Diamond Spirit Book Review

This book series is perfect for teenage horse lovers, I have just borrowed the 5th book of this series and I am sucked in! The main character, Jess and her horse Diamond are to have their hardest time together as Diamond is involved in a tragic accident. Jess brings out her anger and sadness of Sara, her best friend as she thought she knew what happened to Diamond. Jess met a filly that reminded her of Diamond, she had to have the filly, but how? The Longwood campdraft is approaching and Jess wants to enter it more then anything, just to get the filly that she named Walkabout.

Blurb-

A man Jess had never seen before stood holding the flyscreen door open.
'Do you own an Appaloosa pony?' he asked.
'Yes.'
'It's stuck in the cattle grid down near the old drovers' yards.'
Jess's blood ran cold.
At the start of the summer holidays, the unthinkable happens when Jess's beloved pony Diamond has a terrible accident. Why won't Shara, Jess's closest friend, tell her what happened down on the river flats that day? Jess suspects the worst, and feels as though she's lost not just one best friend, but two. But new friends and new horses come into Jess's life, along with the chance to compete in the Longwood campdraft. And there's one little filly who needs her help... Can Walkabout heal Jess's broken heart in return? 

Keep on reading,

~Livinia :)

Silver Brumby Book Review

I recently re-read the classic- 'The Silver Brumby' The text is by Elyne Mitchell, it is an old book but no matter how many times I read this book, I never get sick of it and I recommend this book for horse lovers of any age! I love books about the Australia country, especially with horses. This book is about a creamy foal that is born, his coat is so light and silver-like that every man wants  him and his mother, Bel Bel. Bel Bel names her beautiful foal, Thowra, which means wind as Thowra was born in a storm. Bel Bel's friend, Mirri, also had her foal on the same day as Bel Bel and she named his Storm. Both mothers said that Thowra and Storm will be good friends until the have to get their own heard. Thowra and Storm went through a lot together from fights with their enemy, Arrow and almost being caught by men. Thowra has being hunted for his whole life and has to go through many troubles too. This book is a great read, it has 219 pages but you get sucked in from the first sentence.
The blurb-
 The silver Brumby is a very special horse, both to other horses and to men. And it's men who always seek to catch him, for his beauty.
Thowra, the magnificent silver stallion, longs to be King of the Brumbies, just like the mighty horse called The Brolga. But Thowra is young, and to defeat The Brolga he needs all his strength and cunning. So he bides his time, and listens, and learns. Soon he knows that even if he defeats The Brolga, he has to be braver still to overcome a worse danger: the threat from Man...

~Livinia  

Paruku- The Desert Brumby- Book Review

This book is about a young girl who goes with her father to catch wild Brumbies for a Sheik in Dubai that wants those Brumbies for endurance riding.

Rachel, who is twelve years old is helping prepare her older sister, Cassie, for the showjumping championships. Rachel's father has being asked by the Shiek that lives in Dubai wants a dozen Australian brumbies for endurance riding and said the climate that the horses live in would be perfect for endurance riding, Rachel would love to come with her father but she can't, she has to help Cassie with training and she would be mad if she backed out. 

One early, stormy morning, Cassie was training. Suddenly a crack of thunder had spooked Cassie's horse, making Cassie have to go to hospital, changing her plans to go to the championships. Even though Cassie was now injured, Rachel could go to the Kimberly with her dad. 

So that is roughly the start of the book, but I didn't want to write any more because that's where the good stuff is! 

Here is what I think of the book-

The text Paruku the Desert Brumby is a great read and I strongly recommend it for horse lovers. I'd say it suits teenagers, or someone who is capable of reading well as it has 224 pages, which isn't too much. I really got into the book and read half of it in around an hour, it has really good description and it's plot is one I've never read before.

Reviews every Thursday!

Bye :)

Update!

I found this old(ish) blog after starting my two new ones, how about re-starting this blog, and doing book/movie reviews once a week?
Check out my two other blogs for (almost) daily posts :)-
Horses- http://thehorseradishblog.blogspot.com.au/
Animals-http://adventuresofanimalsblog.blogspot.com.au/

See you,

P.S- I'll post on Thursdays!


~Livinia