Review: Outlaws are great! Mayor Judy not.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
Last of the Red-Hot Cowboys: Hell's Outlaws by Tina Leonard is a book I wanted to love since I really like this author’s work. However, I just didn’t one main person of the story. What I did love is the Outlaws, Trace, and the two supporting friends, Saint and Declan. I even hope that Declan’s twin, Fallon switches over to the Outlaws. As for the girls, I loved Ava and her determination. I loved Trace and Ava together, they sizzled.My biggest problem that interfered with my enjoyment of the story is Mayor Judy. She is conniving, manipulative and seems to believe in the battle of the sexes. While she is committed to the town of Hell, Texas, she is unable to commit to Steel. No wonder, she is afraid of Ivy. Judy’s treatment of Steel is immature and childish, certainly not the behavior of a forty something woman. He loves her but I’m not sure if she is just using him. Which is what I felt she was doing with the Belles. Ava tried to speak up to her but those around shot her down. That made no sense to me. Lastly, her obsession with her hair (or half a head of hair) and her rival, Ivy was too unbelievable for someone in her position. Maybe for a teenager but not the leader of a town. If the problem between the two was based on something besides Steel like the betterment of the town, maybe. To be a supporting character, she seemed to hog the story line too much. That drops my final rating to a 3.5 starsI would read more about the outlaws in a heartbeat but also hope Judy is voted out of office and leaves town.Copy provided by NetGalley for an honest review.