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Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage

31 reviews

sar_lion's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

So good, these books just keep getting better in my opinion. The characters are so unique from each other and at least one aspect of them is relatable to me. I had been waiting for these characters to fall in love for the last two books. There was not too much of the next couple in the series as well.
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serenaasora's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

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alex_bousquet's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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mayareads4fun's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I was anticipating this book for so long because I was WAITING for Teddy and Gus' book. I wanted to like it more than I did, but that may possibly be because I overhyped it so much. I still love the characters and was interested in the story, but it didn't grip me as much as I hoped. 

The game of Twister was hilarious
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chanlo1994's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved the characters and loved the voice actors. There was great chemistry in this novel. The perfect "enemies to lovers" trope. And I really liked the setting, too. It's not one I get to adventure to very often. 
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camillereadsbookz's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It was a cute story but it just didn’t really work for me. I didn’t feel like the romance was developed enough - the main characters basically go from hating each other to being deeply in love with each other over the course of a few chapters without much to explain the change. I would have enjoyed more development of their backstory or more pining, perhaps. 
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readreadknitknit's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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kristanjenkins's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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3readingcircus's review against another edition

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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binevolentbookworm's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i loved this! each book truly gets better and better. i love that Sage always works in representation with her characters that make them feel so innately human and relatable. Teddy's fear of losing her sense of self while everyone around her that she loves seems to need her less and Gus's determination to always be able to bring it all all the time really struck a chord with me. 

okay, spoilers ahead that don't necessarily give much away, but really sold me on this book.

  1. when Gus was depicted
    reading his daughter's books before he read them to her so he could be sure that he didn't struggle with reading them out loud bc of his dyslexia was such a tender moment.
    i melted!!! 
  2. there is a moment that a minor character
    essentially food shames Gus's kid and he shuts it down fast (there are no good/bad foods, just food). to write a character that doesn't perpetuate harmful language around foods, especially for a child, is so important for people to read and have normalized!!!
     
  3. when Teddy is on her period,
    i noticed that Sage chose to use the term "people with uteruses"
    and this is what we mean when we say reading is political!!! even romance!! 

to prioritize language like this in a cowboy romance is so impactful and it gave me so much joy to see these examples.

and finally, this spicy scene will live RENT FREE in my head forever!

"...I want you to go down on me until I come, and then I want you to kiss me, so I can have a taste."
 

Gus smiled at me again, then flipped onto his back. "And I want you to ride my face. So I think we can both get what we want here."
 

"August Ryder," I breathed as I sat up. "Are you offering me a mustache ride?"
 

Gus smoothed two of his fingers over his mustache and said, "Saddle up, baby."
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