The Harrison family return in their third adventure, and this time Animal Magic is expanding to make room for horses – just in time to take in a very pregnant pony!
Once again this is a fun story with plenty of animals and some lovely illustrations, making it perfect for young animal lovers. The only trouble is that nothing really happens in this book – aside from Merlin being born. I was just starting to get into it, wondering what would come of Mrs Brooks’ newest scheme and suddenly it was over.
Which was a shame, because there were plenty of things going on – new stables, new threat, the possible horse thieves, the poor old lady – but none of it really came to anything. Although Merlin was very cute, this book felt like a filler between more interesting and important story lines. Eva does have a scheme, but it isn’t much of one and she doesn’t really do anything to make it happen.
So, although this is a sweet, quick read that animal-loving readers should enjoy, it’s not nearly as interesting as earlier books in the series. Here’s hoping something happens in the next one.
(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)