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The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
1.0

I read almost 200 pages before giving up. I decided I really wasn’t interested in this tale of thugs passing themselves off as royalty. Royal assholes, IMHO.

I was particularly offended at the way they treated their horses: riding them nearly to death, urging them over ground that was uneven and unsafe, riding them until they grew lame. And after ruining the horse, they would toss the reins to some servant and turn away. Rather like testosterone-fueled young men who wreck their cars then shrug.