Summary:
Ever since the Titans first appeared in her Detroit neighborhood, Astrid Sullivan's world has revolved around the mechanical horses. She and her best friend have spent countless hours watching them and their jockeys practice on the track. It's not just the thrill of the race. It's the engineering of the horses themselves and the way they're programmed to still seem so lifelike. The Titans are everything that fascinates Astrid, and nothing she'll ever touch.
She hates them a little, too. Her dad lost everything betting on the Titans. And the races are a reminder of the gap between the rich jockeys who can afford the expensive machines and the working class friends and neighbors of Astrid's who wager on them.
But when Astrid's offered a chance to enter an early model Titan in this year's derby, well, she decides to risk it all. Because for a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, it's more than a chance at fame or money. Betting on herself is the only way she can see to hang on to everyone in the world she cares about.
My Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this book a lot. When I heard the title, I was like, Attack on Titan kind of Titans??? But it wasn't that. It was an amazingly written story about a girl who risks life and limb in hopes to bring her family back to the way it was and to have enough money to pay off the mortgage bills to keep their house.
My Rating: 5 stars
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