett's dad and his entire family. I want a Beau book, a Clay book, and a Jasper book! This was such a fantastic read and I'm looking forward to reading more from this world.
March 27, 2025
adding elsie to my fav writers list 📝 i stayed up till 4am reading this, i devoured it to say the least
August 13, 2023
— 2.5 stars ☆
this was sweet. 🥰 but the fact that cade stole the show for me should say a lot <3
to Rhett - you managed to make hating milk a whole-ass personality trait, amazing job!! (i hate milk as well, so that's one thing we have in commonand the only thing. thank god for small mercies that i don't own a ranch)
to Summer - plsss, you were a lil interesting but i literally. have. zero. highlights. in this book. and that should say a lot to you, madam.
basically all in all this was a very meh read, i guess it could be called cute as well? but nothing very remarkable or anything. fluffy, all that, but i couldn't feel the characters at all. in the first 30% i thought this had SO MUCH POTENTIAL 😭 - you should see how my hopes died after Rhett and Summer survived miscommunication, the one-bed trope, the dreaded hospital scene, and ofc the very clichéd ex of Summer (who very obviously marries her sister).
I SKIMMED THE SEX SCENES. 💀 yep. sorry to admit this, but i didn't realise what went where into which part in this book 😭 it was that bad. plus the dirty talk was very ehh.
buddy read this with lia, lil tangerine and leni! <3
this was sweet. 🥰 but the fact that cade stole the show for me should say a lot <3
to Rhett - you managed to make hating milk a whole-ass personality trait, amazing job!! (i hate milk as well, so that's one thing we have in common
to Summer - plsss, you were a lil interesting but i literally. have. zero. highlights. in this book. and that should say a lot to you, madam.
basically all in all this was a very meh read, i guess it could be called cute as well? but nothing very remarkable or anything. fluffy, all that, but i couldn't feel the characters at all. in the first 30% i thought this had SO MUCH POTENTIAL 😭 - you should see how my hopes died after Rhett and Summer survived miscommunication, the one-bed trope, the dreaded hospital scene, and ofc the very clichéd ex of Summer (who very obviously marries her sister).
I SKIMMED THE SEX SCENES. 💀 yep. sorry to admit this, but i didn't realise what went where into which part in this book 😭 it was that bad. plus the dirty talk was very ehh.
buddy read this with lia, lil tangerine and leni! <3
December 1, 2024
╰┈➤ 3.25 stars!
⋆·˚ ༘ *minor spoilers ahead!
flawless by elsie silver is such a good book, but I admit it was a bit boring for me, and there were shocking parts for me, such as summer’s past.
౨ৎ summer. to anyone who made this woman feel like anything less than she is, here’s my middle finger for you. it wasn’t her fault she was born, that’s why i don’t get marina. it’s her mom’s fault, not summer’s. her relationship with winter could’ve been so amazing if only marina wasn’t in the way, clouding winter’s mind with hatred towards summer. i’m so happy for her that she has her dad with her though. having a family by your side means a lot, and i’m so glad her father helped her spread her wings to be what she really wants. that truly means a lot because she had been wanting to give everything back even though it wasn’t required to do so.
౨ৎ rhett. i can’t imagine how hard it was for him to continue pursuing his passion when everyone thinks of it so lightly. this man is so strong for continuing doing it for years, without getting any support from any of his loved ones. it all changed when summer came though. she really said that “i’ll support this man even if it means worrying so much for his safety.” if that isn’t love for you, then idk what is. seeing your loved one doing something dangerous but not stopping them is another level of self-control because you know they’re happy even if makes you worry so much.
overall, i love how they both became each other’s perfect pair. they both needed each other, and i could feel their love for each other in the story. although the story was a bit underwhelming, i still think that it’s overall enjoyable!
