Celebrating the Scorpio Races!

 “It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die.” 

 It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of 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.

5 THINGS THE SCORPIO RACES HAS

HOT IRISH BOY

SASSY IRISH GIRL

HORSES

MONSTER HORSES

AND

NOVEMBER CAKES!!!

November Cakes

Interesting Links:

Scorpio Races Research Album
The Animated Book Trailer
November Cakes Recipe
Sample of the Audio Book

I hope you all have a great November first! I'd recommend staying away from the ocean tonight and sit down with a copy of The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater and a November Cake instead.

Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

 Sarah's Pick

Silver Shadow's (Bloodlines #5) by Richelle Mead 

In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden from the Alchemists.
Now in the aftermath of an event that ripped their world apart, Sydney and Adrian struggle to pick up the pieces and find their way back to each other. But first, they have to survive.
For Sydney, trapped and surrounded by adversaries, life becomes a daily struggle to hold on to her identity and the memories of those she loves. Meanwhile, Adrian clings to hope in the face of those who tell him Sydney is a lost cause, but the battle proves daunting as old demons and new temptations begin to seize hold of him. . . .
Their worst fears now a chilling reality, Sydney and Adrian face their darkest hour in this heart-pounding fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where all bets are off.- Summary from Goodreads

I just finished the VA books at the end of last year and was putting off reading Bloodlines even though I had heard great things about it because I wasn't sure about Sydney as a main character. Then I got the first book at the library booksale and it was SO PRETTY that I just had to read it. I was hooked. A few weeks later I'm finishing Fiery Heart and am on the edge of my seat to find out what happens next.

 Christina's Pick

 Sinner (Wolves of Mercy Falls) by Maggie Stiefvater

Sinner follows Cole St. Clair, a pivotal character from the #1 New York Times bestselling Shiver Trilogy. Everybody thinks they know Cole's story. Stardom. Addiction. Downfall. Disappearance. But only a few people know Cole's darkest secret -- his ability to shift into a wolf. One of these people is Isabel. At one point, they may have even loved each other. But that feels like a lifetime ago. Now Cole is back. Back in the spotlight. Back in the danger zone. Back in Isabel's life. Can this sinner be saved?-Summary from Goodreads

Every Shiver fan has been waiting for this book since Forever (yes, that was a pun), but it wasn't until recently that we actually knew we would get it.
I made the mistake of reading the excerpt and hungry for this book ever since. Plus I went to California a couple of weeks ago and I'm looking for a book that can bring back that feeling of the California sunshine.