Fire Horse
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781623805784 (1623805783)
Publish date: April 12th 2013
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Adult Fiction,
Romance,
Erotica,
Contemporary Romance,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Sports And Games,
Sports,
Glbt,
M M Romance,
M M Contemporary
Series: Polo (#1)
2.5 starsThis was problematic for me on many levels. The age thing is definitely a thing. I feel like the story from Preston's POV was meant to soften that, but it's still fairly uncomfortable. Also, about 75% is flashback style. I'm not sure I buy into the HEA, mostly for that reason. I didn't extr...
This book was full of beautiful writing as expected from Ashling, but the structure of the story was messy, none of the characters were likable, and the plot after the flashback was just one long eye-roll of 'seriously?'.Props for historical accuracy, though.
A well written, engrossing book, and the amount of research that must've gone into this is admirable. Also, the spirit of the various times this book was set in was portrayed very well--Kon was only too right to be afraid. However, the characters were a bit hard to take to, particularly Preston. Gee...
First half: 4.75 stars. I loved it when the focus was on Preston and Konrad, even if only through flashbacks. But I'm sad to say that the second half dissolved into a hot mess for me, with abrupt time jumps spanning months and years being summed up in mere sentences (a pet peeve!). We didn't have ti...
4.5 starsMy first book by Ms. Ashling, but will not be my last. Fire Horse kept me reading and went places I did not expect it to. Star polo player Preston wakes up in the hospital lucky not to be paralyzed after a serious fall from his horse, and is basically told he should give up playing to prev...
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