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"Ma, I just kind of accidentally bought a horse so I’ll need the trailer." No one wanted the rejected gelding. Even Simon's mother told her son he was crazy to buy the horse. But Simon never listened to other people, otherwise he wouldn't have decided to forgo going to college to become a working student at an eventing barn in the first place. Simon has always struggled--with fitting in, with being a poor boy in a rich man's sport, and also with being a gay man. To be a rider, after all, is to be...Fortune's Fool.
Fortune's Fool, by Mary Pagones- Amazon Sales Rank: #398646 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-08
- Released on: 2015-06-08
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review "What it all comes down to: The Horse is Never Wrong and Fortune's Fool are not your average horse books. I've never read two books by the same author that were written so differently, and yet so genuinely. I've never identified with two characters so completely opposite in every way. These books are challenging in structure and story, completely honest to the equestrian life, and by turns both soft and gritty. Non-traditional and utterly readable, these are wonderful new entries into the growing equestrian fiction niche."--Natalie Keller Reinert, author of Show Barn Blues and Ambition"This book does not shy away from issues such as acceptable career choices, exploring one's sexuality, eating disorders, and complex familial relationships...I look forward to seeing what this author comes out with next."--Jeannie Carleton, The Plaid Horse (America's Premiere Horse Show Magazine) "Pagones writes about horses in a realistic manner and portrays her main character well. He's honest - brutally so - and yet a likable character."--Christine Meunier, author of the Free Rein series"Pagones is an author to look out for in the future for interesting human stories set in a realistic equestrian setting."--Show Ring Ready
About the Author Mary Pagones is a writer and editor. An enthusiastic reader of all things pony-and horse-related throughout her life, she took up riding as an adult. This is her second novel, a sequel to her first book The Horse is Never Wrong.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Much Better than I Expected By Wendy J. Saunders First the fact that the protagonist was male was refreshing. I don't recall a male main character in a horse series since Kit Ehrman's Steve Cline. Simon's "voice" rang true, not only about his riding and relationship with horses, but navigating the late teen years of a boy who knows he is different in so many ways.Being a working student for a trainer is a lot of drudge work and with a less capable writer the story could easily have become bogged down in the minutiae of daily chores. Yet the year rolled right along with lessons learned about horses, people, relationships and life.The twist at the end was the only piece of fiction that felt a bit deus en machina but hey it could happen.Over all I enjoyed Fortune's Fool very much and read it pretty much straight through, which doesn't happen often enough with the books I've read lately.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. It does a good job of nicely combining tons of information about riding ... By Melissa Bristol Very well written, extremely well-researched. It does a good job of nicely combining tons of information about riding and equestrian competitions with an engaging plot with complex, well-developed, interesting characters. Ms. Pagones does a particularly good job of evoking the landscape and environment in which her story is set. It is a sequel to "The Horse Is Never Wrong," which was also extremely well done - but the two books can easily stand on their own. While labelled as "young adult," it is also mature enough to satisfy an adult reader. To the commentors who noted - some negatively - that the lead is a young gay man, his sexual orientation is simply another facet of his personality and handled beautifully. (Parents, there are some make-out scenes and implicit, not explicit, sexual content. As a mother of a 12 year old, nothing that I would feel uncomfortable having a young teenager read). It's nicely set up for a sequel or more in a series. Ms. Pagones has created a vivid set of characters and I look forward to hearing about all of their future adventures.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Horse Story That's a Little Different By H/J Girl Finally a horse novel where the talented, just-scraping-by working student doesn't dream of making it to the Olympics! In fact, Simon states in the beginning of the book that he'll just be happy if he can carve out a decent life for himself that involves working with horses.Even though he's clearly very intelligent, he's never been focused in school and forgoes college to work for an old school eventing trainer. This book is refreshingly not full of many of the cliches that seem to go hand-in-hand with horse books. Simon doesn't win everything there is to win, he actually has to work hard, and he also has to grapple with the fact that he's gay.While it may be easier to be gay in the horse world than in other industries, Simon still has a lot to figure out regarding his sexual identity, especially when he finds himself falling in love with an older vet. Their relationship is a big part of the book. I'll admit I hadn't ever read a book focused on a gay relationship and I found it interesting. Pagones does a good job sharing details and getting at emotions but keeping things at a level that won't alienate heterosexual readers.Simon's voice is authentic and strong--one of the highlights of the book. The characters are all realistic, not cardboard cut-outs. If you're looking for something a little different than the usual, give it a read.
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