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A review by tristatereader
Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Done and Dusted is a “brother’s best friend” romance featuring cowboys 🤠 so if either of those 2 things pique your interest, keep reading 👀
Emmy Ryder is a famous horse rider on the barrel racing circuit. She’s worked hard at her career and loves what she does. But after a traumatic riding accident, she can’t bring herself to get back on a horse. After a month of isolation, she decides it’s time to move back home to Meadowlark, Wyoming. While her father and older brothers are thrilled to have her home, Emmy doesn’t disclose why she’s home. She feels she can work through the trauma on her own, but instead finds herself becoming more and more isolative. Until her brother’s bestie, Luke Brooks, comes into the picture.
Luke has a reputation for being Meadowlark’s bad boy. He has been a surrogate member of the Ryder family for as long as Emmy can remember. And Luke and Emmy have antagonized one another for the entirety of that time. But when Luke finds Emmy in the midst of a panic attack, all defenses fall and he helps her through it in the most supportive way.
I stayed up until 2am reading this bad boy. It was one of those books that immediately grabbed hold of me. The angst between Emmy and Luke was minimal and there was no third act breakup 🙌🏼. When Brooks was in his soft boy era, I couldn’t get enough of him. He took care of Emmy like she was the most precious thing in the world to him and I was living for it. I loved Emmy’s tenacity in getting herself back on the horse (not a metaphor). I also loved the side characters (Amos Ryder is a babygirl) and I’m dying for Teddy’s book 😍 even if Gus is on my list at the moment 😒.
Picked up book 2 yesterday and can’t wait to dig into Wes’ story!
*This book is superrrr spicy 🥵🌶️🔥
Emmy Ryder is a famous horse rider on the barrel racing circuit. She’s worked hard at her career and loves what she does. But after a traumatic riding accident, she can’t bring herself to get back on a horse. After a month of isolation, she decides it’s time to move back home to Meadowlark, Wyoming. While her father and older brothers are thrilled to have her home, Emmy doesn’t disclose why she’s home. She feels she can work through the trauma on her own, but instead finds herself becoming more and more isolative. Until her brother’s bestie, Luke Brooks, comes into the picture.
Luke has a reputation for being Meadowlark’s bad boy. He has been a surrogate member of the Ryder family for as long as Emmy can remember. And Luke and Emmy have antagonized one another for the entirety of that time. But when Luke finds Emmy in the midst of a panic attack, all defenses fall and he helps her through it in the most supportive way.
I stayed up until 2am reading this bad boy. It was one of those books that immediately grabbed hold of me. The angst between Emmy and Luke was minimal and there was no third act breakup 🙌🏼. When Brooks was in his soft boy era, I couldn’t get enough of him. He took care of Emmy like she was the most precious thing in the world to him and I was living for it. I loved Emmy’s tenacity in getting herself back on the horse (not a metaphor). I also loved the side characters (Amos Ryder is a babygirl) and I’m dying for Teddy’s book 😍 even if Gus is on my list at the moment 😒.
Picked up book 2 yesterday and can’t wait to dig into Wes’ story!
*This book is superrrr spicy 🥵🌶️🔥