Plot:
(From Google Books)- As modern life takes unexpected turns, love comes knocking on the doors of three Arizona women. City girl Blaire Mackenzie has inherited her uncle's ostrich ranch, but how can she keep it when everyone, including the handsome manager, thinks her incompetent? Even as she starts to enjoy the ranch--and Burke Dunham--can she really find contentment there? Jazmyn Rondell's brother takes her on a hiking trip where her path crosses a secretive trail guide. Thor Larsen has retreated from the spotlight and locked his emotions away. Can Jazmyn and Thor work together to clear the past? Maddy Henry reluctantly agrees to help her friend's brother on a nature photo assignment. Jason Rondell has long been attracted to Maddy, but he was left at the altar once. Will burns from past loves keep these two forever apart?
My Initial Expectation:I've been eyeing this book for a long time. I love the southwest and the cover of this book really drew me in. To make matters even better, I read this during the "blizzard" we had here in Denver. I wasn't too sure that I wanted to read about ostriches, but I was all like 'This is a RA book- it won't disappoint.'
My Thoughts:Do you ever wonder if the authors of certain books have suffered some sort of emotional trauma as their characters. I wonder that with Ms. Farrier and this book. I felt bad for these characters. Every single one of the main characters suffered from lack of trust in the opposite sex. They give definition to the phrase "Once burned, twice shy." Except for Thor- he was "Thrice burned, six times shy." Poor guy.
I think "An Ostrich a Day" was my favorite story. Blaire and Burke were easy to identify with and I was able to picture them better than I was any of the others with the exception of Thor. I kept picturing Chris Hemsworth who played Thor in the Avengers series who probably looks a little how the author intended.
The only thing I'm not too crazy about with RA is that sometimes the characters in each story are connected with the ones in the other stories. That can make the storylines move slowly at times. I didn't come across this until the last story with Maddy and Jason. There were a couple of chapters that seemed to repeat themselves but it was easily forgivable.
I liked this book. It's a good read if you're looking for something lighthearted and clean.
Ratings:
(See rating chart on right)
Overall Concept-4
Plot-4
Loveability of Characters-4
Cover Appeal-5
Overall Rating-4
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