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x_naerwen_x's review against another edition
2.0
Apart from Adam's issues with his family, I can't say I cared for anything (or anyone) in this book. Adam seemed to be a decent character at first, likeable and relatable, but as the story progressed, his actions and the logic behind them puzzled me more and more, to the point of being completely and utterly perplexed.
carsongagnon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
flo2137's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
bookwormcat's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? It's complicated
3.5
rachelsfables3's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
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
bmeh13's review
4.0
I don't fully understand everything that just happened, but this is the first time in what feels like forever that I actually enjoyed a YA fantasy.
sofie_readss's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. Very different from anything else that I have read. If you love found family, physics and ghost, you are going to love this one!
My favorite trope of all time is found family. You can just tell me a book has found family in it and I will immediately put it on my tbr.
I’m not gonna lie, I was a bit confused about the plot the first 1/3 of the book, but I figured it out the more I read. I really like the idea of the whole ley line thing.
The pace was a little weird, especially in the first half of the book, which was also why it took some time for me to read. But besides that I think it was a very fun and easy read.
Something I also love about it, is that it’s marked as romance, also on the cover and back cover. With the whole “If you kiss your true love, he will die” stuff. But there’s barely any romance in it at all. I feel like it’s more slow burn, which is also one of my absolute favorite tropes. But yeah I think there are going to be more romance in the other books, but I like that it doesn’t take any of the focus away from the real plot.
Now to the characters!
Blue:
When I said I haven’t read any book like this before, I also mean I have never read about a protagonist like Blue. She grew up in an only women family of physics. She is the only one without the physic ability in her family. Though she makes the others abilities stronger. Blue is such a unique and kind person, I really enjoyed her character.
Her relationships with the Raven boys are so amazing. Her and Adam are so cute, but I also know her and Gansey are going to be in love so yeah. And her friendship with Noah is so pure. And she’s slowly starting to warm up to Ronan. I love how she’s not the typical female main character. We need more characters like her.
Gansey:
So I was a bit confused at the start, because we know pretty early on, that Gansey is Blue’s true love. And we also learn that he is going to die. But yeah, I was a bit confused when Blue and Adam started liking each other. I mean I love both of them, and they could be really good together, but I also know Gansey and Blue are going to end up together. Luckily they start interacting a bit more together after the first half of the book. Anyways, Gansey is obsessed with finding Glendower and figure out the mystery of the key lines.
As a person he is kind of “the glue” of the team. He’s the one that keeps everyone together. He wants to help each of his friends, even if they seem like lost causes *cough Ronan*. He wants Adam to move out of his parents place, because of the abusive household. He is kind of the rich one so he owns the house they (almost) all live in.
Gansey is extremely kind but also curious and adventurous. He wants to help his friends and to uncover the mystery of Glendower. I already love him<3
Adam:
I love all of the characters, but Adam might be my favorite. He deserves so much better
My favorite trope of all time is found family. You can just tell me a book has found family in it and I will immediately put it on my tbr.
I’m not gonna lie, I was a bit confused about the plot the first 1/3 of the book, but I figured it out the more I read. I really like the idea of the whole ley line thing.
The pace was a little weird, especially in the first half of the book, which was also why it took some time for me to read. But besides that I think it was a very fun and easy read.
Something I also love about it, is that it’s marked as romance, also on the cover and back cover. With the whole “If you kiss your true love, he will die” stuff. But there’s barely any romance in it at all. I feel like it’s more slow burn, which is also one of my absolute favorite tropes. But yeah I think there are going to be more romance in the other books, but I like that it doesn’t take any of the focus away from the real plot.
Now to the characters!
Blue:
When I said I haven’t read any book like this before, I also mean I have never read about a protagonist like Blue. She grew up in an only women family of physics. She is the only one without the physic ability in her family. Though she makes the others abilities stronger. Blue is such a unique and kind person, I really enjoyed her character.
Her relationships with the Raven boys are so amazing. Her and Adam are so cute, but I also know her and Gansey are going to be in love so yeah. And her friendship with Noah is so pure. And she’s slowly starting to warm up to Ronan. I love how she’s not the typical female main character. We need more characters like her.
