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Studs and Stilettos (The Second Chance Series)

Studs and Stilettos (The Second Chance Series)

byBev Pettersen
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paula legate
5.0 out of 5 starsloved this book
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2015
I really enjoyed this book. Read this book after you have read thoroughbreds and trailer trash. This book had a lot of knowledge in it. The author did her homework about making props for movies, and about horses. I loved the suspense of the book. The book was about them making a movie about a famous horse, and his trainer that just disappeared.

Emily had been attempting to break into the world of acting. She got onto a bus full of other people that would be extras for a day and was driving two hours away from Louisville. She was down to her last dollar, and her car was in the shop with no money to get it fixed. She was so tired of calling up her sister and asking for help. Emily got the chance to get a small part working with a horse. She grew up around horses, and loved them. She found out she had to be back at 8 am for the part, but the bus would not be making the trip. Emily made the best of a bad situation, she made a bed out of hay and slept in the barn with the horses. Dan came by to check on the horses before going to bed. He found Emily sleeping, and didn't want to leave her unguarded. Dan had just met Emily that day, and I thought it was so sweet that he slept in a chair nearby Emily to keep her safe. He left before she woke up, so Emily thought no one knew where she had slept. This is how the book started out, and it only gets better from here.
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Amber J
3.0 out of 5 starsStuds and Stilettos
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2014
I did enjoy this book, the read was interesting but at times I found it quite slow and drawn out. Emily the H is likeable. She believes she wants to be an actress but can't find a break. Desperate for money she takes a job on a movie as a back ground actress, then with some skills from her upbringing lands a couple of other small roles. She can't travel the long distance between home and the shoot so she sleeps in a stable.
Dan the main H is on the set of the movie because he is in control of the horses. He trains them, has his staff care for them and makes sure they are safe throughout the movie shooting.
The movie is about a racehorse and how it's groomer just vanished, things start happening that make Emily not as focused on getting her career going, she becomes more focused on the horse trainer Dan, handling the horses and the unsolved cold case of the vanished groomer.
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1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2014
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I bought the book because I liked the other books of Pettersen, since they offer a nice blend of romance and mystery and an interesting insight into the horses’ world. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed by this one. The story is very dull and drags on in a painfully slow and boring way. The characters also lack any depth and they are quite mono-dimensional. In this respect, I found Emily’s character particularly annoying, always worried about her appearance and make-up and very volatile in her passions: she starts has an eager actress-wanna-be but suddenly she discovers her interest in the horses (after she has spent most of her life in contact with them). She accepts to be treated very poorly by Dan who, on the other hand, is apparently very kind and thoughtful but, in reality, doesn’t hesitate to use and discharge a woman, judging her on the base of others’ statements, without even confront her face to face about the issues.
Also the horses were not described as lively as in the other books, and the whole movie’s part sounded a bit forced and mechanically represented.
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Rochelle
1.0 out of 5 stars which would have been fun, but often enough that I doubt her moral ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2016
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A DNF for me by chapter 6. I really, really tried to as I am currently at Churchill Downs in Louisville. What turned me off was the female protagonist. She's needy, selfish, irresponsible, a HUGE liar to get her way (and not just once, which would have been fun, but often enough that I doubt her moral character), ignores rules, and cares nothing for anything but how she looks and getting a break in her acting career. I couldn't read further.
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Barb Tatz
1.0 out of 5 stars horses
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2014
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Learned much about horses, but the mystery was not very well developed. Took too long to get to the heart of the plot and the it as over. Disappointed
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JOYCE UPTON
1.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2014
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This book was a total delight. I loved all the characters and. All of the situation s. Emily found herself in.
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