whisperingchapters
Written on Sep 4, 2016
This is my first time reading a book by this author and unfortunately, it wasn't a success. Drake is a stubborn man who's very old fashioned and loves to work at the ranch. He has his routines and doesn't like when people interrupt that. Luce arrives wanting to learn about the wild animals and learning about Drake as a rancher for her thesis.
Honestly, this had it all for me to like and I was enjoying the banter between Drake and Luce. What led me to stop enjoying the story was the very quick romance that blossomed. It was only 2 weeks of "knowing" each other that Drake started falling for Luce. Keep in mind that part of those two weeks, the couple had avoided each other. I couldn't believe the romance because most of the time, they would argue instead of getting to know each other. It basically went like this: first meeting, arguments, avoidance, falling in love. This happened in the first 88 pages. The rest of the story kept going worse with the fast romance.
In addition to that, the story was boring and a few things were left unresolved, which irked me. What got me to somewhat like this story were the side characters, such as Drake's brothers and all their brotherly banter, Drake's mother, his friends, and Luce's sister. I was far more interested in their lives than Drake's and Luce's.
Overall, Always a Cowboy didn't hold my interest. There wasn't depth to the main characters and their romance was way too fast-paced.
I received a finished copy from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.