Stormy Normy Goes Reining - Leisa Fail - ★★★.¾
AUTHOR: Leisa Fail ILLUSTRATOR: Amy Rennie SERIES: The Adventures of Stormy Normy, #3 GENRE: Middle-grade Fiction PUBLICATION DATE: November 7, 2025 RATING: 3.75 stars. In a Nutshell: A children’s chapter book featuring a brumby horse as the narrator. Nice use of the Australian setting, great animals and horsey info. A bit rushed in its execution at times. A slightly bittersweet story, but told positively. The third book of the Stormy Normy series. Better if read in series order. Plot Preview: After becoming the champion of the Tom Quilty endurance race, Stormy is now ready for the next phase of his adventures with his owner Charlie. They are training for ‘reining’, which is a whole other ballgame and requires completely different skills. Stormy is quite frustrated at messing up, but as a wise friend reminds him, we don’t achieve anything if we don’t push ourselves out of our comfort zone. Unfortunately, while things do start to go well, there is also some bad news in store. The story ...