From the #1 bestselling author of and comes a brand new, heartstopping novel.
Some race to win. Others race to survive.
It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.
Some riders live.
Others die.
At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few … live.
Others die.
At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.
Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn’t given her much of a choice. So she enters the competition — the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.
As she did in her bestselling Shiver trilogy, author Maggie Stiefvater takes us to the breaking point, where both love and life meet their greatest obstacles, and only the strong of heart can survive. The Scorpio Races is an unforgettable reading experience.
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Once a year, the island of Thisby transforms for their only call to fame—the Scorpio Races. Main characters Puck and Sean’s stories are told in first person point of view at alternating chapters. The water horses have taken both their parents, leaving Puck to barely scrape by with her older and younger brother, and Sean to earn his bread from the …
I loved this book! Great mystery, super wonderful characterizations kept me reading.
when people ask me what my favorite book is, this is my answer. The Scorpio Races is one of the most original, thrilling, and heart-felt book I have ever read. You will fall deeply for all of the characters, and root for all of them, all the while knowing there can only be one winner. If you love audio books, this one is a treat, and good for the …
Scorpio Races is as good to listen to as to read (maybe better because of the gorgeous accents). The romance is understated but satisfying. The two lead characters form an alliance in order to accomplish what no one believes they can. The tale drifts into mystical fantasy, even horror (though delicious), and yet it is grounded in a real small-town …
The Scorpio Races still haunts me, even years after I finished it. Darkly poetic, this story pulled me in a world almost like ours, but not quite. The world building is subtle. It sits in the background where it belongs until the energy of the island builds to a point it becomes a character in itself. Brilliant.
And, the water horses . . . what …
This is probably my favorite book ever. I read it at least once a year. As a writer I love the world building and how the author makes you care about each main character. Then she sets it up so their needs are in direct opposition to each other. As a reader, the end made me shed tears, even after reading it several times. This book stays on my …
This is one of my favorite books ever. I feels like an old folk tale of a little island with deadly horses.
The story telling style of this book is not for everyone, but it happened to click with me. I could easily imagine the island and how it looked, smelled, and felt. Also checking in as a very pleased horse person.
This is one of my top five favorite books of all time, and has a permanent place on my re-read shelf. The plot is incredibly compelling with excellent writing and consistent timing.
The plot deals with a lot of heavier topics really well.
You will fall in love with the passionate characters becoming completely invested. I feel that many of the …
**Note this is my opinion if you liked the book, great, if not, that’s cool too**
***Spoilers ahead***
I remember hearing about this book back in sixth grade, but I was busy reading some other book and temporarily forgot about the book until I was at a bookstore. Now, I finally got to read the book and I see why people love the book.
What did I …
The Scorpio Races is a fascinating fantasy involving magical water horses. The bond between horse and rider is beyond explanation. This story is also a captivating look into island life. The island and ocean releases a siren song to those whose souls are listening.
Recommend to those who enjoy fantasy and don’t mind profanity.
I borrowed a copy …
This is book is too beautiful for words. It paints pictures that carry more emotion than emotion can carry itself.
This book all the sudden means so much to me. (*hugs book to chest while sobbing*) I don’t know how to cope. So many different emotions rippled through my chest. So many characters that captured my heart. But mostly Maggie Stiefvater …
I know everyone’s all about Stiefvater’s Raven Cycle, but I enjoyed this standalone far more. The water horses (the proper name of which I’ll probably never learn how to spell, much less pronounce, and that’s my only qualm with this novel despite the fault being my own) were terrifying and majestic at the same time. I adored Puck, the heroine, and …
I’ve read this story several times and always envision myself on Thisby Island caught up in the fervor of the horses and the upcoming race.
The Scorpio Races is one of my favorite books ever. Set on an imaginary island (which seems very Irish), heroine Puck seeks to save her family home by being the first girl ever to race one of the island’s flesh-eating fairy water horses, while fellow islander Sean races to win his beloved water horse from his unscrupulous boss. Remarkable …
Such a different storyline, yet I was pulled in without any resistance on my part. I wanted to believe and I did! Loved the grit, and power of the characters. Vile bad guy too. Great read.
This is a book I’ve read several times over, and will most likely read several times more. Love the world and characters and is a place I love visiting often.
This is, hands down, my most favorite book ever. EVER.
I can say that because it’s true.
You will believe it because you can see I’ve read this book about five times.
I’ve never fallen more in love with the characters in a book quite the way I fall in love with Sean and Puck and Corr and Dove with each reading.
Each time I pick up this book …
This is on my top ten list of young adult novels– actually probably my top
five list, and I have read hundreds of them.
It was ok. I thought it would be more of a page turner…