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I‘ve wanted to listen to this for some time, but the reviews said the narrator was difficult to listen to. They just released this new audio version and it‘s a narrator that‘s popular for many audios. I‘m only a few hours in but I can tell it‘s a very different and positive listen. Highly recommend if the former narration made you bail on it.

I told you I‘m currently obsessed with Elsie Silver! This is the 1st book in this series. I wish I would have read it in July before I went to a rodeo, so I would know some of what was going on! Summer is working as Rhett‘s publicist/babysitter to keep him out of trouble, but they end up falling in love.

I loved this movie when it came out, but I had never read the story. Thanks to the publisher for sending me their reprint hardcover… my heart broke for Ennis and Jack all over again.

Books picked up at the Friends of the Library sale today

5 Stars • Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry follows retired Texas Rangers Augustus "Gus" McCrae and Woodrow Call as they lead a cattle drive from Texas to Montana in the 1870s. With a diverse crew, including young Newt Dobbs and tracker Joshua Deets, they face Indian raids, bandits, and harsh terrain. The epic journey explores friendship, duty, and the fading Old West, culminating in bittersweet success with heavy losses.

John is a black man who trains horses on his ranch outside of a small town in Wyoming. When a gay man is murdered in the town the event vibrates through out his life in unexpected ways including bringing the son of his college roommate to stay. Percival Everett is in a league of his own and my only complaint about this book is that it is so short. The ending was so abrupt, I wanted another 150 pages.

Idk what it is about these cowboy romances but they just kinda fall out of my head the minute I‘m finished. They‘re short, sweet, and a little smutty, so they‘re fine if you‘re looking for a romance hit, but I don‘t think they‘ll get anywhere near my favorites of the year. That being said, I liked Ada and Wes, they were cute. I wished Ada spent more than 8 months on her dream tho, that‘s such a short time.

3 stars | #romance

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Just watched Concrete Cowboy on Netflix, based on the novel Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri. An excellent film featuring Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club in North Philadelphia. Jharrel Jerome never ceases to impress, and Caleb McLaughlin takes a big step out of the shadow of his Stranger Things role.
Has anyone read any history books on black cowboys? I'd love to learn more about the culture Fletcher Street is working to preserve.