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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-n5jpRqAOd20\/V8-LBB08y4I\/AAAAAAAAAmw\/OsDYfwdHBGc5gmWemZwx_oZ88RCz8w-eQCLcB\/s1600\/Eyes%2Bof%2BSilver%2BEyes%2Bof%2BGold%2BMU.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-n5jpRqAOd20\/V8-LBB08y4I\/AAAAAAAAAmw\/OsDYfwdHBGc5gmWemZwx_oZ88RCz8w-eQCLcB\/s640\/Eyes%2Bof%2BSilver%2BEyes%2Bof%2BGold%2BMU.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EEyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMy rating:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQxlEP14Wwo\/V76gcibLQ6I\/AAAAAAAAAfs\/6lCtpdTLvysUyYUw5P86iYJdtTzHRSQWgCPcB\/s1600\/5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQxlEP14Wwo\/V76gcibLQ6I\/AAAAAAAAAfs\/6lCtpdTLvysUyYUw5P86iYJdtTzHRSQWgCPcB\/s1600\/5.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" src=\"http:\/\/i68.tinypic.com\/1072wd3.png\" height=\"30\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"freeText11497963094792413748\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EEyes of Silver, Eyes of  Gold is a story of family conflicts set in Colorado in 1885. Anne Wells  has embarrassed her rigidly proper family since she was a child with  occasional but grievous lapses from ladylike behavior. They blame those  lapses for the disgraceful fact that she is a spinster at 28. Cord  Bennett, the son of his father's second marriage to a Cheyenne woman, is  more than an embarrassment to his well-to-do family of ranchers and  lawyers - they are ashamed and afraid of their black sheep. When Anne  and Cord are found alone together, her father's fury leads to violence.  Cord's family is more than willing to believe that the fault is his. Can  Anne and Cord use the freedom of being condemned for sins they didn't  commit to make a life together? Or will their disapproving, interfering  families tear them apart?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"freeText11497963094792413748\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/s31.postimg.org\/ijvxsjs1j\/loved.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- \u003Cb\u003EAnnie - a billion times over\u003C\/b\u003E. Strong, determined, sweet, ballsy, everything about her made her worthy of her Tigress nickname. From the first page to the last, I wanted great things to happen for her. She deserved every blessing that came her way. I loved how outspoken and feisty she was in her loyalty to Cord.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" src=\"http:\/\/i67.tinypic.com\/714rhc.png\" height=\"22\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"...Maybe you'd just better face the fact that you're stuck with me. When you're ninety years old you're going to wake up in the morning, and there I'll be - with white hair and wrinkles - and you'll still be stuck.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- \u003Cb\u003ECord was the epitome of the strong, silent type\u003C\/b\u003E. Being part Indian he was subjected to racism the whole way through, in all it's ugly forms, and he took it without complaint. He was a man of few words, he was stubborn, independent, often rude, and I loved every second of him. And when we got a glimpse into his thoughts, the depth of his sweetness... sigh. I could just drown in him.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" src=\"http:\/\/i67.tinypic.com\/714rhc.png\" height=\"22\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAs he finally stopped fighting sleep, he wondered if maybe just occasionally the gods designed a woman fit for a king or a prince and then gave her to an ordinary man. Maybe they did such a thing once in a while, knowing an ordinary man would treasure her more, love her better. Maybe they even let him keep her - for a while.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMs O'Connell, you're killing me!!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/65.media.tumblr.com\/08854b03f8e9c09279667990aa67bdc9\/tumblr_inline_nksthnXA1g1sqf2ij.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBut when he hulked out - \u003Cb\u003EOMG\u003C\/b\u003E. I loved him ten times harder for that, and it was always to defend others. \u003Ci\u003EHe was a hero in every way\u003C\/i\u003E. Together, they were one of my favourite ever book couples.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" src=\"http:\/\/i67.tinypic.com\/714rhc.png\" height=\"22\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHe knew by now she wouldn't stay mad for long and in fact would probably be smiling in minutes. He suppressed every emotion. She suppressed none.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E-\u0026nbsp; There are so many facets to this story that made it shine for me, this list could go on forever. But generally speaking - \u003Cb\u003Ethe beauty and flaws of all the peripheral characters, the way Cord \u0026amp; Anne slowly thaw the hearts of their small minded townsfolk, the way the story unfolded, the action\u003C\/b\u003E... it was all stellar.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- \u003Cb\u003EThe horses\u003C\/b\u003E! Even if Annie \u0026amp; Cord hadn't been their unbreakable selves, I would have loved them because of how they were with their horses. Everything about that sub-plot was warm \u0026amp; fuzzy perfection, for me.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" src=\"http:\/\/big.assets.huffingtonpost.com\/CatHorseLove570.gif\" height=\"\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- Ok, not going to spoil this for anyone, but near the end, there's this thing that Anne's mother tells Cord's brothers when they visit her house. Seriously, it was the \u003Cu\u003Ebest fictional news I've ever heard\u003C\/u\u003E. In. My. Life. I squee'd like a mad thing.