Changing Leads (Pine Hollow No. 4)

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I've really been enjoying this series. Being 18, the Saddle Club books were getting too short for me, and this new series is really great! Each book catches up more and more with everything we are familiar with about the Saddle Club. The characters really have matured. I can't wait to see what's up with Prancer. I suspect she's being bred? And it's interesting seeing Lisa try to work things out with Callie. I'm glad things are improving with Stevie! And I hope Carole and Ben get a clue to each other soon! :) I never would have imagined Lisa's parents divorcing, but it's yet another realistic aspect to add to the girl's lives. If anyone else is a big fan of this series, drop me a line. I'd love to start a discussion list, or something, about the new direction the Saddle Club has taken.

Rating:
Summary: Okay, a little better
Review: So it took four books of Bonnie /Bryant to find her stride, at least she found it. But this book stil wasn't great. I am jsut sick and tired of Alex and Lisa's romance, it's jsut so silly and frivilous. Lisa is supposed to be a straight "A" student and she comes off as an Air Head to me. This book included more about horses, which was why it improved, and Bonnie finally began to move away from the accident. The writing actually seemed to have some thought in it, and the book wasn't like a cheap Soap Opera or something. Even though there wa one thing that bugged me. At the begining of the series Emily was a ig part of the story line, but now Mrs. Bryant only leaves PC and never talks about Emily. Also Bonnie sorta writes aboutthe same things over and over again, just in different words. The series is a little monotonus, but if bonnie moved on to a different topic, it has the potential of being excellent. One other thing, these girls horses need to get ridden and taken care of better. I would have called the ASPA on them by now.

Rating:
Summary: An AWESOME book!
Review: This book was very well written. Scott still won't forgive Stevie for the car crash, but Stevie really wants him to. She gets upset with Phil, because he is spending so much time with Scott. Carol is so busy training Samson that she hardly has time for Starlight. Lisa feel pretty left out, because over the summer Carol and Stevie got to be very close to Callie. I really like that this book included more about Stevie and Phil than Lisa and Alex. I hope it stays that way! I believe that this series is a hundred times better than the Saddle Club. Since I am 14 Pine Hollow seems more realistic while the Saddle Club seems reather unbelieveable. If you are reading Bonnie Bryant, I want you to know I am sooooooooooo glad that you started the Pine Hollow series! PINE HOLLOW RULES!

Rating:
Summary: Good
Review: To be honest, this is the only book out of the Pine Hollow series that I actually liked. I couldn't even go on to read the others.