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colleenmarie_'s review against another edition
3.0
This book took me much longer to read than the rest. Certainly, the last 100-150 pages felt like we were on a road trip to somewhere very exciting, but we were getting stopped at every red light. The company was good and the music was good, so the ride was not terrible, but the anticipation had been built before we even got in the car and the drive was just kinda bothersome. The pace of the ending was entirely too slow for me, until all of a sudden it was entirely too fast. I wasn't entirely sure of the ending and needed to reread it and pause to make sure I had some understanding of what was happening. (And to be honest, I'm not sure I even have that. These books are for dreamers like Ronan, which I am not.)
The thing Stiefvater did wonderfully was her descriptions of romance. I know this is a long way from being a romance novel, but her words had my heart melting.
I was both pleased and annoyed with how everything tied together. While I enjoyed The Dream Thieves, I bored a bit of Ronan's story and wanted to get back to the quest of finding Glendower. I didn't care for Neeve's comings and goings. Gwenllian and Artemus felt like extraneous characters and I wanted so badly to skip their chapters. Even Henry seemed like excess to me, a distraction from what really mattered: Gansey, Adam, Ronan, and Blue on their great and terrible quest for Glendower. So while it was satisfactory to see everything come together, it still felt like there was too much. Too much icing on the cake or what have you.
This series is not the type I typically go for. It was fun, I would recommend it to people who enjoy more fantasy than I, but I cannot say that it in any way swayed me to pick up more by Stiefvater or more mystical, magical books.
And a side-note: I'm still confused by this triangle symbol. I get that it's a map of ley lines, but you cannot honestly expect me to believe that a line from Boston to the South, one from New York through Washington DC, and one from Virginia west towards Kentucky can cross in such a neat, triangular manner. That just doesn't work. (See? I'm an analytical person, the farthest you can be from the type of dreamer that would fall in love with these books)
The thing Stiefvater did wonderfully was her descriptions of romance. I know this is a long way from being a romance novel, but her words had my heart melting.
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Seeing Adam through Ronan's eyes and vice versa, Blue and Gansey's secret hand-holding and nuzzling close, all of it, just was written so carefully. Each word she used filled me with emotion and made me understand exactly what kind of love and affection these characters shared.I was both pleased and annoyed with how everything tied together. While I enjoyed The Dream Thieves, I bored a bit of Ronan's story and wanted to get back to the quest of finding Glendower. I didn't care for Neeve's comings and goings. Gwenllian and Artemus felt like extraneous characters and I wanted so badly to skip their chapters. Even Henry seemed like excess to me, a distraction from what really mattered: Gansey, Adam, Ronan, and Blue on their great and terrible quest for Glendower. So while it was satisfactory to see everything come together, it still felt like there was too much. Too much icing on the cake or what have you.
This series is not the type I typically go for. It was fun, I would recommend it to people who enjoy more fantasy than I, but I cannot say that it in any way swayed me to pick up more by Stiefvater or more mystical, magical books.
And a side-note: I'm still confused by this triangle symbol. I get that it's a map of ley lines, but you cannot honestly expect me to believe that a line from Boston to the South, one from New York through Washington DC, and one from Virginia west towards Kentucky can cross in such a neat, triangular manner. That just doesn't work. (See? I'm an analytical person, the farthest you can be from the type of dreamer that would fall in love with these books)
c_rina007's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.0
zante's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
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? It's complicated
3.0
mi040409's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
4.5
majafalkehag's review against another edition
5.0
i’m so sad that it’s over but oh how i loved it, can’t wait to read call down the hawk now!!
myeags's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
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? It's complicated
4.0
nicolealycia's review against another edition
4.0
This series was an absolute rollercoaster for me.
I don’t know if it was the writing style or what but there were times where I was reading and I was so into it and invested and there were other times when I kept having to reread things because they just weren’t clicking for me.
I think this was a very solid conclusion to the series and overall I think this is a good series start to finish. It was absolutely wild at times and there were definitely some parts I just didn’t get but at no point was I not entertained. I always felt the need to keep reading to figure out what was going to happen next.
Other than that I don’t really have much to say for the series as a whole. It was good and I enjoyed it while I was reading it but I don’t think I’m going to remember what it was about a year from now
I don’t know if it was the writing style or what but there were times where I was reading and I was so into it and invested and there were other times when I kept having to reread things because they just weren’t clicking for me.
I think this was a very solid conclusion to the series and overall I think this is a good series start to finish. It was absolutely wild at times and there were definitely some parts I just didn’t get but at no point was I not entertained. I always felt the need to keep reading to figure out what was going to happen next.
Other than that I don’t really have much to say for the series as a whole. It was good and I enjoyed it while I was reading it but I don’t think I’m going to remember what it was about a year from now
oftheglade's review against another edition
4.0
Why is Henry Cheng here sorry bro…… At least Blue is Welsh 🏴🏴
igneoplus's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
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
3.25