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Rachel King (13 KP) rated The Scorpio Races in Books

Feb 11, 2019  
The Scorpio Races
The Scorpio Races
Maggie Stiefvater | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry, Paranormal, Young Adult (YA)
10
8.0 (12 Ratings)
Book Rating
I loved this book right from the beginning. Though I am familiar with Maggie Stiefvater's writing style from other books, reading it in this one still felt fresh and new. I loved her imagery and witticism and how she described people and situations in new ways to me.
There is a major emphasis on all aspects of horses, and not just because of the existence of the water horses. Though the author pulls the water horses from mythology, much of their origins and abilities are cloaked in mystery. Sean Kendrick is one of the few on the island that understands the water horses -- both how to control them and respect them, as well as how to care for them properly -- though he does not share his knowledge with anyone. The fantastical elements of the water horses are understated, as they are more of a catalyst for the budding romance between Sean and Puck.
Sean is as much of a mystery as the water horses. The other inhabitants of the island respect him, but keep their distance. As a regular winner of the Scorpio Races, sean is the expected winner, but his attraction to Puck makes things unpredictable and unprecedented.
Puck is easy to like. She loves her horse, she loves her brothers, and she loves the island. She likes life simple and her motivations are not for wealth, but to keep her home and her family just as it is. Of course, life never stays stagnant, and her spontaneous entry into the Scorpio Races sparks enough conflict and controversy to change her life forever.
While I learned much more about horses than I would ever seek to learn otherwise, the book is more of a love story than a horse myth come to life, and I loved every word of it.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Surf's Up (2007) in Movies

Apr 30, 2019 (Updated May 3, 2019)  
Surf's Up (2007)
Surf's Up (2007)
2007 | Action, Animation, Family
6
6.6 (14 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A bright, colourful, well animated film about Penguins who surf! The level of detail in the film is amazing from the lighting, fur and the water look so real. It's enjoyable enough for the kids and the bigger kids to. It has plenty of extras on DVD as well!
  
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Morgan Sheppard (1007 KP) created a post

Sep 10, 2020  
#ThrowbackThursday

Fire in the Rain finds trouble once more in the island of Wraidd Elfennol. Will the Chosen of Fire and Water succeed? Or is the Island of Wraidd Elfennol doomed to live forever beneath the shadows of Cysgod?

#Epic #Fantasy #Myth #Magic #FREE on #KU
https://books2read.com/FireintheRain
      
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Morgan Sheppard (1007 KP) created a post

Jul 12, 2022  
FIRE IN THE RAIN finds trouble once more on the island of Wraidd Elfennol.

Will the Chosen of Fire and Water succeed? Or is the Island of Wraidd Elfennol doomed to live forever beneath the shadows of Cysgod?

#Epic
#Fantasy
#Myth
#Magic
#FREE on #KU

https://books2read.com/FireintheRain
      
    George and tammy

    George and tammy

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    A chronicle of the country music power couple tammy wynette and George Jones whose complicated but...