Dun Ladys Jess

This books magic weaves itself around you until you refuse to put it down. A touch of adventure along with the magic grips the imagination.

Read this book when it first came out, bought it for my Kindle. A very good story that is interesting to see how a horse as a human would see people and vice versa. Grin: Very Horsey! Which is what I liked. Give to the horse-loving teen in your family.

Apart from the Harry Potter books, Ive read few fantasy novels. My one exception: the books of my friend Doranna Durgin. Of course, as shes been my friend for over 20 years, you cant expect me to be wholly objective in a review. So Ill just tell you what I like about her very first published book, Dun Ladys Jess, which has been reissued in a beautiful new edition by Canadian publisher Red Deer Press. Beautiful dun mare Lady, and her rider, Cary, are running for their lives when Cary invokes a spell that sends them hurtling to an alternate reality--a reality that does not include magic. Not only that, but Lady has been transformed into a human woman. Shes found by Eric, a kind-hearted environmentalist, and his friend Dayna. They quickly realize that Lady is in a state of mental confusion. Wary about turning her into the authorities, they take her to Daynas home to try to figure out what to do next. They meet up with their friends Jaime, who owns a horse training facility, and her brother Mark. And when Carey shows up--thats when the fun begins. This book has everything I look for in great storytelling: endearing friendships, action, adventure; suspense, thrills and fun. Im not kidding when I say itll make you laugh and cry. Theres a reason this book won the Compton Crook Award, and its hard to believe this could be someones first book because Doranna got everything right. The characterization, the action, and most importantly, the mindset of Dun Ladys Jess--a horse changed by magic into a woman. Read it. Youll love it, too.

Doranna Durgin is a very good fantasy writer, and her Changespell Saga is very re-readable. Shes the only author I know who has based a story on a horse becoming human, and handles this very tricky and difficult situation deftly without oversimplifying it. Her characters are engaging and her plots intriguing and exciting. I need to reread the rest (its been years) so I can find out what happens next!

This was a cute story about a horse that was turned into a human woman and plummeted to earth where she had to learn all the ways of humans and women. Very good reading andsweet

I think it is fair for me to say that with my very busy life, I am still reading it. I am finding it to be original, imaginative, surprising, an enjoyable read. A very refreshing change from the run of the mill obsession with murder that seems to plague most authors nowadays. I might submit a more complete review later on.

I Loved this Book! Im a horse lover and owner, so I could imagine The feeling what Lady and Jess felt as they did. Im not going to ruin it for you by telling you parts of the story. But if you love horses and magic then this book will take you on a great ride! I couldnt put it down, so much action I wanted to know what was happening. Warning down start to read this book late at night!! Ill start at 11:00 pm and the next time I checked it was 2:30am. That was even after I took my sleeping at 11:00! Cant wait to get the next book.

What an interesting mind this must have come from. I truly enjoyed the whole thing.

I enjoyed parts of this book, not so much the beginning quarter of it. The worst part was the extremely poor editing. Many letters and words left out. And at one point the girl/horse shakes her man, instead of mane. I may have laughed at that, except the entire book was full of irritating parts like that. Possibly the worst part was the introduction in which the author stated she had opportunity to change the Kindle edition and improve it from the printed copy. I am very happy I did not read the printed version if the Kindle book was better.

Wonderfully written with a bit of romance on the side. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Even if your not fond of magic books you could still like this one as it has just the right mixture of suspense, action, thinking, and direction! Loved it!