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January 26, 2023

Jayne’s Mostly Non-fiction Book Reading List

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Listsanimals / bad-boy-romance / biology / Contemporary / female doctor / horses / Indian American / non-fiction / paleontology / POC / tv show / veterinarian2 Comments

Never Trust a Sneaky Pony: And Other Things They Didn’t Teach Me in Vet School by Madison Seamans DVM James Herriot meets Jeff Foxworthy in the real-life adventures of a traveling horse doctor. Climb into the truck alongside large animal vet Dr. Madison Seamans and race to the aid of ... more >

long short of two people riding horses on an open plain under a stormy sky
August 22, 2019

REVIEW: Unbreak Me by Michelle Hazen

KaetrinBook Reviews / C- ReviewsContemporary / horses / Hurricane Katrina / interracial-romance / Montana / New-Orleans / sexual-assault2 Comments

CW: Sexual assault, and scenes of remembered trauma and death from Hurricane Katrina, racism. Dear Michelle Hazen, I was attracted to Unbreak Me because it promised to be angsty and it was; but I wonder if my relationship with angsty reads is cooling.  Because my reaction to this book wasn’t ... more >

Head and shoulders of a handsome stubbly cowboy in a black hat superimposed over a sunset ranch/cattle driving scene
December 28, 2018

REVIEW: A Rancher’s Bride by Vivian Arend

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / Contemporary / friends-to-lovers / horses / ranch2 Comments

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Dear Vivian Arend, Luke Stone, the third brother of the Stones of Heart Falls, and Kelli James, senior hand at Silver Stone ranch, have been dancing around each other for a while. It’s obvious to everyone else but Luke is oblivious to it, at least on a conscious level. Kelli ... more >

August 27, 2018

REVIEW: Drinking from the Trough by Mary E. Carlson, DVM

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / autobiography / cats / dogs / First-Person / horses / non-fiction / veterinarianComments Off on REVIEW: Drinking from the Trough by Mary E. Carlson, DVM

Mary Carlson didn’t start out to become a veterinarian, let alone the owner and caretaker of cats (many), dogs (two, both huskies), and horses (some with manners, some without) in Colorado. She was a suburban Chicago girl; all she knew of the American West came from the stories her uncle, ... more >

July 27, 2017

REVIEW: Come Sundown by Nora Roberts

KaetrinB Reviews / Recommended Readsabduction / cowboy / horses / Montana / romantic-suspense19 Comments

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Note to readers: All the trigger warnings Dear Nora Roberts, Your annual stand-alone romantic suspense novels are auto-buys for me. Come Sundown is your latest release. It is definitely a suspense story and there are two romantic threads as well as a sniff of another one but I found the ... more >

October 30, 2016

REVIEW: The Tale of the Dancing Slaughter Horse by Victoria Shade

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewshorses / non-fiction / Sports / Young-Adult1 Comments

When Victoria meets Moonshine, an ex-racehorse saved from the slaughterhouse and abuse, she despairs at having to ride such a difficult horse. The pair compete in dressage, a sport that tests the unity of horse and rider as they engage in what can only be called dancing. They compete against ... more >

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