The morals are relatively good (other than the brand name dropping) and I would not hesitate to allow my daughter to continue reading the whole series.more That being said, given the target audience, the story was well-adapted to the intrigues of first loves and mini-betrayals as one would expect from tween soap opera loosely based on the theme of horse riding. It is this blatant commercialism that made me remove a star from my daughter’s 5 star rating. We are treated to meticulous details on every item of outer clothing and brand of makeup that Sasha used during her stay on Park Avenue in NYC. The protagonist, 15 year old Sasha Silver spends a school break away from sports academy Canterwood Crest with a fabulously rich previous adversary, Heather Fox. I was expecting far more about horses and less about tween love, but got more of the latter than the former. It must be noted that my daughter has been doing horse riding and competitive jumping for about two years (she is 8) and is nuts about horses. We were on vacation when she “needed” the 9th one, so Amazon Kindle came to our rescue and I plunged into reading the book out loud to her in English. Well, my daughter is a fanatical fan of Canterwood Crest having read the first 8 volumes in her native French. It must be noted that my daughter has been doing horse riding and competitive jumping for abou No one mentions, when you become a dad - particularly a father to a daughter - that you will necessarily need to show interest in girly things.
No one mentions, when you become a dad - particularly a father to a daughter - that you will necessarily need to show interest in girly things.