I didn't realize this book was part of a trilogy when I picked it up at the library, so I didn't understand why a horse bought from a knackery in the UK cost a dollar (or why pet food renderers who are presumably there to make a living were giving horses away), but since it wasn't explained in this book I guess it wasn't important.If it had gone a little bit further this could have been cracktastically entertaining (the dialogue! Do people still talk like that?). It had its entertaining moments and I appreciate this is a wish-fulfillment book. (Of course, I think wish-fulfillment books about low-income kids getting a horse usually end with them, say, having a good day at Pony Club and winning a ribbon, not winning Badminton/getting lots of lucrative sponsorships/making out with their farrier who never appears to do any farriery, but this is aimed at slightly older readers.) I was also quite intrigued by the lady villain who was just involved in the international crime plot because she wanted to be able to keep her Arabian horses after her husband died suddenly from eating a strawberry. I really loved this book, possibly more than the first one. I think this is because of Lauren St John's ability to capture the relationship between horse and girl perfectly. Storm and Casey both grow in this book filled with intrigue, love and horses, and that is what makes it special. It almost feels as if the pair of them jump of the page and are playing their lives in front of you with the amazing characterisations from St John. And one of the things I truly have to commend her on is the ability to stop the human interaction from blotting out the beauty of the trust between Casey and her One Dollar Horse.
What do You think about Race The Wind (2013)?
A phenomenal story, using clever circumstances and page turner feelings. I loved it! READ IT!
—Paige
I was sooo hooked. want to read the next book so much!!
—Gena
