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The Blurb On The Back:
Summer has always loved horses, and she’s longed for the day when she’d be able to ride a pony of her own. So when Summer meets Jessie and gets a chance to visit the Starlight Stables, she leaps at the chance.
Helping out at the stables is a dream come true, until her favourite dapple-grey pony, Luna, gets stolen. With a thief on the loose, and suspects round every corner, it’s up to Summer and the rest of the Starlight Stables Gang to rescue Luna before it’s too late!
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Esme Higgs and Jo Cotterill’s horsey novel for readers aged 9+ (the first in a series and sweetly illustrated by Hannah George) really conveys why people love horses and suggests ways of doing it if you don’t have a lot of money without denying that it’s a privileged activity. There’s a lot of set up in terms of character and so the mystery gets pushed to one side but there’s a lot of potential here and I’d definitely read the sequel.
THE STARLIGHT STABLES GANG was released in the United Kingdom on 30th March 2023. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Summer has always loved horses, and she’s longed for the day when she’d be able to ride a pony of her own. So when Summer meets Jessie and gets a chance to visit the Starlight Stables, she leaps at the chance.
Helping out at the stables is a dream come true, until her favourite dapple-grey pony, Luna, gets stolen. With a thief on the loose, and suspects round every corner, it’s up to Summer and the rest of the Starlight Stables Gang to rescue Luna before it’s too late!
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )The Verdict:
Esme Higgs and Jo Cotterill’s horsey novel for readers aged 9+ (the first in a series and sweetly illustrated by Hannah George) really conveys why people love horses and suggests ways of doing it if you don’t have a lot of money without denying that it’s a privileged activity. There’s a lot of set up in terms of character and so the mystery gets pushed to one side but there’s a lot of potential here and I’d definitely read the sequel.
THE STARLIGHT STABLES GANG was released in the United Kingdom on 30th March 2023. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
