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Triple Fault (2009)

by Jessica Burkhart(Favorite Author)

4.43 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1416958436 (ISBN13: 9781416958437)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Aladdin

series

Canterwood Crest

review 1: *sigh* I expected more from this book. I know it is written for elementary school aged girls, but 13-year-old Kristen would have given this novel a 1 star rating. I would have been very upset by the amount of needless drama stemming from misunderstandings (come on Sasha, use some common sense), and the 'prissy-ness' of the female characters. I didn't start wearing makeup until my 20s. I had absolutely not desire to do so at 13. Some times, I am convinced this novel was written to sell lip gloss to its young readers. In my experience as a preteen, most of the girls at my horse back riding barn, myself included, were tomboys. While I danced ballet and liked 'girly' colours, I had absolutely no interest in clothes or makeup. When I was in grade 5-8, I longed for a series abou... moret girls who horse back rode and were my age. There were a couple of them, but I read through them very quickly and was left wanting something more. I would have been excited by Canterwood Crest but terribly disappointed. WHY DO ALL OF THE MAIN FEMALE CHARACTERS IN THIS NOVEL (minus Paige, who, to my 20-something-year- old self seems like she might be a lesbian) HAVE BOYFRIENDS? What do you even 'do' with boyfriends at that age? Walk around holding hands? While I acknowledge I started dating very, very late in life, I don't think I'm an exception for not dating while in elementary school. I most certainly had crushes, but even if they had returned my affections, I don't think it would have gone anywhere. I was too busy horse back riding, playing soccer and keeping my grades up! I really wish Heather were the protagonist in this series. Sasha is so dull. She's nice, she's pretty, she's loyal and sweet, but she has no spunk. Heather is stubborn, determined, intelligent and prone to anger and jealousy, which is what I love about her. She's gutsy and relateable. I liked that she played a more central role in this novel, but her two best friends, Allison and Julia, are still interchangeably underdeveloped. They might as well have been merged into one character. So, 13-year-old Kristen rates this novel 1 star because the characters are boy crazy, prissy (fashion and makeup obsessed), and there is not nearly enough drama and plot line dedicated to horses and horse back riding. 24-year-old Kristen won't give this book 1 star because it was mildly enjoyable and did involve horses; one stars as reserved for novels that should be used to start bonfires, and this book is too good for that, yet not good enough to satisfy me at any age.
review 2: Title: Triple FaultAuthor: Jessica BurkhartSummary: Sasha Silver has been through some really big boy troubles, now she realizes that she really likes Eric! She and Callie had been fighting for ever and fianally made up and are now friends once again. Callie and Sasha had been fighting because Callie thought Sasha was with Eric when she really didn't like him, but Callie didn't believe her.Then Sasha finds out that Callie stole her boyfiend and she is now his girlfiend. Callie tries to tell Sasha that she didn't mean it to happen but Sasha is too mad at her to listen. They now are best friends once again. THe only trouble is that now Eric just asked her to be his girlfriend! She says yes but it too afriad to tell anyone because of what had happened with her last boyfriend. Eric then thinks that she doesn't want to be with him. At Paige's party Jasmine threatens to tell everyone and makes up a lie telling Sasha that Callie and her ex-boyfriend (Jacob) already know and they were furious! So Eric gets mad at Sasha telling her that he doesn't know what to think anymore and Sasha is crushed. Then two girls on Sasha's advanced riding team are caught "cheating." Heather says they didn't do it but they get kicked off anyways because they said the principal had proof. They are now testing for Eric and Jasmine to get a spot on the advanced team. So know that they are kicked off who will get the spot, and will Sasha and Eric every get their relationship back?I give this 5 stars because it was a FABULOUS book!!! It was fun to read, it had a lot of twists, and it is totally realistic so you can relate to it.I would recommend this book to anyone who likes romance and horses with school mixed in it. It is a really cute book and the romance it not cheesy so you won't want to throw up when you read it. less

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