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" src=\"http:\/\/24.media.tumblr.com\/7332412daf5645a797357ceac0ffa751\/tumblr_mvjgqaafCb1rm0bmso1_500.gif\" height=\"\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I didn’t love:\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/s31.postimg.org\/63z7ysypj\/didnt.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- I am so not a fan of the Bennetts or the Wells. Rob \u0026amp; Leona were alright in the end, I guess, but man, fuck the Bennetts. Even if they did try and redeem themselves, and even if they were loyal when it came to defending Cord against outsiders, they were so quick to assume the worst about him \u003Ci\u003Eall the time.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EActually, Peter \u0026amp; Luke were cool, and Eph came around. And Martha \u0026amp; Judith got there in the end. Ok, so mostly I probably just hate Frank, and even he made me smile when the marshal came.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESo, I guess there was nothing I didn't love about this story.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Overall…\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/s31.postimg.org\/78ta46l6f\/overall.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThis is a beautiful book about resilient, engaging characters who turn a totally shitty situation into one of the most beautiful relationships I've ever read. I soaked up every word of every page, and I already know I'm going to read this one over and over again.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/feeds\/6409517620325209198\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2016\/09\/review-eyes-of-silver-eyes-of-gold-by.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/6409517620325209198"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/6409517620325209198"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2016\/09\/review-eyes-of-silver-eyes-of-gold-by.html","title":"Review: Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kiri Fiona"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106221802813847479840"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-a3jRnyrX1qI\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA3s\/KsTpEspideE\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-n5jpRqAOd20\/V8-LBB08y4I\/AAAAAAAAAmw\/OsDYfwdHBGc5gmWemZwx_oZ88RCz8w-eQCLcB\/s72-c\/Eyes%2Bof%2BSilver%2BEyes%2Bof%2BGold%2BMU.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088562711439847904.post-6996383325966206091"},"published":{"$t":"2016-09-05T10:52:00.000+12:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-06-26T13:19:00.599+12:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"5 star"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alpha male"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"awesome women"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Book review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"enemies to lovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"historical romance"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Old West"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"slow burn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"solo parent"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"standout characters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"top romance reads"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"x rated"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review: The Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YgKC8w58VVA\/V8yezWaYUWI\/AAAAAAAAAj8\/iIBLK4fwuyoMQLkBh0fvJIJK9DprYXRZACEw\/s1600\/The%2BPromise%2Bof%2BJenny%2BJones%2BMU.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YgKC8w58VVA\/V8yezWaYUWI\/AAAAAAAAAj8\/iIBLK4fwuyoMQLkBh0fvJIJK9DprYXRZACEw\/s640\/The%2BPromise%2Bof%2BJenny%2BJones%2BMU.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/731539.The_Promise_of_Jenny_Jones\"\u003EThe Promise of Jenny Jones\u003C\/a\u003E by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/54662.Maggie_Osborne\"\u003EMaggie Osborne\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMy rating:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQxlEP14Wwo\/V76gcibLQ6I\/AAAAAAAAAfs\/6lCtpdTLvysUyYUw5P86iYJdtTzHRSQWgCPcB\/s1600\/5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQxlEP14Wwo\/V76gcibLQ6I\/AAAAAAAAAfs\/6lCtpdTLvysUyYUw5P86iYJdtTzHRSQWgCPcB\/s1600\/5.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-btU9XJvVOk0\/V7olFzlbFqI\/AAAAAAAAAd4\/4swaU_7SBWQfetO0gOSApyPJIbtLjJqmgCPcB\/s1600\/synopsis.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"41\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-btU9XJvVOk0\/V7olFzlbFqI\/AAAAAAAAAd4\/4swaU_7SBWQfetO0gOSApyPJIbtLjJqmgCPcB\/s200\/synopsis.png\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"freeText4654265359283115456\"\u003EA desperate mother takes  Jenny Jones' place in front of a firing squad in exchange for Jenny's  promise to see her daughter safely to California. Though she and the  six-year-old Graciela get off to a rocky start, Jenny will do everything  in her power to keep her promise, even with the child's cousins in hot  pursuit. Then she is mysteriously drawn to the handsome cowboy Ty  Sanders, and though neither know it yet, their purpose is the same.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net\/hostedimages\/1395621842ra\/9020961.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI think I'm in love.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThis is my second book by Maggie Osborne (the first being \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/467409.Silver_Lining\" title=\"Silver Lining by Maggie Osborne\"\u003ESilver Lining\u003C\/a\u003E - if I could marry a book and have it read itself to me for the rest of my life, it'd be that one.) The Promise of Jenny Jones is way up there near that one... \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470022981i\/19880096.