'Fire Storm is a brilliant finale to the One Dollar Horse trilogy'
Fire Storm is the final book in the One Dollar Horse trilogy, written by Lauren St John. The trilogy follows the story of Casey Blue, who started out in the rough part of London, riding at Hope Lane riding school, nicknamed Hopeless Lane. She dreamed of winning Badminton on a lazy piebald cob. When she and her father rescued a horse destined for the knacker's yard for one dollar, her dreams finally have a chance of coming true.
After Casey and Storm Warning have, together, won both the Badminton and Kentucky 2 day events, Casey is in contention for the ultimate prize in eventing, the Rolex Grand Slam. Only ever won by one woman, the grand slam is every eventer's dream. To win, Casey must complete the trio by winning Burghley, considered the toughest competition. But to even get there, Casey has to be at her peak. When arguments and troubles arise with her coach, the elderly Mrs Smith, Casey finds herself with a new coach, the hottest instructor on the circuit, in more ways than one. Struggling with her horses, and her boyfriend Peter, can Casey pull everything together in time for Burghley?
Fire Storm is a brilliant finale to the One Dollar Horse trilogy, which has been getting better in each book. The characters seem much more real in this book, as they all make very human mistakes, which it is easy to sympathy with but yet still makes you feel so annoyed at the character's decisions, especially Casey. Whenever she does something you feel is wrong, you want to fling the book across the room in anger, yet it is so compelling that you have to keep reading it, following the story to the final page.
The writing is simple and easy to follow, meaning that you don't have to plough through endless pages of description and can focus on the story, which is so fast-paced, reading it takes no effort at all, yet leaves you breathless as the story advances.
I could go on about Fire Storm all day! I would rate it 9 and a 1/2 out of 10, and recommend it to readers aged 11 and over. I would say it is easy enough to follow for someone who isn't interested in horses, but would be much better for those that do.
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