I really liked The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater. It was about the
drama and relationships that happen on the small island of Thisby leading up to
the Scorpio Races which are run once every year. The story centers around two
characters Sean and Kate (Puck) and them getting closer throughout training to
prepare for the races. What I really liked about this book was how complicated
the characters were, how much the characters developed, and how the author did
a really good job telling the story from two points of view. I also really
liked how the author made the plot more interesting by adding another plotline
so that the whole story wasn’t about Puck and Sean’s relationship. She added that instead of racing on normal
horses, water horses are raced in the Scorpio Races because they are faster
than normal horses but they are also much more dangerous. However since Kate
can't afford a water horse she is riding her island pony. Overall I really
liked the Scoprio races because the characters were so well developed, the plot
was interesting, and Maggie Stiefvater made you become involved in what the
characters were thinking and feeling because her writing was so detailed and
fluid.
I also read The Scorpio Races and liked it. Puck and Sean are both believable, well-developed characters. I agree with you when you say that the book is more interesting because it isn't all about Puck and Sean's relationship. It's definitely more refreshing. Maggie Stiefvater's best ability in writing is to make you feel like your there, smell the same, taste the same, hear the same, see the same things. It's incredible.
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