The Scorpio Races

by Maggie Stiefvater

[Suz @ Bookish Revelations]

The Scorpio Races is a thrilling and captivating journey of adventure and unexpected moments. There are incredible challenges and odds to overcome and extreme pulsating tension that will pull readers into the story keeping them glued to the edges of their seat. Maggie Stiefvater pens a beautifully written tale of magical and realistic atmosphere with stunning visual imagery that tugs and pulls at readers emotionally. The world of The Scorpio Races is wonderfully breath taking and full of mystical creatures such as the Capaill Uisce, that possess a deep connection to the water. The imagery is quite stunning and amazingly creative, while being original and unique. This is a book that is very different and definitely appealing in a refreshing light, in what it has to offer readers.

The Scorpio Races definitely holds mystery and intrigue well enough to keep readers captivated, putting them right into the adventure through brilliant imagery and wonderful character development. They are wonderfully unique, multi-faceted individuals that are fascinating and likeable. Maggie Stiefvater writes them in such a way that readers will be able to sympathize with them. Puck is an incredibly determined, slightly vulnerable, and scared young heroine. She's fueled with so much grit and fire, that she has nothing else to lose except possessing the amazing tenacity to survive going with two brothers out on their own. Her super fiesty attitude matched with her undeniable strength makes her an inccredly strong and relatable character that readers will easily be able to connect with an a realstic basis. Sean, is an orphan who has been working at the local stable as ahorse trainer for quite some time. He seems to have this magical pull or connection that he shares with the horses, especially the Capaill-Cor.

It was enderaing to see how both Puck and Sean have such a special bond with their horses. It was also charming to see how well the supporting characters stood out and had a voice of their own that was just as important to the story, as well. I personally found Puck's younger brother Finn, to be such a refreshing and delightful character to get to know. It was sweet to witness just how much he cares for his sister and the bond that they share with one another. It seemed to add a whole other element to the story. The Scorpio Races delivers some wonderful complex characters with intriguing personalities of their own. It's filled with terror, adventure, sadness, joy, and the importance of relationships.

The island of Thisby is absolutely gorgeous and breath taking, readers can only imagine how amazing it would be to actually see it come to life before their eyes. From start to finish, The Scorpio Races is brilliantly excuted, well thought out, and completely imaginative. Both Puck and Sean are beautifully written heart wrenching noble characters that readers will fall in love with. It is definitely a must read and I would recommend it to anyone who has enjoyed Maggive Stiefvater's prior novels. This, by far, is quite possibly her best written one.