A Horse Of Her Own- by Annie Wedekind

BACK COVER

"He...was never my horse", Jane began, and then her voice, and her heart, broke.

Jane Ryan has always dreamed of having her own horse-but as long as she gets to ride her favourite horse, Beau, at sunny acres farm, she's content. As summer begins, Jane receives heartbreaking news-she's losing Beau. Then her trainer asks her to help her with a newcomer to the barn, Lancelot, a chestnut warmblood. Lancelot is beautiful and talented, but he's also wild and dangerous. Jane must find faith in herself before she can have faith in Lancelot. And if she does, she just might get to ride in the end-of-summer competition-and maybe even end up with a horse of her own.                                                                                   

REVIEW

A Horse of Her Own, by Annie Wedekind. Yes, it is a horse book, in case you were wondering. If you know me, you probably just sighed, and if you don't know me, there are some people who would argue that you are a very lucky person. Now, back to the review. I chose this as my first review because I wanted to do something different, something you probably haven't read. Oh, and its my favourite book ever! (aren't italics fun?)

 I like this book because there isn't any magic, or bloodshed. Its a real life book with real life characters. When I read this book for the first time, I admit, I did cry alittle. This book is really touching, and I love all the characters, because, once again, they are real. I could imagine Robin as a girl I talked to once, or even Jane as that girl in my gym class. My favourite character was Lily, because she was so cool and different, plus shes a awesome big sister to Jane. At first, I thought Jane would hate her sister. I mean, Lily's like that perfect big sister the little sister is always compared to, but instead, the sisters are friends, and Jane loves her sister. I loved the end, and it made me laugh, something else I loved about this book, one minute I would be crying, then I would be laughing, then crying again. Trust me, if you like horses, real life stories, or just have nothing better to do, pick up A Horse of Her Own.

*NOTE* I posted two covers, I own the larger one, but I just saw the other, and it is pretty nice too. What do you think?