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Chestnut Springs #1
Flawless
The rules were simple . . .
Keep my hands off his daughter and stay out of trouble.
But now I’m stuck with her . . . And there’s only one bed . . .
Oh well, rules are made -- to be broken . . . aren't they?
I’m the face of professional bull riding -- the golden boy.
Or at least I was, until it all blew up in my face.
Now my agent says I have to clean up my image, so I’m stuck with his ball-busting daughter for the rest of the season as my “full-time supervision.”
But I don’t need a goddamn babysitter --
especially one with skin-tight jeans, a sexy smirk,
and a mouth she can’t stop running.
A mouth I just can’t stop thinking about . . .
Because Summer isn’t just another conquest.
She sees the man behind the mask, and she doesn’t run --
she pulls me closer, even when she shouldn’t.
She says this means nothing -- but I say this means everything.
She says there are boundaries we shouldn’t cross.
That my reputation can’t take any more hits -- and neither can her damaged heart.
I say I’m going to steal it anyway.
Keep my hands off his daughter and stay out of trouble.
But now I’m stuck with her . . . And there’s only one bed . . .
Oh well, rules are made -- to be broken . . . aren't they?
I’m the face of professional bull riding -- the golden boy.
Or at least I was, until it all blew up in my face.
Now my agent says I have to clean up my image, so I’m stuck with his ball-busting daughter for the rest of the season as my “full-time supervision.”
But I don’t need a goddamn babysitter --
especially one with skin-tight jeans, a sexy smirk,
and a mouth she can’t stop running.
A mouth I just can’t stop thinking about . . .
Because Summer isn’t just another conquest.
She sees the man behind the mask, and she doesn’t run --
she pulls me closer, even when she shouldn’t.
She says this means nothing -- but I say this means everything.
She says there are boundaries we shouldn’t cross.
That my reputation can’t take any more hits -- and neither can her damaged heart.
I say I’m going to steal it anyway.
424 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 24, 2022
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Elsie Silver
16 books36.5k followersCanadian author who loves a good book boyfriend and the sassy heroines who bring them to their knees. Connoisseur of charged looks and lingering touches. Big fan of witty banter. Horse girl through and through. Fully convinced that it's always wine o'clock somewhere.
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August 10, 2023
I didn't know I needed a cowboy romance in my life, but I NEEDED a cowboy romance in my life. It was so fun exploring the world of bull riding and grumpy cowboy brothers. I also LOVED all the side characters like Willa, Theo, and the whole Eaton family.
This book also had so much heart, especially towards the end. Summer has a complicated and messy family past, and Rhett has his own issues surrounding his identity with bull riding. I loved how full the whole world of this book felt since we get to experience so much of Rhett and Summer's love story but also both of their individual stories, families, and friends.
Can't wait for book 2! I know Cade is going to melt my heart.
This book also had so much heart, especially towards the end. Summer has a complicated and messy family past, and Rhett has his own issues surrounding his identity with bull riding. I loved how full the whole world of this book felt since we get to experience so much of Rhett and Summer's love story but also both of their individual stories, families, and friends.
Can't wait for book 2! I know Cade is going to melt my heart.
March 22, 2024
gripped my sheets, arched my back against my bed, let out an animalistic moan, curled my toes and rolled my eyes to this heavenly book
gonna go save a horse and ride a cowboy (in my dreams) yeehaw motherfucker🐴 🤠
gonna go save a horse and ride a cowboy (in my dreams) yeehaw motherfucker🐴 🤠
September 17, 2024
so apparently i’m now into fictional cowboys? this is new.
“I get to be stuck in her orbit for the rest of my life.” <3
“I get to be stuck in her orbit for the rest of my life.” <3
November 18, 2022
well slap my ass and say yeehaw, I guess I do like one cowboy
March 27, 2023
Time of death 46%. Thank you wanker cowboy, you’re dismissed.
To everyone who said it was great, I hope you will forgive me but I found this book cringy and boring… I couldn’t care less about the supposedly sexy cowboy with a ponytail (a ponytail! It’s 2023! Maybe a mustache too?!) and his princess.
Their chemistry was nonexistent and the guy was annoying and disgusting. He didn’t even know her yet and he was already having an inner monologue about her ‘cherry lips’ around his cock 🤢. And I really did not need to be notified every time he ‘fucked his hand’.
Then there’s the father of our twenty five year old heroine, calling her princess(!) in a professional environment(!!) and telling her who is and who is not allowed into her pants(!!!). If it was a joke I didn’t laugh.
I’m done (because if this were my last moment alive I would not want to waste it on this book 🤡)
I know they will bang eventually, so what will the daddy do? Challenge the cowboy to a duel?
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Buddy read with Anouk!
To everyone who said it was great, I hope you will forgive me but I found this book cringy and boring… I couldn’t care less about the supposedly sexy cowboy with a ponytail (a ponytail! It’s 2023! Maybe a mustache too?!) and his princess.
Their chemistry was nonexistent and the guy was annoying and disgusting. He didn’t even know her yet and he was already having an inner monologue about her ‘cherry lips’ around his cock 🤢. And I really did not need to be notified every time he ‘fucked his hand’.
Then there’s the father of our twenty five year old heroine, calling her princess(!) in a professional environment(!!) and telling her who is and who is not allowed into her pants(!!!). If it was a joke I didn’t laugh.
I’m done (because if this were my last moment alive I would not want to waste it on this book 🤡)
I know they will bang eventually, so what will the daddy do? Challenge the cowboy to a duel?
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Buddy read with Anouk!
April 26, 2024
—— 2 ✰ stars.
・❥・ Mood of the book:
̗̀➛Don't you wanna stay by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
̗̀➛Speechless by Dan + Shay
̗̀➛Why don't ya by Alex Clare
̗̀➛I don't want this night to end by Luke Bryan
I know Elsie made her own playlist but fuck her.
“If this were your last moment on earth, what would you want me to do?” Shut up, that's what I would want. Thank you
Ugh ok, I don't even know how to start this, exhale air and rub eyes, OK NOT MORE EXCUSES!! LET'S GO.
I am very disappointed with this book, I expected a lot more, I picked up this book thinking it was going to be a cute cowboy small town romance, and guess what? It was boring, mostly predictable and very very very cringey. Will I read the rest of the books in the series? Yes, mainly because I am a masochist and I like to suffer, and also because I am interested in reading the stories of Cade, Winter and Jasper hehe. So, this was a bad book, but the cover is pretty… right? Eye twicht.
Our main girl is Summer Hamilton, daughter of Kip Hamilton, who is Rhett Eaton's agent, professional bull rider and our main guy. Rhett has made some controversial comments that have caused several sponsors to withdraw their sponsorship, so Kip assigns Rhett a “babysitter”, Summer, to watch over him and stop him from doing stupid things.
The book is boring, it took me 5 days to finish it, because every time I finished a chapter, I saw how many pages the next one had, I sighed and closed the book, I picked up my phone and that's how the hours passed. The author's writing hasn't convinced me either, I haven't managed to connect with any character, she kept repeating how Summer was a people pleaser but she didn't show it, or how Rhett was very closed off with everyone but he literally was so social? ?? SHOW ME INSTEAD OF TELLING ME!! UGH. The author tried to include a sense of humor but failed miserably, she literally called the main character Summer and her sister Winter, I think nothing else need to be said. And don't get me started on smut.
I will talk very explicitly about the smut here, so if you are uncomfortable with that feel free to skip to the character section:
Ok you know what? LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SMUT. BECAUSE I WANTED TO SUMERGE MY EYES ON BLEACH EVERY. FUCKING. SCENE.
The saddest thing about all this is that the characters didn't do anything excessively wild, and let's be mature, almost everyone has sex, so we are not going to get scandalized because some dick sucking or eating pussy, but it's the way the author described It that made it so unbearable to read.
I also have to remember that Rhett masturbated continuously, LIKE, HOMMIE, PLS. In the first chapter of his point of view he literally says “I want to arrive home and have a date with my own hand” SIR. TMI. I don't mind the masturbation scenes because I am a person who is very open sexually, few things shock or bother me, but there were too many and his dick was hardening ALL THE TIME. LIKE FOR THE MOST RIDICULOUS SITUATIONS. It's not that there are many chapters that contain smut, but the number of times the characters mention and think with their genitals makes it feel like there is much more spicy content than there really is.
sᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ ʜᴀᴍɪʟᴛᴏɴ: I HATE HER. Supposedly, Summer is a city girl, I say supposedly because by the fifth chapter she is already more than integrated into the town, even though she wears skirts because she is not like the other girls, obviously. She has the same sense of humor as a brick, and the amount of second hand embarrassment she caused me throughout the book should be a crime.
