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Dorani lives her life boldly. She's been sent to the principal's office for bringing a banned book, Anne Frank's Diary. She called her mother to meet her, but her mother never shows up. Instead, she dies on the side of the road. It's just been Dorani and her mother. Her estranged aunt shows up and takes Dorani home.Dorani's used to the city life as she lives in Miami. Her aunt lives on a ranch in the middle of no where - in Wyoming. Her aunt is used to caring for horses, not children. On the first day, Dorani gets locked out of the house and finds the barn.Inside the barn, there a horse who is also grieving. Sunshine lost her family too. Dorani hasn't been around horses before, she Sunshine is easy to talk to. Sunshine responds to her. Can they use each other to help heal themselves?
Abby and her teammates are finding their way back to being a team after the drama from the last book! They're not in the clear with their instructor yet, but they are making progress. They do have to apologize to everyone.Once that's finished, they can go back to focusing on the upcoming shows, especially one at Canterwood Crest! Since it's near Halloween, there will be a spooky element.Even better, they learn about a clinic being run by the Sasha Silver. It's very competitive, but Abby dreams of winning a spot.Abby's struggling with all the pressure from riding, creating the perfect video for the clinic, and fixing things with her friends. They seem to be getting along just fine without her and excluding her from their hangouts. It gives her a pit in her stomach and makes her doubt everything - even the feelings she has for Mila.Will Abby find her balance again?
My Thoughts: Once I finally got my hands on this book, I tore through it! I loved every second of it. I loved the friendship drama and how everything turned out. I loved going back to Canterwood Crest. Even more, I loved catching up with old favorite characters from that series. There's a lot of drama in this series that keeps me turning the pages quickly. I love the friendships and the descriptions of everything. I really really want to attend Saddlehill Academy. I loved the Halloween and fall portions of this story - especially the costumes. It seems like so much fun! Also, I loved how Jessica Burkhart writes about representation and how it matters!
Above all, Sonnia loves horses. She's saving up her money to buy a horse, but she doesn't have a tenth of what she would need. When she learns that Ricochet will be moved to the royal stables to help train a racing horse, she's devastated.Luckily, she knows a stable hand at the track. Sonnia finds a job. She loves working with horses. After her chores are done, she can ride. It's not long before she learns of a night race.It's dangerous for the horses and dangerous for the riders if anyone found out. At first, she wants nothing to do with the race. But soon she begins to realize that the race is the only way to make real money. She needs to help out her family and it wouldn't hurt to finally have enough money for a horse of her own.
Abby's still having a hard time. She learns the identity of the person harassing her. But it doesn't help anything as the person knows her biggest secret - the one secret she doesn't want getting out. Abby hasn't even told her two best friends the secret.On top of everything, horse shows are starting back up and Abby needs to be a team player. It's hard to be supportive when you don't trust your team. As Abby attempts to bottle everything up, everything explodes. Her friendships, her future, and everything she's worked for is now in jeopardy.
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This week's topic is if you're a fan of X. I'm choosing horse books as my X because I'm SUPER EXCITED that Jessica Burkhart has a new book coming out on May 30th.
If you're waiting for it like me, here are some books you might want to read in the meantime.
Addie ends up in foster care after her mom's struggles come out. Addie doesn't understand what's happening, but she's hurt and angry and mad at the world. A family on a remote farm takes her in. They already have two foster kids and one adopted child.Addie knows she's going home soon, so there's no reason to make friends. But the farm is cozy and there's a foal who needs help. The foal doesn't trust anyone either - just like Addie. The two of them forge a connection.
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Piper Kitts is happy to be spending the summer at her grandmother's house. First, she gets to spend the summer working with horses from an Olympian. Second, she gets to put distance between herself and her ex-girlfriend. She has no desire to see Judith with her new boyfriend.What she doesn't count on is being forced to learn how to drive. But she's slowly managing it - with the help from Kat. Her grandmother hired Kat to drive her to work but also to teach her the ropes of driving. It's a condition on her being their for the summer.At first, Piper is happy because Kat is cute and she takes a good picture for social media. Kat has no idea why Piper is taking and posting her picture all the time.Kat's been wondering if she's into girls. Could Piper help her figure things out?
Anthea's an orphan living with her relatives, but not having a home. One day a letter arrives from a long-lost uncle asking for her to live with him. Her relatives are more than happy to send her away. Anthea journeys past the kingdom beyond the wall where she's shocked to discover her uncle secret has horses. Horses have been forbidden for centuries.My Thoughts: I Loved this book. I felt heartbroken for Anthea has she tried to find her place in the world. I love that she found it. I loved the Way and how it worked. I wish I had that level of communication with my dog. Lots of action and lots of danger made this book a page turner. I loved Jilly and how sweet she was to her cousin. This book gave me all the feels! I loved the ending and I can't wait to see where this story goes next!
Not only does the farm have horses, but some people on the farm have a gift called The Way where they can communicate with horses. Anthea hates the farm and isn't interested in the horses - at first. But she begins to feel more relaxed at the farm. Could she finally have found herself a home?
After the death of her mother, Sass travels to England to live her the uncle she's never known. She's not having the best summer, until she meets a silver horse in a field. But the horse isn't alone - there's a boy.My Thoughts: I'm a sucker for both horse stories and stories about royals, so this was right up my alley. And I really enjoyed it. I loved the moments when they went riding. I love the Countess meeting Sass and their moments together. I liked the moments between Sass and her uncle and how they started to become a family. And of course I loved the romance!
Alex isn't thrilled about the trespassing American on his property. But then he realizes she doesn't have a clue to his true identity. It gives him to time to just be normal.
The more time they spend together, the harder they fall for each other. But the truth has to come out sometime and when it does, it will change everything.
