Book Review: Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers

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Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers opens with four high school friends meeting up in Cape Cod, Massachusetts for a reunion of sorts. When one of them doesn't show up, and no one can get a hold of her, the other friends are desperate to find out what happened. NetGalley, thank you for the Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of this novel. I requested a copy of this book based on their synopsis and the author. When my request was approved, I was thrilled. The story started off well and kept me wanting to know more. Early on, I thought I had everything figured out, but much to my surprise, there was a plot twist I didn't count on.  I won't say more as to not spoil it for others. It's an easy read and perfect to take on vacation. Although I enjoyed Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers a lot, I wish there was more action in the first half of the book. The second half was action packed, and I found myself rushing to finish the story to see if my gut instinct was correct. As for the charact...

Book Review: Happy Trails (Horse Crazy, #2) by Virginia Vail



Reminiscing about books that I loved as a middle school kid, I remembered there was a book series about horses that I was absolutely crazy about, but I couldn't remember the name of the series or the name of the author. It drove me nuts that I couldn't remember! Then, a couple of years ago, I was at my local library book sale and came across the first book in the series and was ecstatic. It brought back all the feelings, lol. The long forgotten book series was Horse Crazy by Virginia Vail. The first book in the series is Horseback Summer (Horse Crazy, #1), and I remember the entire series made me want to go to sleep away camp that taught horseback riding lessons.
Horse Crazy #2 by Virgina Vail
The second installment in the Horse Crazy book series is Happy Trails (Horse Crazy, #2). Emily and the rest of her bunkmates in the Fillies cabin are set to go on an overnight trail ride with their horses, but when unhappy Dru falls off her horse, the excursion is cancelled and everyone has to go back to camp. After all of the drama, Dru runs away.

The main theme throughout the book is that things aren't always what they seem with people and that you never really know what is going on in their life, so you should be kind to them regardless of how they act towards you. Even though most of the characters are a bit stereotypical (i.e. the snobby, rich girl; the tomboy; etc.), they are written extremely well for a book targeting children between the ages of nine and eleven. Even as an adult, I loved rereading Happy Trails (Horse Crazy, #2) by Virginia Vail mainly because it was a nostalgic read for me, and I honestly couldn't remember what happened in the story because it had been so long since I first read it.

I'd definitely recommend it for kids nine to eleven, but I think kids up to thirteen or fourteen would enjoy this book, especially if they have a love for horses. And, even though it was written in the 1990s, I think most of the book is relevant in society today. I gave it four out of five stars, but if I had been reading it as a kid, I probably would have given it five out of five stars.

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