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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

55 reviews

nickoliver's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, and Vomit

laesterlurch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Alcohol and Suicide attempt

bookswithbreck's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Classism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Medical content, Violence, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Alcohol

antonia_00's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

Wow. I am speechless, shocked and filled with joy at the same time. It was a fantastic book that was wonderfully written and has great characters. I have so many questions, especially with the open end. There are no words to describe this book. Just fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Child death

jenarae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

“Blue Sargent had forgotten how many times she had been told that she would kill her true love.”
Depsite not loving this book, it does have one of the best opening lines I’ve read to date. “The Raven Boys” by Maggie Steifvater follows Blue, Gansey, Ronan, Adam, and Noah on their quest to awake magic sources called Ley lines, in order to reach a coveted treasure that could change their lives forever. Simple right? It would be if they were the only people looking for the ley lines. And if Blues physic family hadn’t foretold that one Kiss from blue would murder her true love… so no, not exactly simple.
This book is definitely a favorite for a lot of people, and don’t let my rating dissuade you from picking it up. It was a fun read with a unique plot and found family trope. All of my favorite things. But I felt like the ending was abrupt, and I really wish that Stiefavter would have gone deeper into the Ley lines themselves, because there were a couple  instances  that left me was confused. 
All in all, I will  probably be picking up the other books in this series, but not immediately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Gun violence

tmledvina's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol

mandaraffe's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief

masonposte's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I listened to the audiobook and found the first two and a half hours very boring. After that things picked up and I found myself making time specifically to listen, then listening with a chill waiting to run up my spine. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse and Alcohol

bumblebeejet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Suicide