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Appaloosa Sky
At only eleven years old, Ginny Spangler is left orphaned after a horse theft gone bad. As Ginny grows from a self-reliant young girl to the fiery matriarch of a sprawling Texas ranch family, she passes on her resiliency and bold spirit to her nieces, Scottie, Rory, and Georgie O’Brien – sisters that are growing up with a distant mother and a fun-loving but troubled father. Even as little girls, the O’Brien sisters know they must solve their own problems and take charge of their own lives. Without parents to rely on, the sisters look to their Aunt Ginny for support and to the fictional Nancy Drew for a role model. “What would Nancy do?” becomes their secret battle cry as they learn to help each other through the thrilling ups and tragic downs of adolescence and early adulthood as they find love, experience loss, and raise their own families. After passing decades and family rifts set the women on divergent paths, the grown O’Brien sisters learn that their beloved Aunt Ginny is in danger and their family ranch is headed for destruction. They once again channel their childhood refrain, "What would Nancy do?" as they attempt to reunite to rescue Ginny from her abusers and save the ranch. But their mission is no merry heist. The peril is real, and the consequences have the potential to shatter their family entirely.
280 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 13, 2019
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April 2, 2020
Overall Rating = 4.42
Storyline & Concept = 4.25
Writing & Delivery = 4.25
Editorial = 4.75
Appaloosa Sky is a novel, set primarily in Texas, that spans several decades in the life of Ginny Spangler, a colorful, energetic, larger-than-life woman who becomes the matriarch of a diverse collection of characters.
This is an engaging, well-written read that covers many disparate topics, including intense familial relationships, love and loss, emotional and physical abuse, and the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
The author obviously has a strong familiarity with Texas and the world of horses; the descriptions and the details are vivid and come across as very authentic. The writing is strong and easily held my attention. My only criticism is that the novel ranged over so many years (almost 70) that I felt I was being rushed through a time machine. I would have preferred to meander through the story, getting to explore the characters a bit more, perhaps over a series of novel, instead of only one.
Sublime Line: “An enjoyable, well-written, action-filled novel that follows a not-so-typical Texan family through decades of life experiences.”
Storyline & Concept = 4.25
Writing & Delivery = 4.25
Editorial = 4.75
Appaloosa Sky is a novel, set primarily in Texas, that spans several decades in the life of Ginny Spangler, a colorful, energetic, larger-than-life woman who becomes the matriarch of a diverse collection of characters.
This is an engaging, well-written read that covers many disparate topics, including intense familial relationships, love and loss, emotional and physical abuse, and the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
The author obviously has a strong familiarity with Texas and the world of horses; the descriptions and the details are vivid and come across as very authentic. The writing is strong and easily held my attention. My only criticism is that the novel ranged over so many years (almost 70) that I felt I was being rushed through a time machine. I would have preferred to meander through the story, getting to explore the characters a bit more, perhaps over a series of novel, instead of only one.
Sublime Line: “An enjoyable, well-written, action-filled novel that follows a not-so-typical Texan family through decades of life experiences.”
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