Because the writing was so good.
Because the story begs a little discussion.
It’s time to share some Quotes and *Spoilers*
Quotes:
After Gabe announces he’s moving to the mainland – alone – and Puck announces her intent to run in the Scorpio Races…Puck returns to her room to deal with the emotional fallout:
“Then I walk into my room, close the door, and put my pillow over my head so no one will hear.
“Selfish bastard,” I whisper, the words close under the pillowcase” (Puck, 26, 1st ed.)
I just liked the following quote. Sometimes authors phrase something in a way that hits you…explains something in the perfect phrase.
“Tommy shouts, “I didn’t hear you right.”
But I know he did. He just doesn’t believe what he heard. Dad once said people’s brains are hard of hearing” (Puck, 46, 1st ed.)
I loved the wording of the following quote. Love that it becomes layered when you compare a Capaill Usice to a regular horse; Corr to regular Capaill Usice…
“At the moment, he [Corr] can tell that he’s being watched by a stranger, so he picks his feet up and tosses his mane a little more than usual. I allow him his show. There are worse flaws than vanity in a horse.” (Sean, 84, 1st ed.)
*Spoilers*
– – – Watch Out Below! – – –
The Race
OMG.
Was everyone else on the edges of their seat too? I swear I read the whole thing tensed, as if I could jump into the pages and save someone…knock another horse out of the way. It was like being in the mires with them.
I don’t know how I felt about the ending of the race though. My emotions were so mixed. I do think it was the best way to end the race now that I have a little bit of space between myself and the end of the book. I guess I had these dreams of a simultaneous finish…like Puck and Sean crossing at the exact same time…maybe holding hands – I don’t know -. Which obviously doesn’t fit for either character, but a girl can dream right?
It’s definitely right that Puck finished first. I think it completed the feminism thought Stiefvater had running through the book. As did the fact that Puck herself didn’t overly care about the ‘fame’ that came with winning…only the fact that it saved both her family and gave her some power to help Sean with his own goal of owning Corr. I was surprised that Stiefvater chose to completely ignore the ceremony of winning. I thought it was a smart move. It said more about Puck and the place the races held for her than anything else.
And I just have to end by saying *Tear* when Corr starts hobbling back to Sean! OMG was anyone else bawling? That single scene could have made the book for me had I not already loved so much. In the end the payoff of the novel is the love between Sean and Puck and also the connection between Sean and Corr. Loved. That.
you’re right… i even felt that the connection between wild horse and boy was MORE powerful than the connection between girl and boy. puck and sean’s relationship was the beginning of a sweet romance, but corr’s connection with sean was old and powerful.
I love that “old and powerful” I think that’s what I loved most about this book. That feeling of old world. The superstition, the base connections…had such a rich feel.
I have yet to read this book, but I do have it on my Kindle, waiting for me. I have made myself some November Cakes! They were delicious. I’ll have to make some more soon.
I love spoilers. I can never resist them.
Oh my gosh, November Cakes sounded so yummy in the book! (though they also had me mentally reaching for purel, as they seem really sticky, lol). Missy, it is just sooo beautifully written! Save it for when you need a really good book to read 😉