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ailsahatton 's review for:
The Scorpio Races
by Maggie Stiefvater
I'm hesitant to read recently published teen fantasy, because it always seems to be along the lines of Teen Bland Female meets Teen Mysterious Male and Some Epic Magic Shit happens in the background whilst they Fall In Love. And I mean, yes, this book did follow that pattern. But it was written well! I really enjoyed Teen Mysterious Male's character, which I think was because he was written like a person instead of a cardboard cut out of the guy every teenage girl wants. The Teen Bland Female was also kind of awesome, as was the Epic Magic Shit. And it had storyline! And relationships that weren't just Boy and Girl Who Loves Boy! And relationships with animals! Who doesn't love animals. My only quibble was that although the POV changes worked well for the plot, and the male protagonist, it didn't work well for the female protagonist. I couldn't tell what was the author was trying to delineate between the way the girl thought about herself and the way the male protagonist saw her, and what was character growth. It made her character seem a little too variable to me, but that was a minor complaint. I recommend it as an easy read before bed. As long as you don't easily get nightmares from the idea of flesh eating sea horses.