“Because its only day one, and Im already going to be called upon to help Little Rhett in his pants” (Literally shut the fuck up)
“Okay, macho man” (Someone please sedate her)
“But giving me the last piece is just so… sweet. I almost can't reconcile it. “I almost want to ask myself what it means” (GIRL, IT’S CHICKEN DRUMSTICK, RELAX)
Something that bothered me a lot about her is the amount of toxic ideas she has about what masculinity is, she explicitly says that Rhett's hands are masculine because they are calloused and not soft, like those of other boys in her city, that some even liked to get manicures. Or that only Rhett could make jewelry look masculine, jewelry is genderless, stupid retrograde and sexist bitch.
“Only Rhett Eaton could make jewelry so damn manly” (??? This is why you don't have friends, Summer)
You can tell I didn't like her at all. I hated how she believed that she was not Rhett's priority because despite being dangerous, he continued doing bull riding, girl, it's his passion, I perfectly understood why Rhett didn't want to leave it.
ʀʜᴇᴛᴛ ᴇᴀᴛᴏɴ: I think for the first time in history, I like the boy more than the girl, even though Rhett was more boring than staring at a wall, his only personality trait was being a bull rider, and that's it. Sometimes a grumpy one. I did really like his interactions with his brothers, and I have little else to say about him, he was that boring.
“One is the real me, the other is just for show. The problem is, not very many people know the real me anymore” (BORING AND CLICHÉ)
- I didn't really care about the rest of the characters, Cade was an ass and Winter was a bitch, but I'm excited to read their povs on the next books and see their reaons for being like that. And Jasper was a sweetheart but we didn't get much of him, so I can't say much more.
“That's what you do for family. “Whatever it takes”
“I don't have a lot of friends. But I’d rather have one Willa than an entire pack of people who don’t truly get me.”
“That kind of love, well, it is sacred. “Someone who doesn’t leave your side, no matter what”
Anyways, yeehaw to everyone 🤠
old updates:
rtc let’s be funny like summer and take the bull by the horns 🤠
oct 22: OK. let’s get some yeehaw 🤠 hope this one doesn’t disappoint 💅🏻
“And everything about the moment was flawless”
・❥・ Mood of the book:
̗̀➛Don't you wanna stay by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
̗̀➛Speechless by Dan + Shay
̗̀➛Why don't ya by Alex Clare
̗̀➛I don't want this night to end by Luke Bryan
“If this were your last moment on earth, what would you want me to do?” Shut up, that's what I would want. Thank you
Ugh ok, I don't even know how to start this, exhale air and rub eyes, OK NOT MORE EXCUSES!! LET'S GO.
I am very disappointed with this book, I expected a lot more, I picked up this book thinking it was going to be a cute cowboy small town romance, and guess what? It was boring, mostly predictable and very very very cringey. Will I read the rest of the books in the series? Yes, mainly because I am a masochist and I like to suffer, and also because I am interested in reading the stories of Cade, Winter and Jasper hehe. So, this was a bad book, but the cover is pretty… right? Eye twicht.
↳˗ˏˋ𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚝ˊˎ˗ ↴:
Our main girl is Summer Hamilton, daughter of Kip Hamilton, who is Rhett Eaton's agent, professional bull rider and our main guy. Rhett has made some controversial comments that have caused several sponsors to withdraw their sponsorship, so Kip assigns Rhett a “babysitter”, Summer, to watch over him and stop him from doing stupid things.
↳˗ˏˋ𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐ˊˎ˗ ↴:
The book is boring, it took me 5 days to finish it, because every time I finished a chapter, I saw how many pages the next one had, I sighed and closed the book, I picked up my phone and that's how the hours passed. The author's writing hasn't convinced me either, I haven't managed to connect with any character, she kept repeating how Summer was a people pleaser but she didn't show it, or how Rhett was very closed off with everyone but he literally was so social? ?? SHOW ME INSTEAD OF TELLING ME!! UGH. The author tried to include a sense of humor but failed miserably, she literally called the main character Summer and her sister Winter, I think nothing else need to be said. And don't get me started on smut.
I will talk very explicitly about the smut here, so if you are uncomfortable with that feel free to skip to the character section:
Ok you know what? LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SMUT. BECAUSE I WANTED TO SUMERGE MY EYES ON BLEACH EVERY. FUCKING. SCENE.
The saddest thing about all this is that the characters didn't do anything excessively wild, and let's be mature, almost everyone has sex, so we are not going to get scandalized because some dick sucking or eating pussy, but it's the way the author described It that made it so unbearable to read.
I also have to remember that Rhett masturbated continuously, LIKE, HOMMIE, PLS. In the first chapter of his point of view he literally says “I want to arrive home and have a date with my own hand” SIR. TMI. I don't mind the masturbation scenes because I am a person who is very open sexually, few things shock or bother me, but there were too many and his dick was hardening ALL THE TIME. LIKE FOR THE MOST RIDICULOUS SITUATIONS. It's not that there are many chapters that contain smut, but the number of times the characters mention and think with their genitals makes it feel like there is much more spicy content than there really is.
↳˗ˏˋ𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 ˊˎ˗ ↴:
sᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ ʜᴀᴍɪʟᴛᴏɴ: I HATE HER. Supposedly, Summer is a city girl, I say supposedly because by the fifth chapter she is already more than integrated into the town, even though she wears skirts because she is not like the other girls, obviously. She has the same sense of humor as a brick, and the amount of second hand embarrassment she caused me throughout the book should be a crime.
“Because its only day one, and Im already going to be called upon to help Little Rhett in his pants” (Literally shut the fuck up)
“Okay, macho man” (Someone please sedate her)
“But giving me the last piece is just so… sweet. I almost can't reconcile it. “I almost want to ask myself what it means” (GIRL, IT’S CHICKEN DRUMSTICK, RELAX)
Something that bothered me a lot about her is the amount of toxic ideas she has about what masculinity is, she explicitly says that Rhett's hands are masculine because they are calloused and not soft, like those of other boys in her city, that some even liked to get manicures. Or that only Rhett could make jewelry look masculine, jewelry is genderless, stupid retrograde and sexist bitch.
“Only Rhett Eaton could make jewelry so damn manly” (??? This is why you don't have friends, Summer)
You can tell I didn't like her at all. I hated how she believed that she was not Rhett's priority because despite being dangerous, he continued doing bull riding, girl, it's his passion, I perfectly understood why Rhett didn't want to leave it.
ʀʜᴇᴛᴛ ᴇᴀᴛᴏɴ: I think for the first time in history, I like the boy more than the girl, even though Rhett was more boring than staring at a wall, his only personality trait was being a bull rider, and that's it. Sometimes a grumpy one. I did really like his interactions with his brothers, and I have little else to say about him, he was that boring.
“One is the real me, the other is just for show. The problem is, not very many people know the real me anymore” (BORING AND CLICHÉ)
- I didn't really care about the rest of the characters, Cade was an ass and Winter was a bitch, but I'm excited to read their povs on the next books and see their reaons for being like that. And Jasper was a sweetheart but we didn't get much of him, so I can't say much more.
↳˗ˏˋ𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚚𝚞𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚜 𝙸 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚍 ˊˎ˗ ↴:
“That's what you do for family. “Whatever it takes”
“I don't have a lot of friends. But I’d rather have one Willa than an entire pack of people who don’t truly get me.”
“That kind of love, well, it is sacred. “Someone who doesn’t leave your side, no matter what”
Anyways, yeehaw to everyone 🤠
old updates:
rtc let’s be funny like summer and take the bull by the horns 🤠
oct 22: OK. let’s get some yeehaw 🤠 hope this one doesn’t disappoint 💅🏻
August 2, 2023
(3.5)
let’s face it: cowboys are hot.
there’s just something about a man who can wear the hell out of a pair of Wranglers and ride a bull for eight seconds. i’m here for it. in fact, consider me a simp for Rhett Eaton.
and you know what? i hate milk, too.
my cowboy romance era is now in full swing.🤠🤎
immediately starting book two because i need more fictional country men in my life.
