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wordsofclover's review
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
fast-paced
2.75
Chrissy Crosby is determined to win a buckle at her next rodeo but it feels like life is getting in her way from the classroom bully picking on Chrissy and her new friend Chun, her father losing his job and her horse getting injured. Can Chrissy, with the help of her friends and family, still do well despite life beating her down?
This was a book packed with a lot of action and activity, and also covered some pretty serious topics from bullying to domestic abuse. I think Chrissy is a real firespitter of a character - she's full of gumption with a lot of passion for what she loves and who she loves, and will also defend her friends and family from those trying to bring them down. We see Chrissy get into some bad moments in this book including a physical fight (more than once) with Jodie Lee who is not a very nice little girl.
I do think a lot happened to Chrissy in a short space of time that felt a bit much for a young girl to have to deal with - her grandmother died in the first chapter, and this was swiftly followed by her goat being killed by vicious dogs (I mean, wow), her horse almost slitting her neck open and then her other horse getting colic because of a mistake she made - and this is on top of her father also losing his job and basically getting bullied in school. And there was also a freak tornado in the middle that almost killed the school bus of kids. Which is all a lot for a child to handle - and a lot of the time the only advice her parents had was 'listen to God'. There was probably a bit too much speaking out to the lord in this for me, as personally, not my thing but understand the book is written and aimed at young Christians.
So this book was fine, the rodeo was fun but ultimately not one for me as I'm not the target audience.
This was a book packed with a lot of action and activity, and also covered some pretty serious topics from bullying to domestic abuse. I think Chrissy is a real firespitter of a character - she's full of gumption with a lot of passion for what she loves and who she loves, and will also defend her friends and family from those trying to bring them down. We see Chrissy get into some bad moments in this book including a physical fight (more than once) with Jodie Lee who is not a very nice little girl.
I do think a lot happened to Chrissy in a short space of time that felt a bit much for a young girl to have to deal with - her grandmother died in the first chapter, and this was swiftly followed by her goat being killed by vicious dogs (I mean, wow), her horse almost slitting her neck open and then her other horse getting colic because of a mistake she made - and this is on top of her father also losing his job and basically getting bullied in school. And there was also a freak tornado in the middle that almost killed the school bus of kids. Which is all a lot for a child to handle - and a lot of the time the only advice her parents had was 'listen to God'. There was probably a bit too much speaking out to the lord in this for me, as personally, not my thing but understand the book is written and aimed at young Christians.
So this book was fine, the rodeo was fun but ultimately not one for me as I'm not the target audience.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death
booksforchristiangirls's review
2.0
About this book:
“Thirteen-year-old Crissy Crosby chases a dream to live up to her parents’ rodeo legacy. But the rodeo championship is two months away and problems beyond her ability to solve stack and teeter like a game of Tumbling-Towers. Meanwhile rival Jodie Lea and her father, Ed Fairgate, contrive to swipe the silver buckles from Crissy’s grasp any way they can. Prejudice, anger, and dark secrets simmer in a pot of family feuds destined to boil over in a tragic nightmare at the rodeo. Will Crissy develop courage and faith to overcome the consequences of her temper? Will her dreams of buckles and titles become reality? Or will the character-building adversities of her life quash her dreams forever?”
Series: Book #2 is currently being written.
Spiritual Content- Many Prayers, Thanking God & blessings over food; A few Scriptures are mentioned, quoted & remembered; Church going (for a funeral); Talks about God, pleasing Him & forgiving; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Crissy wonders at one point if God hates them; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & answered prayers; Mentions of Church going, churches & a pastor; A few mentions of Heaven; A few mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of Thanking God; Matthew 5:44 at the end;
*Note: A mention of a demon from hell chasing a horse.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dadgum you’, a ‘dang it’, a ‘doggone’, a ‘freakin’’, a form of ‘idiot’, a ‘moron’, a ‘sissy’, a ‘sucker’, a ‘what the—‘, a ‘what the dickens’, two ‘blah, blah, blah’s, two ‘crap’s, two ‘crummy’s, two ‘what in tarnation’s, six forms of ‘dumb’, six forms of ‘stinkin’’, eight forms of ‘shut up’, fourteen forms of ‘dang’, twenty forms of ‘stupid’; a few mentions of curses (said, not written); Smart mouths & sass; Prejudice towards a Chinese boy & racial slurs; A mean girl, her mean father & their hatred; A drunk father severely beats his daughter & injuries/blood (semi-detailed); Fighting, Kicking, Slapping/Hitting, Pain, Blood, & Injuries (up to semi-detailed); A boy is almost choked to death (up to semi-detailed); Hurrying to save a horse from colic & foundering (up to semi-detailed); An injuries horse & blood (up to semi-detailed); A horse is put down (shot, up to semi-detailed); A tornado & injuries (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of punching someone & blood (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of dogs attacking & killing a goat and the carcass (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of beatings & injuries (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of assaults; Mentions of pain; Mentions of a funeral & death (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of if looks could kill; Mentions of alcohol & drunks; Mentions of cigars & tobacco; Mentions of horse manure; Mentions of bullies & being pushed; Mentions of threats; Mentions of gossip & mean words; Mentions of lies & lying; A couple mentions of throwing up; A mention of road kill;
*Note: A couple mentions of designer clothes (Miss Me jeans & a Reba blouse).
