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tenshiwing07's review against another edition
I know it's an unpopular opinion but I should have expected not to like this book since I also did not like the Raven Cycle. I hoped this book would change my mind but it did not. This author might just not be for me.
I had the same feeling in this book as with the Raven Cycle, whic is so disappointing.
I had the same feeling in this book as with the Raven Cycle, whic is so disappointing.
jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
a magical little young adult novel about a family of saints living in the middle of the desert.
gus_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Qué cuento tan bonito. Me da rabia que TJ Klune sea tan conocido (y este libro no) cuando está historia trata temas psicológicos (a mi parecer) de forma infinitamente mejor.
Es un libro precioso para regalar a alguien que esté pasando un mal momento, siempre que le guste el realismo mágico.
Es un libro precioso para regalar a alguien que esté pasando un mal momento, siempre que le guste el realismo mágico.
ashamai's review
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
leafblade's review against another edition
2.0
2.5/2.75
what the fuck Maggie you weren't like this
Okay so first of all: it's not her place to talk about latinx families, and it SHOWS. Like istg these characters were all white. The spanish was terrible at times. The culture felt watered down to fit what she knew as an outsider of latinxs. Also there were some scenes that felt glued there like a frankenstein monster of other latinx based books, like Like water for chocolate and Isabel Allende (who I consider too white to be writing magical realism even though she's from Chile, but I'm sure Maggie didn't know that).
The characters were shadows. They TRIED to be deep and full of emotions but they just weren't. Beatriz is a shadow of what Blue from The raven cycle is. The owl stuff going on is a shadow of the raven stuff going on in The raven cycle, and it just didn't work in the story. The side Sorias were boring, and only had their pasts as characterization, which was awful. Tony and Pete were just tools for the plot to go somewhere, and I don't think they were well integrated in the story at all. Daniel and Joaquín felt like one and the same, even though you're made to believe they're different, Joaquín being this illegal radio DJ and Daniel with all of the weight of being the Santo on his shoulders. I wish we got to see the.... uuuhhhhh how do you call the peregrinos in english? I mean the people who went there looking for miracles, Marisita and the twins and the priest, all of them. I'd really liked a third person POV that told me about them more than once, and what they were doing and how they felt when all of Daniel's stuff went off. They were far more interesting that any of the Sorias, and their potential was wasted completely.
The plot of this book is basically: Daniel the Santo of Bicho Raro goes missing bc he helped someone with their miracle when he shouldn't have. Now they're looking for him. That's it. That's what took 300 pages. This could've EASILY been a novella, and I'd probably have liked it more bc it wouldn't lose time with stupid stuff. Also why is Beatriz the main character like what the fuck this was all obviously about Daniel.
I won't read anything from her that isn't trc related from now on bc honestly what a fucking let down. It seems like she wanted to top trc and she just couldn't deal with the pressure of it all and it just. Flopped. All of it.
what the fuck Maggie you weren't like this
Okay so first of all: it's not her place to talk about latinx families, and it SHOWS. Like istg these characters were all white. The spanish was terrible at times. The culture felt watered down to fit what she knew as an outsider of latinxs. Also there were some scenes that felt glued there like a frankenstein monster of other latinx based books, like Like water for chocolate and Isabel Allende (who I consider too white to be writing magical realism even though she's from Chile, but I'm sure Maggie didn't know that).
The characters were shadows. They TRIED to be deep and full of emotions but they just weren't. Beatriz is a shadow of what Blue from The raven cycle is. The owl stuff going on is a shadow of the raven stuff going on in The raven cycle, and it just didn't work in the story. The side Sorias were boring, and only had their pasts as characterization, which was awful. Tony and Pete were just tools for the plot to go somewhere, and I don't think they were well integrated in the story at all. Daniel and Joaquín felt like one and the same, even though you're made to believe they're different, Joaquín being this illegal radio DJ and Daniel with all of the weight of being the Santo on his shoulders. I wish we got to see the.... uuuhhhhh how do you call the peregrinos in english? I mean the people who went there looking for miracles, Marisita and the twins and the priest, all of them. I'd really liked a third person POV that told me about them more than once, and what they were doing and how they felt when all of Daniel's stuff went off. They were far more interesting that any of the Sorias, and their potential was wasted completely.
The plot of this book is basically: Daniel the Santo of Bicho Raro goes missing bc he helped someone with their miracle when he shouldn't have. Now they're looking for him. That's it. That's what took 300 pages. This could've EASILY been a novella, and I'd probably have liked it more bc it wouldn't lose time with stupid stuff. Also why is Beatriz the main character like what the fuck this was all obviously about Daniel.
I won't read anything from her that isn't trc related from now on bc honestly what a fucking let down. It seems like she wanted to top trc and she just couldn't deal with the pressure of it all and it just. Flopped. All of it.
librarianlorianna's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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
4.0
soramun's review against another edition
5.0
This book is absolutely amazing. I tried this book out when it was first released because I absolutely LOVED her previous books 'The Raven Boys'. During my first attempt at reading this story, I had expected it to be similar to the books I fell in love with which had an edgy and youthful teenage romance, and mystical happenings. I was SO SO wrong to do that. All the Crooked Saints is much more mature than that. I would put it in the same category as 'The Bear and the Nightingale' by Katherine Arden because they follow a similar pattern. A slow strategic beginning with small seeds planted that slowly grows and grows until the flower finally blooms into something beautiful and surprising.
I totally get why some people might not be a fan of the book though. Stievfvater introduces characters and themes in such a short time span that it can be really difficult to remember everything at once. I found myself continuously forgetting names and faces even after 100 pages into the book. It's a bit hectic. 'The Raven Boys' series was the exact same way, but her storytelling is so strategic that I eventually just find myself remembering everything and everyone by the end of it.
Her magic systems can also be a little confusing, especially to those who have not read or came across certain mythology that exist in certain religions or cultures. I was that person too and I did find myself slightly confused at times. Her storytelling also reminds me a bit of Neil Gaimen as well because he introduces a lot of mythology and his writing style often tells stories inside a story which helps move along the plot.
Either way, to anyone who has either put off this series, or dnf'd this series, I encourage you to try once more. Especially if you like stories about folklore or stories that builds upon itself until all questions are answered and mysterious are revealed. It was quite a satisfying experience for me.
I totally get why some people might not be a fan of the book though. Stievfvater introduces characters and themes in such a short time span that it can be really difficult to remember everything at once. I found myself continuously forgetting names and faces even after 100 pages into the book. It's a bit hectic. 'The Raven Boys' series was the exact same way, but her storytelling is so strategic that I eventually just find myself remembering everything and everyone by the end of it.
Her magic systems can also be a little confusing, especially to those who have not read or came across certain mythology that exist in certain religions or cultures. I was that person too and I did find myself slightly confused at times. Her storytelling also reminds me a bit of Neil Gaimen as well because he introduces a lot of mythology and his writing style often tells stories inside a story which helps move along the plot.
Either way, to anyone who has either put off this series, or dnf'd this series, I encourage you to try once more. Especially if you like stories about folklore or stories that builds upon itself until all questions are answered and mysterious are revealed. It was quite a satisfying experience for me.