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Paperback Details
  • 12/2023
  • 9798872615897
  • 197 pages
  • $14
Ebook Details
  • 12/2023
  • 9798872615897 B0CR83ZGPT
  • 156 pages
  • $4.99
Jo Pinto
Author
Braided Love
Jo Pinto, Author

Children/Young Adult; General Fiction (including literary and historical); (Market)

Summer on the ranch seems safe and predictable for Brenda. All she has on her mind are trips into town with Nick Haynes and the horsehair rope she’s braiding so she can start training her Morgan colt, Tenacity. Then Cathy arrives from the city with a troubled past and an uncertain future. As Cathy adjusts to life in the country, both girls begin to figure out what family bonds really mean to them in a world that isn’t as simple as it appears.
Plot/Idea: 8 out of 10
Originality: 8 out of 10
Prose: 7 out of 10
Character/Execution: 7 out of 10
Overall: 7.50 out of 10

Assessment:

Plot/Idea: Braided Love revolves around Brenda and Cathy as they discover how to work together, come together over shared challenges, and become a family. There personal journeys are engaging and interesting, with broader themes that will prove valuable for young readers.

Prose: Pinto's prose is vivid, easy-flowing, and captures the rural, small town environment. Dialogue can sometimes feel artificial, used to deliver exposition rather than drive the story or enhance character growth.

Originality: Pinto successfully captures the warm hearted and close knit energy of a family and of burgeoning friendship. The ranch setting and characters' close connections to horses is endearing and impactful.

Character/Execution: Although the themes of family values, discovering differences, and understanding perspectives are admirable, at times these elements are heavy handed and over explained. More detailed writing that includes the complex thoughts, feelings, and motivations for the characters would help to flesh out them out beyond their archetypical roles.

Date Submitted: May 03, 2024

Formats
Paperback Details
  • 12/2023
  • 9798872615897
  • 197 pages
  • $14
Ebook Details
  • 12/2023
  • 9798872615897 B0CR83ZGPT
  • 156 pages
  • $4.99
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