This is one of my last Pamela Morsi westerns. Usually she’s a reliable mix of emotion and humor, but this one just fell a bit flat.
Here Comes The Bride by Pamela Morsi
(2000, Western) 6/27/12
Grade: 3.5
After three years of waiting for Amos Dewey to pop the question, Augusta Mudd decides to make him a bit jealous, by stepping out with Rome Akers, who works for her at her ice factory. But Amos starts to seem less attractive once she gets to know Rome – and Rome starts to see Gussie in a whole new light.
This was a reliable read, but it lacked the usual Morsi charm. I found it a bit predictable. It was easy to put down. There was a lot of charming local color (set in the early 20th century Texas) and some humor, but overall, it just didn’t have the sparkle that Morsi’s other books had. It got better in the last third, but still, a minor disappointment.
It’s hard for Morsi to live up to her best books (Something Shady is my favorite) but still, her books usually don’t disappoint. Maybe I was just in the wrong mood for this one.
Karen Wheless
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