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I kind of felt ashamed at Jake for doing it as Tori really didn't deserve it and I felt really sorry for her. I understand why they did but am kind of pleased they didn't end up together after they ran away and abandoned the Olympics. Fen was the sweetest but also had such a spirit. I felt so proud of her for being so young and achieving so much. I am so pleased that she ended up with Deno as well, she deserved it.
— Aug 29, 2026 02:34PM
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Haven Squire
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I never got bored with one though and was always interested when it would switch to a different person's story. I loved all the characters despite their flaws and will dearly miss the ones that don't make appearances in Rivals. I am so excited to continue the series though. Jilly, the writer that you were!
— Aug 29, 2026 02:42PM
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I even became fond of the horses, especially Jake's (McCally, Sailor and Africa particularly). It was such an amazing ride and so many things that I could carry on and on. I particularly liked how it would focus on a character or group and then move on to another set and towards the middle all these characters were kind of intertwined. Even then it would switch back and forth.
— Aug 29, 2026 02:41PM
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I am pleased there wasn't just all the characters winning all the time and they actually did lose a fair amount. Rupert winning for the team in the end with a dislocated shoulder was pretty great though. Ending with Tori trying to kill herself was horrid and I am so pleased she was saved and recovered with Jake. He really did lead her to do that but it made him realise how much he loved her.
— Aug 29, 2026 02:39PM
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I was really not expecting Billy and Fen to have a thing but they did and I felt sad for her when he went back to Janie I must admit. There were so many affairs and they were all basically just getting off with one another. Sex and horses is what it was basically and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I know nothing about show jumping and yet I didn't mind the long descriptions of competitions at all.
— Aug 29, 2026 02:38PM
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It definitely made sense for Malise and Helen kind of ended up together, they were always well suited. My favourite character of course was Billy. Oh my darling Billy. He was just absolute perfection and I really did love him. I am pleased that him and Janie managed to work everything out but was so sad for him when she had an affair. I am glad they managed to have a baby.
— Aug 29, 2026 02:37PM
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Helen seemed to change so much across the course of the book and the time she spent married to Rupert. I felt really sorry for her a lot of the time as she was being walked all over and was so unsuited to him. She was kind of annoying at some points though, especially when her and Jake were having an affair and she became extremely needy. I cannot believe that either of them would have affairs to be honest.
— Aug 29, 2026 02:33PM
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I really felt like I got to know and was connected with all the characters, especially ones like Jake and Fen who I literally saw grow up. I can't even begin to unpick all of the things that happened but here are a few that come to mind. Rupert is such a good character although a completely horrid person. I must admit I adored his relationship with Tab though - he was such a hypecrit at times.
— Aug 29, 2026 02:31PM
Haven Squire
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A guilty pleasure for sure! There is a huge cast of characters who all have their faults and yet I managed to love each and every one of them at one point and hate them in another. It is almost certainly the longest book I have ever read and own (which is why I chose to listen to it on audiobook - I was looking for something to listen to and this was perfect, the narrator was also so good).
— Aug 29, 2026 02:29PM
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I read this after watching the show Rivals and just desperately needing more. I, of course, had to start with the prequel to the Rivals book. Initially I was unsure about having a whole load of characters I didn't know (the only one I did being Rupert Campbell-Black). Oh how I was wrong and I am so so pleased I continued. I absolutely adored it! I don't know what Jilly put into these books but they are magnificent.
— Aug 29, 2026 02:28PM