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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2011
"It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die." Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better…all the way, in fact, to best. Stiefvater masterfully combines an intimate voice (think I Capture the Castle) with a fully evoked island setting with sensory-rich language (think Margo Lanagan) with a wealth of horse...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
This novel, inspired by legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses, begins rivetingly...and gets better. The narrative alterna...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on December 1, 2011
Maggie Stiefvater repurposes the Scottish myth of capaill uisce, or water horses, to create a story charged with magic, love, and violence. From the novel’s first sentence, readers know they’re encountering a new and dangerous world: “It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die.” The romance that develops between alternating narrators, nineteen-year-old Sean Kendrick and sixteen-year-old ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