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pre-read:
first book of elsie silver that i’ll read <3 hope it doesn’t disappoint
⋆·˚ ༘ *minor spoilers ahead!
flawless by elsie silver is such a good book, but I admit it was a bit boring for me, and there were shocking parts for me, such as summer’s past.
౨ৎ summer. to anyone who made this woman feel like anything less than she is, here’s my middle finger for you. it wasn’t her fault she was born, that’s why i don’t get marina. it’s her mom’s fault, not summer’s. her relationship with winter could’ve been so amazing if only marina wasn’t in the way, clouding winter’s mind with hatred towards summer. i’m so happy for her that she has her dad with her though. having a family by your side means a lot, and i’m so glad her father helped her spread her wings to be what she really wants. that truly means a lot because she had been wanting to give everything back even though it wasn’t required to do so.
౨ৎ rhett. i can’t imagine how hard it was for him to continue pursuing his passion when everyone thinks of it so lightly. this man is so strong for continuing doing it for years, without getting any support from any of his loved ones. it all changed when summer came though. she really said that “i’ll support this man even if it means worrying so much for his safety.” if that isn’t love for you, then idk what is. seeing your loved one doing something dangerous but not stopping them is another level of self-control because you know they’re happy even if makes you worry so much.
overall, i love how they both became each other’s perfect pair. they both needed each other, and i could feel their love for each other in the story. although the story was a bit underwhelming, i still think that it’s overall enjoyable!
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pre-read:
first book of elsie silver that i’ll read <3 hope it doesn’t disappoint
October 27, 2023
Who lied and said this was good because I have been LEAD ASTRAY, LIED TO, LEAD ON. This was SO bad 💔
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It was the snooze fest of the fucking season, and to top it all off? the story drag was un-fucking-bearable. Nothing, absolutely nothing could redeem this book unless we sell all the characters to the devil, and then maybe this book may have a chance.
✘ I’ve always been a fan of crisp and to the point reviews, but this one is going to get it so if you liked this book even a little bit, don’t read ahead. ✘
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Tropes:
✮Manchild MMC whose daddy didn’t hug him enough
✮Doormat FMC whose daddy hugged her too much
✮Shitty standards
✮Hilarious smut
💘 Let’s talk about the big things first - how misplaced the heroes and villains are. Daddy Hamilton, or Kip is grossly glorified for having a NORMAL relationship with his daughter, whatever, I don’t care, but throughout the book, he was portrayed as the ‘good guy’. Why? He cheated on his wife with the nanny, and Summer is the by-product of that bottom bumping session. And then his wife and first daughter are villainized because they don’t like the result of his adultery.
💘 Imagine your husband fucks the nanny and you’re forced to raise their child happily? Have a healthy relationship with them? In fact, you know what? I fucking love Marina and Winter for making Summer and her dad’s life miserable. I understand Summer wasn’t at fault for it but it was wrong of her to expect Kip’s family to love her like their own, whereas Kip? Let’s just say I was disappointed when he survived the heart attack. ♱♡‿♡♰️
Next, can we address the fact that this whole ass story was based on Rhett’s dislike for milk? I mean seriously? Someone woke up one day and thought “You know what? I think starting a whole book series based on someone’s dislike for a beverage is a great idea” and that’s how we ended up here. Could this plot BE any weaker?! Sorry pfft, what plot? ✌✌✌
Secondly, let me bring attention to Summer’s boyfriend and her dad calling her by the same nickname. And it’s not even a cute one, it’s Princess - wow, never heard THAT before. Cringe. And to make matters worse, or weirder, why did the author tell us what flimsy thong Summer is wearing to visit her DAD in the hospital? *deep breath* Moving on.
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ੈ✩‧₊˚The characters ੈ✩‧₊˚
➞Summer: I have a lot of opinions about her, one of which is being a doormat. The whole time we were told she’s all sunshine and shits rainbows, all she actually was, was a sobbing mess of the xx chromosome. Legit everyone walked over her, then she wanted to protect her ex (a pedophile, mind you) and is mad at her step mom for not giving her attention. Oh, she’s also petite. It was mentioned so many times that I started imagining her as a child.
