Review: Sure Not What I Expected
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2014
“Montana Legacy” by Roxanne Rustand is frankly a book that I read because I was asked if I would be interested in reading it and reviewing with an honest review.  I read the synopsis of the book, and frankly it sounded pretty interesting so I said sure.  I always enjoy reading Ms. Rustand books but when I found out that it is was a light suspense book, I wondered what I got myself into for I don't like the suspense genre for I like books that are sweet, fluffy, a little danger, and frankly don't require a lot of thinking about putting the pieces together.  Also there is a scene in the book that is early on that after that scene I would have walked away from the book for well that is just something that I don't find appealing, but I said I would review the book so I marched on to the end of the book.Now with that said, I did not make a mistake in giving this book a 5 star rating for frankly it was earned, for I really enjoyed the book.  I may not have loved it but by golly I finished the book, at times I couldn't put the book down and even shushed people around me from talking to me during different scenes.  I am so thankful that I said I would read and then give my honest review of this book, for I don't go back on my word, and found an enjoyable book that made me rethink about the next time I pick up a suspense book without thinking for I wont take it back to the library without at least trying to read it.  In the past if I picked up a book that was suspense, I would just put it down and take it back without even cracking the spine, but I dont think that will be happening in the future.The story line of a cop that inherits half a ranch and has to live there for six months is what caught my attention honestly, for how is a big city cop going to handle living and working on a ranch in Montana?  Strange things are happening at the same time she shows up and too many suspects to think about, and who they are out to get and the reason why.  There are some secrets as well that are there, and slowly a few things come out about the past and how two sides of the same story don't line in the slightest little bit, so where does the truth lay?Kate is a cop from the big city who is set to make things right, yet she is not so hardhearted that she can't see how things really are from what she wants them to be.  She is a strong little thing who doesn't give in or give up easily and the pranks played on her doesn't ruffle her feathers after all she was a rookie before and knew how things for the new kid on the block went sometimes.  She was big enough to admit who deserved the credit for making her look good when she knew otherwise she would have looked foolish.  She accepted how people treated her, though she didn't like it, she didn't whine and cry about it either, which shows a strength that reflected who she was.Seth is a man who loves the ranch, loves his daughter and will do what is right whether or not he wants to do it.  He has some issues to deal with about his own past concerning trusting another and what he thinks is the perfect woman for him.  He is at times stubborn and a bit narrow minded, but when it comes to doing what is right, he does it.  He is man enough to admit that he is wrong, which would make even the worse of guys look better, but for Seth it just raised that hero status a little bit more.There seems to be the theme of trust that runs through the book, or at least that is what I got from the book.  Neither Seth or Kate could seem to trust themselves enough to admit to what they were feeling.  Kate was unable to trust those around her when things started happening because she didn't know who she could trust.  Neither Seth or Kate could trust the other with what was happening around them or in the past so that they could have someone help carry the load.  Also forgiveness is another thing that pops up several times.  If only forgiveness had been extended sooner, things could have been so much better for one of the characters, and with another character we see what can happen when forgiveness isn't given and how that fill a person with bitterness.I really like this writing of the story that most certainly didn't take the easy way out.  I found the emotions that were described with different characters was something that I felt myself and understood why each character was feeling the way they were.  I felt the hope, the uncertainty, the doubt, the fear, the guilt and betrayal as each character felt it, for it was as if I was feeling the same way because of them.  The characters had a feeling of being like everyone else with their own problems and lives, and most certainly were not paper cuts that came across at two dimensional characters.  I hope all who read this book enjoys it as much or even better than I did.