...and now I'm back! I hope.
I'm not sure what happened but I seemed to get stuck in this bizarre slump. I was still reading and still enjoying reading but I just couldn't get excited about it. I didn't want to write about what I was reading, I barely kept up my book log with dates and ratings, I stopped visiting the reading blogs/message boards and I wasn't even particularly interested in buying books.
It was weird.
Thank God for Rosanne Bittner. I needed a really good, angsty, great big thick western saga to pull me out of it and Wildest Dreams definetely fit the bill. I can't remeber the last time I was this sucked into a book - to the point where I was cancelling plans with friends just so I could read more of it. I finished all 600+ pages in two days and would have been shorter if I could have gotten around a few of the inconveniences of real life.
This book reminded me of why I love westerns so much. I love how so much of the conflict comes from the dangers of living during that time and not foolishness from the hero/heroine. The women had to be tough to survive back then so you are almost guaranteed a wonderful strong heroine (not fiesty - strong). The men were not always rich and had to work to feed and protect their families.
I'm so happy that the last time I was at the UBS there was an entire shelf of Rosanne Bittner novels. As soon as I've saved up my money I'm heading off to scoop them all up.
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Oooh, yay! Another western historical lover!
You're in for a treat then, hunting up Bittner's backlist. A lot of her books fit that mold. The minute you find a copy of Outlaw Hearts, snatch it up. That's another really good one that fits the "western saga" bill.
Hi Lori,
My very first romance ever was a western and I've loved them ever since. I'm not sure if that's part of the reason I enjoy them so much or if I picked up a western because the time period already appealed to me. Young Guns was one of my favourite movies as a kid...
Wendy - That's good to hear. I tend to buy up entire author backlists after only reading one book and sometimes it turns out none of the other books are anything like the one I read first. I'll have to remember to keep an eye out for Outlaw Hearts. I'm usually picky about condition but if I see that one I'll buy it regardless.
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