This book was written for young readers but has a tragic ending, so I don't recommend giving it to a child. It would teach children a lot of the factsThis book was written for young readers but has a tragic ending, so I don't recommend giving it to a child. It would teach children a lot of the facts about reproduction, through the story of the mare going to stud (with a rather stupid name of U-See-It, but it's a true story) and later drowsing her way through the months and producing a foal. So now the kids know where a foal comes from, and they see a young jockey and colt Black Gold learning together and starting to race. You should stop there, because greed and total lack of consideration for the horse see him raced to death still as a youngster. I don't know why Henry chose this subject, except maybe to highlight the difference oil started to make to everyday lives. Horses have still been raced to death in more recent years, one being Dawn Run. What seems especially wrong is that nobody can tell the horse's owner not to do it. I had Thoroughbreds, they were not raced by me but I competed them, not to the point they could not cope. Praising a fatally injured horse for trying to finish a race is not a good look.
I like the plentiful drawings in this short book. This is an unbiased review. ...more
This is a lively, exciting romance novella, with no wasted words. A lioness shifter and a wolf shifter shouldn't get along - but she has been exiled fThis is a lively, exciting romance novella, with no wasted words. A lioness shifter and a wolf shifter shouldn't get along - but she has been exiled from her pride and is being chased by shifters intent on harming her. He's driving a truck and feels obliged to aid a lone woman - even if she does smell like lion.
The length suits a journey or lunch time. This is clearly part of an ongoing series, but everyone is the hero of their own story. The urban fantasy is suitable for adult readers. I read a Kindle version. This is an unbiased review. ...more
I like that our main character is a young woman staffing an animal shelter. She tries to be mature about some changes in her life. However, stars deduI like that our main character is a young woman staffing an animal shelter. She tries to be mature about some changes in her life. However, stars deducted for the fact that this teenager frequently goes out at night, alone, to meet skanky people, when she has clearly been warned not to - and even had a car crash at night. Young women feel apprehensive about men when alone or in the dark around town, I absolutely do not believe she would do this, not more than once anyway.
The story revolves around the discovery that there are angels both good and bad in her world now, and she decides to check up on her identity. That's really it. There is turmoil, but it's all about her, so far, no external quest or crisis, just a variety of young men, all of whom seem to be a bad idea. And there is no ending, just a 'continued in next book' which is not the way to leave matters. The story could be nice enough, but I would need more substance.
I read a free Kindle download. This is an unbiased review. ...more
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