Review: The Rose Legacy

Review: The Rose Legacy by Jessica Day George

Orphaned Anthea Cross-Thornley has been shuttled between family members her whole life. When she receives a letter from a long-lost uncle, she dares to dream that she will finally find a home. Upon her arrival she is shocked to learn that her uncle secretly breeds horses--animals that have been forbidden in their kingdom for centuries. More alarming is Anthea's strange ability to sense the horses' thoughts and feelings, an ancient gift called The Way. Confused and terrified, Anthea is desperate to leave, but when dangers arise that put her family and her kingdom at risk, she has no choice but to embrace The Way and the exciting future adventures it will bring her.
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Plot: I loved it! Reading about Anthea's journey, from wanting nothing to do with the horses, to fighting for them, was really good! And I really liked the world-building in this novel!

Characters: Anthea was a great main character! Even though in the beginning I wanted her to get over her prejudice and fears, and just go to the stable and the horses, I understood why she felt the way she did. I loved Finn! I liked all the supporting characters. And the horses! They all had great personalities! My favorites were Florian and Bluebell. And I loved Arthur the owl!

The cover: Love it! As someone who read every horse book I could find as a kid, it gets my attention now, and it definitely would have then, too!

Overall: I loved this book! When I was younger I loved horse books (I still do!), and this reminded me of the type of books I used to read! I loved this book now, and I know I would have loved it when I was younger, too. And after the ending of it? I really hope we get another book about these characters! I highly recommend this Middle Grade book! :)

I received an e-ARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley.

This title releases May 1st!

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