Reviews written by C.J. Redwine

This book is as full of drama, heartbreak, warmth, and detailed horse life as the first. I loved that we get a setting as exotic as Arabia where the culture surrounding horses is rich with lore, tradition, and danger. A worthy sequel to The Black Stallion, sure to please those...

This is the story of Black Beauty, a gorgeous colt with so much promise, he is the apple of his owner's eye until something happens and Black Beauty must be sold. Thus begins the sometimes exhilarating, sometimes scary and often sad journey of Black Beauty through the world. He changes...

I adored the Black Stallion series as a girl. It's clear the author knows, understands, and loves horses. Reading The Black Stallion is like having a front row seat to a life most of us will never have. Horses, stables, race tracks, training regimes ... all the ins and outs...

I've loved Grimms fairy tales since I was a little girl. I used to check out at least one of the Grimms books every time I went to the library. It didn't matter that I'd read them all before. They were magical. This collection recalls that magic....

I went into this book with zero expectations. I'd heard nothing about it, and I'm not particularly drawn to the cover. So, I was completely surprised to become so quickly addicted to reading this story. Even more amazing to me is that Kai Meyer is a German writer, but this...

One of my very favorite Dr. Suess books! The rhymes are so much fun, and kids love the adventure of convincing the main character to just TRY green eggs and ham. What a fun way to talk about taking risks on new things. :)

I'm a fan of Mark Twain, and I enjoyed Huckleberry Finn. I loved Huck in Tom Sawyer, and was pleased he got to have a book of his own. This is a rather wild adventure down the Mississippi River, full of Twain's trademark humor, heart, and keen sense of the...

I cut my reading teeth on Nancy Drew, and this book was one of my favorites. I love that Nancy and her friends remain calm in every crisis, and that all of the ND books are a fine example of a pretty girl using her brain to solve problems. This...

The point of this story is to take a hard look at what humans become when we are stripped of shelter, food, society, structure, and accountability and instead are reduced to animals. The author successfully deconstructs his characters into their basic essence, where fear and a pack mentality win out...

If Dean Koontz wrote a YA, I imagine it would be something like UNRAVELING. This book is a thrilling, grab-you-by-the-throat ride from the first chapter to the unbelievable finish. The writing is polished, the pacing is superb, and the romance is woven in around heart-stopping drama with an expert touch....

A highly entertaining debut from start to finish. I really enjoyed this book! It's hard to put down once you start reading. Action, adventure, heartbreak, betrayal, and survival. Loved it! It's told from a dual POV, and I liked being in both Day's and June's heads while reading. I would've...

I had no expectations going into this book. I knew it was a retelling of Cinderella, but that was it. Wow, was I in for a wonderful surprise! This book is unlike anything you've ever read. Trust me. So unique and compelling. The world is post-apocalyptical, cyborgs are second-class citizens,...

What a cast of interesting characters! And such an imaginative adventure. As a mom of boys, I can say with fervor that Mr. Twain nailed the psyche of the tween boy on the head. There's humor, drama, rebellion, misbehavior, consequences, uncertain relationships, crushes, family stuff, and it all reads like...

I don't know how many times I've re-read this book. Every time, I find new treasures in the pages. The world building is incomparable. The adventure is thrilling. The characters are vivid and unique. And after reading this book, the words "my precious" now send chills up my spine. Love...

This was an impulse buy for me, and I put off reading it for a long time. I won't make that mistake with the sequels. The writing style is spare and utterly compelling. The characters come to life, the dreams were vivid and sometimes scary, and I gobbled this book...