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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
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
This was an incredible last book and the nicest sendoff to a whole load of characters. I think that not everything was tied up, but it is not important. This series in jazz music, it goes were the pattern takes it. And it was such a ride! Thanks Maggie.
emotional
tense
fast-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
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
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
New development: declan lynch my beloved?? who would’ve thought
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
I loved this book so much like genuinely wtf. This was like emotional rollercoaster extreme level tbh. the epilogue was so so full of happiness and fun like wowzers just excellent. The use of the excerpts from Nathan’s manifesto thingy throughout the whole series was so incredibly peak. I am so happy more people lived than I expected and ofc my goat Adam survived. I really hope there’s like carmen henessy liliana fanart. jordeclan are my favourite heterosexual couple ever highkey. I love Declan’s character a normal amount. I think I have to like not reread this until next year because wow holy shit man.
in my humblest of opinions the plot kinda fell thru towards the end BUT GOD DID I LOVE IT ANYWAYS!! when adam left his watch on ronan's chest.... i died. when he came back with chainsaw..... i rose again. and theyre MARRIED. LOVE IS REAL
My Rating- 4.5/5
Trigger Warnings: death, abduction, starvation, mass shooting, depression, parental death, grief.
Greywaren is the third and last book in the Dreamer trilogy as well as the Raven Cycle, and so if you haven't read a single from either of those, you're welcome to skip this review- or just read it anyway, who am I to tell you what to do.
If you would like to get a glimpse into the incoherent madness that was me documenting my reactions as I was reading this book, you can check out my Notion page (and you don't even need to have Notion for it).
Taking notes and making annotations as I read is a relatively new habit and I've been really enjoying making notes as I read. There's no particular format to it. Mostly it's just me listing all the notable moments and scenes that I like, and taking down any observations as I read so it's helpful when I have to write reviews after.
Now to the central (spoiler-free) review...
I know everyone has very mixed feelings about getting the last book in the Raven Cycle universe. The last time we'll ever get to see something new about Gansey and Blue and Adam and Ronan and Jordan and Hennessy on the page. Just typing this out is making me emotional God wow.
But in full transparency, as much as I loved this book and all the gut-punching scenes that knocked the breath out of my lungs, made me put down my Kindle and pace my bedroom floor, and broke me and healed me in the mere matter of 336 pages- I have complaints.
You heard that right, Maggie.
I have complaints and I will be heard.
Because even though I have it marked as a five-star read on Storygraphs and Goodreads, Greywaren was not flawless. There were some things that I wish we'd gotten, and others that I wish we'd gotten more of. For instance, I'd have really liked some more wholesome, cute, or even just any kind of more page-time with Declan and Jordan as a couple. Or more insight into the post-climax conversations or just even just a bit less... passive Ronan (?? I'm trying not to give anything away).
But in classic Maggie Stiefvater style, there's a lot of subtexts and in-between-the-lines stuff that she leaves to the readers to interpret. And the fandom seems to be having a great time with it, so who am I to whine?
Honestly reading this whole series is like a hallucinogenic? dream-like? experience. Because one bizarre thing after the other happens and there is just no limit to what's possible. At one point one character goes all John Wick with a gun while others are stuck in an astral plane and flaming swords and there's an apocalypse coming and it's all very dramatic and crazy. You can only begin to make sense of it after it ends, but while reading you're just along for the ride.
There are also some incredibly heart-wrenching scenes that made me want to scream. The character's arcs were done really though. In terms of character journeys at least, we have somewhat of a tied-with-a-neat-little-bow kinda ending. The whole plot bit is still pretty up in the air though. If you've read the epilogue, you know what I'm talking about.
The focus on Declan and Matthew's storyline was one of my favorite elements. Finally FINALLY Niall Lynch's true story and how Ronan came to be the Greywaren is all cleared up and it definitely delivered.
