Promised Land (1997)

This is one of those books that I reread when I need something familiar and satisfying. I don't think it's Connie Willis's best, but sometimes I really do want to read a romance, and when I do I want one that's not quite formula but still light and a little predictable.

I really liked this one, which was scifi with a western feel. That sounds like Firefly, but it’s entirely different–not cowboys on spaceships but homesteaders on another world. Plus, I liked the romance, so that helped. ( )

Ok it's chick-lit with a bit of sf and western pioneering thrown in. It's not deep. But it's awfully fun if you enjoy this sort of thing by a good intelligent writer. A good lazy day read. ( )

One of my favorites, guess I like a love story with "bugs" ( )

You've read or seen this book before. Yes, it is set on a different planet but it is your basic romantic plot--city girl moves to the country and falls in love with small town boy. Yes, she has a bug for a pet and there are fire monkeys and they travel in unusual crafts. But, there's not really much to the plot. It is not as frantic in pace as Connie Willis' books are when she writes alone, that was kind of a relief. I mildly enjoyed it but I doubt I will remember it for long. ( )