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- This book is funny! Like, on top of everything else that makes it amazing, it made me snort sprite out my nose. FYI, men don't find that appealing or cute in real life. At least not when I did it. On a train. On the way to a rugby game. Surrounded by yobbos.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470392584i\/19922780.png\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EShe chewed and watched Graciela anxiously. What would Marguarita do? What would she say in this situation?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It's time fo you to shut up.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat probably was not what Marguarita would have said. The kid only cried harder and louder.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThere are gems like this scattered throughout the book. It doesn't try to be funny - it's dry, and snarky, and sarcastic, and I love it. Even little Graciela has fire.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470392584i\/19922780.png\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Thank you for all the blessings you have given us. Keep us safe and protect us. Please take care of the horse and please punish...\" She opened one eye and looked at Jenny. \"What am I supposed to call you?\"\u003Cbr \/\u003EShe hadn't thought about that. They stared at each other. \"For the time being, just call me Jenny.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Please punish Jenny. You could strike her dead. Amen.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- Jenny's dictionary. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470392584i\/19922780.png\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EShe would have said so except\u003C\/i\u003Emillennium\u003Ci\u003E was a new word, and she wasn't sure how to pronounce it...\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI would have loved her just for being the strong, resilient, hard working, honorable heroine she is, and for taking no shit, but her quirks just slipped her straight into my heart.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470392584i\/19922780.png\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Are you thinking dead? Or are you thinking incapacitated?\"\u003Cbr \/\u003EShe scowled then whipped out her dictionary (...)\u003Cbr \/\u003ESlapping shut the dictionary, she pushed it into her back pocket. \"Incapacitate. That's a good word.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- I know this is a romance, and the heat between Ty and Jenny is crazy smoking, but the relationship between Jenny \u0026amp; Graciela (the little girl she has to take on) is something special. Watching that relationship grow had me enthralled just as much, and at times \u003Ci\u003Emore\u003C\/i\u003E than anything that happened with Ty.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- Yeah, having said that... Ty \u0026amp; Jenny were phenomenal. I loved them both, individually and as a couple, and the chemistry between them was fantastic.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- No insta lust, no insta love, no insta anything. MO takes time - her characters work for the spectacular HEA she gives them.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- One of my favourite epilogues ever. In the whole world. And I'm not even an epilogue kind of girl.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I didn’t love:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470023026i\/19880098.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- Oh man, Robert was a douche.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Overall…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470023026i\/19880099.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EA standout heroine, sexy as hell hero that acts like a man, a quirky misfit pseudo-family, action, drama, laughs, tears... everything about this book has my heart.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470392584i\/19922780.png\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"If you can read, you don't ever have to be lonely, and I can read,\" she finished proudly, watching him.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAmen to that, sister.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net\/hostedimages\/1411229917ra\/11208922.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/feeds\/6996383325966206091\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2016\/09\/review-promise-of-jenny-jones-by-maggie.html#comment-form","title":"0 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review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"historical romance"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"marriage of convenience"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Old West"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"slow burn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"standout characters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 20 Ever!"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"top romance reads"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review: Silver Lining by Maggie Osborne"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-NQfRfr-8Op0\/V8yexjep5WI\/AAAAAAAAAjc\/y78Zhfuw2H8IpA1zaWv5MVcQvnAwwro4gCEw\/s1600\/Silver%2BLining%2BMU.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-NQfRfr-8Op0\/V8yexjep5WI\/AAAAAAAAAjc\/y78Zhfuw2H8IpA1zaWv5MVcQvnAwwro4gCEw\/s640\/Silver%2BLining%2BMU.