I really should be getting up, going outside to check the garden and peep at the tender shoots working their way up in the herb boxes. The hose is running and poor DAT just came slinking in, sopping wet, so it's a safe bet that the Locust Brothers are up to no good. The Wonder Pony just nickered making me wonder if he too has been a victim of The Hose.
*sigh*
But I can't. All that can wait for just a few moments while I take a Mom break, and do a long overdue book review.
IF WISHES WERE HORSES arrived in the mail several weeks back. Actually, it arrived about the time that things with Johnny Reb started to go drastically downhill, and I had literally no time for myself and day to day chores much less reading.
Then things started to break- just a bit- and I could take ten minutes here, five minutes there to read and not feel guilty about it.
I'm not going to lie. When the part arrived where the author skillfully reveals the father of the leading man has Alzheimer's Disease, I had to put the book down, walk away ... and cry.
A bit of time passed though. I calmed down and picked the book back up again. The author, Robert Barclay, is a fantastic writer. While I might pick apart tiny equine technical issues, overall it is a very well written book. Overlooking those small technical issues was easy enough, as the overall story drew me in.
The story... its a good one. Love, loss, pain, disease, new love, life struggles- yes. All skillfully combined into a very good book, that I would give the thumbs up to for reading.
Disclosure: I received a free copy of the book in exchange for doing a review. No monies changed hands and neither did any requests for "favorable reviews". My deepest apologies to the publisher for the amount of time that has passed between our contacts.
2 comments:
Sounds like a good story, one however I am not so well equipt to read right now , with ailing family myself, but someday.I will have to take the timeto enjoy it..Nicley done review.And boy oh boy if any one got in a water fight here! we would have walking popsicles!
I still haven't done my review on Laura Crum's book but I have been slowly digesting it. I think I may be about rready to do mine. Do you remember how long it's been since you reviewed that one? LOL
After my very slow response to Laura's book, I've decided that maybe I should skip reviewing books for a while.
I can see where the one character could be a little bit tough for you right now. I think that scenario is tough for a lot of people. I guess if you can come out the other side of that and still like the book, it says lots for the author.
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