I love books about my chosen way of life. Horse folks just seem to think differently than others and Laura Crum nails it.
This is the first book I've read by Laura Crum; I was attracted due to the "horsey" subject, the veterinarian protagonist and the mystery genre. While I am going to look for the previous books in the series, I'm not going to hang on to this one. Gail McCarthy, the veterinarian, has just had a baby and the entire book is chock filled with ecstatic musings on the joys of stay at home motherhood vs how much she used to like being a career person, with thoughts on how other mothers should certainly be staying at home watching their cherished infants too. Oh yes, the mystery. A nasty horse trainer dies in a not-so-accidental fall while Gail is watching. Crum writes very well; I liked the mystery - I think I'll like the previous books in the series - but this particular entry isn't for me.
Make sure you read her books in Order, this is number 10. She adds onto her story. If you skip a book you may miss out on some information. Many of her characters show up in next stories. Many of her clients show up in future books. All her books are easy reads and can be finished in 1 day.
This is one of my least favorites. No longer a Vet she is Now a MAMA. She is one of those women that have given up her life to raise her children. That may be great in real life but in a book that is about a Vet that solves mysteries, no so good. She went from this very strong independent women who did not want to settle down with any man or be controlled by anything to a women who is kept. She is like a cow, every time I turn around she is whipping out a boob for the baby whether he wants it or not. She belives in the Family bed, Nurse till they wean, No socialization, Does not let baby cry. Yeah I have run into these kids, what a mess they are. I can not wait to read her next book.
This is one of my least favorites. No longer a Vet she is Now a MAMA. She is one of those women that have given up her life to raise her children. That may be great in real life but in a book that is about a Vet that solves mysteries, no so good. She went from this very strong independent women who did not want to settle down with any man or be controlled by anything to a women who is kept. She is like a cow, every time I turn around she is whipping out a boob for the baby whether he wants it or not. She belives in the Family bed, Nurse till they wean, No socialization, Does not let baby cry. Yeah I have run into these kids, what a mess they are. I can not wait to read her next book.