➞Rhett: No, no yeehaw from me. I need a visit to the doctor throughout the book, but no, let me dick this girl down first. My daddy and super-busy brothers don’t come to watch me ride a bull for 8 seconds so I will mop the muddy floor with my rapunzel hair and crocodile tears - boofuckinghoo. I will also realize @ 80% of the book that I don’t deserve the girl - so I will do what I do best - disrespect her and bring her worst fear come to life. Then I will continue mopping the floor because I texted her and apologized but SHE has the audacity to ignore me?!
I will then physically corner her into listening to me and admit how much I love her, how she’s my priority and then walk away to ride a bull because yes, that’s how priorities work.
The ending was sappy and uneventful, no surprises there. The writing was infantile, dry as dust, and mind numbingly mediocre. With the amount of good reviews I’ve read about this waste of ink and trees, I doubt we’ve all read the same book.
But you know what I’ll do? I’ll read the rest of the series for a personal cringefest, and then throw them in the trash can because no way in hell am I letting this shit go back into the world in one piece.
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It was the snooze fest of the fucking season, and to top it all off? the story drag was un-fucking-bearable. Nothing, absolutely nothing could redeem this book unless we sell all the characters to the devil, and then maybe this book may have a chance.
✘ I’ve always been a fan of crisp and to the point reviews, but this one is going to get it so if you liked this book even a little bit, don’t read ahead. ✘
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Tropes:
✮Manchild MMC whose daddy didn’t hug him enough
✮Doormat FMC whose daddy hugged her too much
✮Shitty standards
✮Hilarious smut
💘 Let’s talk about the big things first - how misplaced the heroes and villains are. Daddy Hamilton, or Kip is grossly glorified for having a NORMAL relationship with his daughter, whatever, I don’t care, but throughout the book, he was portrayed as the ‘good guy’. Why? He cheated on his wife with the nanny, and Summer is the by-product of that bottom bumping session. And then his wife and first daughter are villainized because they don’t like the result of his adultery.
💘 Imagine your husband fucks the nanny and you’re forced to raise their child happily? Have a healthy relationship with them? In fact, you know what? I fucking love Marina and Winter for making Summer and her dad’s life miserable. I understand Summer wasn’t at fault for it but it was wrong of her to expect Kip’s family to love her like their own, whereas Kip? Let’s just say I was disappointed when he survived the heart attack. ♱♡‿♡♰️
Next, can we address the fact that this whole ass story was based on Rhett’s dislike for milk? I mean seriously? Someone woke up one day and thought “You know what? I think starting a whole book series based on someone’s dislike for a beverage is a great idea” and that’s how we ended up here. Could this plot BE any weaker?! Sorry pfft, what plot? ✌✌✌
Secondly, let me bring attention to Summer’s boyfriend and her dad calling her by the same nickname. And it’s not even a cute one, it’s Princess - wow, never heard THAT before. Cringe. And to make matters worse, or weirder, why did the author tell us what flimsy thong Summer is wearing to visit her DAD in the hospital? *deep breath* Moving on.
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ੈ✩‧₊˚The characters ੈ✩‧₊˚
➞Summer: I have a lot of opinions about her, one of which is being a doormat. The whole time we were told she’s all sunshine and shits rainbows, all she actually was, was a sobbing mess of the xx chromosome. Legit everyone walked over her, then she wanted to protect her ex (a pedophile, mind you) and is mad at her step mom for not giving her attention. Oh, she’s also petite. It was mentioned so many times that I started imagining her as a child.
