Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this book. 
 I'd heard about her Shiver trilogy and had no interest in reading her books at all, really. Just not my alley, but this was different. This sounded promising. 
 So I read it. 
 And I really, really liked it. 
 Puck and Sean were both amazing characters. And Finn, goodness, I could see him so clearly in my mind's eye. They were all real to me. And the setting? It was lovely. Thisby was dark, mystical, yet hopeful in a way. The races were dark, mystical, and creepy. Yet, the people depended on them and both main characters needed to participate. 
 The horses were the best part though. The Capaill Uiscue. Ahhhhh! I love mystical animals! Especially dangerous ones that can kill you. 
 Perhaps the most unusual thing about this book was that I not only liked Puck and Sean as individuals, but I also liked them together. For me, this is very rare. I am something of an unromantic sort. When it comes to romance in books, I tend to be condescending and scornful. 
 Yet, I appreciated it in this one. I really did like Sean and Puck. They felt real to me and I didn't feel the usual, "phbbbt, this is stupid." 
 So, well done Maggie. You've done something that only three other authors (Meghan Whalen Turner, Patrick Ness, and Juliet Marrillier) have accomplished.