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A review by tanja_alina_berg
Flying Changes by Sara Gruen
3.0
Neurotic Annamarie Zimmer lives on her parent's horse farm with her mother and daughter. She is dating her highschool sweetheart Dan, whom she thinks she should have married instead of her ex-husband Roger who is the father of her willful daughter Eva. Annamarie had a devastating accident 20 years ago, where she broke her neck and lost her horse. The physical trauma has healed, but not the emotional one. Her daughter Eva is constantly testing her mother's nerves, who duly responds by overreacting. Eva is an excellent rider and would like to make a career out of it. Reluctantly Annamarie agrees. She changes her mind when the horse Eva gets by her trainer is one that doesn't let anyone ride him, but by then it is too late.
This is a perfectly okay read. A bit far-fetched at times - particularly the fate of the ex-husband and his family - but mostly a believable and fairly entartaining read. It's a bit rough around the edges - perhaps because of Annamarie's nerves - and not at all like the seductively smooth "water for elephants" by the same author. If you love horses it is likely you'll like this novel. If horses aren't your thing, this book probably isn't either.
This is a perfectly okay read. A bit far-fetched at times - particularly the fate of the ex-husband and his family - but mostly a believable and fairly entartaining read. It's a bit rough around the edges - perhaps because of Annamarie's nerves - and not at all like the seductively smooth "water for elephants" by the same author. If you love horses it is likely you'll like this novel. If horses aren't your thing, this book probably isn't either.