➞Rhett: No, no yeehaw from me. I need a visit to the doctor throughout the book, but no, let me dick this girl down first. My daddy and super-busy brothers don’t come to watch me ride a bull for 8 seconds so I will mop the muddy floor with my rapunzel hair and crocodile tears - boofuckinghoo. I will also realize @ 80% of the book that I don’t deserve the girl - so I will do what I do best - disrespect her and bring her worst fear come to life. Then I will continue mopping the floor because I texted her and apologized but SHE has the audacity to ignore me?!
I will then physically corner her into listening to me and admit how much I love her, how she’s my priority and then walk away to ride a bull because yes, that’s how priorities work.
The ending was sappy and uneventful, no surprises there. The writing was infantile, dry as dust, and mind numbingly mediocre. With the amount of good reviews I’ve read about this waste of ink and trees, I doubt we’ve all read the same book.
But you know what I’ll do? I’ll read the rest of the series for a personal cringefest, and then throw them in the trash can because no way in hell am I letting this shit go back into the world in one piece.
March 27, 2025
JUST ENTERED MY COWBOY ROMANCE ERA AND I ATE IT UPPPP !!! give me 14 of them rn
January 15, 2025
3.5 stars!
i’ve only read one other cowboy romance before this and i couldn’t really see the appeal/hype. so i went into this thinking maybe it’d be a fun read but i probably wouldn’t love it, yk? but i have to say, i’m so happy i decided to give cowboy romances another chance because i surprisingly (to me at least) really enjoyed it! i loved the characters (especially the side characters whew), the connections, and even the setting. i have definitely entered into my cowboy era and i’m so excited to keep going with this series.
summer starts off a tad adrift and unsure what she really wants to do with her life - working with her dad solely because she wants to make him happy. i really liked her transformation throughout the book from the uptight, people pleaser to a more free version of herself. i do wish we saw more conflict resolution between her and some of the side characters but it’s understandable since it’s a series and it’ll probably be resolved in later books.
rhett felt harder for me to warm up to, but when i did i ended up really liking him too. seeing underneath the attention seeking, bad boy bull rider was really nice and i loved seeing how he interacted so differently with summer. ugh, they were so cute together.
omg kip was a character i thought i wouldn’t really like but by the end i loved him and appreciated everything he did for summer. he’s such a good dad and i was tearing up reading his conversations with her at the end. he just wants what’s best for her and always has and i’m crying. parental love and a good bond always hits me in the feels.
then there’s winter. she’s already a character i want to know more about and i cannot wait to get to her story to understand her better. she was so mean to summer in this book, so i’m rooting for her redemption because i feel like there’s definitely things under the surface that we just aren’t seeing from summer’s pov.
now, the main thing that brought my rating down was the dialogue. it was mostly rhett’s fault because the things he’d say i just found incredibly cringy rather than “sexy” the way it was meant to be. not to discount a lot of the amazingly sweet things he said throughout, but i just wish there had been less of the former.
overall, this was such a fun read. i can’t wait to see how these characters develop over the course of the series and i really hope we get to see some reconciliation between summer and winter. 🙏🏻
.・。.・゜✭・. .・。.・゜✭・. .・。.・゜✭・.
i have definitely entered my cowboy era - 3.5 stars, rtc!
꒰ pre-read. ꒱
i think it’s time i give cowboy romances another try. maybe this will be the start of my cowboy era 🤭 i haven’t seen the best reviews for this one (as opposed to others in the series) but i’m hoping i enjoy it anyway! 🤠🤍
“If these were your last moments, would you go happy?”
i’ve only read one other cowboy romance before this and i couldn’t really see the appeal/hype. so i went into this thinking maybe it’d be a fun read but i probably wouldn’t love it, yk? but i have to say, i’m so happy i decided to give cowboy romances another chance because i surprisingly (to me at least) really enjoyed it! i loved the characters (especially the side characters whew), the connections, and even the setting. i have definitely entered into my cowboy era and i’m so excited to keep going with this series.
