Maggie Stiefvater's, The Scorpio Races

Without long descriptive passages or flowery language, Maggie Stiefvater masterfully illustrates a world so vivid and real, you can't help but to be pulled into it.

What impressed me most about her writing is the strength of her characters. Puck and Sean, the two protagonists, are so well drawn. They are believable and true and their story unfolds through alternating chapters told in first person narrative. I loved the two points of view and the way they moved the story seamlessly.

This is a story that lingers. The mood is consistent throughout the entirety of the book, the story grows stronger with each turned page, and the end does not disappoint.

Every now and then a book comes along in which the language pulls you so far into the story that you are no longer reading words but watching it play out in your mind. The Scorpio Races is such a book.