Girls and Their Horses
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological
3.5
Eliza Jane Brazier
Set in the glamorous, competitive world of showjumping, a novel about the girls who ride, their cutthroat mothers, and a suspicious death at a horse show…from the author of Good Rich PeopleWhen the nouveau riche Parker family moves to an exclusive community in the heart of Southern California, they believe it’s their chance at a fresh start. Heather Parker is determined to give her daughters the life she never had—starting with horses. She signs them up for riding lessons at Rancho Santa Fe Equestrian, where horses are a lifestyle. Heather becomes a “Barn Mom,” part of a group of wealthy women who hang at the stables, drink wine, and prepare their daughters for competition. It’s not long before the Parker family is fully enmeshed in Horse World—from mean girl cliques to barn romance and dark secrets. With the end of summer horse show fast approaching, the pressure is on, and these mothers will stop at nothing to give their daughters everything they deserve. Before the summer is over, lies will turn lethal, accidents will happen, and someone will end up dead.
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Author
Eliza Jane Brazier
Pages
400
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Published Date
2023-06-06
ISBN
0593438884 9780593438886
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"2 Stars<br/>Cover 4 Stars<br/><br/>WWTQ: Who died?<br/><br/>Answer: I won't spoil it. But boy is it dumb.<br/><br/>This is classified as a mystery/thriller but the big mystery isn't who killed the victim, but who died. Most of the book takes place as a flashback to the months leading up to the death. There is a detective/police portion that does nothing to move the story forward, since the investigation occurs off-page and the conclusion is reported in an unnecessary and ludicrous epilogue. <br/><br/>I couldn't get behind the writing. The POV was omniscient third-person narration, but it changed who we were watching each chapter so often we get the same action from multiple perspectives, which made the book drag in parts. The chapters were short though.<br/><br/>Because the book doesn't reveal who died, why, or who killed them (even though all the twists were predictable) the payoff is underwhelming and I felt a bit cheated. If I'd known who died in the first 20 percent of the book I'd have quit because (1) it was obvious why, and (2) the victim is a terrible person who probably had it coming. I don't think that it was much of a mystery who the killer was - but that they're a sort of low-key serial killer was an odd choice. The killer had apparently been murdering people for somewhat nebulous reasons for decades, and no one noticed or cared, until this death. <br/><br/>I don't know, this just wasn't the right vibe for me. <br/><br/><br/><br/>"
Raemi Wood
