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A review by marieketron
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I was expecting the plot to take a pattern similar to the hunger games, with the races taking place around the mid point. As instead the race only happens at the end, I felt like the plot dragged a bit. But in the end I also feel like the slow village life and romance made for proper worldbuilding and atmosphere setting, so if you’re into that this may be the book for you.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent