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Product details Paperback 273 pages Publisher Independently published (October 5, 2017) Language English ISBN-10 1549900099

Cowboy from the Future Cassandra Gannon 9781549900099 Books Reviews

• This was a very well written scify romance novel, with a fantastic sense of humor. The main character, Adelaine, was lovable and relatable. The eponymous cowboy was a true diamond in the rough. All of the characters were written with different personalities and reactions, which really draw the reader in. There were so many scenes where I laughed out loud, such as when they were arguing about their maybe baby and possible daughter on either sides of the street, or when Cade rides in on Madonna. And there were sweet things, too, such as his helplessness when she said, "Please." I really liked the underlying premise, that Mount Rushmore would endure longer than our society does.
  
  There were just a few caveats. As a horse owner, the equine behavior in the book was not believable. If there is an electrical storm or fire, even in the distance, all horses would be freaking the fevre out. Cade would have known that his heavy weight, combined with another rider, would quickly exhaust the mare. He would have known that getting at least two horses, preferably more for fresh mounts, would be critical to their survival. In addition, jumping in a Western saddle is...unpleasant. In addition, all of us romantics have been lied to regarding riding double with a handsome hero. I have horses, and have ridden for many years. Riding double sucks. If you try it in a saddle, remember that a properly fitting saddle allows maybe 3 fingers of room behind your but. Saddles are not two-seaters. So, your options to ride double are to ride in front, on the saddle horn and pommel, which would be excruciating and ultimately lead to a bladder infection, or try to squeeze onto the 3 finger wide ledge of the cantle, which would constantly bang up your lady bits and shove his boy bits into the pommel, which would hurt, or you could try riding behind the saddle. If you look at a photo of a real cowboy, the saddle is big. It extends far onto the horse's back. If you try to fit behind the saddle, not only is said cantle going to keep banging you in the stomach, but you will be sitting on his sensitive loins. You cannot grip with your legs, because you are at the horse's sensitive flanks. Squeezing there will make the horse either buck you off or bolt. The overwhelming majority of horses not trained to ride double will immediately buck wildly if a second rider hops on where they have never felt weight before. Then, you are sitting over the hind legs of the horse, where all the movement is. If you slide back even a little bit, due to being bounced around on his loins, then you will be on the croup, sliding helplessly off the back of his butt, where the horse will probably give you a parting kick. I have tried riding double bareback, as a young girl when I still thought it was a good idea. I was bounced around mercilessly being so far back over the hinds that it was highly unpleasant, and I couldn't really grip because of the aforementioned flank issue. Riding double is not romantic, and both of you would be complaining bitterly about it the entire time. I have no idea how they do it in Outlander, other than that they are riding huge draft horses with extra long backs, and the saddle must have been specially made. If a saddle really could fit two people, then a single rider would be hopelessly sliding around in it.
  
  In addition, I was unclear how a people with superior fighting abilities as the Voltyn, would be subjugated. It appears that Cade never wanted to use his powers because he didn't want to be the monster they accused him of, but it appears that he wouldn't even defend himself. It was also unclear if the nuclear war was human against Voltyn, or if it was part of the 300 year long war for which the Voltyn were created. Regardless, humankind had lost all technology, so it's not as if they could hold the threat of nuclear war over the Voltyn to keep them from ever using their powers.
  
  Finally, if Addy did succeed in changing the future, then she would have never met Cade in the first place. She met him in that exact location, and had those experiences, because of every single event that lead up to that point in time, good and bad. It's the paradox of time travel.
  
  That said, it was a gripping plot point how bigotry ran rampant...again...in society at large, and how it was so universally ingrained that it took an outsider to see right through it. This was a fantastic story, the chemistry between the characters was great, and best of all, the humor in her writing made this a pleasure to read.
• I really ended up disliking the heroine. In the last quarter of the book she was idiotic and pathetically whiney. It spoilt the book for me.
• I saw this book and almost past it up because of the cover. I'm so glad I didn't! It was one of the most creative and hilarious books I have read in a long time. With all the funny situation the main character ends up in I couldn't wait to see what came next. Needless to say I stayed up late into the night just to finish reading it. Anyone who loves time travel, romance and humor is going to love this book.
• This book is hilarious and an awesome romance. Love the HEA and the sci-fi, dystopian twists throughout the novel. Would recommend!
• Normally I am not a fan of romance and science fiction together - but Ms. Gannon's work is the exception to the rule. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, found the characters to be intriguing and the story line to be refreshing. This is an excellent read for a rainy or snowy day when you just want a fun story to read.
• This book captured me from the start. Given I recently visited the area on vacation with my family, and also live in a western state, the future settings were very cool. There were some very sad and disheartening references to how our future turns out to be, however the main character and the younger brother character kept positive, helping the story to stay fun and upbeat. It was an unusual story to be sure, and yet so challenging for me to put down. I was bummed at the author's note, which stated this book won't have any stories tied following it-but, maybe she'll change her mind!
• Love to book. I am a huge fan of Ms. Gannon's work and this seemed a little "left field" for me but I absolutely fell in love.
• There's always something fun about a character being thrown into a world they're unfamiliar with. The book was that, pure fun and a guilty pleasure kind of read. It rarely took itself seriously and had a fair amount of humor.
  
  I'm not sure where the cowboy part of the title came in. The author attempted to make the book wild west and cowboy-like, but the result felt forced. The main character kept calling her LI a cowboy but he struck me as more of an estranged army guy. Otherwise, there was a tarven, a micro shootout, and a horse showed up for a blip of a nanosecond. The book had more of a 'In the future everyone is bitter and living in shacks. There's bare bones future tech left over and every now and then weird things happen' vibe.
  
  Most of the story took place in one building except for about the last quarter of the book. Surprisingly, I didn't get bored despite there being a lot of talking heads and a lack of changing environment.
  
  The main character was mostly likeable. I thought she went through too many convienient 'phases' in childhood like karate ect and I sometimes thought the other characters didn't oppose her enough. They ate up anything she said without argument and crumbled to her demands with little effort. But that was kind of the premise and vibe you got from the first page. She also got a little preachy at times. Wanting to use equality as a lesson for a book is great but not when the main character talks about it at length almost every chapter. A second prominant theme was glorifying being on the heavy side. It was likewise in your face where a character worshiped and fantasized about these features for most of the book.
  
  Overall it was a feel good, campy, and fun story. I just would not call it cowboyish...