Gansey:
So I was a bit confused at the start, because we know pretty early on, that Gansey is Blue’s true love. And we also learn that he is going to die. But yeah, I was a bit confused when Blue and Adam started liking each other. I mean I love both of them, and they could be really good together, but I also know Gansey and Blue are going to end up together. Luckily they start interacting a bit more together after the first half of the book. Anyways, Gansey is obsessed with finding Glendower and figure out the mystery of the key lines.
As a person he is kind of “the glue” of the team. He’s the one that keeps everyone together. He wants to help each of his friends, even if they seem like lost causes *cough Ronan*. He wants Adam to move out of his parents place, because of the abusive household. He is kind of the rich one so he owns the house they (almost) all live in.
Gansey is extremely kind but also curious and adventurous. He wants to help his friends and to uncover the mystery of Glendower. I already love him<3
Adam:
I love all of the characters, but Adam might be my favorite. He deserves so much better
yoanagrg's review against another edition
4.0
Dream cast
Gansey:
Ronan:
(I WILL BE IGNORING THE FACT THAT HIS HEAD IS SHAVED 'TILL THE END OF THE WORLD)
Blue:
or
(I know, I know she's not blonde but Avril is short just like her and she used to wear similar clothes as Blue's)
Adam:
They even have the same name!
Noah:
The first thing worth mentioning is that the pace was very slow in the first 2/3. Nevertheless, it wasn't the boring kind of slow, because Maggie is too talented to allow this. This was the base for everything that followed. The characters were carefully layered with each new chapter, every page revealing more and more, but not too much. The suspense was killing me! I'm usually able to deduct what's going to happen, because the skeletons of fantasy stories are very much alike - they follow Joseph Campbell's template of the hero's journey. But not this one. The whole plot is built very carefuly, like a spiderweb waiting for you to get caught - and I did get caught. It was utterly creepy, involving all sorts of things like unsolved murder mystery, dark magic, inexplicable (for now) raven symbolism and, uhm.
My favourite character is Gansey. I'm all about medieval history nerds and his most adorable trait is that he's the personification of the mom friend. And that is why I didn't like Adam at all. What's with all this pride, man? There's a border between being friends with someone and feeling like they own you, true, but he's too far away from either. Tilting at windmills, or more like protecting windmills that aren't even there, that's Adam. Just let Gansey help you and get over your trust issues.
Oh, and I really liked the Latin part, but there were some mistakes that I couldn't ignore. The verb always goes last!
I'm giving 4 stars because of the slow pace, other than that the book was amazing, full of symbolism, mysticism and suspense.
Gansey:
Ronan:
(I WILL BE IGNORING THE FACT THAT HIS HEAD IS SHAVED 'TILL THE END OF THE WORLD)
Blue:
or
(I know, I know she's not blonde but Avril is short just like her and she used to wear similar clothes as Blue's)
Adam:
They even have the same name!
Noah:
The first thing worth mentioning is that the pace was very slow in the first 2/3. Nevertheless, it wasn't the boring kind of slow, because Maggie is too talented to allow this. This was the base for everything that followed. The characters were carefully layered with each new chapter, every page revealing more and more, but not too much. The suspense was killing me! I'm usually able to deduct what's going to happen, because the skeletons of fantasy stories are very much alike - they follow Joseph Campbell's template of the hero's journey. But not this one. The whole plot is built very carefuly, like a spiderweb waiting for you to get caught - and I did get caught. It was utterly creepy, involving all sorts of things like unsolved murder mystery, dark magic, inexplicable (for now) raven symbolism and, uhm
Spoiler
GHOSTS (seriously, I got creeped out when I realised that Noah is freaking Czerny)My favourite character is Gansey. I'm all about medieval history nerds and his most adorable trait is that he's the personification of the mom friend. And that is why I didn't like Adam at all. What's with all this pride, man? There's a border between being friends with someone and feeling like they own you, true, but he's too far away from either. Tilting at windmills, or more like protecting windmills that aren't even there, that's Adam. Just let Gansey help you and get over your trust issues.
Oh, and I really liked the Latin part, but there were some mistakes that I couldn't ignore. The verb always goes last!
I'm giving 4 stars because of the slow pace, other than that the book was amazing, full of symbolism, mysticism and suspense.
conifrancese's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
4.25