A review by elizajaquays
Dark Horse by Mary H. Herbert

5.0

I first read this book when I was a kid, devouring everything I could get my hands on. I’ve carted my battered copies with my from move to move but could never bring myself to go back out of fear it wouldn’t live up to my memory. But I finally dusted this book and the rest of the series off this summer and went back to it. The story was just as delightful as I recalled.

It has everything in it that spoke to me as a child and as an adult: woman disguising herself as a man to fight, female characters with strengths as well as weaknesses, bond between woman and horse, all with a strong dash of magic.

If you’re a fan of Tamora Pierce, see if you can get your hands on this series.