Manga Maniac Cafe

3 stars

I wanted to like this more than I did because, come on! It's about a group of orphan girls who end up on a cattle drive in the 1800's. When John Elder is forced to fire his no good, lazy drovers, he's in dire straights. He has a herd of long horns he's bound and determined to move to Kansas so he can start a ranch of his own. When circumstances put a group of young orphans, including Moira O'Mara, a beautiful woman with a terrible secret, under his protection, he has no choice but to teach the girls how to manage the herd and lead it through dangerous Indian territory.

I loved the concept of this story, but the actual execution felt cliched and tired. The romance between the protagonists was sweet, but I was hoping for more action or excitement on the trail. This wasn't a bad read, it just isn't what I was longing for.