Horse Show (Saddle Club Series #8) Book

There's a horse show in New York and Max is taking the three girls to go watch his old student, Dorothy DeSoto, compete. While there, the girls meet Skye Ransom, a teen actor, and teach him how to ride, along with having fun and making memories in the Big Apple.

I honestly had not remembered this series being so full of sad moments, but I feel like every book something bad happens! This time, Doroty DeSoto gets injured while riding Topside in the competition, when a lady watching spooks him. Although it turns out mostly okay - Dorothy can still ride, just not in competitions, and Topside returns to Pine Hollow with the girls - I didn't like that you don't find out who the lady was and that justice was not enacted. I somehow remembered that happening.

The Skye Ransom plot was incredibly funny. I had a blast reading it and couldn't help giggling. This has become a trope nowadays, where a small-town teen girl meets a big star teen boy. Yet there it normally goes all into romance and drama, whereas here it is handled with fun and a dose of reality. I really love how Bonnie Bryant does that.

Again, not one of my favourites, but still a fun read. They'd probably all read better if I weren't so looking forward to their return to the Dude Ranch in book 12...