Reviews

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

danoreading's review against another edition

4.0

Lovely writing and very intriguing characters. There were some oddities in the plotting, but overall a really fun book.

danoreading's review against another edition

5.0

Reread this on audio after listening to Call Down the Hawk. It took a while, but Will Patton's narration grew on me and I'm officially a huge fan. Loved this even more the second time around.

j_menendezz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

iza_ro03's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

ditten's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The Raven Boys is a hard one to rate because while I ended the book loving what was happening and being super excited for more of the series, getting there was a bit of a journey 😂

I had such trouble getting into this book, I was kind of intrigued but also a little bored and confused. While the confusion lasted the whole time (I *still* have SO MANY questions),  I eventually started getting really into the book. The last maybe 20% were incredible and I was so loving it!!

I think this series might be one of those you need to read fully before really making any final judgements. I can imagine this book having a very different impact on a reread afterwards. 

But yeah, I'm definitely into it, and I'll be diving into book 2 soon! Can't wait to see what happens with my babies Adam and Gansey, and the entire gang!

lemoneaterrr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I LOVE ADAM PARRISH

sunlit_stories's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

tunatanga's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

readingrenbo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

m_hubnerovaa's review against another edition

5.0

This was... perfect?