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alliereads_'s review

challenging dark emotional sad

4.0

Reading Dark Horses was like having my heart torn out of my chest over and over again. An incredibly painful, emotional book: I don’t often cry at novels, but Susan Mihalic made me. Roan’s pure loneliness and desperation and unending heartbreak was really difficult to get through. And when

she lost Jasper, the only thing tethering her anymore, it destroyed me.

And the fact that she was

forced to injure her father

made me sob, because it was so devastating that she was ever in that position. There were definitely a few scenes that felt a little too graphic for me, so I highly encourage readers to look at trigger warnings.

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sare1125's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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unki's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Was dark, but the story was very intriguing to follow.

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dizzzybrook's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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ms_emily's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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pollyhall's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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dosxhime's review

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Dark Horses really was up there for darkest books I read so far.

The abuse Roan suffered from her family was all too real and it made her circumstances all the more tragic. Here only real hope was Jasper, Will, and horseback riding. There was very little for her to look forward to in the face of her father's abuse, however her growth was satisfying and cathartic to read. I cheered when she cut her hair and called her father out for what he is.

I will say that the romance aspect was a little meh. It kinda just felt like they were there and treted each other decently/normally and that was why Will and Roan fell for each other. The resolution between Roan and her father wasn't as satisfying as I thought it would be since it kind of felt half-assed I guess. He doesn't get ruined in the way that I hoped.

Anyways, Roan's growth was impeccable and is really the bread-n-butter of this novel.

4.5 / 5 A-

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