Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

37 reviews

zoiejanelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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? No

5.0

i CANNOT believe i did not read this series sooner. holy moly. 

Stiefvater’s writing is so immersive, so poignant, so visceral. reading this reminded me why i loved the Shiver series so much, and compels me to read more of her work. 

not only is the writing style utterly gorgeous, but the pacing and intricate plots are just divine. i won’t say everything i’ve read so far has made total sense, but the way the sub-plots and characters arcs are interwoven kept me on my toes and invested the entire time. 

i had no idea Blue was the main character and i couldn’t be more pleased. she’s raw, and hilarious, and relatable, and i enjoy her POV the most. she is definitely the key to this whole mystery of Glendower and i am so excited to see the extent of her gift(s) in the rest of the series. 

i’m in love with Adam, with Ronan, and I WASN’T AT FIRST BUT NOW I AM IN LOVE WITH GANSEY. and of course, i adore Noah. i loved getting to know each of them and watching their individual stories unfold little by little throughout, seeing their motivations become clear and watching them start to grow, and i cannot wait to see where this marvelous, treacherous, magical treasure(ish) hunt takes them next. 

and here’s the deal. i despise love triangles. (there isn’t really one here [yet] but there is some complex teenage crushing happening) but oh my lord i am so invested and in love with Blue’s big Love Dilemma and i’m a total sucker for characters doing their damndest to fight destiny. 

i have tooooooo many things to say about this book, but all involve spoilers so i’ll just leave this here. 

incredible read, i am immediately moving on to the next book now!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Classism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Medical content, and Grief

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, Child death, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Violence

jennylarue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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

5.0

If I had to teach a writing class on how to write the perfect character, I would just give them this book. Spectacular and Will Patton’s narration of the audiobook was the best medium to digest this story :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Child death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

thesupermassive's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Murder

bjnewsom's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

been meaning to pick up this book for so longggggg and i finally did and i COULDNT PUT IT DOWN!!!!! everything i love is in this series. mystery, paranormal, supernatural, a diverse and complex set of characters, AAAHHHHH AND RHE PLOT TWISTS AND SURPRISES!!!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, and Gun violence

imds's review against another edition

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Classism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

paulawind's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

The menace I would be if I read this book in middle school when it first came out. My parents already had to indulge my PJ Greek Mythology and HG archery obsessions, if I added ley lines into that with a sprinkle of Latin bc of this book, they would lose it. I know that I would have loved it back then though but I’m glad I found my way to it eventually bc now it will be a healthier temporary hyperfixation whilst I inhale the rest of the series. I’m also glad bc I would deffo make being like Gansey my entire personality and I’ve already ended up being a mum friend so it could only get worse.

Characters oh how much I love every single one of them. And how much they love each other. Peak quality found family trope, 11/10. Healthy friendship between boys? Look at that, it can be done without toxic masculinity and fighting over a girl. But more importantly - every character here deserves a hug. Those boys have so much trauma that their issues have their own issues, my little boys you deserve the world.

The plot is also great, but I admit that I was itching for the MCs to meet each other earlier on in the book but bc it’s a series I understand why the author was taking their time with it. This is mostly me being petty bc every time the 5 of them interact my heart grows 4984 times in size.

Needless to say, I’m on my way to the library for the next instalment 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Cursing, Death, and Gun violence

elodiepoline404's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Best book of the year, so far !!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, and Violence

goodgraces's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Child death, and Death