--- product_id: 118896251 title: "The Scorpio Races Kindle Edition" brand: "maggie stiefvater" price: "AED 31" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/118896251-the-scorpio-races-kindle-edition store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # The Scorpio Races Kindle Edition **Brand:** maggie stiefvater **Price:** AED 31 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Scorpio Races Kindle Edition by maggie stiefvater - **How much does it cost?** AED 31 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/118896251-the-scorpio-races-kindle-edition) ## Best For - maggie stiefvater enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted maggie stiefvater brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Scorpio Races Kindle Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/518FhXK7gpL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please make this a movie! *by L***1 on Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2016* What a great story. I love horses and just had to see what this was all about.The water horses are a race of beings that live in the water, emerging to feed on flesh or drag you to a watery death. The thought makes me shiver.Every year, riders mount these monstrous beasts for the Scorpio Races. It’s hard enough to win a regular horse race. In this race, you have to worry about surviving as much as winning.The character’s are numerous and very genuine. Puck is a young lass willing to risk her life in the races. She lost her parents to the water horses, and now her older brother is leaving her and her younger brother Finn to fend for themselves. The money from the race would help save their home.Sean and his stallion, Corr, are four time winners of the races. He’ll ride again this year, but the stakes are much higher.Puck and Sean have a growing attraction for each other. But both must win the race.I so loved this world and the character’s that galloped through the pages, human and other. I wanted this one to win. And that one to win. This one to stay. That one to stay. I feared the worst and hoped for the best.This story is so much more than a race. I struggle to even tell you about it. There’s desperation and hope, bravery and honor, magic and danger. And I couldn’t have asked for a better final scene. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Masterpiece *by E***A on Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2020* This is book is too beautiful for words. It paints pictures that carry more emotion than emotion can carry itself.This book all the sudden means so much to me. (*hugs book to chest while sobbing*) I don't know how to cope. So many different emotions rippled through my chest. So many characters that captured my heart. But mostly Maggie Stiefvater released the essence of a heart's freedom within these pages. She told a story my heart recognized, one I identified with, and one I will cherish forever.This book opened my eyes again. It reminded me why I love my world--the country. It reminded me why I admire horses, and what freedom feels like. I have promised myself to never forget what my world means to me. The Scorpio Races has revived my spirit and I cannot thank Maggie Stiefvater enough. This book is gold.There were a bunch of conversations that really cheered my spirit--mainly because it's so unique--one of them being the statement Peg made to Puck about racing. About motive. About proving that she can do the things that the men can. About becoming a man in the men's eyes. Peg was warning her that such a choice was dangerous...and wrong. Puck knew that wasn't what she wanted, she just need to show the men that such a thing was possible (also, personal reasons). But that statement really got me thinking...about feminists. That's what they're doing. Trying to prove that they can do the things men can, better then men can themselves. It may not be their initial intention, but that's what's happening...and just as Peg was implying such a movement can have dire consequences for everyone. Anyways ... I really appreciate that view.Description ~ I cherished every moment of it. The way she helped me picture things weren't so much in words, but in visions. The images she designed carried more emotion than her stating the emotion. It was gorgeous and my heart soared. I've never read details painted in such a fashion.Plot ~ I LOVED THE PACING. IT WAS AMAZING. Just enough action to keep me excited, but not so much that it created anxiety. I really appreciated that....most of the time--in order for the reader to stay invested--the action has to be so deep the readers can't enjoy the book without being thrown from page to page. That's why I love this pacing. There's not enough of this pacing.Romance ~ Top notch. Some of the best I've ever read. I hate how all the "horse/country" storylines have to always be cliche. The MC is a hot girl who is new to the country and loves horses or learns to ride horses. Then she and "the hot ranch hand" start having chemistry. Turns out a bully girl who is the best horse woman in the town likes this guy too. The MC and the bully girl have some sort of competition and the bully girl looses. Then our MC gets everything she wants....the guy, the horse, and friends. I HATE THIS. This romance was nothing at all like the normal "country girl" style. AND I LOVE THAT. The two MC's are some of the most interesting characters I've ever met. I love how their relationship develops slowly, but completely. It's so beautiful and unique.Content ~ It's a rather violent book. Honestly the water horses are bloody creatures. The Scorpio Race is a violent thing. It literally says "Today is November first, and so today someone will die." On the first page. :P There's also some language....and religion. Some crude comments and one kiss. Overall it's clean....for YA. 