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There were times I would just sit and stare off into the distance, forgetting about the world around me and get immersed into this world, I never wanted it to end and when it did i wanted to go right back to the beginning and start again.

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Amazing

I loved this book when I read it and love it even more on audible. The narrator did a fantastic job, bringing more depth to the story. A must have for sure.

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awesome

wonderful narrator for a such a beautiful book, I could have listened to it for ever, what a journey

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Jae did it again- I bow before her writing.

It took me a bit to get into but once I did I adored this book. It's beautiful.

I love the fluidity of Luke's gender. I thought it was really well written and I enjoyed reading their perspective. And another note on their character I loved the way they interact with Amy and the other children. (I'm using they/them pronouns for Luke because even though they use she/her for themselves I just feel like if Luke were alive now they would be gender fluid and/or trans masc)

Luke was my favourite character simply because I thought they were the most interesting to be inside the head of. But I love Nora too. I love her strong will and her fire as well as her compassion. I thought the character of Bernice was fascinating. I loved Amy and the other kids but I just love kids in general so that wasn't surprising. My favourite relationship in the book was (un)surprisingly Luke and Amy.

The writing fully immersed me in the world. I believed I was on the Oregon Trail with Luke and Nora and the Garfields and everyone. I have a love/hate relationship with slow burn stories because on one hand they're beautiful and give me more of the story but on the other hand I want to smack the characters on the head and tell them to just kiss already!!

I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the Oregon series!

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six

rarely do I get excited and gush my opinion forth. but this unique story is so well written I can't stop, even to my doctors receptionist. a big fan of cowboy films growing up I've found the books in that genre lacking until now, the experience has been wonderful, ty Jae and Hayden for her narration.

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Superb!

This is definitely in my top three of Jae’s books. I love the story and the characters and I didn’t want it to end! Beautiful love story, very well narrated. I’m looking forward to listening to Hidden Truths next and reading the short stories that are in between.

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I looked forward to this,

and it didn't disappoint. Loved the story and loved the narration. The characters brought to life in a believable way.

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Slow burn that is movie material

I used to enjoy watching Westerns in my teens and twenties; to a lesser extent now. Not much into reading a Western theme, this book is not my usual choice. In fact, I disregarded it many times when it popped up as a recommendation. I'm glad I finally gave it a chance after reading some reviews. Jae provides such a wonderful immersive experience that I felt transported back in time with Luke and Nora. Jae had clearly done a lot of research for this book. It would be lovely to see this story made into a movie.

This is a slow slow burn. The beauty of the story telling is the depiction of the challenges faced by women in general during this period let alone lesbian women. And the choices they had to make as a result. After devouring this book, thankfully there was the sequel to keep Luke and Nora with me for a little longer.

It is my first time listening to Hayden Bishop. I found she did a fabulous job with the narration and voices. Having many audiobooks with narration by Abby Craden, Lori Prince and Angela Dawe (my top 3 favourite narrators), for this series, Hayden Bishop was the perfect choice.

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really enjoyed this

I really enjoyed this book with it's out of the norm main characters. I enjoyed the way the 2 were at odds with each other but steadily came to be a couple & the family.

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Thoroughly enjoyable

An absolutely fabulous, gripping adventure. The narrator portrayed the story to a believable conclusion. Brilliant!

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