Lady Macbeth's Reviews > On the Land, We Shoot Straight

5 stars
Such a wonderful read, I truly loved it.
I adore this author's writing, raw, emotional but not dramatic, simple and yet with a deep meaning: Sasha Avice chooses her words carefully so they hit you right in the chest. She built up Cole's trauma by leaving little hints, a few words here and there and then she devastated me with the truth.

I don't want this review be to spoilery, so I'll just say a few things I loved so much:

The setting: as usual, Sasha Avice did her researches and showed us a very truthful view about cowboys in the 80's, their jobs, the land, their interactions, the things they did but they couldn't talk about.

Grady falling in love with Cole and realising very slowly that what he had with Cole was far more than helping a buddy out. The way they fit into each other's life, how they build a domestic routine, how the intimacy of being into one another's arms was what mattered the most at the end of the day. The first time they actually made love, instead of just having a physical release, was oh so beautiful. And their first unexpected kiss was just as good.

I adored Cole, who's beautifully pure despite all the ugliness around him, who was very brave and loved Grady patiently until the other man was ready. Wonderful Cole, who took care and cherished Grady's horses, while silently grieving the one he lost.

I also liked Charmaine: well I did want to strangle her at some point, but she was a good person and I loved that the author didn't make her a villain in their marriage.

Lastly, I appreciated so very much Grady going full George Creed in order to protect Cole at any cost. It was so satisfying!

The epilogue made me cry my eyes out, it was everything.

Definitely, absolutely recommended.