Sexual Content- A couple Embraces; Mentions of blushes; A couple mentions of a good-looking boy; A mention of kissing cousins;
*Note: A mention of a dog’s fat bottom; A mention of landing on a fanny; A mention of someone landing on their butt; A mention of throwing someone’s skinny butt in a pool of water/mud; A mention of kicking someone’s butt; A couple mentions of a horse biting someone’s backside.
-Crissy Crosby, age 13
1st person P.O.V. of Crissy
178 pages
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Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- One Star
Early High School Teens- One Star (and a half)
Older High School Teens- Two Stars
My personal Rating- One Star (and a half)
{Add ½ to a full star for horse lovers and/or rodeo fans/}
Even though I’m from Texas, I’m not one for rodeos. I actually can count on one hand how many times I’ve even been on a horse. ;) While for a 1st person POV of a 13year old, this was pretty well written and the message of forgiveness that came up near the end was nice, I had difficulty reading the few racial slurs against Chun and the scenes of a father beating his daughter. Because of those parts, I would give a warning of caution for girls interested in this book.
Link to review:
https://booksforchristiangirls.blogspot.com/2016/10/roped-by-diane-n-gates.html
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free from the Author for this honest review.
“Thirteen-year-old Crissy Crosby chases a dream to live up to her parents’ rodeo legacy. But the rodeo championship is two months away and problems beyond her ability to solve stack and teeter like a game of Tumbling-Towers. Meanwhile rival Jodie Lea and her father, Ed Fairgate, contrive to swipe the silver buckles from Crissy’s grasp any way they can. Prejudice, anger, and dark secrets simmer in a pot of family feuds destined to boil over in a tragic nightmare at the rodeo. Will Crissy develop courage and faith to overcome the consequences of her temper? Will her dreams of buckles and titles become reality? Or will the character-building adversities of her life quash her dreams forever?”
Series: Book #2 is currently being written.
Spiritual Content- Many Prayers, Thanking God & blessings over food; A few Scriptures are mentioned, quoted & remembered; Church going (for a funeral); Talks about God, pleasing Him & forgiving; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Crissy wonders at one point if God hates them; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & answered prayers; Mentions of Church going, churches & a pastor; A few mentions of Heaven; A few mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of Thanking God; Matthew 5:44 at the end;
*Note: A mention of a demon from hell chasing a horse.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dadgum you’, a ‘dang it’, a ‘doggone’, a ‘freakin’’, a form of ‘idiot’, a ‘moron’, a ‘sissy’, a ‘sucker’, a ‘what the—‘, a ‘what the dickens’, two ‘blah, blah, blah’s, two ‘crap’s, two ‘crummy’s, two ‘what in tarnation’s, six forms of ‘dumb’, six forms of ‘stinkin’’, eight forms of ‘shut up’, fourteen forms of ‘dang’, twenty forms of ‘stupid’; a few mentions of curses (said, not written); Smart mouths & sass; Prejudice towards a Chinese boy & racial slurs; A mean girl, her mean father & their hatred; A drunk father severely beats his daughter & injuries/blood (semi-detailed); Fighting, Kicking, Slapping/Hitting, Pain, Blood, & Injuries (up to semi-detailed); A boy is almost choked to death (up to semi-detailed); Hurrying to save a horse from colic & foundering (up to semi-detailed); An injuries horse & blood (up to semi-detailed); A horse is put down (shot, up to semi-detailed); A tornado & injuries (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of punching someone & blood (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of dogs attacking & killing a goat and the carcass (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of beatings & injuries (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of assaults; Mentions of pain; Mentions of a funeral & death (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of if looks could kill; Mentions of alcohol & drunks; Mentions of cigars & tobacco; Mentions of horse manure; Mentions of bullies & being pushed; Mentions of threats; Mentions of gossip & mean words; Mentions of lies & lying; A couple mentions of throwing up; A mention of road kill;
*Note: A couple mentions of designer clothes (Miss Me jeans & a Reba blouse).
Sexual Content- A couple Embraces; Mentions of blushes; A couple mentions of a good-looking boy; A mention of kissing cousins;
*Note: A mention of a dog’s fat bottom; A mention of landing on a fanny; A mention of someone landing on their butt; A mention of throwing someone’s skinny butt in a pool of water/mud; A mention of kicking someone’s butt; A couple mentions of a horse biting someone’s backside.
-Crissy Crosby, age 13
1st person P.O.V. of Crissy
178 pages
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- One Star
Early High School Teens- One Star (and a half)
Older High School Teens- Two Stars
My personal Rating- One Star (and a half)
{Add ½ to a full star for horse lovers and/or rodeo fans/}
Even though I’m from Texas, I’m not one for rodeos. I actually can count on one hand how many times I’ve even been on a horse. ;) While for a 1st person POV of a 13year old, this was pretty well written and the message of forgiveness that came up near the end was nice, I had difficulty reading the few racial slurs against Chun and the scenes of a father beating his daughter. Because of those parts, I would give a warning of caution for girls interested in this book.
Link to review:
https://booksforchristiangirls.blogspot.com/2016/10/roped-by-diane-n-gates.html
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free from the Author for this honest review.