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claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
3.5
It's fall and school is starting again, but for Blue and the Raven Boys nothing normal. Blue's mother is still missing, the new Aglionby Latin teacher is Mr. Gray's old boss (and the man who ordered Niall Lynch's death), and the search for Glendower continues.
I was so excited to read this book after finishing the first two in The Raven Cycle series, and while I enjoyed it, in my opinion it wasn't as good as The Raven Boys or The Dream Thieves. While the other two books were dark, this one felt darker, and I didn't like the additions of Colin and Piper Greenmantle. On the other hand, I loved getting to meet Professor Malory and Jesse Dittley. I loved the tension and yearning between Blue and Gansey in this book, and there were several other scenes I liked (Adam's court scene!!), but overall I was a bit disappointed and I really hope The Raven King is better!
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just my judgement of how happy the ending is because I always wish someone would tell me that before I read books):Generally happy, but also a bit of a cliffhanger. Good thing I already got the next book from the library!
I was so excited to read this book after finishing the first two in The Raven Cycle series, and while I enjoyed it, in my opinion it wasn't as good as The Raven Boys or The Dream Thieves. While the other two books were dark, this one felt darker, and I didn't like the additions of Colin and Piper Greenmantle. On the other hand, I loved getting to meet Professor Malory and Jesse Dittley. I loved the tension and yearning between Blue and Gansey in this book, and there were several other scenes I liked (Adam's court scene!!), but overall I was a bit disappointed and I really hope The Raven King is better!
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just my judgement of how happy the ending is because I always wish someone would tell me that before I read books):
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Murder
nytephoenyx's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I'm BACK into the Raven Boys series, and after the departure from what I felt was the-story-I-was-promised in book one... BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE returns to the search for Glendower. Armed with all the new information about the characters in previous books, the search takes on new and different meanings. This is a fast paced book loaded with POVs, so it's something you really need to focus your attention on bu we finally get some plot progress.
BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE has restored my hope in the series (I'm sorry, I just didn't love all the Ronan POV in THE DREAM THIEVES - the Lynch boys have their own series now!) and I'm looking forward to the last questions being answers and the ultimate, perhaps unfortunate end. This book had some difficult conversations and heart-breaking losses, but Cabeswater calls me and it's on to THE RAVEN KING I go....
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BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE has restored my hope in the series (I'm sorry, I just didn't love all the Ronan POV in THE DREAM THIEVES - the Lynch boys have their own series now!) and I'm looking forward to the last questions being answers and the ultimate, perhaps unfortunate end. This book had some difficult conversations and heart-breaking losses, but Cabeswater calls me and it's on to THE RAVEN KING I go....
For a more in-depth review of this books and others, and for other bookish content, fly on over to The Literary Phoenix!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Death and Bullying
Minor: Child abuse
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