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/467409.Silver_Lining\"\u003ESilver Lining\u003C\/a\u003E by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/54662.Maggie_Osborne\"\u003EMaggie Osborne\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMy rating:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQxlEP14Wwo\/V76gcibLQ6I\/AAAAAAAAAfs\/6lCtpdTLvysUyYUw5P86iYJdtTzHRSQWgCPcB\/s1600\/5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQxlEP14Wwo\/V76gcibLQ6I\/AAAAAAAAAfs\/6lCtpdTLvysUyYUw5P86iYJdtTzHRSQWgCPcB\/s1600\/5.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" src=\"http:\/\/i68.tinypic.com\/1072wd3.png\" height=\"30\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"freeText2026539531332627553\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHailed as \"one of the  best writers in the business\" by Susan Elizabeth Phillips,  multi-award-winning author Maggie Osborne delivers hilarious and  heartrending tales of resilient women full of grit, pride, and dignity  who shine through hard times. Now meet the most irresistible and  independent heroine of them all, a woman called Low Down, who never had  anything good happen to her until the day she asked for the one thing  that only a man could give her. . . .\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs scruffy and rootless as  the other prospectors searching for gold in the Rockies, Low Down wanted  nothing in return for nursing a raggedy bunch through the pox. But when  pressed to reveal her heart's wish, she admits, \"I want a baby.\" Not a  husband, not a forced marriage to the proud man who drew the scratched  marble and became honor bound to marry her. To be sure, Max McCord was  easy on the eyes, but he loved another woman and dreamed of a different  life. Yet they agreed to a temporary marriage that could end only in  disaster. But can this strange twist of fate lead to the silver lining  that both have been searching for?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"freeText2026539531332627553\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E**** \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470392584i\/19922780.png\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Would you like to see something pretty? It might make you feel better.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI would rate this book a 5 just for Low Down - forgetting everything else that made this book spectacular.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470022981i\/19880096.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- I read this years ago, and decided to re-read before reviewing just in case it wasn't as all that as I remember. It is. Probably even more so, now that I have so many more books to compare it to. Where to start?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- Low Down is glorious. She is tenacious, authentic, open, bull-headed, appreciative, funny, quirky and resilient. And deep down, she's a sweetheart. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- The spoon. Oh, the spoon.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- Maggie Osborne makes me laugh.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470392584i\/19922780.png\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Maybe I better take your arm again,\" she muttered, eyeing the staircase. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\"If I fall down the stairs,\" she added in a low, dry voice, \"and end up sprawled at the bottom in front of all those swells, I'm going to pretend that I'm dead. You tell someone to haul me off to the nearest boardinghouse, then go have your supper.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net\/hostedimages\/1471327140ra\/20028342.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- I was so frustrated with Max. I'm putting this in the 'things I loved' box because I was \u003Ci\u003Emeant\u003C\/i\u003E to be frustrated. He was so stuck up his own ass over Philadelphia that he couldn't see all the amazing-ness that was right in front of him. I wanted to beat his ass so hard over how he treated my girl Low.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- Did I mention I loved Low Down? Maybe I did, but did I mention that she is the only character I've ever read that singlehandedly carried a ranch through winter. She was the shit. Like - never met a character as \u003Ci\u003Eeverything good\u003C\/i\u003E as this one. And the humiliation she faces when this book kicks off - I don't know anyone who could bear that, and yet she does. Repeatedly, she takes the shit life throws at her and never complains. Just keeps on going, looking for the good in life.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470392584i\/19922780.png\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EShe wished Billy Brown would end his speech right there. At the same time she secretly hoped he'd say more good things. Compliments were as rare as finding a nugget in her pan. She remembered every one that had come her way.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- I also really enjoyed the peripheral characters: the McCords, the boys from the mountain, the ranch hands, the gossip-y bitches in town, Philadelphia... even if they were assholes, I enjoyed the way they were portrayed.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I didn’t love:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470023026i\/19880098.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- There's this sad thing that happens, or rather, there's this thing Philadelphia does because she's a cunt. For me, it was too much. Too sad. Too cold. Too unfair. And I so wish Philadelphia died a slow and agonizing death over it.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Overall…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470023026i\/19880099.