😏Characters ~ They were all very realistic and true to their personality. I adored how just a few words could carry so much meaning...or how one look implied so much emotion. 💕 The dialogue was EPIC.Sean ~ The prequel allowed me to connect with him so much more. I have this strange feeling that if the prequel weren't there I wouldn't understand him very well. He just isn't a very emotion person--most men aren't--so it matched his quiet ways. His ability with the water horses made my heart warm. There's just something about his personality that makes him endearing.Puck/Kate ~ Finally!!! FINALLY!!! We have a non stereotypical country girl. I have been wanting this MY WHOLE LIFE. She loves horses, but she cares for her family, and underneath that hard shell she is compassionate. I loved how she appeared calm under pressure and how could be strong the way a woman is suppose to be strong (not the way a man is supposed to be strong).Overall ~ This book has revived my spirit. I didn't realize how much I missed by not reading it for so long. BUMP THIS BOOK UP YOUR TBR. NOW. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superlatives are inadequete for this book *by K***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2015* I have lived a good long time...longer than I will admit to here, and I have been reading voraciously since before kindergarten. I have read a lot of books. Many of them have been good, and a precious few have been great. The Scorpio Races is as good a book as I have read in many years. It was so good, in fact, that once I finished it, I mourned for a few minutes and then promptly started re-reading it.The story is intriguing...the Scorpio Races are races set on a small island (fictional, but it feels a lot like an Irish offshore island) between Cappaill Uisce, the water horses of Celtic folklore. These are no Disney water horses...they eat meat, drink blood and kill. Each other, and humans. But the island, Thisby, and the horses are connected in ways modern man has trouble understanding. They have ancient blood ties past remembering. Two of the contenders in this years race are Sean Kendricks, and Puck Connelly.Sean has been working with the Cappaill Uisce since he was a boy. Described by the islanders as having "one foot on land, and one in the sea" he has won the races for the past four years on a stallion named Corr. He loves Corr deeply, and the horses in his charge love him and his magic.Puck is an orphaned girl who is riding in the races for the first time, as the first woman to compete. She is also riding her mundane island horse, Dove, rather than one of the Cappaill Uisce...another first. She is hindered in her efforts by almost everyone on the island. Everyone but Sean, who is drawn to her for reasons he cannot explain.The two face many obstacles. Chief among them is Mutt Malvern, the cruel son of the richest man on the island (and Sean's employer). Another hurdle they must face is that each has desperate reasons for needing to win the race, but to do that, they must beat the person they are growing to love. The love story is awkward and terribly sweet.I can't really put my finger on what I find so compelling about this book. The story is unique, and the slight tinge of magic over everything on Thisby adds a delightful air of mystery. Its written by a YA author, which may be the reason the love story is so muted and delicious. We don't have sex to rely on making the story interesting. The writing must carry the story.And the writing is superb. The suspense simply never lets up. One is completely drawn in by the two immensely likable main characters, and many of the lesser characters deserve their own book: Finn and George Holly are two I would love to read more about. The rituals and traditions surrounding the races are unsettling, yet have the feel of ancient rhythms and rites. Stiefvater has an unswervingly deft hand in her timing and the pace of the story feels just right. The conclusion is a surprise, albeit one that satisfactorily resolves the dilemma of the two protagonists.I was rather haunted by the story. I found myself thinking a lot about the story and the characters during the first read, and even the second. Sean, in particular caught my imagination. He is mysterious and magical and immensely attractive. Again, Ms Stiefvater reveals just enough of his background to help explain him, but we never fully understand him.I will definitely read more by the author. I don't usually read YA novels, but this one is so exceptional that I too will make an exception. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/118896251-the-scorpio-races-kindle-edition](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/118896251-the-scorpio-races-kindle-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*