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wildeflower16's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
5.0
What can I say???? OBSESSED. The prose— *chefs kiss*, the plot— *chefs kiss*, the characters— *CHEFS FUCKING KISS* it all works so well and it hooks you in and then makes you love everything that’s happening. How did I not read this book back in 2012!?!? 18 year-old me would have been FERAL FOR THIS, hell, I’m feral NOW.
24601poto'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? It's complicated
5.0
adoereading's review against another edition
5.0
Once more I am stunned by the story Stiefvater is able to weave with the assortment of characters and an interesting plot she writes.
piamikaela's review against another edition
2.0
rating it lower since i first read it only because of the glaring issues i now have with blue and gansey as characters. both are incredibly static individuals while the former harbors intense internalized misogyny, especially seen through how she treats orla (going on towards the other books, their relationship as well is built in a way i find distasteful and their justification of cheating and treatment of adam is inexcusable).
while the premise is interesting and some characters i have grown to deeply care for, the two main protagonists are too bland and frustrating for me to fully immerse myself in the experience.
ultimately i'm torn between a 2.5 and a 3 star rating.
while the premise is interesting and some characters i have grown to deeply care for, the two main protagonists are too bland and frustrating for me to fully immerse myself in the experience.
ultimately i'm torn between a 2.5 and a 3 star rating.
ciphervenus's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
rosatulipan's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked it and I can't wait to read the sequel!
nysamat's review against another edition
3.0
Still not entirely sure what the point of it all was but I do want to read the next one to hopefully find out!
megancperry's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly, this was a major disappointment. I'd heard so much hype about this epic adventure of trying to find a Welsh king, and then there was the whole 'if she kisses her true love he'll die' fiasco, and quite frankly, this book didn't stand up to the hype on either of those accounts.
For the first 200 pages or so, I was bored out of my mind - I feel like nothing even happened! Admittedly, there was a section in the middle when so much went down, and I was actually getting into the story... well that didn't last. I didn't like any of the characters, I didn't feel like I really knew any of them; so many people were introduced with not enough visual description so I couldn't even remember what they looked like! And where was all that 'forbidden love'? The entire blurb centres around this concept but it's hardly mentioned in the book, besides the beginning.
When I heard about the hunt for the Welsh king, I had imagined a Merlin-style fantasy where these teens go on an epic adventure, but it was the complete opposite. I feel that we didn't really find out that much about Glendower, we were only left with a billion more questions, which may well be answered in the rest of the series, but honestly, I don't think I'll be continuing with the Raven Cycle. It's a shame as this novel had such a fascinating premise, but sadly it didn't follow through.
For the first 200 pages or so, I was bored out of my mind - I feel like nothing even happened! Admittedly, there was a section in the middle when so much went down, and I was actually getting into the story... well that didn't last. I didn't like any of the characters, I didn't feel like I really knew any of them; so many people were introduced with not enough visual description so I couldn't even remember what they looked like! And where was all that 'forbidden love'? The entire blurb centres around this concept but it's hardly mentioned in the book, besides the beginning.
When I heard about the hunt for the Welsh king, I had imagined a Merlin-style fantasy where these teens go on an epic adventure, but it was the complete opposite. I feel that we didn't really find out that much about Glendower, we were only left with a billion more questions, which may well be answered in the rest of the series, but honestly, I don't think I'll be continuing with the Raven Cycle. It's a shame as this novel had such a fascinating premise, but sadly it didn't follow through.