Not my favorite Jojo book, this one was a more unbelievable story line. None the less it had sweet characters that were well developed even if the situations were a bit ridiculous, but overall I wouldn't recommend it. ( )

A good read in the Jojo style, interesting, maintains the interest, colourful, ( )

I wanted to try a JoJo Moyes book and this one has a horse in it. I did enjoy it, especially the horse part. The main story centers about a teenaged girl named Sarah living in London with her grandfather. Her grandfather was involved in a specialized form of horse dressage in France and he has taught it to his granddaughter and her horse Boo. When the grandfather has a stroke, the girl struggles with keeping up with the upkeep of the horse, the payments for boarding him, and food for herself as well. When Sarah is caught lifting some fish sticks from a grocery store a local lawyer gets involved. This lawyer is estranged from her husband, but he suddenly pops back into the picture - saying he needs to stay at their house for a while. Can this lawyer, her ex husband, and this teenaged girl all find some way to resolve their collective drama and closely guarded secrets successfully? What about the horse? These issues kept me turning the pages, even if some parts of the book seemed rather far fetched. Sarah and Boo literally go on an incredible journey together and along the way they learn that telling the truth doesn't have to end in disaster - if that truth is told to the right people and those people actually slow down and listen to you.
There are some triggering things in this book, regarding Sarah being a vulnerable teenaged girl and the way she is treated by some of the male characters in the book. And parts of the story and how the characters behave stretch the bounds of what I would consider realistic. Still I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys contemporary fiction, especially if they enjoy stories about unlikely people becoming family, and even more so if they enjoy horse stories. ( )

I'd give this novel 2.5 stars.

Although I did enjoy this novel, it fell short of Moyes' other work. The characters were strong yet the plot felt weak at times. This novel definitely could have been shorter as the characters kept harping on the same issues verbatim, which I found tedious.

Sarah is a young girl who after losing her mother and grandmother, is left in the care of her grandfather, Henri Lachapelle. Henri was once an elite horse master and now trains his granddaughter in the art. But when an unexpected stroke lands Henri in the hospital, Sarah is left to fend for herself. She ends up in the hands of Natasha Maccauley, an attorney who specializes in child law, but has a hard time adjusting to a new routine while trying to balance the extraneous and demanding work of maintaining and paying for her horse, Boo.

I won't go into too many details but I did enjoy a story about a young girl who has a deep passion for horses. It was a light read but left me feeling a little disappointed. I expected more emotion from Sarah and more insight throughout the novel rather than jamming the last 2 chapters with resolution. ( )

This is a sweet story. There's a couple getting divorced, a young girl needing a home and an animal. You pretty much know how things are going to go, but you can't help getting your heart involved. Of course there are characters I didn't mention, and the girls devotion to the horse is an inspirational story itself. This book has a lot of emotional moments. I enjoyed it. ( )