Michelle B.

This could have been such a great book! Too bad the writer didn't stick to her story and develop the characters more deeply. I would have loved to have known more about Theo instead of his racial bias towards Jess. And Jess could have more than her perceived racist by Theo. Jarret was truly a complex character but was relegated to being nothing more than a thinned skin black man who is marginalized by the writers inadequacy. I loved the premise of the book but the writer gave them no depth...they never failed and learned anything. They were just products of someones skewed ideas of what she thought they must be like. Theo and Jess were written in the current "woke-ism" of our times. She's an inherent racist just because she's white. Theo can do no wrong because he's been thought less of just because he's black. I don't know what it's like to be black and to deal with what they all must go through every day because they are black. But I hope they don't think every white person is a racist bigot any more than I think every black guy is lecherous and dangerous. But that's exactly how Brooks wrote this book. She should have stuck to what she knows which is Lexington, a magnificent horse who was trained by a young black man who instinctively knew this animal and was able to bring out the best in him. All the other crap was just that...crap. And it has no place in a book like this. I really wanted to like this book and I did like much of it. Her descriptions of Thomas Scott painting Darley and Jarret were fabulous. You felt like you were there and could visualize what he saw and painted. You could feel the deep love and bond that Jarret had with Lexington. But that was all this book could do.

The prices changed so that my family couldn't book their tickets at the same price

There's a LOT to look at... can be overwhelming. But the products are so pretty! However, not all of the clothes are particularly well made. The sleeve holes on several items were too large and my bra was entirely visible front and back. The sizing is also all over the place! For example a size small top should NOT fit a 38 bust. EG: JFN Crew Neck Geometric Daily T-Shirt/Tee. The colors also have been problematic. I bought a top that was a pretty yellow on the website but was a NEON yellow when I received it. The customer service is also a little sketchy in that they will only offer you a percentage of your purchase price on the items you don't like and you want to return due to poor quality or they aren't as described. YOU WILL PAY THE RETURN SHIPPING TO CHINA! The postal service here told me items get "lost" all the time that are sent to China so even if you want to pay for the return, the cost will be prohibitive and the likelihood of them arriving so you can get your refund is unlikely. It's really too bad that the clothing isn't consistent because they are sooooo cute and colorful. But after 2 attempts to try this company's products, I just can't see me buying from them in the future.

They would only offer a small percent of the purchase price on the items in dispute. If I wanted to return them I had to pay for shipping TO CHINA! That was not stated in their Return policy. While I would have paid for the items to be returned the fact that they have to go to CHINA made it cost prohibitive. That should have clearly stated in the policy. Ridiculous! I sent photos of the poor workmanship and the sizing difficulties but I was only offered a small percent of what I paid...$17 for items that were 3x that cost.

Zillow does not do a reputable job of comparable homes. It didn't show the sale of a home around the corner from ours that was smaller and sold for the price we are asking! It also isn't giving correct info on the schools our neighborhood go to! The "Zestimate" is more than 15% below what every realtor we've interviewed to list with has said they would list it at! Plus it says that homes in our area will rise 4.6% (higher than the national average) but ours will decrease by 5%! They show a comparable home that's down the street that is currently priced $30,000 below ours and they state it's a good comparison. The home has water damage, a backyard pool that needs $15,000 in repairs and it hasn't been updated or remodeled in over 15 years! If they don't know the quality of their listings then they should state that these comparable homes are a better value! Terrible customer service... you have to use snail mail to contact them! That should have been a warning sign right there...