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Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage

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graceev's review against another edition

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funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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bringmybooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

✨Bring✨ | ~~Borrow~~ | ~~Bypass~~

Review: This was SO. DANG. FUN. I went into this one pretty much blind - I had seen some people talking about it on Bookstagram and I thought the covers were really fun, so I put a Libby hold on this one plus the sequel (Swift & Saddled). They both became available around the same time, so I figured "Why not, I can just abandon my TBR!" ... and I am SO glad I did because this was exactly what I needed to read. It had a perfect amount of spice (oof) plus really great characters and the absolute BEST setting - I felt like I was *on* the ranch pretty much the entire time I was reading.

I loved both of the main characters in Done & Dusted so much, and I can tell I am going to be ready for any and absolutely all books to come out of the Rebel Blue Ranch series. Highly recommend!

(Re-reading that review it feels like a lot of "I LOVED THIS BOOK" and not a lot of substance, but you get what you get, okay? Just read the book, I LOVED IT.)

Overall Rating: ★★★★★ / 4.63

Rating each element of the book out of 5★
Characters ★★★★
Atmosphere ★★★★
Writing ★★★★
Plot ★★★★
Intrigue ★★★★
Logic ★★★★
Enjoyment ★★★★★
Pacing ★★★★
Dialogue ★★★★

★ did not like / ★★ it was okay / ★★★ liked it / ★★★★ really liked it / ★★★★★ loved it

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I am loving cowboy romances and as well as Elsie Silver’s Chestnut Series, this series has been raved about all over the Book Community, I got this book as part 3 for 6 deal at The Works and I decided to dive right in. This was such a strong book to start the series.

This book has two points of view. The first point of view is Clementine “Emmy” Ryder and for the first time in her life she has no idea what she’s doing. She's done everything on her to-do list. She left her small hometown, went to college, and made a name for herself doing her favourite thing – riding horses. But when an injury results in an obstacle she can’t overcome, Emmy leaves behind her career, an apartment and a boyfriend for the hometown she spent her whole life trying to escape. The second point of view is Luke Brooks. He is Meadowlark’s most notorious bad boy, bar owner and the small town’s bachelor. He is also the unofficial fifth member of the Ryder family, who spent his entire childhood antagonizing Emmy, the youngest sibling. It has been years since he’s seen his best friend’s little sister, but when he walks into his bar and back into his life, he can’t take his eyes off her. Brooks takes it upon himself to get to the bottom of why Emmy returned to Meadowlark and what happened to put out the perpetual fire in her eyes. But first, he needs Emmy to take him up on his offer to be friends. An offer that has nothing to do with the fact that he can’t stop thinking about her. At least, that’s what he tells himself. As things between Emmy and Brooks heat up, it’s getting more difficult for him to keep his hands off of her.

This book was so fun and flirty, and I loved the romance between Emmy and Luke. I love the Ryder’s family, if they would like to adopt me that would be fantastic because I love their family dynamic and how they all knew that Emmy and Luke were seeing each other but they choose to keep it to themselves until Emmy was ready and respecting her wishes. I love how they are all accepting of Luke and treat them like a son and that Emmy’s niece loves Luke and calls him Uncle Luke. I love Amos, I hope he finally meets someone and that he just wants Emmy to be happy even if she doesn’t stay in Meadowlark. I love how to confident grows within Emmy and how she was hiding from everyone to then standing up for herself and Luke.

I dislike Gus, I understand the whole older brother protection trope, but I swear there was just no need for the way he acted, and I really wanted someone to put him down a peg, which I'm glad that Teddy did that and I can see that book happening from a mile away.

I love that Lyla has already introduced the characters of the next book and it was a solid first book and I cannot wait to carry on with this series.

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ms_elchert's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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lmcarr0314's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Sometimes you need a quick feel good, giggling and kicking your feet story and that’s what this book did for me. I love the brothers best friend trope, and the keep your hands off her vibes. Also i’m always in for a Western story.

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juliaureads's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Overall, I enjoyed this. Were there some ick moments that pulled me out of the story? Yes. I wish there had been more pining and tension - more "will they/won't they". It's a decent cowboy romance that could have benefited from more showing and less telling. +5 points for female ADHD representation, though. Additional bonus points for no third act break up.

Tropes:
Cowboy romance, brother's best friend, family first

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emmysforeverbooked's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was a cute, quick read for me! I did enjoy it for the most part, however I will say that some parts leaned more toward that "slice of life" feeling rather than plot heavy (which I know some people enjoy, I just personally prefer plot heavy things).

Another thing I will say is that the author's writing style does feel a bit more fanfic-y to me rather than romance novel writing, which didn't bother me that much because I'm an avid fanfic reader and writer, but I would maybe skip on this one if you have a specific style of writing you like. Overall though, very cute and light read.

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