A review by mischele_jamgochian
Dark Horses by Cecily Von Ziegesar

4.0

I bought this book with the intention of only previewing a few chapters for a Grade 6 student who is as mad about horses as I am. I can't keep her in horse books - she devours them; she has read every story with even a mention of horses in the library within a few months. Dark Horses alternates between mischevious misunderstood thoroughbred Red, and sixteen-year-old horse enthusiast Merrit. They meet at an equine-therapy center, Good Fences, and that is where their life-saving yet tumultuous partnership begins. Surprisingly, I couldn't put the book down. Red's witty horsey repartee had me hooked right from the start. If you're chomping at the bit for a page-turning, darkly humourous girl-meets-horse-read, settle into the saddle and sink your seatbones into Dark Horse. Minus one star for the brutal ending.