Miss Gevious Reads - Maggie Stiefvater http://missgeviousreads.com/author/maggie-stiefvater en The Scorpio Races http://missgeviousreads.com/content/scorpio-races <div class="field field-name-field-rating field-type-fivestar field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Reviewer&#039;s Rating:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="clearfix fivestar-user-stars"><div class="fivestar-static-form-item"><div class="form-item form-type-item"> <div class="fivestar-hearts"><div class="fivestar-widget-static fivestar-widget-static-vote fivestar-widget-static-5 clearfix"><div class="star star-1 star-odd star-first"><span class="on">5</span></div><div class="star star-2 star-even"><span class="on"></span></div><div class="star star-3 star-odd"><span class="on"></span></div><div class="star star-4 star-even"><span class="on"></span></div><div class="star star-5 star-odd star-last"><span class="on"></span></div></div></div><div style="color: red; font-size: 8pt; font-style: italic;">This book was so good I'm going to throw a brick through the bookstore window so I can have my own hardcover copy RIGHT NOW!</div> <div class="description"><div class="fivestar-summary fivestar-summary-"></div></div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-book-cover field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://missgeviousreads.com/sites/missgeviousreads.com/files/scorpio%20races.jpg"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://missgeviousreads.com/sites/missgeviousreads.com/files/styles/thumbnail/public/scorpio%20races.jpg" width="70" height="100" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/author/maggie-stiefvater" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Maggie Stiefvater</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/young%20adult" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Young Adult</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publisher field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Publisher:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Scholastic Press, 2011</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> Unique. It's a word we use quite often, ironically. But The Scorpio Races is unlike any book I've ever read and to call it, different, somehow doesn't seem enough. I'd read The Raven Boys by Maggie and thought it a bit too dark for my tastes, but in chatting with one of our many well-read patrons, she suggested I give The Scorpio Races a try. It IS dark - that seems to be Maggie's comfort zone. But darkness goes hand in hand with the... </p> </div></div></div><div class="lrsharecontainer" data-share-url=http://missgeviousreads.com/node/212></div> Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:37:12 +0000 Miss Gevious 212 at http://missgeviousreads.com http://missgeviousreads.com/content/scorpio-races#comments The Raven Boys http://missgeviousreads.com/content/raven-boys <div class="field field-name-field-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Series:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/series/raven-cycle" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Raven Cycle</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-rating field-type-fivestar field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Reviewer&#039;s Rating:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="clearfix fivestar-user-stars"><div class="fivestar-static-form-item"><div class="form-item form-type-item"> <div class="fivestar-hearts"><div class="fivestar-widget-static fivestar-widget-static-vote fivestar-widget-static-5 clearfix"><div class="star star-1 star-odd star-first"><span class="on">2</span></div><div class="star star-2 star-even"><span class="on"></span></div><div class="star star-3 star-odd"><span class="off"></span></div><div class="star star-4 star-even"><span class="off"></span></div><div class="star star-5 star-odd star-last"><span class="off"></span></div></div></div><div style="color: red; font-size: 8pt; font-style: italic;"">I don't need my money back but I'm willing to prop a door open with this one.</div> <div class="description"><div class="fivestar-summary fivestar-summary-"></div></div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-book-cover field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://missgeviousreads.com/sites/missgeviousreads.com/files/raven%20boys.jpg"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://missgeviousreads.com/sites/missgeviousreads.com/files/styles/thumbnail/public/raven%20boys.jpg" width="69" height="100" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/author/maggie-stiefvater" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Maggie Stiefvater</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/young%20adult" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Young Adult</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publisher field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Publisher:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Scholastic Press, 2012</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> There is a vein of gothic/horror novels being published in the young adult area of reading. I believe this is a branch out from the dystopia/apocalyptic popular books and after enjoying Sara Rees Brennan's Lynburne Legacy series, thought I'd give the goths another go, but a little goth goes a long way. You all know my standpoint in general with... </p> </div></div></div><div class="lrsharecontainer" data-share-url=http://missgeviousreads.com/node/145></div> Sat, 21 Dec 2013 21:16:49 +0000 Miss Gevious 145 at http://missgeviousreads.com http://missgeviousreads.com/content/raven-boys#comments