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Taking Flight by Sheena Wilkinson
Jan. 14th, 2011 11:03 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
”Beyond the fence everything is dark, but in here is our own lit-up world. Just me and Flight. Our breath snakes into the night like the aftermath of a firework.”
The only riding fifteen-year-old Declan has ever done is joyriding. When he’s forced to stay with his snobby cousin, ‘Princess’ Vicky, he’s shocked to find himself falling in love with horses. Vicky would do anything to keep Declan out of her already perfect life and away from her precious show jumper, Flight, no matter who gets hurt ...
Moving from a harsh Belfast housing estate to the glamour of the show jumping ring, Taking Flight is a fast-paced story full of conflict, jealousy and courage.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Although the story isn’t the most original out there (essentially a boy leading a life with little future discovers that there’s something more out there by looking after a horse), this is a well-written debut novel that kept me turning the pages and which is told with aplomb. The talent that Sheena Wilkinson shows in these pages mean that I will definitely check out her next novel.
The only riding fifteen-year-old Declan has ever done is joyriding. When he’s forced to stay with his snobby cousin, ‘Princess’ Vicky, he’s shocked to find himself falling in love with horses. Vicky would do anything to keep Declan out of her already perfect life and away from her precious show jumper, Flight, no matter who gets hurt ...
Moving from a harsh Belfast housing estate to the glamour of the show jumping ring, Taking Flight is a fast-paced story full of conflict, jealousy and courage.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Although the story isn’t the most original out there (essentially a boy leading a life with little future discovers that there’s something more out there by looking after a horse), this is a well-written debut novel that kept me turning the pages and which is told with aplomb. The talent that Sheena Wilkinson shows in these pages mean that I will definitely check out her next novel.
