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c_alexander's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
zoiejanelle's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
“you are made of dreams and this world is not for you”
i can’t even put into words how much i love ronan lynch and adam parrish (and now, somehow? declan lynch and jordan hennessey)
maggie stiefvater heard my feedback on TRC saying it had zero plot to writing a new series with an extremely complicated, high stakes apocalyptic, multi-POV plot that moves so fast you can blink and miss really important details…. but lowkey that’s just her style. and i’m having a blast. i tend to gravitate toward stories that have an equal share or character and plot focus, so this book was right up my alley.
i think i fell more in love with the author’s writing in this book—how visceral every feeling is in each character (especially the lynch brothers) and how vivid and bright even the most dull parts of this world are. it was really fun to see her explore more niche interests like art and heists and organized crime and irish folklore.
i’m absolutely obsessed with jordan. i am loving seeing the POV of a dream creation (and hope we get matthew’s POV too!), and seeing how tense and sometimes toxic her relationship with hennessey is. you can literally feel their anger and love for one another bursting from the page… and speaking of tension…
holy shit. declan and jordan’s will-they-won’t-they romance… i feel like i’m going to barf just thinking about it (in a good way). i felt butterflies while reading their scenes. they were just so effortlessly themselves (and not) with one another, every movement and connection to smooth and languid and charming. i wanted those scenes to last forever. i think a whole book in declan’s POV would be fine. i would love it, actually.
carmen is a lesbian i’m calling it now. i can’t wait to see her character arc as we move through the series. i want to know what drives her, i want to know what pains her, what triggers her to fall apart… i have a guess, but i’m eager to see if i’m right! so far she’s so, so good (chaotic good) and i need to see her be bad. ronan levels of bad.
lastly, the depth that stiefvater gives ronan should be studied. we have seen the best and worst of him and i love every fucking piece. he is so baby, and so man, and so dog, and so raven, and so stupid, and so good, and he has never done anything wrong in his life.
my only qualm with this book so far is that adam seems to be backsliding in terms of development from TRC, but i imagine it’s due to his new environment. tbd on his arc. also loved his scrying. holy shit. so good.
questions for the next book: who and what the fuck is vride? where is mini niall? mora a cora? huh? declan different mommy? declan kiss jordan maybe hmm? will we see adam and gansey and blue again? what the fuck is the lace? is it the same as the fire? where are the lesbians? are we about to run for our lives from the Mods? will i survive this series?
i can’t even put into words how much i love ronan lynch and adam parrish (and now, somehow? declan lynch and jordan hennessey)
maggie stiefvater heard my feedback on TRC saying it had zero plot to writing a new series with an extremely complicated, high stakes apocalyptic, multi-POV plot that moves so fast you can blink and miss really important details…. but lowkey that’s just her style. and i’m having a blast. i tend to gravitate toward stories that have an equal share or character and plot focus, so this book was right up my alley.
i think i fell more in love with the author’s writing in this book—how visceral every feeling is in each character (especially the lynch brothers) and how vivid and bright even the most dull parts of this world are. it was really fun to see her explore more niche interests like art and heists and organized crime and irish folklore.
i’m absolutely obsessed with jordan. i am loving seeing the POV of a dream creation (and hope we get matthew’s POV too!), and seeing how tense and sometimes toxic her relationship with hennessey is. you can literally feel their anger and love for one another bursting from the page… and speaking of tension…
holy shit. declan and jordan’s will-they-won’t-they romance… i feel like i’m going to barf just thinking about it (in a good way). i felt butterflies while reading their scenes. they were just so effortlessly themselves (and not) with one another, every movement and connection to smooth and languid and charming. i wanted those scenes to last forever. i think a whole book in declan’s POV would be fine. i would love it, actually.
carmen is a lesbian i’m calling it now. i can’t wait to see her character arc as we move through the series. i want to know what drives her, i want to know what pains her, what triggers her to fall apart… i have a guess, but i’m eager to see if i’m right! so far she’s so, so good (chaotic good) and i need to see her be bad. ronan levels of bad.
lastly, the depth that stiefvater gives ronan should be studied. we have seen the best and worst of him and i love every fucking piece. he is so baby, and so man, and so dog, and so raven, and so stupid, and so good, and he has never done anything wrong in his life.
my only qualm with this book so far is that adam seems to be backsliding in terms of development from TRC, but i imagine it’s due to his new environment. tbd on his arc. also loved his scrying. holy shit. so good.
questions for the next book: who and what the fuck is vride? where is mini niall? mora a cora? huh? declan different mommy? declan kiss jordan maybe hmm? will we see adam and gansey and blue again? what the fuck is the lace? is it the same as the fire? where are the lesbians? are we about to run for our lives from the Mods? will i survive this series?
starrydreamer's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
alt_air's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
thenerd's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely love that Maggie doesn't shy away from making majority of the cast queer. Also Ronan and Adam are my favourite fictional couple EVER.
brooke_the_shnook's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ⭐️Took me waaaay to long to feel invested in this first of the sequel trilogy. I feel like I was tricked by having Adam in the first 1/3 of the book, and then not seeing him again the rest of it. However, once it finally got going I couldn’t put it down! Intrigued for the rest, for sure.
faysal's review against another edition
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Weak as hell new main plot line. Returning main cast is great but the new additions fell extremely flat with the exception of Jayden.
The way the world is being treated by the author in this spin-off is honestly such a let down. The original series held this almost… lovecraftian-ish feel to it in terms of what the laylines were derived from and how Ronan and other dreamers interacted with it. But here, it’s been molded into something that is so cookie-cutter by having it be an extremely evident phenomenon.
The way the world is being treated by the author in this spin-off is honestly such a let down. The original series held this almost… lovecraftian-ish feel to it in terms of what the laylines were derived from and how Ronan and other dreamers interacted with it. But here, it’s been molded into something that is so cookie-cutter by having it be an extremely evident phenomenon.
skylerreads28's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
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
4.0
I love the way Maggie Stiefvater writes. Listening to this book felt like coming home in such a beautiful way. Ronan Lynch is one of my favorite characters so reading a book that’s mostly from his POV was everything I could ever ask for. All three of the Lynch brothers are enigmas and everything I learn about them simultaneously makes absolute sense and absolute no sense. Long story short please read The Raven Cycle and then come read this.