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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
Por Adam y Blue. La evolución de estos personajes es muy marcado, en todos los personajes la verdad, pero en ellos me llegó más.
Además, el ritmo del libro es mucho más marcado.
Además, el ritmo del libro es mucho más marcado.
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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:
Complicated
I've really been on a bit of a journey with The Raven Cycle, in that I started off the series with seriously high expectations of Maggie Stiefvater's writing. And while I still find her writing to be really beautiful and lyrical, I've found over time that the slowness of the plot to be a little grating. We are no closer to discovering the truth about the mysteries that have been dangled in front of us: about finding the lost king Glendower, about whether Blue will really kill her true love if she kisses him and whether Ganesy will die as Blue has seen from the start. Instead, more mysteries have been included along the way, such as Adam's true abilities, Ronan's dreamwalking and Maura's disappearance.
In Blue Lily, Lily Blue, the main throughline seems to be on Maura's disappearance and developing Ronan and Adam's characters. Ronan and Adam are a pairing that I really didn't think would work but they were actually surprisingly sweet together in this book, with Ronan's rough edges being sanded down whenever he's dealing with Adam. Adam still feels like the Raven Boy that we know the best, given that we've read from his perspective quite often and his past and his insecurities are still pretty heartbreaking to read about. I'm also glad the almost love-triangle between Ganesy, Blue and Adam is pretty much over because there's already enough angst in this book without having that included. Meanwhile, Maura's disappearance has thrown Blue for a loop because she doesn't know what to do without her mother, especially as summer is now over and she's technically back in school.
Parental relationships are actually a huge part of this book, because of Ronan's mother, Maura's disappearance and Blue's questions over the identity of her father. I actually found the scenes with Ronan's mother to be quite moving in [b:The Dream Thieves|17347389|The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)|Maggie Stiefvater|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477103777s/17347389.jpg|21598446] and there are a few more scenes with her here too. And Blue gets to learn a little more about her parentage here, which is a plot point that will probably be picked up on in the last book.
Aside from the Raven Boys and Blue and all our old characters, new characters are introduced as well. Mr Grey's employer, Greenmantle has dropped into down and has actually begun teaching the Raven Boys at their exclusive prep school. Greenmantle is still on the hunt for the Greywaren, although he doesn't yet have a clue that the item that he's looking for is actually a teenage boy with the ability to dream things in reality. Greenmantle's wife, Piper, is the one who truly scares me though, given her ability to get things done and her actual determination to go after what she wants.
Mostly, I'm just a little bit over this series because it really feels like it's treading water at this point. Hopefully all the unanswered questions that I have about Glendower, Blue and Ganesy will be answered by the last book.
In Blue Lily, Lily Blue, the main throughline seems to be on Maura's disappearance and developing Ronan and Adam's characters. Ronan and Adam are a pairing that I really didn't think would work but they were actually surprisingly sweet together in this book, with Ronan's rough edges being sanded down whenever he's dealing with Adam. Adam still feels like the Raven Boy that we know the best, given that we've read from his perspective quite often and his past and his insecurities are still pretty heartbreaking to read about. I'm also glad the almost love-triangle between Ganesy, Blue and Adam is pretty much over because there's already enough angst in this book without having that included. Meanwhile, Maura's disappearance has thrown Blue for a loop because she doesn't know what to do without her mother, especially as summer is now over and she's technically back in school.
Parental relationships are actually a huge part of this book, because of Ronan's mother, Maura's disappearance and Blue's questions over the identity of her father. I actually found the scenes with Ronan's mother to be quite moving in [b:The Dream Thieves|17347389|The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)|Maggie Stiefvater|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477103777s/17347389.jpg|21598446]
Spoiler
(where we discover that she's really a dream that Ronan's dad Niall brought into realitySpoiler
given that her father makes an appearance towards the endAside from the Raven Boys and Blue and all our old characters, new characters are introduced as well. Mr Grey's employer, Greenmantle has dropped into down and has actually begun teaching the Raven Boys at their exclusive prep school. Greenmantle is still on the hunt for the Greywaren, although he doesn't yet have a clue that the item that he's looking for is actually a teenage boy with the ability to dream things in reality. Greenmantle's wife, Piper, is the one who truly scares me though, given her ability to get things done and her actual determination to go after what she wants.
Mostly, I'm just a little bit over this series because it really feels like it's treading water at this point. Hopefully all the unanswered questions that I have about Glendower, Blue and Ganesy will be answered by the last book.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
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:
No
This instalment was a little less enjoyable than the first two in the series. It's darker, more tense, our main character Blue feels a lot of frustration for being stuck in her situation. She definitely takes even more of a back seat in the story as she did in the previous book, which is actually fine because all the other characters are compelling. Instead of following one main plot, though, each character does something Big; it feels a little contrived that everyone should go through something so exceptional at the same time. Still, I inhaled this book like I did the previous two. I'm impressed with how believable and embodied each character feels - this is Stiefvater's biggest strength. On top of writing really damn well.
e’re getting closer to the big story arc resolving. Some twists I should have seen coming but overall this book was fine. The romance between our two does give me some anxiety. Just because of how they’re being secretive. Life’s too short to keep lovers secret.
(3.5) I won’t lie, this book was really hard for me to get through at the beginning. Eventually I listened to the audio book and that helped considerably, but the beginning was so long and so boring. Sometimes it feels like all of the action is smushed into the last 1/3 of the book which is really not my most favorite. Also… the plot does not really exist
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No