Backwards to Oregon (The Oregon Series, #1)

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Luke Hamilton has always been sure that she d never marry She accepted that she would spend her life alone when she chose to live her life disguised as a man After working in a brothel for three years, Nora Macauley has lost all illusions about love She no longer hopes for a man who will sweep her off her feet and take her away to begin a new, respectable life But now they find themselves married and on the way to Oregon in a covered wagon, with two thousand miles ahead of them. Best Download Backwards to Oregon (The Oregon Series, #1) [ author ] Jae [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This is a review for the new revised October 2017 edition I m a big fan of Jae s I believe I have read maybe 9 of her stories, and I have really enjoyed 8 of them That is a pretty impressive percentage when you think about it I trust her writing and if she puts a book out, I will read it While I have read a lot of her books, I haven t read some of her older classics When I saw YLVA was releasing this new version, it gave me the kick I needed to finally read this story Historical fiction c This is a re...Ok, let s state it from the start I loved this book.It has so many things in it.Somehow, this was for me a real love story, meaning that it explores what love really is or should be and how true love can heal or at least mitigate, transform the psychological wounds we bear within us.It also made me think a lot about family roles.There s a wonderful, entertaining adventure, with its heroes and bad guys And the bad guys are odious, violent, abusive The reader gets to really loathe them O Ok, let s state it from the start I loved this book.It has so many things in it.Somehow, this was fo...Still keeping it at pure five stars after finishing the re read of the revised and expanded second edition published by Ylva This great book is now even better.ExcellentThis book has a bit of everything Love, friendship, romance, adventure and excitement Jae s exceptional writing style brings the wild west to life You could actually be there You won t be disappointed.From an early age on I loved, loved, loved stories about the West and I loved stories about women dressing as men That s why this book just couldn t go wrong I mean it would have to be really bad not to work for me Thus it is kind of intriguing why I haven t read this book sooner Backwards to Oregon is sweet, sad, it ...I typically don t enjoy Westerns, but wow did I ever love this book Luke and Nora are an amazing couple with an achingly slow build to their relationship I can t recommend this book enough.Full joint review with Brooklyn here can also listen to Brooklyn and I talk about it on our podcast here warn...Despite the nice and exciting setting of this story, I was disappointed For two main reasons.1 I wanted to read a lesbian romance novel, and I just cannot define this as one I ll explain why.2 I was not convinced by the love storyOkay Here goes.I really really struggled to see Luke as a woman dressed as a man Luke says it herself, she s living as a man, not only because it makes her life easier, but also because she is most comfortable that way So, yeah she s not Mulan, if you know Despite the nice and exciting setting of this story, I was disappointed For two main reasons.1 I wanted to read a lesbian romance novel, and I just cannot define this as one I ll explain why.2 I was not convinced by the love storyOkay Here goes.I really really struggled to see Luke as a woman dressed as a man Luke says it herself, she s living as a man, not only because it makes her life easier, but also because she is most comfortable that way So, yeah she s not Mulan, if you know what I mean Obviously, in the 1850s, it s hard to identify oneself There s nothing but the binary realm of gender Either you re a man, or a woman And homosexuality is a sin I don t know how Luke would identify herself today A butch lesbian I m tempted to say no Everything leads me to believe that Luke would identify as a transgender man At least, that is almost how I saw her in this story Basically, Luke is just a very gentle and sensit...Bombig Recently changed my rating from a 4 to 5 star.The power of the repressed passions, quality of the writing and sheer gritty realism of the prose blew me a away and has stayed with me even after re...This is my first time ever to read any ofJae s books and I must say I was very impressed I finished this book in a record time and would rate it 6 stars if I could I love how Luke opened up to Nora bit by bit Although this had caused the book to be moving in a very slow pace, it was for the best effects as Luke s struggling to come out to Nora only seemed so real and psychologically and logically convincing I also like how Jae built the dynamic between them as Luke needed someone that is as This is my first time ever to read any ofJae s books and I must say I was very impressed I finished this book in a record time and would rate it 6 stars if I could I love how Luke opened up to Nora bit by bit Although this had caused the book to be moving in a very slow pace, it was for the best effects as Luke s struggling to come out to Nora only seemed so real and psychologically and logically convincing I also ...i ve been craving lesbian westerns for WEEKS and this 500 page slow burn did me so good i told my gf i was leaving her for a butch cowboy lesbian named luke hamilton and she told me that was the least surprising thing i d ever said to her

Backwards to Oregon (The Oregon Series, #1)
  • English
  • 08 May 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 465 pages
  • Jae
  • Backwards to Oregon (The Oregon Series, #1)