**rating subject to change once i read more of the series
let’s face it: cowboys are hot.
there’s just something about a man who can wear the hell out of a pair of Wranglers and ride a bull for eight seconds. i’m here for it. in fact, consider me a simp for Rhett Eaton.
and you know what? i hate milk, too.
my cowboy romance era is now in full swing.🤠🤎
immediately starting book two because i need more fictional country men in my life.
**rating subject to change once i read more of the series
April 9, 2024
3.5 Stars Rounded Up!
“She and I really are binary stars, stuck in each other’s orbit, drawn together by forces we can’t see or understand—but that we can feel.” ₊˚⊹☆
I think it is most definitely my cowboy era! 🤠🐎
I'm just going to go right in on this one. So, this is the first Elsie Silver book I've read and I didn't really know what to expect. I've seen it all over the place so obv I know it's quite popular. However, I've heard that this one is not loved as much as some of the others.
I went in with reasonable expectations, honestly- I didn't think I was going to end up enjoying it as much as I did, but thankfully I had a good time with it.
Albeit, the plot is a little predictable. I really enjoyed the concept of Rhett being a bit of a troublesome bad boy who's gotten himself in some trouble, which cost him his reputation and some sponsors. And Summer who comes in to keep him in line.
I've never read about a bull rider before, so who knew I would love him so much? Summer on the other hand came across a little immature at times, but considering the painful past she comes from and some of the baggage- I'll give her a bit of a pass.
♡ • ➵ The imagery that Elise was able to convey with her writing was hands down breathtaking. 😩
♡ • ➵ The love making in the old truck under the stars or sunset - was chefs kiss! 💋 The time they spent together really felt magical.✨
There is a third act so meh but all in all I think this was the perfect read for me right now as I have a lot going on in my personal life and needed something light and romantic. I definitely recommend it.
┍━━━━━»•» 🌺 «•«━┑
╰┈➤ 𝓠𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼
┕━»•» 🌺 «•«━━━━━┙
🎀 “You’ve got me, Princess. Only you, I promise,”
🎀 “You were out there this whole time, and now I know you exist, and I can never go back. Wouldn’t want to if I could.”
🎀 “I love your freckles,” he murmurs from behind me, the pad of his finger tracing lines across the expanse of my back. “They remind me of all the constellations. Like I could draw lines between them, and pictures would appear.”
“She and I really are binary stars, stuck in each other’s orbit, drawn together by forces we can’t see or understand—but that we can feel.” ₊˚⊹☆
I think it is most definitely my cowboy era! 🤠🐎
I'm just going to go right in on this one. So, this is the first Elsie Silver book I've read and I didn't really know what to expect. I've seen it all over the place so obv I know it's quite popular. However, I've heard that this one is not loved as much as some of the others.
I went in with reasonable expectations, honestly- I didn't think I was going to end up enjoying it as much as I did, but thankfully I had a good time with it.
Albeit, the plot is a little predictable. I really enjoyed the concept of Rhett being a bit of a troublesome bad boy who's gotten himself in some trouble, which cost him his reputation and some sponsors. And Summer who comes in to keep him in line.
I've never read about a bull rider before, so who knew I would love him so much? Summer on the other hand came across a little immature at times, but considering the painful past she comes from and some of the baggage- I'll give her a bit of a pass.
♡ • ➵ The imagery that Elise was able to convey with her writing was hands down breathtaking. 😩
♡ • ➵ The love making in the old truck under the stars or sunset - was chefs kiss! 💋 The time they spent together really felt magical.✨
There is a third act so meh but all in all I think this was the perfect read for me right now as I have a lot going on in my personal life and needed something light and romantic. I definitely recommend it.
┍━━━━━»•» 🌺 «•«━┑
╰┈➤ 𝓠𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼
┕━»•» 🌺 «•«━━━━━┙
🎀 “You’ve got me, Princess. Only you, I promise,”
🎀 “You were out there this whole time, and now I know you exist, and I can never go back. Wouldn’t want to if I could.”
🎀 “I love your freckles,” he murmurs from behind me, the pad of his finger tracing lines across the expanse of my back. “They remind me of all the constellations. Like I could draw lines between them, and pictures would appear.”
October 12, 2022
4 Stars
This was a fun, fluffy, romance...which was exactly what I was in the mood for when I picked it up.
Since timing is everything, I consider that a win.
I really liked both main characters and their family dynamics. It’s not one I’ll remember forever or anything, but it was deliciously fluffy smut and I had fun reading it. If you are in the mood for a fluffy, forced proximity, small town romance with a hint of office/rodeo...this one is for you.
Looking forward to book two.
This was a fun, fluffy, romance...which was exactly what I was in the mood for when I picked it up.
Since timing is everything, I consider that a win.
I really liked both main characters and their family dynamics. It’s not one I’ll remember forever or anything, but it was deliciously fluffy smut and I had fun reading it. If you are in the mood for a fluffy, forced proximity, small town romance with a hint of office/rodeo...this one is for you.
Looking forward to book two.
April 18, 2024
RhettSummer were so freaking wholesome, I’m so in love with this authors writing 🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️
I genuinely thought I wouldn’t enjoy this book as much as I did and I’m so pleasantly surprised rn 🤭
I have to say that Rhett was a little rat in the beginning of this book omfds he got on my nerves but gradually he got better and fell so in love with summer, it won me over.
Summer was SO lovable. I enjoyed her character sm. the way she’s been done so dirty her entire life but still managed to turn out an optimist makes me love her even more. The strength in softhearted women is criminally underrated.
Funnily enough, the connection between the MCs, before the third act breakup, was more than enough to make up for the fact that they got back together literally pages- PAGES before the epilogue. Their reunion was believable — well… as believable as corny romance books can get — for it to work out bc I could see they would last. This is so rare for me so ofc I have to give an extra half star 🥹
As for the men’s ranking from most interested to least interested in reading their book:
1. Beau — I’m being told this is an unpopular opinion?? Whyyy! He’s literally got me in the tightest chokehold and he’s hardly been present most of the book. Him putting on a dumb facade but in reality being the smartest in the room?? The golden retriever energy?? I’m so freaking tempted to skip all the books to get to his story 🙏 I just know his book is GNA eat.
2. Cade — ofc ofcccc I want to read his book asap- like him stepping up as the parent figure when the parent checked out??? Grumpy surly burly single dad with a cheery sunshine pookie to call his own??? I was his from the first time he spoke, taking the piss out of Rhett. legit at line one and I’m outtttt- HEARTBEAT FLATLINED 🫦
3. Theo — cheery carefree bull rider and uptight ice queen surgeon??? Watch me enter the biggest slump of my life when I read their book 😝🤞🤞🤞
4. Jasper — listen he reminds me of one of my favvvv characters ever, so naturally I want him too. The cutthroat dgaf attitude?? The almost detached but still teasing personality? I’m ferallll- so tempted to look up who his love interest is but I don’t wanna spoil it for myself (yes I consider this a spoiler pls let me be 🤚)
I think I’ve covered them all? Yep. Well that’s my order of interest at this moment in time. But I’m def sure it’ll change. I’ll probs do a list of fav to least in my last review of this series.
Anyway, it’s safe to say this book was definitely my cuppa and I was surprisingly thirstyyyy 🤭💗💘🦋💕✨
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
Even tho her dad is a humongous red flag at least he loves his kids with his whole being. I love that summer had that unconditional paternal love 😭
𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
BeforeThree — can’t lie
Jayla Darden — got it
Bettin on you — Jake puliti
Stay up — miss Issa
Take a ride — Donovan
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──
LETS SEE IF THIS IS MY CUPPA TEA… (hoping and praying it is 🙏)
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2/2/24 — Did I buy the whole series without checking if I’m even gna like the writing? Ofc I did 🌝
I genuinely thought I wouldn’t enjoy this book as much as I did and I’m so pleasantly surprised rn 🤭
I have to say that Rhett was a little rat in the beginning of this book omfds he got on my nerves but gradually he got better and fell so in love with summer, it won me over.
Summer was SO lovable. I enjoyed her character sm. the way she’s been done so dirty her entire life but still managed to turn out an optimist makes me love her even more. The strength in softhearted women is criminally underrated.
