Maggie Stiefvater

Book ReviewThe Scorpio Races

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5
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!
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Scholastic Press, 2011

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...

Book ReviewThe Raven Boys

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Reviewer's Rating: 
2
I don't need my money back but I'm willing to prop a door open with this one.
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Scholastic Press, 2012

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...