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EPerfection. Apparently, Susan Elizabeth Phillips is a Maggie Osborne fan. That's like Santa thinking someone is better than Santa, and then getting a visit from the Better-than-Santa Santa. In other words - of course this was going to be a 5 star read. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/feeds\/6796609948107248760\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2016\/08\/review-silver-lining-by-maggie-osborne.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/6796609948107248760"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/6796609948107248760"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2016\/08\/review-silver-lining-by-maggie-osborne.html","title":"Review: Silver Lining by Maggie Osborne"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kiri Fiona"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106221802813847479840"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-a3jRnyrX1qI\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA3s\/KsTpEspideE\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-NQfRfr-8Op0\/V8yexjep5WI\/AAAAAAAAAjc\/y78Zhfuw2H8IpA1zaWv5MVcQvnAwwro4gCEw\/s72-c\/Silver%2BLining%2BMU.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088562711439847904.post-7532094826902855925"},"published":{"$t":"2016-08-07T11:22:00.001+12:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-06-26T13:15:43.624+12:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"5 star"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"awesome women"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Book review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cash money"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"friends to lovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"historical romance"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Old West"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"slow burn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"standout characters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 20 Ever!"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"top romance reads"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review: Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MyOB_e_EbUA\/V7_6I-3j0WI\/AAAAAAAAAgs\/E-GOKl7tj8k3r3tzkMmeYbp1XR3dggxUwCEw\/s1600\/Annie%2527s%2BSong%2BMU.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MyOB_e_EbUA\/V7_6I-3j0WI\/AAAAAAAAAgs\/E-GOKl7tj8k3r3tzkMmeYbp1XR3dggxUwCEw\/s640\/Annie%2527s%2BSong%2BMU.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/17984545-annie-s-song\"\u003EAnnie's Song\u003C\/a\u003E by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/51304.Catherine_Anderson\"\u003ECatherine Anderson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMy rating:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQxlEP14Wwo\/V76gcibLQ6I\/AAAAAAAAAfs\/6lCtpdTLvysUyYUw5P86iYJdtTzHRSQWgCPcB\/s1600\/5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQxlEP14Wwo\/V76gcibLQ6I\/AAAAAAAAAfs\/6lCtpdTLvysUyYUw5P86iYJdtTzHRSQWgCPcB\/s1600\/5.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-btU9XJvVOk0\/V7olFzlbFqI\/AAAAAAAAAd4\/4swaU_7SBWQfetO0gOSApyPJIbtLjJqmgCPcB\/s1600\/synopsis.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"41\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-btU9XJvVOk0\/V7olFzlbFqI\/AAAAAAAAAd4\/4swaU_7SBWQfetO0gOSApyPJIbtLjJqmgCPcB\/s200\/synopsis.png\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"freeText18283355516554430614\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAnnie Trimble lives in a  solitary world that no one enters or understands. As delicate and  beautiful as the tender blossoms of the Oregon spring, she is shunned by  a town that misinterprets her affliction. But cruelty cannot destroy  the love Annie holds in her heart.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlex Montgomery is horrified  to learn his wild younger brother forced himself on a helpless \"idiot  girl.\" Tormented by guilt, Alex agrees to marry her and raise the babe  she carries as his own. But he never dreams he will grow to cherish his  lovely, mute, misjudged Annie and her childlike innocence, her womanly  charms and the wondrous way she views her world. And he becomes  determined to break through the wall of silence surrounding her; to  heal...and to be healed by Annie's sweet song of love.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"freeText18283355516554430614\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E****\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1470392860ra\/19922823.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EI am on a roll with my August reads - this is another beautiful hit!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMethinks I have now jinxed myself, but fuck it.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFirst off... spoilers. Spoilers everywhere. Don't say I didn't warn ya.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470022981i\/19880096.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- I found myself grinning like a fool through so much of this book. The chapter with the flute... I was smiling at my Kindle so hard I was getting the side eye on the train.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- This is an \u003Ci\u003Eamazingly\u003C\/i\u003E heartwarming story. I was so invested in Alex and Annie's relationship, because they deserved each other. I couldn't picture a better match for either of them.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- \u003Cb\u003EAlex\u003C\/b\u003E was such a good guy. I've been reading books that feature OTT alphas and, don't get me wrong, I love me summa that. But Alex was just a really good, really hard working, always-do-the-right-thing kind of guy and it was a breath of fresh air. Like - this is the kind of guy I would legit want to marry my best friend. And he always tries to put Annie first.