summer starts off a tad adrift and unsure what she really wants to do with her life - working with her dad solely because she wants to make him happy. i really liked her transformation throughout the book from the uptight, people pleaser to a more free version of herself. i do wish we saw more conflict resolution between her and some of the side characters but it’s understandable since it’s a series and it’ll probably be resolved in later books.
rhett felt harder for me to warm up to, but when i did i ended up really liking him too. seeing underneath the attention seeking, bad boy bull rider was really nice and i loved seeing how he interacted so differently with summer. ugh, they were so cute together.
omg kip was a character i thought i wouldn’t really like but by the end i loved him and appreciated everything he did for summer. he’s such a good dad and i was tearing up reading his conversations with her at the end. he just wants what’s best for her and always has and i’m crying. parental love and a good bond always hits me in the feels.
then there’s winter. she’s already a character i want to know more about and i cannot wait to get to her story to understand her better. she was so mean to summer in this book, so i’m rooting for her redemption because i feel like there’s definitely things under the surface that we just aren’t seeing from summer’s pov.
now, the main thing that brought my rating down was the dialogue. it was mostly rhett’s fault because the things he’d say i just found incredibly cringy rather than “sexy” the way it was meant to be. not to discount a lot of the amazingly sweet things he said throughout, but i just wish there had been less of the former.
overall, this was such a fun read. i can’t wait to see how these characters develop over the course of the series and i really hope we get to see some reconciliation between summer and winter. 🙏🏻
“Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment is flawless.”
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i have definitely entered my cowboy era - 3.5 stars, rtc!
꒰ pre-read. ꒱
i think it’s time i give cowboy romances another try. maybe this will be the start of my cowboy era 🤭 i haven’t seen the best reviews for this one (as opposed to others in the series) but i’m hoping i enjoy it anyway! 🤠🤍
April 25, 2024
”Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment is flawless.”
Finally entered my cowboy era with this series 🤠 i was looking for something that would give me silly and fun feels and this was perfect and a total pallet cleanser from my usual reads. some of the vibes were cute when they weren’t cheesy but I enjoyed the easiness of it nonetheless and some laughs (which is clear by how fast I read this).
“You wear the hat, you ride the cowboy”
Summer & Rhett had some sweet moments especially that epilogue that felt swoony and individually had their own things to work on which kinda felt more telling than showing but the message still ultimately got across. I don’t have much to say about these two. I found summer to be sweet but she needed to stand her ground more with others. Now Rhett, he was in fact the more childish out of his brothers yet aware of it and surely had some growing up to do which he managed but I know his character left little to be desired mostly for some. However, I did enjoy him riling summer up 😂 and milk haters = Rhett and me lol
This seemed like an ok start to the series and the inclusion of all the characters here really sets the tone for the next books. I’m now jumping into heartless next as I need more of Willa’s humor and want to see which Eaton brother is my fav besides who else could win me over as I enjoyed the interactions between them all! 3.5 stars
“What are binary stars?” His finger tenderly swipes across the spot he’s talking about. “It’s two stars that look like one to us when we see them in the sky. But really, they’re two. Stuck together by a gravitational pull, always orbiting one another.” “Kind of like the two of us, stuck together,” he muses.”
“He’s connected the freckles to say Mine. And God, in this moment, I feel like that might be true.”
January 21, 2025
2.25 stars ⭐
⤷ spoiler-free review!! ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪
this book fell flat for me unfortunately. i couldn’t connect with the characters, the romance lacked depth, and overall, it left me feeling indifferent 🤷🏻♀️
pre-read 🤠
thank you to everyone who voted on my poll <3 flawless it is! the mixed reviews are kinda scaring me though… 😅
⤷ spoiler-free review!! ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪
this book fell flat for me unfortunately. i couldn’t connect with the characters, the romance lacked depth, and overall, it left me feeling indifferent 🤷🏻♀️
pre-read 🤠
thank you to everyone who voted on my poll <3 flawless it is! the mixed reviews are kinda scaring me though… 😅
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