The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater [Review]

Title: The Scorpio Races

Author: Maggie Stiefvater    

Genre: Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy

Publisher: Scholastic

Publishing date: October 18th 2011

Pages: 435

Rating

★★★★☆

Hello, today I’m reviewing the Scorpio races by Maggie stiefvater, a very popular and beloved book by this author.

The story takes place in November, during the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of

Sean and Puck.

their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die.

At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.

Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn’t given her much of a chance. So she enters the competition — the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.

I was a bit unsure of what to expect of this book, it’s the first book I’ve read by this author and I heard that her style isn’t for everyone. Also, the premise wasn’t that interesting to me.

Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales - Kiersten White [Reseña]

Título: Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales

Autor: Kiersten White

Género: Infantil, fantasía, comedia.

Editorial: Scholastic

Fecha de publicación: 25 de Julio de 2017

Páginas: 224

Calificación

★★★☆☆

No está disponible en español :c

¡Hola! Hoy les traigo la reseña de este libro infantil que leí el año pasado (estoy muy atrasada con mis reseñas TTwTT).

Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales (Beanstalker y otros cuentos de miedo hilarantes)

Kiersten White

es un retelling humorístico de cuentos de hadas populares, es también el primer libro infantil escrito por Kiersten White. Combina varios cuentos de hadas y les añade un giro inesperado y oscuro, pero si tuviera que decir de qué trata, diría que se trata de una madrastra, que pareciera ser la madrastra de medio reino. Esta madrastra no es mala, ella trata de ayudar a todos sus hijastros, pero todos son muy raros y hacen locuras que los meten constantemente en problemas. 

Los cuentos en este libro son principalmente Blancanieves, Jack y las habichuelas mágicas, Caperucita roja, la princesa y el guisante, Ricitos de oro, Cenicienta y Rapunzel.

El libro es físicamente hermoso, es tapa dura y es verde. Contiene ilustraciones realmente encantadoras para acompañar la historia. He tenido la oportunidad de conocer a Kiersten White y pude escuchar claramente su voz en mi cabeza mientras leía esto, ella es una persona muy divertida durante los eventos y su particular sentido del humor está presente todo el tiempo en este libro.

Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales - Kiersten White [Review]

Title: Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales

Author: Kiersten White

Genre: Middle grade, Fantasy, Humor

Publisher: Scholastic

Publishing date: July 25th 2017

Pages: 224

Rating

★★★☆☆

Hello! Today I’m reviewing a middle grade book I read last year (I’m really behind schedule with my reviews TTwTT).

Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales is a humorous retelling of popular fairytales, the

Kiersten White.

first middle grade book written by Kiersten White. It mashes several fairytales with an unexpected and dark twist, but if I had to say the plot I would say it is about a step mother, who seems to be the step mother of half kingdom, this stepmother is not bad, she tries to help her stepchildren, but they are all a bunch of weirdos that do crazy stuff and are constantly in trouble.

The tales in this book are mainly Snow White, Jack and the beanstalk, red riding hood, the princes and the pea, Goldilocks, Cinderella, and Rapunzel.

The book is physically beautiful, the hardback is green and the book has really lovely illustrations to accompany the story. I’ve had the chance of meeting Kiersten White and I could clearly hear her voice in my head while reading this, she is a really funny person during events, and her particular sense of humor is present all the time in this book.