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fanboyriot's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
5.0
This series is so captivating and interesting and stunning to read. Seeing all the character development was amazing, it’s a very nice balance between characters and plot. The humor was amazing and the overall writing is so lovely to read. I really liked seeing Ronan and Blue have more of a friendship (though I don’t think either of them would admit it) seeing them be stubborn or them saying something the other’s wouldn’t dare say—very fun to read. It was also nice to see Adam working on letting people help him without him thinking it was because of where—or how—he grew up. He started to see that his friends just wanted to be there for him and it was just written so nicely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, and Classism
grimmdark's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
well ok so as always with these books i enjoyed myself thoroughly because i love the world and the characters and the story, so much! and i have about 3 million quotes i loved that i've kept, because maggie stiefvater's style is so rich. besides the humor (top notch), so many times i found myself reading descriptions of feelings or small moments that my mind could barely grasp as i lived through them. but there they were, laid down so accurately on the page! this sentence barely makes sense but yeah.
THAT SAID, out of the three books in this series that i've read thus far, this is my least favorite. again, it was really good! just not my favorite. there's so much happening everywhere all the time with everyone and everything felt kind of scattered? so all the elements of the story kind of just... float aimlessly towards the ending? i don't know. i felt i was kind of grabbing at too many strings at the same time, and it made the story feel perhaps longer than it was. could be because this is also the book that's taken me by far the longest to finish cause i've been busy!
can't wait to dig into trk!i'm beyond heartbroken about persephone and jesse dittley. i loved them both so much
also, i was half expecting neeve to make a comeback sooner or later, but i wasn't expecting that ending! she knew piper's name but the latter hadn't ever told her what it was. so either she guessed it with her powers somehow, since she's such a powerful psychic, or she was there the whole time and overheard it when blue, the gray man, etc... were still there. creepy. why does she even make an appearance such a long time after they escape? like did she just stand there watching piper fading in and out of consciousness for however long that was???
i don't know how i feel about gwenllian! and i'm having trouble believing the guy blue found with maura actually is THEE artemus???? guess we'll see.
THAT SAID, out of the three books in this series that i've read thus far, this is my least favorite. again, it was really good! just not my favorite. there's so much happening everywhere all the time with everyone and everything felt kind of scattered? so all the elements of the story kind of just... float aimlessly towards the ending? i don't know. i felt i was kind of grabbing at too many strings at the same time, and it made the story feel perhaps longer than it was. could be because this is also the book that's taken me by far the longest to finish cause i've been busy!
can't wait to dig into trk!
also, i was half expecting neeve to make a comeback sooner or later, but i wasn't expecting that ending! she knew piper's name but the latter hadn't ever told her what it was. so either she guessed it with her powers somehow, since she's such a powerful psychic, or she was there the whole time and overheard it when blue, the gray man, etc... were still there. creepy. why does she even make an appearance such a long time after they escape? like did she just stand there watching piper fading in and out of consciousness for however long that was???
i don't know how i feel about gwenllian! and i'm having trouble believing the guy blue found with maura actually is THEE artemus???? guess we'll see.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood
maryjames's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
carlyisnotliterate'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
boyfriends who frame their Latin teacher for unspeakable crimes against children together, stay together <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Pedophilia, and Blood
paper_queen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
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
Initial Response
I just...I love this series to much.
High Lights
- This world, guys. THIS WORLD. It's faaabulous. It sucks you in from the very first page and keeps you captive until the very end. I should really read more magical realism because I LOVE THIS.
- I love how lyrical and poetic and gorgeous the writing is, while also being totally relatable, with perfect metaphors and phrasing. It's punchy and crisp and I love it to bits.
- THE CHARACTERS. I could go on for eons about the characters, but you probably already know by now that I love them with all my heart. I also really like how we're kind of getting each of the boys' stories spanned across the series. This time, we got to see mostly Adam's story, and it was FASCINATING. I always had a soft spot for him, but this book just made me love him sooo much more. It was so lovely.
- THAT ENDING. WAS INSANE. The epilogue just about gave me a heart attack. XD
- Just...all the emotions that this book gave me. I want to soak them all in and treasure them forever.
Low Lights
- As always, there was a lot more language than I cared for, which was upsetting, but it didn't detract from the story too violently.
Conclusion
If you've read the first two books, and you've loved them as much as I have, then you are surely going to read this one and love it just as much. I am SO PUMPED for the finale!! :D
I just...I love this series to much.
High Lights
- This world, guys. THIS WORLD. It's faaabulous. It sucks you in from the very first page and keeps you captive until the very end. I should really read more magical realism because I LOVE THIS.
- I love how lyrical and poetic and gorgeous the writing is, while also being totally relatable, with perfect metaphors and phrasing. It's punchy and crisp and I love it to bits.
- THE CHARACTERS. I could go on for eons about the characters, but you probably already know by now that I love them with all my heart. I also really like how we're kind of getting each of the boys' stories spanned across the series. This time, we got to see mostly Adam's story, and it was FASCINATING. I always had a soft spot for him, but this book just made me love him sooo much more. It was so lovely.
- THAT ENDING. WAS INSANE. The epilogue just about gave me a heart attack. XD
- Just...all the emotions that this book gave me. I want to soak them all in and treasure them forever.
Low Lights
- As always, there was a lot more language than I cared for, which was upsetting, but it didn't detract from the story too violently.
Conclusion
If you've read the first two books, and you've loved them as much as I have, then you are surely going to read this one and love it just as much. I am SO PUMPED for the finale!! :D
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
ramiel's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Abandonment
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
danaleelin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder
emmysmoot's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing and Drug use
a_robin_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
4.0
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- Spotify audiobook
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Review:
Another solid part in The raven cycle. I still need some more from the story.
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Review previously placed on my blog:
Review previously placed on my blog:
I'm currently reading Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater. This is the third book in The raven cycle. I'm listening to the audiobook that I got for free from Spotify.
Really liking this so far. Maybe more then the other books, but I think it will be the same rating as the other two, which was 4 stars.
Yes, it was the same rating. 4 stars again. I'm sort of disappointed that it has the same mystery in every book if you get what I mean. That will be solved in the last one of course, but I don't really like that. Was a good book, the creepy factor was up there, which was nice as well.
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Content Warnings
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief
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