Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The ​Raven Boys – A Hollófiúk by Maggie Stiefvater

38 reviews

e_lace's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-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

4.0

I will always have a special place in my heart for the Raven Boys. There's just something about the like Ethel Cain-core Hana Yori Dango character study that's both incredibly nostalgic and  really fun to read. I think if you like fast cars, urban exploring in abandoned schoolhouse buildings, and rich people that seem to be so against their will, you will like this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism

A large part of this book that I maybe don't love is that, in typical fashion of like a 2000s/2010s ensemble YA novel, one of the character's defining traits is that he's poor and we know this because

no one will stop bringing it up despite the fact that it's also pointed out that Blue technically isn't rich either and he lives in a trailer park with abusive or otherwise absent parents

There is a more graphic abuse seen towards the end of the book

where Adam's father smacks him so hard that he cracks his head on a railing and partially loses his hearing

. It's just a little bit of violence but I think that could be upsetting for some.

sabinehunter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Vomit

anaheeta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Ok so this was a reread [march 2024]. I first read this book in July 2016.

This will always be my favorite. My favorite EVERY thing. Series, fantasy, characters, settings, writing style. Maggie Stiefvater you brilliant brilliant woman, you have written me (yes, me specifically!) the perfect characters to love. 

This is the perfect mix of whimsical and twisted magic, ghosts and ley lines, murderous professors, emotional things happening (you will cry multiple times by the time you finish the series). 

It reads like a magical realism set in West Virginia, but it’s much more than any one sentence can describe. The first book is an introduction into the characters and their beautiful found family. There’s incredible amounts of references and foreshadowing implemented throughout the books. The pacing is a bit slow, but this is the only time I didn’t mind that, it matches everything perfectly. There are so many beautiful descriptions, heartbreaking lines, funny comments, and heartbreaking character backstories that will make you fall in love with the series. The series has such a huge emotional and mental hold on me, that it can wreck me for days or weeks, so read if you are a fan of pain like I am. 



(I shall soon create a great playlist for this book)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide attempt, Blood, and Alcohol

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Vomit, Death, Cursing, Violence, Child abuse, and Blood

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Blood

kitfkat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Murder

lilly_reads98's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Blood

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, and Classism

Minor: Suicide attempt

lunep's review against another edition

funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Classism, Self harm, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

dlsmk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt