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Amer Salameh amer2d96 — i really loved this book, Zsadist's story was so touching and really answered some questions i had had about the series... it was my fault that i didnt read them in correct order to begin with, but its ok. this book was just great, like all the others in this wickedly wonderful series!!

Konstantin Melnikov _onstantin_elnikov — Possibly my favorite required reading from High-School.

Lisa Schlömer liisaschloemer — I'm a sucker for non-fiction like this, especially when it's given the NPR imprimatur. There's a lot of coincidence at work in the stories in this book, but they are all supposedly true (though it may only be that they are "true enough", in the words of David Sedaris). The possibility of narrative liberties aside, I'm into synchronicity, period -- whether it be the work of a pattern-finding brain or more mysterious forces. As a bonus, all these stories are related first-hand, more or less, having been submitted to a radio program by listeners. And while there's an unmistakable hint of a editorial voice at work, there's enough variety of authorship to make each little tale its own.

Webbu Design webbudesign — No one knows what draws the water horses to the beaches of Thisby year after year. It is never safe--not when a capall could appear at any time bigger than a regular horse, faster too, and much more dangerous. It is never safe but it is never so dangerous as the first of November--race day. Each year the race draws tourists from the mainland coming to try their luck in the race or observe the training and the race itself from the relative safety of the cliffs surrounding the beach. The racers keep their own counsel on their reasons--some seek glory while others hope to prove their worth guiding a capall down the race path and well away from the tempting waves of the sea. The race purse itself is, of course, another motivation. Sean Kendrick cares little for any of that. All he wants is Corr--the one water horse he can't have. Corr remains elusively out of reach race after race, year after year. Until this year's race, at least. Puck Connolly has already lost a great deal to the water horses of Thisby. Yet the races might be her only way to hold onto her older brother before the mainland spirits him away forever. Is the winning purse from one race worth challenging some of Thisby's most basic traditions as the first girl to ride on race day? Is it worth riding beside the horses that have already taken so much? Only one rider can win on race day--if they can stay alive long enough to finish the course--and the stakes for both Sean and Puck couldn't be higher but as this unlikely pair trains side-by-side they might find a greater prize than anything from the race purse in The Scorpio Races (2011) by Maggie Stiefvater. If Stiefvater proved her appeal and gained wide popularity (not to mention New York Times Bestselling Author status) with her Shiver trilogy about the (were)wolves of Mercy Falls, she proves her range and talent with The Scorpio Races. Evocative and charming this novel is as much an experience as it is a book. In the tradition of Diana Wynne Jones and many other talented fantasy authors, Stiefvater has not just written a story in The Scorpio Races. She has created a world. The island of Thisby and the beautiful, deadly capall uisce (pronounced CAPple ISHka) come vividly to life with each page as the culture (and inhabitants) of Thisby become as much a part of the story as the plot itself. Told in chapters alternating between Sean and Puck's narrative voice, this book has not one but two winning narrators readers will want to cheer for. Filled with beautiful landscapes, memorable characters and a fierce hope and affection for a great many things The Scorpio Races is a beautiful, satisfying, fantasy that will stay with readers long after the race is finished one way or another. Possible Pairings: Entwined by Heather Dixon, Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, Dream Hunter by Elizabeth Knox, Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld *This book was acquired for review from the publisher at BEA 2011

Ivankos Maksimovic ivankos — Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect, until she starts school. Worked great as a readaloud for the kindergarten because you can add plenty of emotion and stress on the Chrysanthemums. (such concern - "but why didn't she have a principal to tell? "Those kids are mean!) A likable lead with some humor in a cozy sort of story. My only real quibble is that in the epilogue we learn that Chrysanthemum laughs at Victoria's musical failure throughout the flower dance. Maybe it's not fair/realistic to ask her to rise above? And, while I know I sound like Victoria, Chrysanthemum is a crazy name for a kid. I know you can make fun of any name, but come on mouse parents.

Caroline Tricart cacaocom — I'm not really a fan of Savannah, but one of the things that made this book good was that it was about challenging Savannah's piss-poor attitude and also her reliance on being a ridiculously powerful spellcaster, which were the main things about her that always really annoyed me. I still don't really like her, but I did enjoy the book. A great installment in what is probably my favorite urban fantasy series.