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The Scorpio Races

Maggie Stiefvater

Start date: July 1, 2018

Finish date: July 31, 2018

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Apr 15, 2017 Suzzie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A very fascinating and imaginative story! I love the uniqueness of it. I have been wanting to read this book for awhile since I loved the Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater, and I am so glad I decided today was the day to read it. It was a captivating tale.

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May 15, 2017 Fiona Knight rated it it was amazing

Shelves: lovecraftish, absolute-favourites

This was one of those books that I'd always planned to get around to reading - as a result, it sat on my to-read shelf for an embarrassingly long time.
What a mistake!

There are so many layers to this book - it's not just a book about a horse race, though it's that too. It's not a book about the hard lives of those living on an island somewhere in the UK/Ireland region around the turn of the century, though you'll find that in there as well. What this really is, is a book about having the freedom ...more

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Jul 05, 2013 Lisa rated it really liked it

For me, it took a little while for the meat of the story to pick up, and so it took longer than it usually does for me to read this one.

Some of the dialogue seemed a bit formal to me for the age of the characters, and the level of violence in the story was a bit, well, scary considering the target demographic.

But, at the same time, the myth of the water horses is absolutely fascinating and this story is absolutely 100% unique in it's portrayal of that. To imagine, using these mythical creatures ...more

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Feb 14, 2012 Angie Taylor rated it really liked it

I love any story with horses as the main characters. This is a fun coming-of-age/stand-for-your-rights/girls-can-do-what-boys-can-do kind of story. And last but not least, it's a great love story between man and woman, man and horse/water horse, and how that love is equal to deep loyalty. ...more

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