What did I think about The Scorpio Races? Well, let's see...it was incredible! It has been awhile since I sat down and actually really got so enthralled with a good book that I did not want to do anything else. And when that happens, that's a sign that Maddie enjoyed it. 
 First Reason: 
 This is simple. Horses. I enjoy [usually] any fantasy-ish [or whateevr genre this book is under] type novel that kinda sorta evolves around horses. I am a horse person. The care and love and everything else that Sean and Puck showed to their horses...I can relate to that. Oh hell ya, I can relate. 'Cause that's exactly how I feel towards my horses. That they understand me, that they are the only ones I can truly trust [though I really shouldn't at times] and they are my best friends. 
 That's it. 
 Second Reason: 
 This book is NOT about the Scorpio Races. I mean, it is, but it actually isn't. That's why the races were held at the very end of the book. And only so many pages. In all, I don't think the book was really about the races. It just evolves around it. Not about it. 
 It is about Puck and Sean. They're troubles, friendships, family and triumphs. It is about them. Not the races. The sibling love between Puck, Finn aand Gabe, which I can totally relate to 'cause my younger brother and I have a relationship just as weird and close as that between Finn & Puck. It's about the love of your home, which is something I can also relate to. For some people, it's your home that makes you. The island was Puck's home and heart. Corr [which I totally wanna name a horse now next to Finn] was Sean's heart. 
 Third Reason: 
 The author's writing. Her prose. It's beautifully done. I love a book where the descriptions and everything else is not so piled atop one another where it bores you to death. Like other books I have read or have attempted to read. 
 There are not too many first person novels otu there that I truly enjoy. The reason for that is that I just don't really like the main characters in books. Yet, lately, I have found several that I do honestly enjoy. Cause the characters are beautifully written and they have amazing voices and personalities and I can relate to them. 
 Just beginning to end, Stiefvater wrote beautifully. I could literally see everything. The little town, the lean-to, the beach, the cliffs, etc. It was all in my mind. And I like to believe I have a good imagination. 
 Overall: 
 I have never read any of Stiefvater's other books and I probably won't. Just considering what they are about. This one had horses, amazing and loveable characters, a beautiful setting and and one good plot. 
 So nothing happens really through the whole book. If you are expecting a ton of action or lots of races, then you're in the wrong place. That's just not the kind of book that this is. The author did a wonderful job with creating this world and the characters in it. 
 It's slow, it's beautiful, it's about friendship, family, home, love, etc. Not about action, not really about the races. I hope that people will understand the underlying themes in this book. They're beautiful. And, well, there could have been more Finn. He was cute.