A review by raygersh
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

2.0

It makes me sad to give this book 2 stars. Erika T. Wurth is an indigenous author, local to the Denver area who cares about community, justice, and ghost stories. All good things! I expected to love White Horse but unfortunately I really did not. The book is a bit of a mess. What seems like a haunting ghost story is really more of a murder mystery. This makes the novel's plot pretty convoluted with sloppy and pointless scenes. The characters are also caricaturized and whiny. I did not like or relate to any of them. And perhaps White Horse's worst offense was the constant references to real Colorado establishments, landmarks, and history. I love when books are set in Colorado and I can recognize certain locations, but this book takes that to an extreme. I'm not convinced that Wurth didn't have a side bet going with her publisher on how many Colorado icons she could shove into one novel. It got old fast.

Overall: White Horse turned out to be a disappointing and slightly shapeless novel.