The Scorpio Races

Oh hey, once upon a time I read books not assigned to me from school! But I am free from the shackles of grad school until I decide to get another master's degree and go further into unending debt so I thought I would start updating this again! And maybe start reading again? Who knows what the future holds??

Beyond my general love of all animals, I was never a Horse Girl™ but had I read this at a more impressionable age, I probably would have been converted. As always, Maggie Stiefvater utilizes her way with evocative language to really draw me into the settings and care for this dangerous-yet-beautiful water horses (and of course, sweet Dove).

First person is hit or miss, especially with alternating POVs, but I thought it was handled fairly well in this book. I definitely liked Puck more than Sean though; angry girls who want to spit at people and are fiercely dedicated to their family are my jam.

I definitely recommend reading this in November/whenever the weather is grey and gloomy and miserable out, to get the full effects of Thisby as a place and as a character. While I didn't get into it as much as my beloved Raven Cycle, it was still an overall well-written book. 3/5 stars