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True Colors
by Kristin Hannah
2.5 Stars
Alright, so I’m not a romance reader. But I enjoyed two other books by this author, [b:The Great Alone|34912895|The Great Alone|Kristin Hannah|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1501852423l/34912895._SY75_.jpg|56275107] and [b:The Nightingale|21853621|The Nightingale|Kristin Hannah|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1598993363l/21853621._SY75_.jpg|41125521]. I wasn’t really sure what this one would be but it came through for 99 cents on my Kindle deals email and I went for it. The cover was pretty enough.
It’s... an okay book. The start of slow. It takes more than 100 pages for anything to happen. The writing is of great quality though, so for those of you who like to read, who like the 90s and like horses, won’t mind the long build up. The resolution is satisfying enough but I did have a couple of problems with this one
One of the main characters is “the fat sister”. The other is “the housewife sister” and the youngest is “the bumbleheaded blonde sister”. It took forever for personality to shine past caricatures. The reader is reminded every other paragraph of Winona’s size and that’s just not necessary. This size makes her jealous and passive aggressive and just plain unlikable.  Her relationship with her father would have been enough to accomplish this. And Vivi Ann is seen for so long as empty headed, even by her sisters. It’s frustrating.
I’m also less than thrilled with the treatment of and characterization of the Native American ranch hand. The elements of racism could have been explored differently, without creating the idea of a man of color about to devilishly steal the beautiful white woman.
Overall, it was okay. I’ll read more by this author because I love her masterpieces I’ve already mentioned, but I probably won’t read everything by her. I’ll be picky with some of her older books.
Alright, so I’m not a romance reader. But I enjoyed two other books by this author, [b:The Great Alone|34912895|The Great Alone|Kristin Hannah|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1501852423l/34912895._SY75_.jpg|56275107] and [b:The Nightingale|21853621|The Nightingale|Kristin Hannah|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1598993363l/21853621._SY75_.jpg|41125521]. I wasn’t really sure what this one would be but it came through for 99 cents on my Kindle deals email and I went for it. The cover was pretty enough.
It’s... an okay book. The start of slow. It takes more than 100 pages for anything to happen. The writing is of great quality though, so for those of you who like to read, who like the 90s and like horses, won’t mind the long build up. The resolution is satisfying enough but I did have a couple of problems with this one
One of the main characters is “the fat sister”. The other is “the housewife sister” and the youngest is “the bumbleheaded blonde sister”. It took forever for personality to shine past caricatures. The reader is reminded every other paragraph of Winona’s size and that’s just not necessary. This size makes her jealous and passive aggressive and just plain unlikable.  Her relationship with her father would have been enough to accomplish this. And Vivi Ann is seen for so long as empty headed, even by her sisters. It’s frustrating.
I’m also less than thrilled with the treatment of and characterization of the Native American ranch hand. The elements of racism could have been explored differently, without creating the idea of a man of color about to devilishly steal the beautiful white woman.
Overall, it was okay. I’ll read more by this author because I love her masterpieces I’ve already mentioned, but I probably won’t read everything by her. I’ll be picky with some of her older books.