About the book:
Beautiful and single, Guinevere Arlington knows her “place” in the early twentieth century. She just refuses to stay there. Gwen loves her life in Idaho—the mountains, the town, her independence. But when she runs for mayor—and falls in love with her opponent—Gwen realizes winning may come at too high a price.
My review:
While the storyline is typical for a western historical romance, I still found the characters fun and the plot enjoyable. Sure, it's formulaic--because it's supposed to be that way. But even though I knew it was supposed to have a happily ever after ending, I was never bored with the story. I get tired of the same old same old stuff and this was a really fun read for me. Not too fluffy and not too sweet. I literally enjoyed every page. In fact, I kept waiting to get bored and it never happened.
The romance was the best part of the story because it seemed natural and believable to me, and not contrived. The dialog was also very well done. I felt like I was living in the town along with the characters. The author really knows how to crank up the romantic tension and bring a couple together in such a way that it will make you sigh when they finish kissing. I really enjoyed the historical aspect of the story with the whole women voting plot and the mayoral race. The hero was, of course, divinely heroic and a perfect match for the heroine. :) Overall this was a great read. I'd recommend it to anyone.
A Vote of Confidence was published by Zondervan and released in May 2009.
3 comments:
I have this book in my TBR pile. I need to dig it out and read it!
Whether a typical romance or not, the fact that it is historical and a different author makes it a good read.
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Great review, Michelle! I just finished this one a few days ago. Robin is one of my favorite authors, and this one reminds me a bit of her "Catching Katie". And while somewhat similar, I thought the characters are still unique in all aspects. I didn't feel like I was reading the same book with different names at all. It was a great read and one I would read again and again. :-) Another winner from Robin!
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