Melody has moved with her teenage daughter Kristen from Seattle to Colorado, to begin her new life living fully as a woman, in a place where no one knows the man she used to be. Kristen has been a trouper through the whole awful divorce and her parent's transition from Melvin to Melody, and Melody has enrolled her horse crazy daughter in a horse riding class as a thank you.

That's how Melody meets Derrick Masters, Kristen's riding instructor, and the first interesting guy she's meet since her transition. Melody hasn't dated since she was a teenager--a teenage boy, at that--and along with all the awkwardness of getting back into the dating game after divorce, Melody has another, scary set of issues to tackle.

This is a short story, and a sweet romance. Melody, Derrick, and even teenage Kristen are all likable characters. If some things seem to happen (and to have happened, in the backstory) a bit more easily than seems altogether realistic well, this isn't a gritty, realistic story. It's a fun, feel-good story

A light, enjoyable read, recommended on that basis. ( )

Book Description....

"Melody and her teenage daughter, Kristen, have moved to Colorado for a fresh start. She's still not 100% where she wants to be in terms of her body yet but she is finally comfortable with herself and is living completely as a woman for the first time in her life. To thank Kristen for being so wonderful she promises her daughter riding lessons, something her little girl has always dreamed of.

While waiting for the lesson to start, she's happy to see her daughter amidst the horses that she loves so much, but Melody does not expect the handsome man who sits down next to her—a man who proves to be Kristen's instructor and idol—to be interested in taking Melody out on a date..."

Title: Horse Crazy
Author: Caitlin Ricci
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: 4

Review:

"Horse Crazy" by Caitlin Ricci

What I thought about this novel......

I must say this was a different kind of read for me but after reading this whole short novella it wasn't bad at all. The reader will find that we have a 'trans' women with her daughter trying to live a ordinary life in a new place after a horrible divorce. The story mainly centers around the daughter having a love for horses and the mom trying to give her what she had promised her ...horse lessons in their new place they were now living. Who knew that the mom Melody would meet a horse trainer Derrick who showed interest in her. Would he be able to except Melody's after he learns more about what has gone on with Melvin....I mean Melody? This and a few more questions will be answered from the short enlighten read. ( )