The Blue Roan Child

I need more of Syeira right now.

This book took me longer to read than normal because I was dissecting and absorbing all of it. Plus I did not want it to end. It captivated my inner child and kept me captivated throughout all 400 plus pages.

This was such a good book. The Blue Roan Child is an endearing tale about an orphaned stable girl determined to help a wild horse get back to her two Colts. They travel across the kingdoms, encounter strange plants in dark forests, make allies and enemies, and gets caught up in more than she ever imagined.

This is the perfect adventure story. Syeira is brave and charismatic, I couldn't help but fall in love and root for her. Even though this book had a younger target audience, I couldn't do anything show more but enjoy her adventure and the curiosities of the world. From Haysele to Arva and the Dark forests and kings in between, there was always something interesting going on and new characters to meet. It kept me turning pages until the very end and even now I still want more.

While this had many similarities to other adventure novels, the premise and the magic helped it stand out. It wasn't entirely original, bit that didn't stop me from getting lost in the world and the mysteries.

I really enjoyed this book and everyone should give it a shot because you will be missing out on something great of you don't. Also it is a perfect read for young girls. I wish I'd read this at a younger age because I would have been obsessed with it in a good way. show less

It wasn't at all what I expected. Starting out, it seemed like an orphan story with very little in the way of fantastical elements, and I steeled myself for a potentially pretty labourous read. Not so. Once the story really gets started, it just flows, somehow. There's a lot of imagination, originality and a fair bit of whimsy in this, despite the plot being quite serious and quite well-trodden. It's also interesting to see a fantasy book largely about horses written by a male. I suppose the best way I can think of to describe the style and feel of the book is some strange mix between Mercedes Lackey and Alexander Lloyd, though I can't say exactly what makes it so. The light-heartedness of certain passages certainly reminds me of Lloyd. show more All in all, in the end, I was pleasantly surprised by this book. show less

I have read many books in the time period my life has offered so far, but never, have I re-read a book as many times as this one. I believe in taking very good care of ones books, but I gave up on this one after almost catching it on fire while reading on a beach, to it having a well worn cover. To me, that says more about the quality of this book than anything.