Reviews
é Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best." --Horn Book Review, Starred Review é Masterful...like nothing else out there now." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review é A study of courage and loyalty tested…utterly compelling." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review é A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." --Booklist, Starred Review é Up--On the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous." --School Library Journal, Starred Review Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves…. If The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." --The New York Times Book Review Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there." --NPR Books With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." --Entertainment Weekly Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." --People Magazine, Praise for The Raven Boys "Stiefvater is a master storyteller." - USA Today *"It's a tour de force of characterization, and while there is no lack of event or mystery, it is the way Stiefvater's people live in the reader's imagination that makes this such a memorable read." - Publishers Weekly , starred review *"[A] story very few writers could dream up and only Stiefvater could make so palpably real. Simultaneously complex and simple, compulsively readable, marvelously wrought." - Kirkus , starred review *"The book is marvelous, for not only is it filled with marvels, it is also a marvel of imagination . . . this fantasy/mystery rises to the level of serious literature, leaving readers hungering for more." - Booklist , starred review *"An incredibly rich and unique tale, a supernatural thriller of a different flavor." - School Library Journal , starred review "Stiefvater's can't-put-it-down paranormal adventure will leave you clamoring for book 2." - Entertainment Weekly "In a young-adult market crowded with copycats, it's refreshing to find a book that blazes a path as unique as Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven Boys ." - Los Angeles Times, "Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best." Horn Book Review, Starred Review "Masterful...like nothing else out there now." Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "A study of courage and loyalty tested…utterly compelling." Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." Booklist, Starred Review "UpOn the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous." School Library Journal, Starred Review "Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with "The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves…. If "The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." The New York Times Book Review "Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there." NPR Books "With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." Entertainment Weekly "Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." People Magazine, Praise for The Raven Boys "Stiefvater is a master storyteller." -- USA Today *"It's a tour de force of characterization, and while there is no lack of event or mystery, it is the way Stiefvater's people live in the reader's imagination that makes this such a memorable read." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review *"[A] story very few writers could dream up and only Stiefvater could make so palpably real. Simultaneously complex and simple, compulsively readable, marvelously wrought." -- Kirkus , starred review *"The book is marvelous, for not only is it filled with marvels, it is also a marvel of imagination . . . this fantasy/mystery rises to the level of serious literature, leaving readers hungering for more." -- Booklist , starred review *"An incredibly rich and unique tale, a supernatural thriller of a different flavor." -- School Library Journal , starred review "Stiefvater's can't-put-it-down paranormal adventure will leave you clamoring for book 2." -- Entertainment Weekly "In a young-adult market crowded with copycats, it's refreshing to find a book that blazes a path as unique as Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven Boys ." -- Los Angeles Times, é "Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best."-Horn Book Review, Starred Reviewé "Masterful...like nothing else out there now."-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Reviewé "A study of courage and loyalty tested...utterly compelling."-Publishers Weekly, Starred Reviewé "A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster."-Booklist, Starred Reviewé "Up-On the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous."-School Library Journal, Starred Review"Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with "The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves.... If "The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is."-The New York Times Book Review"Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there."-NPR Books"With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today."-Entertainment Weekly"Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original."-People Magazine, é "Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best." -Horn Book Review, Starred Review é "Masterful...like nothing else out there now." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review é "A study of courage and loyalty tested...utterly compelling." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review é "A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." -Booklist, Starred Review é "Upon the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous." -School Library Journal, Starred Review "Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with "The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves.... If "The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." -The New York Times Book Review "Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there." -NPR Books "With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." -Entertainment Weekly "Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." -People Magazine, é "Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best." -Horn Book Review, Starred Review é "Masterful...like nothing else out there now." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review é "A study of courage and loyalty tested...utterly compelling." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review é "A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." -Booklist, Starred Review é "Up-On the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous." -School Library Journal, Starred Review "Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with "The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves.... If "The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." -The New York Times Book Review "Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there." -NPR Books "With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." -Entertainment Weekly "Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." -People Magazine, "Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best." -Horn Book Review, Starred Review "Masterful...like nothing else out there now." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "A study of courage and loyalty tested...utterly compelling." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." -Booklist, Starred Review "Up-On the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous." -School Library Journal, Starred Review "Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with "The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves.... If "The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." -The New York Times Book Review "Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there." -NPR Books "With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." -Entertainment Weekly "Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." -People Magazine