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EShe lifted her gaze to his, and a feeling arced between them that had nothing to do with seduction and everything to do with budding friendship. For Alex, it had to be enough. For Annie, it was a new beginning.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAlso, he's wealthy without being cliche wealthy, he works hard, he's got experience with the ladies (of the night, anyway) and he's charming, but none of that is shoved down my throat. I fell in love with Alex because of who he was, not what I was \u003Cb\u003Etold\u003C\/b\u003E to think he was. I really liked how honest he was, too. Even when he was trying to be a good guy, he wasn't bland.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- The peripheral characters were painted so well, that (with two exceptions) I couldn't hate them. They were just \u003Ci\u003Ereal.\u003C\/i\u003E Flawed, genuine people that were divulged to me slowly and organically. I just \u003Ci\u003Ereally, really enjoyed\u003C\/i\u003E Catherine Anderson's writing.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- It's funny! There were so many actual LOL moments, that I feel I'm selling it short by saying LOL. When Annie's parents find out she's pregnant, she doesn't understand the drama because she hasn't been educated about birds and bees type things. She thinks she's getting chunky.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAnnie clamped both palms over her stomach. She'd seldom seen her parents so upset. Surely she wasn't as fat as all that.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- I so enjoyed getting inside Annie's mind. She was never painted as an innocent saint, or an angel, despite Alex thinking that's exactly what she was. She could pout, and get pissy, and I still enjoyed getting to know her.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUpset? It was all Annie could do not to burst into angry tears. If she was married, then why hadn't her mama made her a dress? And why hadn't she gotten bunches of presents? She liked presents, and she liked pretty dresses even more. No party, no cake, no ceremony at the church. Nothing. How could she possibly be married?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EShe's also determined, and she has a completely one track mind when she wants something.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EShe stared at him in bewilderment, wishing he'd stick to the subject, which in her mind was the pretty dress and gifts that she'd been cheated out of.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- I liked how often CA could cut into an \u003Ci\u003Ealmost-cheesy\u003C\/i\u003E scene with something that just made it... normal. Her characters never fit into any mold, and words cannot express how much I wanted this in a story.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA glisten of tears touched her luminous eyes. She gazed at him for several endless seconds before a smile started to quirk at the corners of her lips. Finally she said, \"You are the stupid one, not me.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1465423082ra\/19354245.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- And no golden vaginas!! Annie was beautiful and flawed, and never painted as a goddess. Even the sounds she makes when she tries to talk do not come out like tinkling bells, and Alex acknowledges that and loves them anyway. I loved the realism.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I didn’t love:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470023026i\/19880098.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- Early on in the story, I was frustrated with how everyone - including Alex - was deciding Annie's life without her. Nobody gave her a chance, they just dictated her fate. I didn't stay pissed for long though, and Alex absolutely stepped up to the plate when he realised what the issue was.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E- Someone needs to take a bullet to Douglas.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Overall…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1470023026i\/19880099.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAugust is being bloody good to me. I haven't hit a crappy read yet -\u003Ci\u003Eand long may it last.\u003C\/i\u003E This one is an American historic romance. It is warm, sweet, beautiful, unique, and I'm fairly certain it's going to stay stuck in my heart for a long, long time. Delicious!!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/34539706-kiri-fiona\"\u003EYou can view all my reviews here!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/feeds\/7532094826902855925\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2016\/08\/review-annies-song-by-catherine-anderson.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/7532094826902855925"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/7532094826902855925"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2016\/08\/review-annies-song-by-catherine-anderson.html","title":"Review: Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kiri Fiona"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106221802813847479840"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-a3jRnyrX1qI\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA3s\/KsTpEspideE\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MyOB_e_EbUA\/V7_6I-3j0WI\/AAAAAAAAAgs\/E-GOKl7tj8k3r3tzkMmeYbp1XR3dggxUwCEw\/s72-c\/Annie%2527s%2BSong%2BMU.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});