Reviews for Dream country

The average rating for Dream country based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-04-26 00:00:00 Beverly Valk This was a tough book to read. I have many of Luanne Rice's books and decided to read this one first, since I haven't read any of her books before. The synopsis for Dream Country sounded like something I was in the mood to read, but the further I read, the more mixed feelings I had about the story. What I enjoyed most were the Shoshone myths and Native American lore that gives the book that Western outback feel. Ms Rice also creates a clear picture of life on a cattle ranch. Her characters, although not always very likable, have flaws and are three-dimensional. The pacing is fluid and the breath taking setting, moving from one season to the next, is vividly described and gives depth to the story. I had issues with some of the characters, though. I wasn't fully on-board with the whole teenage pregnancy angle, but I could see how it was a necessary plot device for the author to bring the characters together in the end. Daisy was too much of a can't-put-a-foot-wrong character, and I thought she and James could've done a lot more to find Sage while she was on her way to their ranch. The real kicker for me was how every character instinctively new what was going to happen next, or what another person was thinking/feeling. Daisy apparently has magic in her (although she only came across as someone who is a couple of marbles short), Sage has twin instinct, Hathaway knows things "because she's the older sister", etc. Mostly the plot was predictable and apart from two twists near the end that caught me off-guard (well played, Ms Rice), I had a pretty good idea how the book was going to end. Overall, this book had many good parts which I really enjoyed. There are several character timelines going here, each with their own heartbreak and woe-is-me tales. For the most part I enjoyed this story, and I'm looking forward to reading another of this author's books.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-10-19 00:00:00 Bobby Dee Daisy had traveled to Wyoming from Connecticut for inspiration for her jewelry making. She met a rancher, James Tucker, fell in love, married and started a family. One day while working the cattle their three year old twin disappeared. Heartbroken Daisy took their daughter Sage, back to Connecticut with her. Thirteen years later Sage left a note for her mother , It said" I have to leave" Sage traveled to Wyoming by rail, bicycle and hitchhiking. She was lucky a boy about her age picked her up and took her to her Dad's ranch. What she didn't tell her mother, was that she was six months pregnant. The baby delivered just as the car turned into the ranch. A little boy was born too soon. At that moment a little one died and the missing son was found. A heart warming story.