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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Petticoat Ranch is sassy and sweet!, February 8, 2007
Mary Connealy's Petticoat Ranch is not only a fun read, it is a great example of how relationships grow and are nurtured. Mary's writing strengths lie in understanding how a widow with four girls used to doing everything herself, and a man who hasn't spent much time around woman, are so vulnerable to change, and how changes forces them to grow and develop in unexpected ways. Mary Connealy builds believable characters and describes life situations which include danger, conflict, humor, and faith. The reader is provided an unexpected twist or two, which makes the story line work well.The dialogue is snappy, witty, and sassy, as well as heart-warming and wise. If you enjoy romance novels with a little bit of sass, and quiet wisdom, don't miss this one.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wacky, witty & wonderful..., July 17, 2007
are only three of the many, many words I could use to describe Mary Connealy's debut novel, Petticoat Ranch! Fun, unique, hilarious, and inspiring are other words that still fail to do the novel justice.
Mary has constructed a fantastic story that seems to breach all genres - who would have thought a suspenseful historical with a strong romance thread and a hilarious chick-lit voice would have been this great? This is one book that everyone can - and will! - read and enjoy.
A widow on the frontier, more daughters than she - or her new husband - can count, a dangerous surprise, and one stubborn cowboy make this story one you won't be able to put down!
I dare you to branch out today and pick up a copy of this fabulous book! You'll giggle, you'll sniffle, you'll constantly look over your shoulder...but most of all, you WON'T regret it!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better than expected!, April 23, 2007
Because a few horribly written books I have read in the past that were of the same genre (Christian Historical Fiction, set in the Frontier), I was leery of reading this novel. However, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that "Petticoat Ranch" is a lively, funny, sweet, & suspenseful book. It was filled with relatable, realistic, and multi-dimensional characters, which I find is often lacking in Christian fiction. Some bits are pretty cheesy, the relationships seem to progress rather quickly (and outside of the text), it is of course fairly predictable, and there's nothing terribly remarkable about the story, but overall it is still a well-written book that I was pleased to read, and couldn't put down!
Grade: A-
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