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guessgreenleaf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny
bcvitalwrites's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, and Grief
seforana's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
thaliareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The dual POV was really nice and left the story feeling very balanced. I absolutely anticipate a re-read in the future. After reading so many of Maggie's other books I can't believe the horse girl in me didn't pull this off my TBR earlier.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol
Like I mentioned in the review, this book is pretty dark. The water horses are carnivorous and predators. This leads to some very graphic injuries/gore from situations involving them.starreddust's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Body horror and Gore
novelshire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Blood
Minor: Death of parent
kryan1's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Gore
carys_ene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
a horse gets injured and a character's boots are peed in as a way to humiliate theme_flah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I have read The Scorpio Races perhaps more than any other Stiefvater book and every single time, I get something new out of it. There is a palpable sense of mood in this book that make it one of the most immersive reading experiences I've ever had. Every single thing present in The Scorpio Races contributes to the bittersweet tone in a way that only Stiefvater can do.
This book is Stiefvater at her best (and I think she's pretty awesome). If you haven't read The Scorpio Races, I can't recommend it highly enough.
2015 Review:
After finishing The Scorpio Races this morning, I spent a while thinking of other books whose setting is so vivid that it becomes a living entity in my mind. I can't think of one. The island of Thisby exists more clearly to me than I ever thought a setting could. It moves from being the backdrop of a story, to being part of one. To me, this is Stiefvater's subtlest read. There is a clear conflict, but that seems less important than the relationships between the characters and this rocky island they call home. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to get swept up in a world distinctly different, yet also remarkably similar, to your own.
Moderate: Gore and Death of parent
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent