Reviews

The ​Raven Boys – A Hollófiúk by Maggie Stiefvater

littleworm's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

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

4.5

Oh this book was a pleasant surprise at how i much i enjoyed the banter of the character and this world though i was confused at first it all came together to give me a cute found family amongst friends. 

I can’t wait to keep reading this series. 

bblanka's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

allysam18's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

emharragan's review against another edition

5.0

i forgot how beautiful the writing is in these books

luckyonesoph's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

….I didn’t say it was good, I said that I adored it and devoured it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide attempt

jaeeelow's review against another edition

2.0

War oke nicht sonderlich spannend

brooksie03051's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I know lots of people love this series which is why I decided to read it. Unfortunately, this wasn’t my cup of tea. I thought the clairvoyant parts were interesting but wished there was more confirmation regarding Blue aka Jane’s abilities since she seems to have more than what she and her family state she has. If she has power to amp up other gifted people, she must have something she just hasn’t tapped into. She is a teenager so maybe her powers aren’t fully developed? She can communicate with dead people so that seems like a power to me. 

I wasn’t getting the plot. I may have drifted at points when I was bored and missed something that would explain why these boys were on that mission.   

Other than the psychic aspects, it wasn’t keeping me interested. I was going to DNF, but since it was a book club pick, I tried to stick it out. It got better just after 50-75% in. I don’t think I will finish the series.  I’m rating it a flat 3. I didn’t “hate” it, but I didn’t love it. It was fine. Anything below a 3 isn’t worth reading so it just made it. Lots of people rave about these books so don’t take my score to heart. Read it and see how you feel. 

zekereadseverything's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

blaje42's review against another edition

4.0

I put off reading this for a while based on the description because I assumed there would be some very annoying love triangles, but I was very pleasantly surprised. There were certainly bits that were silly (mostly Gansey was just a bit ridiculous), but enjoyable and a breath of fresh air for the main character to have a life and love of her family that gave her depth outside of her relationship to boys (which drives me crazy in YA novels).

antomeia's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0