Funnily enough, the connection between the MCs, before the third act breakup, was more than enough to make up for the fact that they got back together literally pages- PAGES before the epilogue. Their reunion was believable — well… as believable as corny romance books can get — for it to work out bc I could see they would last. This is so rare for me so ofc I have to give an extra half star 🥹
As for the men’s ranking from most interested to least interested in reading their book:
1. Beau — I’m being told this is an unpopular opinion?? Whyyy! He’s literally got me in the tightest chokehold and he’s hardly been present most of the book. Him putting on a dumb facade but in reality being the smartest in the room?? The golden retriever energy?? I’m so freaking tempted to skip all the books to get to his story 🙏 I just know his book is GNA eat.
2. Cade — ofc ofcccc I want to read his book asap- like him stepping up as the parent figure when the parent checked out??? Grumpy surly burly single dad with a cheery sunshine pookie to call his own??? I was his from the first time he spoke, taking the piss out of Rhett. legit at line one and I’m outtttt- HEARTBEAT FLATLINED 🫦
3. Theo — cheery carefree bull rider and uptight ice queen surgeon??? Watch me enter the biggest slump of my life when I read their book 😝🤞🤞🤞
4. Jasper — listen he reminds me of one of my favvvv characters ever, so naturally I want him too. The cutthroat dgaf attitude?? The almost detached but still teasing personality? I’m ferallll- so tempted to look up who his love interest is but I don’t wanna spoil it for myself (yes I consider this a spoiler pls let me be 🤚)
I think I’ve covered them all? Yep. Well that’s my order of interest at this moment in time. But I’m def sure it’ll change. I’ll probs do a list of fav to least in my last review of this series.
Anyway, it’s safe to say this book was definitely my cuppa and I was surprisingly thirstyyyy 🤭💗💘🦋💕✨
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
Even tho her dad is a humongous red flag at least he loves his kids with his whole being. I love that summer had that unconditional paternal love 😭
𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
BeforeThree — can’t lie
Jayla Darden — got it
Bettin on you — Jake puliti
Stay up — miss Issa
Take a ride — Donovan
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LETS SEE IF THIS IS MY CUPPA TEA… (hoping and praying it is 🙏)
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2/2/24 — Did I buy the whole series without checking if I’m even gna like the writing? Ofc I did 🌝
December 5, 2023
I’ve read it twice this year. That should give you an indication as to how much I loved it.
I was nervous to reread it. I wasn’t sure whether it was going to hold up. I was worried that the initial intense feelings I had for this book were a fluke.
But they weren’t. 😭
I fell in love with this story all over again.
This instalment in the series feels severely underrated to me. Unpopular opinion: I’m pretty sure I prefer it to Heartless. Possibly. 👀
I loved every moment of this reread.
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“I feel like I was made for you.”
So, I’m about to become obsessed with this series! 😍
I could not escape the hype for this one and I finally just had to cave and read it. And oh my lord. This was pure fun! It made me happy! These two characters had so much heart and playfulness between them that I was on the verge of losing it several times. Because feelings. 🥹
The hype was very much worth it and I can’t wait to continue on with the series. We were introduced to such a great bunch of characters and I love that they all felt as relevant as our main ones.
Also, I gotta shoutout the dads in this book. Kip and Harvey were just the most precious, most adoring kind.
But, the book isn’t without its flaws. The minor gripe I had was the way the conflict(s) was handled. I mean, emotions were rife and whatnot but it somewhat dragged for me. And I wish certain elements that surrounded the conflicts were expanded upon more.
But other than that, I cannot fault this book.
4.5 ⭐️
Buddy-read with Sara! 🥰
I was nervous to reread it. I wasn’t sure whether it was going to hold up. I was worried that the initial intense feelings I had for this book were a fluke.
But they weren’t. 😭
I fell in love with this story all over again.
This instalment in the series feels severely underrated to me. Unpopular opinion: I’m pretty sure I prefer it to Heartless. Possibly. 👀
I loved every moment of this reread.
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“I feel like I was made for you.”
So, I’m about to become obsessed with this series! 😍
I could not escape the hype for this one and I finally just had to cave and read it. And oh my lord. This was pure fun! It made me happy! These two characters had so much heart and playfulness between them that I was on the verge of losing it several times. Because feelings. 🥹
The hype was very much worth it and I can’t wait to continue on with the series. We were introduced to such a great bunch of characters and I love that they all felt as relevant as our main ones.
Also, I gotta shoutout the dads in this book. Kip and Harvey were just the most precious, most adoring kind.
But, the book isn’t without its flaws. The minor gripe I had was the way the conflict(s) was handled. I mean, emotions were rife and whatnot but it somewhat dragged for me. And I wish certain elements that surrounded the conflicts were expanded upon more.
But other than that, I cannot fault this book.
4.5 ⭐️
Buddy-read with Sara! 🥰
April 24, 2024
3 Stars ☆
"Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment is flawless."
This was my first cowboy romance, and I can't say that I'm disappointed. There were some cheesy dialouges at times. Overall, it was cute and enjoyable.
Flawless is the first book in the Chestnust Springs series. It is a small town, enemies to lovers cowboy romance with some banter, tension, and forced proximity. I felt like they moved away from being enemies pretty fast. I would have liked there to have been more.
Summer has just gotten her law degree and has started working for her father's company. When news breaks that one of his clients has gotten himself into some trouble and is beginning to lose sponsors over it. She is now tasked to keep an eye on Rhett Easton the bull rider who has publicly announced that he doesn't like milk to ensure that he doesn't harm his image any more than he has, lose anymore sponsors or cause anymore trouble. Can she keep the reckless cowboy in line until the end of this season?
Summer Hamilton is strong and resilient from what she had endured during her childhood, and that's what I admired about her. On the other hand, though, I couldn't stand that she was such a people pleaser and immature at times. Like girl, grow a backbone and stand up for yourself. Also, some of the things she said were so cheesy. I found myself not loving her but not hating her either.
"If this were my last moment alive, how would I want it to be?"
Rhett Eaton is a broody, grumpy, cocky bullrider that is vulnerable at times and has some insecurities. I get his dislike for milk because I feel the same. He does have a sweet side that is reserved for Summer. That was pretty much it for him, though, as far as personality. I did feel bad for him that he felt like no one was ever there for him until Summer.
“Because I’m more myself on the back of a bull than I am any other time. I’ve only ever been a bull rider.”
Summer and Rhett had some cute moments together. They had chemistry, but I felt like there were things that needed to be worked on with themselves first. I guess they did, but it was surface level. Now there was one particular scene that I did enjoy with them, and that was the phone call iykyk.
"Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment is flawless."
This book was a good introduction for me into the cowboy world. There were moments where it was predictable. We also had a third act breakup that could have been dissolved had they just talked about it. Other than some minor issues, I enjoyed it enough to want to move onto the next book.
Favorite quotes and moments
"That’s what you do for family. Whatever it takes."
"He’s connected the freckles to say Mine. And God, in this moment, I feel like that might be true."
"She and I really are binary stars, stuck in each other’s orbit, drawn together by forces we can’t see or understand—but that we can feel."
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Pre-review: First cowboy romance. It's time to see what the hype is about. Let's go 🤍🤠
"Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment is flawless."
This was my first cowboy romance, and I can't say that I'm disappointed. There were some cheesy dialouges at times. Overall, it was cute and enjoyable.
Flawless is the first book in the Chestnust Springs series. It is a small town, enemies to lovers cowboy romance with some banter, tension, and forced proximity. I felt like they moved away from being enemies pretty fast. I would have liked there to have been more.
Summer has just gotten her law degree and has started working for her father's company. When news breaks that one of his clients has gotten himself into some trouble and is beginning to lose sponsors over it. She is now tasked to keep an eye on Rhett Easton the bull rider who has publicly announced that he doesn't like milk to ensure that he doesn't harm his image any more than he has, lose anymore sponsors or cause anymore trouble. Can she keep the reckless cowboy in line until the end of this season?
Summer Hamilton is strong and resilient from what she had endured during her childhood, and that's what I admired about her. On the other hand, though, I couldn't stand that she was such a people pleaser and immature at times. Like girl, grow a backbone and stand up for yourself. Also, some of the things she said were so cheesy. I found myself not loving her but not hating her either.
"If this were my last moment alive, how would I want it to be?"
Rhett Eaton is a broody, grumpy, cocky bullrider that is vulnerable at times and has some insecurities. I get his dislike for milk because I feel the same. He does have a sweet side that is reserved for Summer. That was pretty much it for him, though, as far as personality. I did feel bad for him that he felt like no one was ever there for him until Summer.
“Because I’m more myself on the back of a bull than I am any other time. I’ve only ever been a bull rider.”
Summer and Rhett had some cute moments together. They had chemistry, but I felt like there were things that needed to be worked on with themselves first. I guess they did, but it was surface level. Now there was one particular scene that I did enjoy with them, and that was the phone call iykyk.
"Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment is flawless."
This book was a good introduction for me into the cowboy world. There were moments where it was predictable. We also had a third act breakup that could have been dissolved had they just talked about it. Other than some minor issues, I enjoyed it enough to want to move onto the next book.
Favorite quotes and moments
"That’s what you do for family. Whatever it takes."
"He’s connected the freckles to say Mine. And God, in this moment, I feel like that might be true."
"She and I really are binary stars, stuck in each other’s orbit, drawn together by forces we can’t see or understand—but that we can feel."
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Pre-review: First cowboy romance. It's time to see what the hype is about. Let's go 🤍🤠
December 23, 2023
“you wear the hat, you ride the cowboy”
5 stars simply for the ✨vibes✨
5 stars simply for the ✨vibes✨
June 2, 2023
dnf at 8%, the fmc saying “my give-a-fuck-meter” and “this outfit slays” was enough for me to never want to pick up another elsie silver book again
November 24, 2023
4 STARS
Enemies to lovers rom com and free on kindle unlimited! ❤️🔥 this book felt a little similar to the first blue moon series book by Lucy score! Didn’t like the writing quite as much as Lucy score herself, but it was very similar and I still enjoyed this read! The characters were easy to love, although rhetts oldest brother, Cade maybe??? honestly can’t remember, bro he irked me occasionally, just not my type of guy but I know he has his own trauma which I can’t wait to read about when his book comes out so I can stop being annoyed by the comments he made.
Bro FUCK summers half sister and step mom. OH AND ROB. I love the way Rhett defended her even though she didn’t want it and saw it as a lack of trust…honestly in the moment I probably would have too.
I really loved the text messages at the beginning of each chapter….they actually made me laugh out loud. The dialogue between the characters in the text were exactly how I talk so I was CHUCKLING.
Enemies to lovers rom com and free on kindle unlimited! ❤️🔥 this book felt a little similar to the first blue moon series book by Lucy score! Didn’t like the writing quite as much as Lucy score herself, but it was very similar and I still enjoyed this read! The characters were easy to love, although rhetts oldest brother, Cade maybe??? honestly can’t remember, bro he irked me occasionally, just not my type of guy but I know he has his own trauma which I can’t wait to read about when his book comes out so I can stop being annoyed by the comments he made.
Bro FUCK summers half sister and step mom. OH AND ROB. I love the way Rhett defended her even though she didn’t want it and saw it as a lack of trust…honestly in the moment I probably would have too.
I really loved the text messages at the beginning of each chapter….they actually made me laugh out loud. The dialogue between the characters in the text were exactly how I talk so I was CHUCKLING.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 24, 2024
He is the embodiment of a guy if I see irl I would run for my life! The next book better be good!
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Pre-read review!!
Her new series is coming out soon so it is about time to start this one!!!
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Pre-read review!!
Her new series is coming out soon so it is about time to start this one!!!
September 21, 2024
౨ৎ ⋮ He's connected the freckles to say Mine. And God, in this moment, I felt like that might be true.
this was my first time ever reading a cowboy romance. but i wasn't ready for a thirty something year old man acting like a toddler in the whole book and needing a babysitter so that he could keep it his pants and getting bashed for hating over milk? yeah, i think i’ll pass on this rodeo.
December 22, 2023
Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment was flawless.
okay i first want to say i kind of love seeing book titles actually being mentioned in the book, even if it is so dumb. it just does something to my brain 🤸🏽♀️
now i feel like me giving this book a 2-star rating is me being incredibly generous cause at most this book was average as hell. like okay i can see why a lot of people have loved this book but sadly i could not be one of those people, im sorry i know i make myself miserable by not enjoying things everyone else does sometimes.
summer hamiltion graduated from law school... are we hearing this? LAW SCHOOL. and you know what her first job is? to babysit a 32-year-old man bc he can't stfu and keep his d in his pants 😐 at this moment i just KNEW i was going to have a hard time enjoying this 😣
i will admit i enjoyed the first 200 pages, but after that, it was CONSTANTLY either rhett talking about summer and her curves and whatnot, and then summer would only use words relating to masculinity to describe rhett. and summer was just a PUSH-OVER, she cared too much about what others thought. 🙂 i swear at the beginning of the book she seemed strong but when rhett came into the picture she thrived off of validation from him. it was just too painful.
now rhett, was so annoying. 16 year old boy trapped in the body of a 32 year old and i mean that in the most insulting way ever. i swear everytime cade (his brother) chewed him out i was cheering. but he literally was just an ick. long hair? ew. putting it into a PONYTAIL? double ew.
im trying not to think too deeply about this book because i might get more annoyed than i already am 😐 but anyway, i can't wait for cade's book because he knows what responsibilities are and i liked him every time he knocked some sense into rhett.
i will say the ending kind of did have me blushing a little 🫣 so yes im aware im part of the problem. but i would recommend this to anyone who just wants a cowboy romance and does not want to think AT ALL, like brain is empty af.
so overall, the first 200 pages were tolerable. everything is the middle made me want to gauge my eyes out and the ending somewhat was cliche but not in the way i expected 🫡
chestnut springs series rating: 3 stars
1. flawless ~ 2 stars
2. heartless ~ 3.5 stars
3. powerless ~ 4 stars
4. reckless ~ 4.5 stars
5. hopeless ~ 1 star
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sometimes all i want is an empty brain and a dumb lil cowboy romance
September 30, 2023
5 stars
Flawless is my new favorite Elsie Silver book! This is the first book in Silver's new 'Chestnut Springs' series and I'm here for all the potential books in this one! Especially if we get more of those Eaton boys!
Rhett Eaton is a bull rider who got in a bit of trouble with his sponsors. While his agent is trying to smooth things over, Rhett gets a... babysitter for the last few months of his tour. This babysitter happens to be Summer Hamilton, his agent's daughter. Summer is working at her dad's firm and is willing to do whatever it takes to prove herself. She's a bit of a people pleaser and definitely a relatable character.
The banter in this book was... chef's kiss perfect. And the chemistry between these two was insane. At first, you could tell Rhett didn't want Summer around. He thought he didn't need her or any help, but how wrong he was. And Summer needed someone like Rhett. Someone who had her back and was there for her no matter what.
I truly loved these two together. They had a spark from the moment they first met and they became combustible. Not only did I love them, but Summer's dad was amazing. I also loved Rhett's dad and his entire family. I want a Beau book, a Clay book, and a Jasper book! This was such a fantastic read and I'm looking forward to reading more from this world.
"Tell me what you want, Summer... if this were your last moment on earth, what would you want me to do?"
Flawless is my new favorite Elsie Silver book! This is the first book in Silver's new 'Chestnut Springs' series and I'm here for all the potential books in this one! Especially if we get more of those Eaton boys!
Rhett Eaton is a bull rider who got in a bit of trouble with his sponsors. While his agent is trying to smooth things over, Rhett gets a... babysitter for the last few months of his tour. This babysitter happens to be Summer Hamilton, his agent's daughter. Summer is working at her dad's firm and is willing to do whatever it takes to prove herself. She's a bit of a people pleaser and definitely a relatable character.
The banter in this book was... chef's kiss perfect. And the chemistry between these two was insane. At first, you could tell Rhett didn't want Summer around. He thought he didn't need her or any help, but how wrong he was. And Summer needed someone like Rhett. Someone who had her back and was there for her no matter what.
I truly loved these two together. They had a spark from the moment they first met and they became combustible. Not only did I love them, but Summer's dad was amazing. I also loved Rhett's dad and his entire family. I want a Beau book, a Clay book, and a Jasper book! This was such a fantastic read and I'm looking forward to reading more from this world.
August 13, 2023
— 2.5 stars ☆
this was sweet. 🥰 but the fact that cade stole the show for me should say a lot <3
to Rhett - you managed to make hating milk a whole-ass personality trait, amazing job!! (i hate milk as well, so that's one thing we have in commonand the only thing. thank god for small mercies that i don't own a ranch)
to Summer - plsss, you were a lil interesting but i literally. have. zero. highlights. in this book. and that should say a lot to you, madam.
basically all in all this was a very meh read, i guess it could be called cute as well? but nothing very remarkable or anything. fluffy, all that, but i couldn't feel the characters at all. in the first 30% i thought this had SO MUCH POTENTIAL 😭 - you should see how my hopes died after Rhett and Summer survived miscommunication, the one-bed trope, the dreaded hospital scene, and ofc the very clichéd ex of Summer (who very obviously marries her sister).
I SKIMMED THE SEX SCENES. 💀 yep. sorry to admit this, but i didn't realise what went where into which part in this book 😭 it was that bad. plus the dirty talk was very ehh.
buddy read this with lia, lil tangerine and leni! <3
this was sweet. 🥰 but the fact that cade stole the show for me should say a lot <3
to Rhett - you managed to make hating milk a whole-ass personality trait, amazing job!! (i hate milk as well, so that's one thing we have in common
to Summer - plsss, you were a lil interesting but i literally. have. zero. highlights. in this book. and that should say a lot to you, madam.
basically all in all this was a very meh read, i guess it could be called cute as well? but nothing very remarkable or anything. fluffy, all that, but i couldn't feel the characters at all. in the first 30% i thought this had SO MUCH POTENTIAL 😭 - you should see how my hopes died after Rhett and Summer survived miscommunication, the one-bed trope, the dreaded hospital scene, and ofc the very clichéd ex of Summer (who very obviously marries her sister).
I SKIMMED THE SEX SCENES. 💀 yep. sorry to admit this, but i didn't realise what went where into which part in this book 😭 it was that bad. plus the dirty talk was very ehh.
buddy read this with lia, lil tangerine and leni! <3
April 25, 2024
”Choosing each other. Finding each other. Showing up for each other. And everything about the moment is flawless.”
Finally entered my cowboy era with this series 🤠 i was looking for something that would give me silly and fun feels and this was perfect and a total pallet cleanser from my usual reads. some of the vibes were cute when they weren’t cheesy but I enjoyed the easiness of it nonetheless and some laughs (which is clear by how fast I read this).
“You wear the hat, you ride the cowboy”
Summer & Rhett had some sweet moments especially that epilogue that felt swoony and individually had their own things to work on which kinda felt more telling than showing but the message still ultimately got across. I don’t have much to say about these two. I found summer to be sweet but she needed to stand her ground more with others. Now Rhett, he was in fact the more childish out of his brothers yet aware of it and surely had some growing up to do which he managed but I know his character left little to be desired mostly for some. However, I did enjoy him riling summer up 😂 and milk haters = Rhett and me lol
This seemed like an ok start to the series and the inclusion of all the characters here really sets the tone for the next books. I’m now jumping into heartless next as I need more of Willa’s humor and want to see which Eaton brother is my fav besides who else could win me over as I enjoyed the interactions between them all! 3.5 stars
“What are binary stars?” His finger tenderly swipes across the spot he’s talking about. “It’s two stars that look like one to us when we see them in the sky. But really, they’re two. Stuck together by a gravitational pull, always orbiting one another.” “Kind of like the two of us, stuck together,” he muses.”
“He’s connected the freckles to say Mine. And God, in this moment, I feel like that might be true.”
July 10, 2022
rtc in an upcoming KU vlog
August 1, 2024
|| 2.0 stars ||
Honestly, I did kind of like the tension and the chemistry between them at the beginning, but after they had sex for the first time it all became super bland. And it’s not even like there were only sex scenes after that, but it’s just that I didn’t get a deeply romantic vibe from them.
Luckily it did take them a while to get to the sex stage, but once it did, I was super bored and I lost all investment in their relationship. It suddenly felt a lot more superficial and forced, and they just didn’t interest me whatsoever.
Also, I really struggled with the tone of this book sometimes; it’s like nobody was ever capable of having a real, genuine conversation with meaningful emotions. Like, for example, when her dad finds out she’s been groomed as a teen by her doctor and sister’s husband, he just… jokes about it? And doesn’t mention it again?? Nobody takes it as seriously as you’d expect and that really threw me off.
Weird situations where serious topics are brushed aside like that happened quite often in this book and it made it pretty hard for me to feel connected to the story or the characters. It made everything seem pretty lame and silly.
Furthermore, I kind of hated how Summer let everyone walk all over her. I know she’s supposed to be this sweetheart with a giant heart, and I do like her because of that, but it also really frustrated me when she was so forgiving towards people who genuinely treated her like trash.
Lastly, Rhett truly behaved like a child 99% of the time. He could be pretty gentle and galant towards Summer, so I didn’t hate him or anything like that, but he was just so childish and petulant that I honestly couldn’t respect him. It’s like Rhett’s one goal in life was to be as stubborn as he possibly could. He also never really took other people’s feelings into consideration, and it made him seem so immature. This dude was literally destroying his own body for no reason; he was doing it just because he was so damn desperate for attention. Thus, like I said, I simply couldn’t respect him.
All in all, this was a disappointing and lackluster read for me. It wasn’t terrible, but it was just super underwhelming.
'Chestnut Springs' series:
1. Flawless - 2.0 stars
2. Heartless - 3.5 stars
3. Powerless - 1.0 star
Honestly, I did kind of like the tension and the chemistry between them at the beginning, but after they had sex for the first time it all became super bland. And it’s not even like there were only sex scenes after that, but it’s just that I didn’t get a deeply romantic vibe from them.
Luckily it did take them a while to get to the sex stage, but once it did, I was super bored and I lost all investment in their relationship. It suddenly felt a lot more superficial and forced, and they just didn’t interest me whatsoever.
Also, I really struggled with the tone of this book sometimes; it’s like nobody was ever capable of having a real, genuine conversation with meaningful emotions. Like, for example, when her dad finds out she’s been groomed as a teen by her doctor and sister’s husband, he just… jokes about it? And doesn’t mention it again?? Nobody takes it as seriously as you’d expect and that really threw me off.
Weird situations where serious topics are brushed aside like that happened quite often in this book and it made it pretty hard for me to feel connected to the story or the characters. It made everything seem pretty lame and silly.
Furthermore, I kind of hated how Summer let everyone walk all over her. I know she’s supposed to be this sweetheart with a giant heart, and I do like her because of that, but it also really frustrated me when she was so forgiving towards people who genuinely treated her like trash.
Lastly, Rhett truly behaved like a child 99% of the time. He could be pretty gentle and galant towards Summer, so I didn’t hate him or anything like that, but he was just so childish and petulant that I honestly couldn’t respect him. It’s like Rhett’s one goal in life was to be as stubborn as he possibly could. He also never really took other people’s feelings into consideration, and it made him seem so immature. This dude was literally destroying his own body for no reason; he was doing it just because he was so damn desperate for attention. Thus, like I said, I simply couldn’t respect him.
All in all, this was a disappointing and lackluster read for me. It wasn’t terrible, but it was just super underwhelming.
'Chestnut Springs' series:
1. Flawless - 2.0 stars
2. Heartless - 3.5 stars
3. Powerless - 1.0 star
May 3, 2023
“Our family is founded on fighting with the Jansens. We’re like the Hatfields and McCoys.”
Cade snorts. “We are not like the Hatfields and McCoys.”
“It’s more like Ebenezer Scrooge, Captain America, and I’m the cool guy from Tombstone who can twirl his guns really well,” I reply.
“More like Fabio with all that fuckin’ hair,” Beau snorts. “And I’m Captain Canada thank you very much. Oh!” Beau slaps his thigh in the saddle. “No, no, no, I’m Maverick from Top Gun.”
“Why the hell am I Ebenezer Scrooge?” Cade grumbles from under the brim of his hat.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeh. I probably had expectations that were way too high, but what do you think should be expected from a book that's called flawless if not something...flawless????
🤠𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗪𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 - 𝗕𝗬 𝗘𝗟𝗦𝗜𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗩𝗘𝗥🤠
★𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦: ⭐⭐
★𝗬𝗔/𝗡𝗔/𝗔: 🅽🅰/🅰
★𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦: 𝙲𝙷𝙴𝚂𝚃𝙽𝚄𝚃 𝚂𝙿𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙶 #𝟷 (𝙱𝚄𝚃 𝙲𝙰𝙽 𝙱𝙴 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙳 𝙰𝚂 𝙰 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙰𝙻𝙾𝙽𝙴)
★𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦: 𝚂𝙼𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝚃𝙾𝚆𝙽 𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴 - 𝙲𝙾𝚆𝙱𝙾𝚈 𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴 - 𝚂𝙼𝚄𝚃𝚃𝚈 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙲𝚈
★𝗣𝗢𝗩: 𝙳𝙾𝚄𝙱𝙻𝙴 𝙿𝙾𝚅 - 𝙵𝙸𝚁𝚂𝚃 𝙿𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙾𝙽 - 𝙿𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚃 𝚃𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴
★𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦: 𝙲𝙰𝙽'𝚃 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙵𝙰𝙲𝙴 𝙱𝚄𝚃 𝙸𝚃'𝚂 𝙰 𝙷𝙾𝚃 𝙾𝙽𝙴 - 𝚆𝙾𝚁𝙺𝙿𝙻𝙰𝙲𝙴 𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴 𝚂𝙾𝙼𝙴𝙷𝙾𝚆 - 𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙰𝚁𝙴 𝚆𝙴 - 𝚃𝙴𝚁𝚁𝙸𝙱𝙻𝙴 𝙴𝚇
★𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦: 👥👥/5
★𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ✍🏼✍🏼✍🏼/5
★𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗧: 📜📜/5
★𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗦 & 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦: 💀💀/5 (𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙾𝚄𝚂 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝚁𝚃 - 𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂 𝙾𝙵 𝙿𝙰𝚂𝚃 𝙶𝚁𝙾𝙾𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝙵𝙼𝙲 - 𝚂𝙲𝙰𝚁𝚂𝙴 𝚂𝙴𝙻𝙵-𝙲𝙰𝚁𝙴 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙿𝙾𝙾𝚁 𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶)
★𝗦𝗠𝗨𝗧 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬: 🔥/5
★𝗦𝗠𝗨𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬 & 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗬: 🚒🚒🚒🚒/5 (𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙵𝙴𝚆 𝙲𝙰𝚂𝙴𝚂 𝙸𝙽 𝙼𝚈 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙳𝙴𝚁 𝙻𝙸𝙵𝙴 𝙸𝙽 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝙲𝙷 𝙸 𝚆𝙸𝚂𝙷 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙻𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙻 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝚆𝙰𝚂 𝙻𝙾𝚆𝙴𝚁)
★𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦: 🤐🤐🤐🤐/5 (𝙼𝙰𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙴 𝙻𝙰𝙽𝙶𝚄𝙰𝙶𝙴 - 𝙳𝙸𝚁𝚃𝚈 𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺 𝙸𝙵 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙲𝙰𝙽 𝙲𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝙸𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙰𝚃)
★𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: 🌹🌹/5
★𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘: ❌
★𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: 𝙵/𝙼
★𝗥𝗘𝗣: 𝙽𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝚁𝙴𝙻𝙴𝚅𝙰𝙽𝚃
★𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗘𝗦-𝗧𝗢-𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦: 🖤🖤/5
★𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗚: 🎶𝙲𝙾𝚃𝚃𝙾𝙽 𝙴𝚈𝙴 𝙹𝙾𝙴 - 𝚁𝙴𝙳𝙽𝙴𝚇🎶
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Definitely not a big crybaby disguised as a cowboy with questionable sexual habits and whose idea of love is punching his woman's ex in the clinic where her father's just been hospitalized after a heart attack.
This book started out great.
The writing felt fresh and funny, the two main characters seem to have the right spark to turn a workplace, can't-stand-your-lousy-ass type of thing into a full on spicy romance deal.
Up until 30% of it, I was truly convinced I'd end up loving this to pieces. The quote I put at the start of my review is actual proof that this had potential to be as fluffy and enjoyable as I was promised it'd be.
I was enamored with the relationship Summer and Rhett both had with their dads (and with his brothers, in his case) and the way they seemed to gravitate around each other, despite their differences.
Alas, on a very sad wednesday, I took a second look at the cover and realized the guy on it has very very very long hair, and everything went downhill from it.
I'm kidding, obviously. I'm picky, but not so picky to downgrade a book or a book character by their hair lenght, but it seemed to be the catalyst moment that turned this book into an epic fiasco.
For one, the relationship between Summer and Rhett had no progression. Their "friendship" bloomed out of nowhere, which left no space for a real and deep bond to truly form; I found it a little too conventient to play on a will they won't they level when it was clear they were both pretty taken, at some point. The whole DTR shit is for the teens, not for people who throw around heavy words only to play them off as a lust-fueled experience.
Rhett went from sexy, easy going cowboy with a milk adversion to a full possessive asshole who was so immature I had to keep reminding myself he was my age and not a hormonal teenager.
I couldn't stand the smut in this book. Sum and Rhett's first time felt so forced and so approximate it gave me no emotion. I didn't feel their compatibility AT ALL, didn't get into it, and actually felt embarassed most of the time.
I think even 50 Shades was better in that field, at this point, and I despise that trilogy.
But most of all, I hated how Rhett basically gave a Summer a job interview via dirty talk. Only because you're using dirty words, it doesn't mean it's gonna do the trick.
Every line that comes out of Rhett's mouth after that was so cheesy it was basically a fondue dinner for 20 people. Everything he said felt scripted and I couldn't tell if the author was trying to make the book quotable of it was her actual idea of how romance should sound.
And his personality. Jesus Christ...WHY. WHY????? He had so much potential.
“Woman, I’m wiping you with a hot washcloth after sex. That’s how much I love you.”
This should give you an idea of how low standards were held. Sorry if it makes you wanna throw up. I felt the same way and Leni kindly offered to hold back my hair while I did.
THAT, RHETT, IS WHAT LOVE SOUNDS LIKE.
Cue, the hospital scene that made me drop the three stars I was going to give this to the two pityful ones I decided for in the end. No, just no.
Possessiveness only works in certain situations and that one absolutely wasn't the case.
Summer is okay, if not a little bland, but I admired her passion for her work. And I love her dad soooo much. I actually think Summer and Rhett's little text exchanges with Kip were my favorite thing about the entire book.
Although, yeah, even I have to admit the whole friendly father thing was very unrealistic and VERY over the top.
This is definitely not how I imagined this review to go, but I can't bring myself to give this the praise it doesn't deserve.
Cowboy my ass. I'm gonna go drown myself in a dark and dirty mafia romance to wash off the cheese.
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Buddy read this with the coolest ladies on GR (my Lila Sunshine, my Darling Tangerine, and my beautiful Baby Otter).
😏We are cute...but we read naughty books!😏 #2
April 2, 2023
It is everything I expect a fluff to be. Quite enjoyable.
August 7, 2023
"You are not a burden. You are not a waste of time. You are very wanted. And anyone who makes you feel you're anything less deserves Rhett Eaton's fist to their face."
Forget cowboys, I now specifically want one who is also a professional bull-rider. Yes, this is only my second cowboy romance book and my tastes are already growing more specific. Or maybe my inner Scarlett O'Hara just can't resist a man named RHETT who has that same rugged, untamable Rhett Butler attitude of not giving a damn about what anyone else thinks.
This book's Rhett (Eaton), resident pro bull-rider, fist-fighter, and sex symbol extraordinaire, doesn't care whatsoever about the opinions of others. It's endearing and reckless and admirable and powerful. It also serves as a foil to our externally uptight FMC, Summer, a lawyer fresh out of law school who doesn't really know what she wants from life because she's trained herself to do what she thinks others want her to do. Essentially, Summer needs some of Rhett Eaton's "frankly my dear I don't give a damn" attitude, and Rhett needs a little more of Summer's sturdiness. Summer's tasked with Rhett Eaton babysitting duty (hello opposites attract, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, only one bed tropes!) to keep him on the straight and narrow. She moves onto his family's ranch in Chestnut Springs and spicy conflict arises. Think: secret nighttime rendevouzs in an old pickup truck beneath the stars, breakfasts with the Eaton boys, dancing at the local western bar, chaps and whipped cream and body shots and feral cowboy possessiveness. Fortunately for the sanity of the modern day romance reader, Summer is no Scarlett O'Hara and there is the happiest of happy endings and the sweetest epilogue to boot. ❤️🔥🐂🤠🤍🙌🏽🌄
Flawless is one of those books you just speed through without ever feeling bored. It's slow burn but not slow burn to the point where you're just begging for something to happen. Its super well done! There is depth, excitement, action (both on and off of bulls), love, spice, and so much character growth. It’s also funny at times (the entire milk sponsorship thing made me lol) and the bantering is great. There's a quote somewhere that says something about Summer smoothing Rhett's hard edges and Rhett scuffing her up a bit, and that's exactly what their relationship is like. They balance each other while supporting one another to move beyond their comfort zones and fight for the lives that they want, not the lives that others want for them. And can we talk about Kip Hamilton, Summer's dad and Rhett's agent, who is THE REAL MVP of this book?! Such a conniving little matchmaker with so much depth of his own. Dad of the year to that guy in so many ways.
