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Review: All the Cowboys Ain’t Gone

3/12/2021

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ALL THE COWBOYS AIN'T GONE

BY JOHN J. JACOBSON

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Pages: 352

Pub Date: February 23, 2021

Categories: Historical Fiction / Action Adventure / Western

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All the Cowboys Ainâ€™t Gone is the rollicking adventure story of Lincoln Smith, a young Texan living at the beginning of the twentieth century, who thinks of himself as the last true cowboy. He longs for the days of the Old West, when men like his father, a famous Texas Ranger, lived by the chivalric code. Lincoln finds himself hopelessly out of time and place in the fast-changing United States of the new century. When he gets his heart broken by a sweetheart who doesnâ€™t appreciate his anachronistic tendencies, he does what any sensible young romantic would do: he joins the French Foreign Legion.

On his way to an ancient and exotic country at the edge of the Sahara, Lincoln encounters a number of curious characters and strange adventures, from a desert hermit who can slow up time to a battle with a crocodile cult that worships the god of death. He meets them all with his own charming brand of courage and resourcefulness.

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â€‹Before I go into my review, thereâ€™s something I should clue you into. I am very much a mood reader. There are times where I fly through a book, and others where Iâ€™m enjoying a book, but I canâ€™t seem to breeze through it as easily. When it came to All the Cowboys Ainâ€™t Gone by John J. Jacobson, it was a book I had a harder time breezing through, but I honestly think itâ€™s because I am a total mood reader and this book was full of Indiana Jones-style action...and I am sadly not a particular fan of Indiana Jones. *cue the boos* Yes, I get that a lot.

Okay *takes a breath* I am glad to have gotten that off my chest. There are several aspects that I did enjoy from All the Cowboys. Primarily, the writing was wonderful. So, while I did lose my focus at parts in the story, it was the writing itself that got me through. Jacobson was able to give me the perspective of Lincoln Smith, a true old soul if I ever read of one. Although I am not a lover of all things western and the kind of action and adventure, dreams and reality, that can come along with it, I was able to enjoy this story because of the life Jacobsonâ€™s words gave to it.

Lincoln is a great character and it was interesting to read about him and his engagement in the cowboy life. I mentioned earlier that the book was full of Indiana Jones-style action, and I meant it. Lincoln was a great character to go along that ride with. Lincoln brought integrity and commitment to the cowboy life to the table. Iâ€™m not a reader of cowboy stories, but Lincoln is a great character that is easily likable. Readers of all-American cowboy stories and watchers of thrilling old school action flicks would certainly enjoy this story.

Though John J. Jacobson didnâ€™t join the French Foreign Legion after being jilted by a girlfriend, or over his displeasure of missing the last great cattle drive, he has, borrowing Churchillâ€™s phrase, lived a rather variegated life. He was born in Nevada, grew up in the West, surfed big waves in Hawaii, circled the world thrice, survived the sixties and seventies, corporate America, and grad school. Among other degrees he has an MA in Renaissance literature from Claremont Graduate University.

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It's February! Black History Month and More Reading!

2/2/2021

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Hey there reader!

So. It's here. It's February and we are celebrating Black History Month! But, before we get into that, let me give you a catch up on how my reading went in January.

If you subscribe to my newsletter (wait...you don't? Um, how awkward. You can sign up underneath the Book Fidelity logo to the right of this page), you will remember that I was going to partake in a week-long romance readathon...and I did! I did not finish all my books, but I did get 3 read and I kept up with the prompts each day. You can check these posts on my Instagram @bookfidelity.

This is what my TBR was:

This is what my bingo board ended up looking like with the books I actually read. I technically made bingo - but next time, I'm aiming for no double ups.

And now it's February and I'm concentrating on a month-long readathon that is focusing on Black romance authors. The hashtag on IG is @blackauthorreadathon. Follow along and tag me with your TBRs if you decide to join!

I shared my TBR on my IG and in my newsletter, but let me share with you where I'm at (template was NOT created by me):

I finished Stephanie London's Kissing Lessons the night before I started the readathon and wow. First of all, I love Stephanie's books. There is something heartbreaking and hilarious about her characters. Her characters in Kissing Lessons are especially heartbreaking and beautiful. Highly recommend.

I finished Flow, the first in the Grip series, last night and wow! So good...such a cliffhanger and I need to read the next book ASAP.

The Boyfriend Project is next on my list and...maybe I'll sneak in that next book in the Grip series....

And here is where I'm at so far this year:

Getting involved in readathons is really helping my motivation with reading this year so far. Let's see how I keep it up!

What are you reading? Do you enjoy readathons? Let me know!

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Review: Life After Life

11/15/2015

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Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson

Synopsis
What if you could live again and again, until you got it right?

On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual. For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in a variety of ways, while the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war.

Does Ursula's apparently infinite number of lives give her the power to save the world from its inevitable destiny? And if she can -- will she?

Darkly comic, startlingly poignant, and utterly original -- this is Kate Atkinson at her absolute best.

Review
Every once in awhile, there is a book that grabs onto you and gives you...feelings. Like, honest to goodness emotions that make you fall in love with the main character. That is what I felt with Life After Life. Ursula Todd is born to die...over and over again. Each life she lives leads her down a different path - she loses and gains people - loses and gains herself. Imagine Groundhog Day with far more serious consequences. And Hitler.
It was difficult for me to push through the first set of chapters because it can feel repetitive. Once I hit a chunk of story, however, it was impossible to put down. I came to fall in love with Ursula no matter what life she lived in. She is a fantastic protagonist in that she shows, not only intelligence, but strength. She goes through so much in this book that one cannot help but feel she is cursed.
I don't want to say too much because this book is an experience. It's a tough book to get through - but I whole-heartedly recommend it.

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Review: All the Cowboys Ain’t Gone

ALL THE COWBOYS AIN'T GONE

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Review: Life After Life

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Review: All the Cowboys Ain’t Gone

ALL THE COWBOYS AIN'T GONE

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It's February! Black History Month and More Reading!

This is what my TBR was:

This is what my bingo board ended up looking like with the books I actually read. I technically made bingo - but next time, I'm aiming for no double ups.

And here is where I'm at so far this year:​

Review: Life After Life

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