Book Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Where Bracken
Leads
Subtitle:
Author:
Katherine Black
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Part of a series? No
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series? N/A
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/257093547
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 5/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
Meet
Rowan Ashby, a young woman who loves the outdoors and her spaniel Bracken. She
saved Bracken when some kids terrorised the young pup, leading to an injury to
her leg, which eventually led to her losing her leg. This has never stopped
Rowan, though. Enter Elliot, who seems like a nice guy, until he turns her down
because she is an amputee. Broken-hearted, she is done with men and longs to
get in her van and sit beside a lake at sunset with Bracken.
When
Bracken meets another dog at a traffic light, things take another turn, and a
friendship with its owner develops. But what will happen when Elliot returns on
the scene?
What
I liked about the book:
The
great story telling by the author with descriptions of the Lake District scenery.
She knows how to set a scene and keep the reader invested in the story.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
I
enjoyed the book in its entirety.
My
favourite bits in the book:
I
loved the entire book.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
Elliot’s
hypocrisy.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
This
is a stand-alone book by the author, but is included in a box set called Westmorland
Tales which also includes The Last Session and Under Iron Skies. Both are also
stand-alones set in the Lake District.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
This
is a contemporary romance mixed with suspense.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Yes |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like contemporary romance with a hint of
suspense and thriller, this book may be the book for you.
I
look forward to reading more books by this author.
Book
Description by Author:
Some
days begin with a broken heart. Others begin with a dog.
Rowan
Ashby has had her fair share of troubles. She loves living near the lakes and
fells of Cumbria. Between camping under the stars and outdoorsy adventures, she
has everything she needs—including Bracken, her daft spaniel, and her camper
van.
When
Bracken befriends a dog at a set of traffic lights, Rowan crosses paths with
Joe Carrick, a man whose smile stays with her long after the lights change. But
old wounds have a way of reopening, and a man from the past refuses to stay
there.
Elliot
Graves isn’t done with Rowan, despite what she wants. Between him and Joe, all
she needs is to get in the van with Bracken and sit beside a lake at sunset.
However, Bracken takes matters out of her hands. What’s a girl to do? He’s
never been wrong before.
Set
against the magnificent scenery of the Lake District, Where Bracken Leads is a
touching story of the extraordinary bond between a woman and her dog, and
learning to trust again.
Sometimes
the longest journey isn't across mountains or rivers. It's learning to let
someone walk beside you.
About
the Author:
Katherine
Black
Born
in South Shields, Tyne & Weir, Katherine Black lives on the tip of the
beautiful British Lake District. She lives with her partner and 3 dysfunctional
but co-mingling pets.
She
is a mother, grandmother and secret keeper of all.
She
desperately misses her marketing assistant, her German shepherd, Teagan, who
generally snoozed, and her opinion was, ‘Yeah, seen it all before, Mum.’ Echo
(Tenmen) the yappiest terrier known to mankind. She expects to be writing from
a prison cell very soon. Trevalion, the four-foot Iguana, has learned how to
use the cat flap. Despite the advent of another bleak, British winter, he
insists on escaping into the garden where he sits awaiting rescue. Ravnica, the
python, doesn’t have a lot to say—but looks lovingly at the terrier.