ONTO THE NEXT BOOK. I know already I'm going to binge this series and be left a shell of my former self at the end. Anyways goodbye Rhett (*pours a shot of whiskey and cries*) but HELLO Cade Eaton!
Forget cowboys, I now specifically want one who is also a professional bull-rider. Yes, this is only my second cowboy romance book and my tastes are already growing more specific. Or maybe my inner Scarlett O'Hara just can't resist a man named RHETT who has that same rugged, untamable Rhett Butler attitude of not giving a damn about what anyone else thinks.
This book's Rhett (Eaton), resident pro bull-rider, fist-fighter, and sex symbol extraordinaire, doesn't care whatsoever about the opinions of others. It's endearing and reckless and admirable and powerful. It also serves as a foil to our externally uptight FMC, Summer, a lawyer fresh out of law school who doesn't really know what she wants from life because she's trained herself to do what she thinks others want her to do. Essentially, Summer needs some of Rhett Eaton's "frankly my dear I don't give a damn" attitude, and Rhett needs a little more of Summer's sturdiness. Summer's tasked with Rhett Eaton babysitting duty (hello opposites attract, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, only one bed tropes!) to keep him on the straight and narrow. She moves onto his family's ranch in Chestnut Springs and spicy conflict arises. Think: secret nighttime rendevouzs in an old pickup truck beneath the stars, breakfasts with the Eaton boys, dancing at the local western bar, chaps and whipped cream and body shots and feral cowboy possessiveness. Fortunately for the sanity of the modern day romance reader, Summer is no Scarlett O'Hara and there is the happiest of happy endings and the sweetest epilogue to boot. ❤️🔥🐂🤠🤍🙌🏽🌄
Flawless is one of those books you just speed through without ever feeling bored. It's slow burn but not slow burn to the point where you're just begging for something to happen. Its super well done! There is depth, excitement, action (both on and off of bulls), love, spice, and so much character growth. It’s also funny at times (the entire milk sponsorship thing made me lol) and the bantering is great. There's a quote somewhere that says something about Summer smoothing Rhett's hard edges and Rhett scuffing her up a bit, and that's exactly what their relationship is like. They balance each other while supporting one another to move beyond their comfort zones and fight for the lives that they want, not the lives that others want for them. And can we talk about Kip Hamilton, Summer's dad and Rhett's agent, who is THE REAL MVP of this book?! Such a conniving little matchmaker with so much depth of his own. Dad of the year to that guy in so many ways.
ONTO THE NEXT BOOK. I know already I'm going to binge this series and be left a shell of my former self at the end. Anyways goodbye Rhett (*pours a shot of whiskey and cries*) but HELLO Cade Eaton!
April 15, 2024
5⭐️
”Welcome to the wild side, Princess."
It's official...I am making this book/series my entire personality and I am not sorry for the person I become.
I was absolutely enamored with everything about this book. The characters, the plot, the writing, the setting, everything. I can't remember the last time I giggled and laughed so much at a book. This made me feel so warm and fuzzy and made my heart feel so full. I was LIVING for the spice. Elsie you truly have done it, ma'am. I cried, I laughed, I was kicking my feet, I was angry. I channeled every emotion while reading this book. This was also really fast-paced but not in the weird insta-lovey way, but the overall plot moved fast and it played out really well for the timing of the book and it's events. Forewarning...there is a third-act breakup. Yes, it was stupid and yes, it was unnecessary. However, the book itself was so beyond good that I didn't mind it all too much. I wasn't happy with it, but it's there so what can you do? 🙃 There is also a one bed trope and a ”she’s off limits” trope which I absolutely DEVOURED. 🤭
”I don't want it, Rhett. I want you. I'm tired of doing what I should and ignoring what I want. And what I want is you. Inside me. All around me. I want you with me. And I want to be the only one."
Summer and Rhett are the perfect couple and their chemistry was off. the. charts! OFF THE CHARTS! The tension, the banter, everything about them was just so...perfect. I honestly could not read this in public because I could not contain my reactions to their conversations. I tried and failed. Summer's character development throughout this book was okay it wasn't amazing, but I still loved her character nonetheless. Rhett's protectiveness was just so *chefs kiss*. I need me a cowboy. 🤠🩷
Overall, this book is such a perfect introduction to the Chestnut Springs universe and I cannot wait to read the rest of the series!! You have convinced me...I am forever changed. 😔🤚🏼
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Entering my cowboy romance era after swearing this would never be for me...when I tell you I have been thinking about this book for WEEKS 🤠🩷
”Welcome to the wild side, Princess."
It's official...I am making this book/series my entire personality and I am not sorry for the person I become.
I was absolutely enamored with everything about this book. The characters, the plot, the writing, the setting, everything. I can't remember the last time I giggled and laughed so much at a book. This made me feel so warm and fuzzy and made my heart feel so full. I was LIVING for the spice. Elsie you truly have done it, ma'am. I cried, I laughed, I was kicking my feet, I was angry. I channeled every emotion while reading this book. This was also really fast-paced but not in the weird insta-lovey way, but the overall plot moved fast and it played out really well for the timing of the book and it's events. Forewarning...there is a third-act breakup. Yes, it was stupid and yes, it was unnecessary. However, the book itself was so beyond good that I didn't mind it all too much. I wasn't happy with it, but it's there so what can you do? 🙃 There is also a one bed trope and a ”she’s off limits” trope which I absolutely DEVOURED. 🤭
”I don't want it, Rhett. I want you. I'm tired of doing what I should and ignoring what I want. And what I want is you. Inside me. All around me. I want you with me. And I want to be the only one."
Summer and Rhett are the perfect couple and their chemistry was off. the. charts! OFF THE CHARTS! The tension, the banter, everything about them was just so...perfect. I honestly could not read this in public because I could not contain my reactions to their conversations. I tried and failed. Summer's character development throughout this book was okay it wasn't amazing, but I still loved her character nonetheless. Rhett's protectiveness was just so *chefs kiss*. I need me a cowboy. 🤠🩷
Overall, this book is such a perfect introduction to the Chestnut Springs universe and I cannot wait to read the rest of the series!! You have convinced me...I am forever changed. 😔🤚🏼
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Entering my cowboy romance era after swearing this would never be for me...when I tell you I have been thinking about this book for WEEKS 🤠🩷
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June 10, 2024Ummm I'm on page 229. I didn't know this was SPICY. You guys didn't warn me 🤣🤣 I wasn't prepared. 🥵
January 15, 2023
officially into cowboys now. rhett can ruin me any day he wants
May 29, 2024
4/5 ★'s
This is everything I want from a romance/rom-com. There are dual perspectives (which is always a win) and following these characters was a delight.
Our main character Summer has been through so much and is settling down in a life that she doesn't hate. But we quickly realize that she could love life a lot more if she put herself first.
Rhett...well Rhett is a bull riding rodeo man. He has had this passion for his entire life and has a loving family at home that doesn't necessarily support him.
Together these two make for a hilarious, fun, and ultimately warmhearted duo. I loved everything about this little world that was built up. I can't wait to see what's to come for the rest of the characters!
There were a couple of fights in the story...however, they were realistic and needed to happen in my opinion. Sometimes life is messy and I think the author did a good job of showing that!
All and all I really relished this story. I will continue the series soon, and I just can't wait!
This is everything I want from a romance/rom-com. There are dual perspectives (which is always a win) and following these characters was a delight.
Our main character Summer has been through so much and is settling down in a life that she doesn't hate. But we quickly realize that she could love life a lot more if she put herself first.
Rhett...well Rhett is a bull riding rodeo man. He has had this passion for his entire life and has a loving family at home that doesn't necessarily support him.
Together these two make for a hilarious, fun, and ultimately warmhearted duo. I loved everything about this little world that was built up. I can't wait to see what's to come for the rest of the characters!
There were a couple of fights in the story...however, they were realistic and needed to happen in my opinion. Sometimes life is messy and I think the author did a good job of showing that!
All and all I really relished this story. I will continue the series soon, and I just can't wait!
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