"Blue Ribbon Trail Ride" by Miralee Ferrell

About this book:

  “Thirteen-year old Kate and her friends came up with the perfect way to raise money for her autistic younger brother and others to attend summer camp—a horse scavenger hunt! As local businesses donate money and prizes, Kate keeps the entry fees in her mom’s antique jewelry box.
  But when the box and the money disappear, Kate and her friends must unravel the clues, hold on to hope, and solve the mystery along the Blue Ribbon Trail Ride.”


Series: Book #4 in the “Horses and Friends” series. (Review of Book #1 Here! Book #2 Here! and Book #3 Here!)

Spiritual Content- A few Prayers; A bit of witnessing; Talks about God & prayers; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; A couple mentions of the Bible & a Scripture; A couple mentions of miracles & being blessed; A few mentions of Church; Mentions of prayers & praying.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: an ‘idiot’, a ‘sheesh’, a ‘wimp’, two ‘dumb’s, five ‘stupid’s; All about a box of money that was stolen & the thief; Kate & her friends plan things without her parents knowing & get into a bit of trouble; A few mentions of when Melissa was snooty; A couple mentions of divorce & drinking a lot; A couple mentions of vomiting & using the bathroom; Mentions of horse manure; Mentions of an older brother hitting & picking on his younger brother.

Sexual Content- A mention that Kate doesn’t have or want a boyfriend; A couple mentions of a girlfriend and guy who stole a girlfriend.

-Kate Ferris, 13
                                         P.O.V. of Kate
                                                        208 pages

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My personal Rating-

Very fun! I really like all the dialogue in “Blue Ribbon Trail Ride”. Quite a bit of Spiritual Content, which was really nice. Jake is so cute, and I hope he’ll be in any further books in this series. :)

See y’all on Wednesday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Publisher (David C. Cook) for this honest review.

"Mystery Rider" by Miralee Ferrell

About this book:

  “In the third installment in the Horses and Friends series, thirteen-year-old Kate Ferris already has one problem. Snooty, well-to-do Melissa is boarding her horse at Kate’s family stable. When Melissa suddenly turns nice, Kate is shocked ... and suspicious.
  The last thing she needs is more trouble. So when a hooded rider appears—and then disappears—on a stunning black horse outside her home, Kate isn’t sure if Melissa is playing a trick or something more dangerous is going on. Either way, Kate and her friends will need an extra measure of faith and courage to solve this mystery.”


Series: Book #3 in the “Horses and Friends” series. (Review of Book #1 Here! and Book #2 Here!)

Spiritual Content- A Scripture is quoted; Witnessing; Talks about God, Jesus & being Christians; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of prayers & praying; A few mentions of church & pastors;

*Note: A few mentions that Melissa’s mom is looking at different religions & says that reincarnation might be true; A mention that a woman is (believed to be) a witch and her house is haunted (which is not true).

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’, three ‘sheesh’s and three ‘stupid’s; A bit of sarcasm & eye rolling; Melissa used to be snooty, but is trying to be nice to Kate and her friends (Kate is very suspicious at first. Many mentions of Melissa’s past attitude); Mentions of lying & with holding the whole truth; Mentions of being shot at & a riffle pointed (nothing actually happens, though); Mentions of burying, a dog is hit by a car, & graves (up to semi-detailed); A few mentions of horse waste; A couple mentions of a rumored murderer (not true); A couple mentions of wine & drinking; A story of a drunk driving accident and those who were hurt & killed (up to semi-detailed).

Sexual Content- A couple mentions that Kate and her friends don’t care about boys, just horses.

-Kate Ferris, 13
                                         P.O.V. of Kate
                                                        205 pages

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My personal Rating-

I think this might have been my favorite one in this series yet! Lots of Spiritual Content including quite a bit of witnessing to Melissa. This book, “Mystery Rider”, had just that—a mystery and story-line that can pull in girls of all ages. ;)

See y’all on Friday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Publisher (David C. Cook) for this honest review.

"Silver Spurs" by Miralee Ferrell

About this book:

  “Kate’s dream of owning a horse has finally happened. But now her best friend Tori has no money to buy a horse. So Kate comes up with a plan—she’ll raise money by boarding horses and hosting a show in her family’s barn.
  It seems the perfect solution until Melissa, the girl who disses Kate and Tori at school, shows up to board her horse, determined to compete in their show and win the silver spurs. Will their plan be ruined—or does God have something better in store for them all?”


Series: Book #2 in the “Horses and Friends” series. (Review of Book #1 Here!)

Spiritual Content- Prayers; Talks about God; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Kate admits to not thinking that God is very practical (she later shakes herself out of that idea); Many mentions of prayers; Mentions of church; A couple mentions of miracles & godsends;

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: three ‘stupid’s and four forms of ‘dumb’; A bit of sarcasm; Kate gets a bit mouthy & angry (she tries to work on it); Jealousy & some judging; Mentions of mean & snotty girls; A girl is slapped; A couple mentions of eating chickens; A few mentions of drugging a horse.

Sexual Content- Melissa calls Colt Kate’s boyfriend (which he’s not); A couple mentions of crushing on someone & not wanting to be his girlfriend.

-Kate Ferris, 13
                                         P.O.V. of Kate
                                                        184 pages

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My personal Rating- 

While Kate’s attitude bothered me, I was really glad she was trying to work on herself. I loved Tori and hope to see more of her in the future books and it was nice to learn more about Melissa. A fun book with some good lessons. :)

See y’all on Friday with a new review!

 
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Publisher (David C. Cook) for this honest review.