Thank you to Andrews McMeel Audio via NetGalley for the free audiobook and the free digital copy of the book in exchange for an honest review!

Before starting this book I really didn't have any expectations, since I'm not a rider, nor familiar with horses and stables or Star Stable. However, I was drawn from the title and the cover, as well as the description. It did took me a long time to finish the book, but it's not because of the writing, rather my lack of time. I'm so glad I finished it though!

Jennifer Jill Araya seems a great narrator for the book. She tried to differentiate between the girls’ voices, and did a decent enough job with the male voices too. I could hear the excitement, or fear, or pain in her voice as the story progressed. The music towards the end of chapters was not the best for my taste, it seemed a bit more appropriate for children, but I can't complain, since I chose to read the book, however I did enjoy the final songs and especially 'Folk'Avant Jorvik Lullaby', which added a lot to the magic essence of the story.

The girls, Lisa, Anne, Alex and Linda are all well written and seem as if they are truly teenagers. I loved to see how their relationship unravelled and how close they ended up being. They all deal with different issues at home, so it was really sweet that they found comfort in each other and in their horses. I found the theme of parental loss to be well written and relatable, however the weirdest thing is that when Lisa loses contact with her dad, she never really thinks it over. It's as if the writer brushed that incident aside, but hopefully we'll find more in the next installment. Also, it was such a relief to finally read a book that had no romance in it and being only about fantasy and magic. It's not that I'm not a fan of romance, but it gets too repetitive to come across it in 80-90% of fantasy books these days. And because of this, I think that this book would be a great choice for young girls that enjoy relatively strong female characters and magical beings and themes.

Towards the end of the book, I didn't realise the book was ending, which means we're left on a cliffhanger and honestly, I don't mind! I think that it works well and keeps the readers on edge, since there is a lot of action in this one, yet still you are looking forward to the 'big battle' with the bad guys.

I would fully recommend this book to readers that enjoy young adult or middle grade fantasy novels. I thank the publisher and NetGalley again for allowing me to review both the book and the audiobook!

This is an amazing new series! I hope that there will be more books. I liked it so much that I ordered the other one and pre ordered the next one coming out. I hope that you continue to write. Loved your writing

this was a good novel for the star stable series, I enjoyed it more than the first one and really liked the characters in the story more.

Thank you for the opportunity you gave me for being able to have a copy and read this book but unfortunately, I was unable to finish it for personal reasons. I tried reading it but maybe, it just doesn't fit my current preferences.

This is exactly the epic fantasy with horses I would have adored as a tween. The gorgeous covers immediately caught my eye. I almost wish these were graphic novels so I could see more of that artwork in the story. I am not familiar with the game, but I am confident I would have loved that too. I'm glad that younger girls, and boys, can have this series that ties in a game they love with rich text that describes the fantasy world and friendships on the page. This series would be great for reluctant readers looking for a book to appeal to their interests and bridge between games and reading. The story features a magical world, strong female friendships, and heart racing adventure. I really liked the characters and the world building. I can't wait to recommend this series to the tweens at the library.