Review: A Fun Western Romance Adventure
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2012
I wasn't sure I'd even be able to finish this book; honestly, the Courier font was very difficult to get used to. I get that it's thematically appropriate for a book about a news reporter hero and a want-to-be reporter heroine, but I found it distracting and annoying. And every time I came back to the book, I had to get used to it all over again.That aside, I did enjoy the story. It had a few unpredictable elements, and some engaging characters. There were stereotypes among the secondary characters (organized crime boss, his goons, the crazy old prospector, the hooker with the heart of gold), the heroine is a bit of a Mary Sue, and other than Max and Elizabeth falling in love, I didn't think that the characters who changed over the course of the story did so convincingly. But the action moved along, there were quite a few funny moments as well as some tender ones along the way, Although the light tone and some language choices might not feel "authentic" to some historical romance readers, I didn't have any trouble believing that the century had not yet turned.The bottom line is that I got caught up in the story and enjoyed reading it; it was worth the time and money I invested.