Jodi Taylor brings all her comic writing skills to this heart-warming tale of self-discovery. Known as “The Nothing Girl” because of her severe stutter and chronically low self-confidence, Jenny Dove is only just prevented from ending it all by the sudden appearance of Thomas, a mystical golden horse only she can see. Under his guidance, Jenny unexpectedly acquires a husband – the charming and … chaotic Russell Checkland – and for her, nothing will ever be the same again. With over-protective relatives on one hand and the world’s most erratic spouse on the other, Jenny needs to become Someone. And fast Fans of Jodi Taylor’s best-selling Chronicles of St Mary’s series will adore the quirky humour in this new, contemporary novel.
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OK, I’m not a romance book reader per se. But I finished all Jodi’s books and needed more…so I bought this one. I loved it. It was sweet, it was funny, it was touching, and it was sexy. Jodi’s books are all winners for me, but this one has a special place in my library – because when I was little, I had an imaginary horse for a friend, and on …
4.5 stars. This was an enjoyable read because of its quirky humor, compelling plot, and outrageous but nicely developed characters. It veered into a more adult situation by the end of the book, but that was done fairly tastefully and not explicitly. Some profanity was sprinkled in; the first time surprised me. It seemed out of place all of a …
The story starts with a rather serious tone as Jenny tells why and how she nearly committed suicide at the age of 13. But she’s saved by her guardian angel in horse form. She spends 15 years in more or less isolation in her aunt and uncle’s attic. The reader can feel something fishy is going on. Then Russell steps back into her life and asks her …
Yes, I’m having a love affair with Jodi Taylor books at the moment.
After reading Jane Bailey’s Lark Song (which is nothing like this book except in having ‘all the feels’) I was in the mood for something light. I loved the sound of this story from the book description for The Nothing Girl and was totally unprepared for the tears I felt on …
What a beautiful and special book! This is going straight to my favorites-shelf!
Jenny has lost her parents at a young age and has lived with her aunt and uncle ever since. She is very shy and introvert and at age 13 she wants to end it. And then she meets Thomas… a beautiful golden horse. Thomas is her companion for the next 15 years, until …
Why is a glowing review is much harder to write than a ranty one? So unfair to both kinds of books. It doesn’t do justice to a good book, and it tends to denigrate a bad book even more. Oh well.
I loved, loved, loved The Nothing Girl. Listened to it because I adore Jodi Taylor’s St. Mary’s time travel series, but this was just different enough to …
Just a total delight