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Wo das Dunkel schläft by Maggie Stiefvater

33 reviews

emmac005's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

4.0

I thought that this was a good conclusion to The Raven Cycle. I loved the writing style, and the main characters were so well developed. However, I think there were too many characters that weren’t necessary for the plot, which meant the plot was a bit slow in places or some parts of the book didn’t really feel that connected to the whole story of the series. I did find that a part of the ending was a bit disappointing, but I can understand why Maggie Stiefvater chose to write the ending that way. 

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jenarae's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75


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maryjames's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.0


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onefineelephant's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

9/10. Loved the addition of Henry even though I wasn't sure I was going to. Was satisfied with the ending. Glad that the sets of couples got together. I am continually impressed how the author can do things that I would have never guessed would happen yet feel so right. Great book.

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layn_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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

4.5


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theespressoedition's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

So we've reached the end. I'll admit, I'm a little bit emotional about wrapping up this series. Now, that might seem strange considering my 3-star ratings for every book, but hear me out:

This series is confusing as hell. There, I said it. Okay, that's not a revelation because I've said it in every review so far, but it's just the truth. There is a lot that doesn't make sense - even at the very end. I actually wound up messaging a fellow reader (and a huge fan of the series) to pepper them with a bunch of questions because, despite having read them all, I was still confused about so much!

Maggie's writing is beyond unique. I'm truly wracking my brain trying to come up with a better description, but that's all I can think of. It's not necessarily "beautiful" but it is interesting. The writing alone made me want to come back for more. Even when I was scared to death by the content, I wanted to know what happened next. 

I can't say that this was my favorite series of all time. I can't even really say that I "loved" the books. But, for whatever reason, I definitely think I'll want to read them again at some point. Maybe it'll help me understand them better? Maybe I'll find myself even liking them more at that point. For now, the entire series gets a 3-star rating from me (which makes sense because that's the exact rating I gave every single book).

It's dark, it's quotable, it has great diversity, it's haunting, it's interesting, it's confusing - and I think it's worth reading if only to say you did!

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lindseyrenee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

This was definitely my favorite of the series. So much action and just enough of the relationship stuff to not take away from the magic. Adam is still my least favorite but after this I hate him a little less than before

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keen's review against another edition

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

4.0


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serracha's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0


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myarae's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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


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