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The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

45 reviews

wallflovver's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

there was so much i forgot about this book from my first time reading, it felt so excitingly new to me!  

raven king truly does feel like a great end to this series that i adore, filled with magical realism and characters im sooo attached to

my heart was torn open by the last few chapters, despite knowing what to expect lol

"he slid quietly from time" 

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kayanoelle's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

I just stayed up till 1am to finish this book and I have to get up at 4am:))
I regret nothing! I liked how this book was more explicit in the nightmare scenes, I was totally creeped out several times. I LOVE the characters, I can't believe their story is over.
For me personally, this last book didn't quite live up to its potential. I enjoyed the writing style but towards the end it became a little repetitive. Some of the newly introduced characters were irrelevant to the overall story (in my opinion) and instead of those chapters I would've liked more Noah content or the friend group. That's just personal preferences tho.
Overall, it's a good book!!

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andreadelo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.25


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izypup's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring 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

4.75


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imds's review against another edition

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

3.5


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hg_'s review against another edition

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adventurous 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? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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comraderowan94's review against another edition

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5.0


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const_elle_ations's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted slow-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? Yes

5.0

Rating: 5 stars

screams

okay. okay. i'm okay. that's a lie i'm not at all okay

I- this review will be a half-coherent ramble so

The plot:
I actually feel like the plot wasn't as strong in this book as it has been in other ones but i mean i'm here for the characters anyway so (although I felt like the climax of the book was...anticlimactic)

The characters:
I love them all so much??? The gangsey is so cool - though I wish there would've been more Noah :(. Anyway Henry was a great character (why is everything he says so very...teenagery? i could see myself or my friends saying his dialogue). The whole Laumonier thing was...weird?? I feel like there would be long stretches of him not being there and then he just pops up and shoots someone and I'm like....oh yeah he (they?) exists??

The ships:
Obviously Bluesey is just...*chefs kiss* and PYNCH what what what I love them and I love how they like...adopted a little orphan goat girl? yes please

I just love how Stiefvater writes (YES I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE) like whenever I get stuck writing something I'm like...what would Maggie Stiefvater write?? 

Also she got increasingly creative with her POVS...like the first book had the gangsey...and this last one had a forest's pov...a demon cockroach...a wacko six hundred year old illegitimate princess...beautiful 

and now just a list of...thoughts:
- when ronan was proud of blue after she was suspended
- whenever ronan called gansey "dad"
- that one time adam looked gansey in the eye and mouthed "yeehaw" and they both smirked
- noah :(((
- when henry put out the trash in only a madonna shirt and got kidnapped (#relatableteenthings)
- the...toga...party
- "i guess the king will always come first, won't he?"
- PYYNCHH
- Matthew's going away party at the Barns
- matthew was so cute
- that time ronan called blue "bro" and she called him "man" (brotp)
- THE GANSEYS LIKE BLUE AND HENRY
- the ending *wipes tear*
- now i need to read call down the hawk to see what happens w ronan lol

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mengzhenreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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

This book was a fucking amazing read. I am still in shock and it makes me want to reread the entire series I'm just stunned by how beautiful this was. No words, just go read it and experience the magic of it all.

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lujisa'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? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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