(I also really wanna ask Maggie how she came up with the word "Greywaren" because I haven't been able to figure out what it's literally supposed to mean or if it's a combination of two words or smth?)
And that is a great segue to talk about all the incredible fanfics that I straight-up plunged into after finishing Greywaren to soothe the tornado of feelings that it left me with. And GOD they were incredible. There were so many out there written by amazing writers who took up all the missing scenes and conversations that I wanted, as well as one extra special one that is a shorter version of Greywaren from Adam's POV, which is so good that it should be published as a companion novella in the series.
Trigger Warnings: death, abduction, starvation, mass shooting, depression, parental death, grief.
Greywaren is the third and last book in the Dreamer trilogy as well as the Raven Cycle, and so if you haven't read a single from either of those, you're welcome to skip this review- or just read it anyway, who am I to tell you what to do.
If you would like to get a glimpse into the incoherent madness that was me documenting my reactions as I was reading this book, you can check out my Notion page (and you don't even need to have Notion for it).
Taking notes and making annotations as I read is a relatively new habit and I've been really enjoying making notes as I read. There's no particular format to it. Mostly it's just me listing all the notable moments and scenes that I like, and taking down any observations as I read so it's helpful when I have to write reviews after.
Now to the central (spoiler-free) review...
I know everyone has very mixed feelings about getting the last book in the Raven Cycle universe. The last time we'll ever get to see something new about Gansey and Blue and Adam and Ronan and Jordan and Hennessy on the page. Just typing this out is making me emotional God wow.
But in full transparency, as much as I loved this book and all the gut-punching scenes that knocked the breath out of my lungs, made me put down my Kindle and pace my bedroom floor, and broke me and healed me in the mere matter of 336 pages- I have complaints.
You heard that right, Maggie.
I have complaints and I will be heard.
Because even though I have it marked as a five-star read on Storygraphs and Goodreads, Greywaren was not flawless. There were some things that I wish we'd gotten, and others that I wish we'd gotten more of. For instance, I'd have really liked some more wholesome, cute, or even just any kind of more page-time with Declan and Jordan as a couple. Or more insight into the post-climax conversations or just even just a bit less... passive Ronan (?? I'm trying not to give anything away).
But in classic Maggie Stiefvater style, there's a lot of subtexts and in-between-the-lines stuff that she leaves to the readers to interpret. And the fandom seems to be having a great time with it, so who am I to whine?
Honestly reading this whole series is like a hallucinogenic? dream-like? experience. Because one bizarre thing after the other happens and there is just no limit to what's possible. At one point one character goes all John Wick with a gun while others are stuck in an astral plane and flaming swords and there's an apocalypse coming and it's all very dramatic and crazy. You can only begin to make sense of it after it ends, but while reading you're just along for the ride.
There are also some incredibly heart-wrenching scenes that made me want to scream. The character's arcs were done really though. In terms of character journeys at least, we have somewhat of a tied-with-a-neat-little-bow kinda ending. The whole plot bit is still pretty up in the air though. If you've read the epilogue, you know what I'm talking about.
The focus on Declan and Matthew's storyline was one of my favorite elements. Finally FINALLY Niall Lynch's true story and how Ronan came to be the Greywaren is all cleared up and it definitely delivered.
(I also really wanna ask Maggie how she came up with the word "Greywaren" because I haven't been able to figure out what it's literally supposed to mean or if it's a combination of two words or smth?)
And that is a great segue to talk about all the incredible fanfics that I straight-up plunged into after finishing Greywaren to soothe the tornado of feelings that it left me with. And GOD they were incredible. There were so many out there written by amazing writers who took up all the missing scenes and conversations that I wanted, as well as one extra special one that is a shorter version of Greywaren from Adam's POV, which is so good that it should be published as a companion novella in the series.
Loveable characters:
Yes
A very emotional and satisfying conclusion. This series has definitely become one of my favorites. By the end I loved characters I never imagined giving a shit about.