By Erin Hahn
Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice rating: 🌶️
Blurb
A heart-buckling ride of a romance by beloved author Erin Hahn, Even If It Breaks Your Heart is about two teens finding out that sometimes, the hardest part of discovering what you want is getting the courage to pursue it.
The only thing keeping nineteen-year-old Case Michaels together after the death of his best friend, Walker, is a list Walker left behind of things he wants Case to accomplish in his absence. So far, though, Case hasn’t even been able to continue riding bulls in the rodeo circuit, something he’s done his entire life, balking at the thought of competing without Walker by his side. But the list? Case is determined to follow it to the letter– and he follows it all the way to Winnie Sutton.
Eighteen-year-old Winnie Sutton just wants to keep her family together. She graduated high school early to work long shifts at the Michaels family ranch so she can support her younger siblings and a father who’s more than happy to let Winnie fill the responsible parent role. If she sometimes sneaks out to ride the horses herself and forget about life for a while– well, that’s no one else’s business– until the day she crashes headfirst into Case Michaels. Case sees her riding skills and immediately ropes her into competing for the ranch and becoming his friend.
Winnie and Case couldn’t be more different, but Case can’t help but be inspired by Winnie’s badly-hidden passion for riding and competition. And there’s something about Case that makes Winnie want to try grasping onto a dream for herself, whether that’s a shot at a rodeo trophy, the annoyingly handsome rancher’s son who won’t leave her alone, or maybe both.
Genre: YA Romance
Read if you Like:
🐎 Friends to lovers
🐎 Dealing with grief
🐎 She works at his family's ranch
🐎 Closed-door
🐎 Rodeo competitions
My Thoughts:
I heard good things about this one from friends so I decided to give it a try and I'm so glad I did! While this is a heavier romance it is also sweet and genuine. I adored it!
Case and Winnie were adorable. I loved that they each had their own really difficult struggles but they learned to support each other and have empathy for what the other was going through. Both of their struggles were written about really beautifully and I was able to sympathize with both characters a lot.
If you like a cowboy romance but want it sweet not spicy this one is perfect! It is a YA romance but it has some heavy topics and the characters are dealing with issues some younger teens may not relate to. Winnie and Case have both had to grow up beyond their years.
🌶️ - This one includes some kisses but is completely closed door.
Thanks to Wednesday Books for providing me with an arc of this title. All opinions are my own.
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