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Summary: Excellent
Review: I just finished Death by Dressage. I just loved the book, a real page turner. It makes me feel good that there is a *not so perfect* heroin in the equestrian world. As I struggle to get into my breeches and boots, I just think of Robin Vaughan and I don't feel as bad. Keep this series going!
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Summary: Carolyn Banks is funny, adictive and Great for horse-lovers
Review: I live in Holland, I have five horses and I read all Carolyn Banks's books with a Big Smile - more please !!! Belinda
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Summary: Lots of fun!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was fun to read, and as a horse person, I could totally relate. Yes, it might stretch the imagination at the end, but who cares? When I read, I don't always want to read a serious mystery. Sometimes I want to be entertained, and if an unlikely ending adds to my pleasure, that's even better!
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Summary: Death by Death By Dressage
Review: Should really be 0 stars.I read Death By Dressage and will not be reading any of the other books in the series. My main grievance against the book is that it perpetuates bad stereotypes about equestrians, and that too many horse crazy people will read it just because it mentions a horse, which is a far greater disservice than being a bad novel (which it is). Good "horse" books are difficult to find, which is why I tend not to read many. I only read Death by Dressage because many of my literate "horsey" friends mentioned how irritating the novel was. As I am the most difficult to irritate, they felt I would be a good test case. I was irritated. Simpering, insipid, vapid, and inane were going through my mind as I read the novel. I would like to have put a DNR (Do not resuscitate) order on the character of Robin Vaughn so that unsuspecting readers would not be subject to sequels. Alas, sequels followed, but I exercised my right as a reader to avoid them. Ms. Banks bludgeons the reader with tedious lectures on horses and all things horsey, with an air of superiority, so one has to wonder what she likes about the sport. The final insult to the reader is the "deus ex machina" ending, as Ms. Banks wrote herself into a corner and couldn't get out. Side pass right past these books.
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Summary: I really couldn't put this one down; it was a GREAT book!
Review: The plot was excellant, as were the characters of this must-read book. I do many diffrent kinds of riding, mostly jumping and dressage. I really liked how Robin, the main character, wasn't a perfect rider or a perfect person, amd this made all the diffrence in my enjoyment of this book. Nika is a great character, too, and at first you think she is a really huge brat, until you read along and begin to realize that Nika might not be what she seems. So, this book takes you along a path of people, places, and a certain amount of danger. I loved it, and think both the horse lover or non-horse lover will enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: Quick, entertaining equestrian mystery
Review: The title about sums up this work. Some of the dialogue is truly funny which is to be expected since the book features an extremely dense heroine. The horse information is well realized and the small equine world the writer creates is a fine place to visit. Although other writers can perhaps do both the writing and the mystery better, it is still a very entertaining read. Horse lovers will rejoice in the horse element and other readers will simply be amused at the sheer denseness of the heroine. It's rather fun to watch her blunder about and figure things out by accident.
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Summary: Quick, entertaining equestrian mystery
Review: The title about sums up this work. Some of the dialogue is truly funny which is to be expected since the book features an extremely dense heroine. The horse information is well realized and the small equine world the writer creates is a fine place to visit. Although other writers can perhaps do both the writing and the mystery better, it is still a very entertaining read. Horse lovers will rejoice in the horse element and other readers will simply be amused at the sheer denseness of the heroine. It's rather fun to watch her blunder about and figure things out by accident.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: This book will be one of my all time favorites. Maybe because I am a horse person, maybe because Ms Banks really makes me laugh. I have "been there, done that, etc." when it comes to horses and I could really relate to Robin Vaughn, the lead character. Ms Banks writes in my language. She is easy to read and extremely entertaining. I am looking foreward to the next book in the series "Groomed For Death".
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Summary: Laugh out loud entertainment
Review: What a fun book! It probably helps if you know horses, but Ithink even non-horsey people couldn't help but enjoy the light styleand wit. Highly recommend this and all of her other books!
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Summary: Good, goofy fun
Review: With a title like "Death By Dressage," I had to read this book. It's not the best mystery I've ever read but the character is believably insane on the subject of horses and I do like the flippant narration. There's probably more horse lore than story in this one, but the horse lore is pretty much right-on and I really, really enjoyed the description of the clinic. The method of murder is ingenious, although I am a little confused about exactly when the narrator figured it all out -- it's pretty clear what happened quite a while before the narrator cries "Eureka!" I like the ditzy, screwball heroine. I like her patient husband and her cranky mare, Plum. You can almost smell the horses, and the descriptions of their movement and bearing bring them right into focus. Maybe not the best horse novel ever written, but excellent reading when you're soaking in a bubble bath after a ride on a cold day!
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