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I'm not the same as when I first read the raven cycle and Ronan is not the same he was in the raven cycle. I've always hated that by the raven king, the found family that Maggie spent four books developing just kind of drifts away? They're still texting and stuff, but old Gansey would've floored the gas pedal as soon as he found out Ronan was in trouble and he could do something to help. He didn't do that. Ronan didn't ask. We've all grown up which is very sad.

emilierw238's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i love the authors writing style so much and these books are so so entertaining. there were some plot things here or there that were a lil confusing and or seemed unfinished but that could also be forgivable bc this is obv planned to be a series. scenes with the irish girl (forget her name) was a bit of a slog but jordan and hennessy grew on me so much they’re great

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4.0

I was a bit indecisive about how I would rate this story because it's been a rough couple of years when it comes to reading for me. I felt it wasn't fair to rate it too low since I was in a bad place while reading it and it took a long time to finish. But, even with all that been going on, I still found this story very enjoyable. It felt a lot different from the other stories I've read from Stiefvater. It was a lot more similar to The Raven Boys, obviously, since the main character (Ronan) is from those stories, but it's not like her other book (which I adored), All the Crooked Saints.

This book had so much surrealism, and I sometimes felt like with everything going on in it, it would be such a great television series if done right. The main characters, Ronan, Declan, Hennessy and Jordan, and Farooq-Lane are all interesting characters. Stiefvater loves stories with a lot of characters and moving parts, but unfortunately, this story just didn't flow together well for me. I loved the aspect of dreams, and it was fun to see some of the characters deal with manifesting things from their dreams. But, so many things were happening that could have been removed. Though I liked Farooq-Lane, I don't think her storyline was necessary. At least not for this first story. Her partner's character seemed a lot more interesting, and I think it would have been cool to see his view of the world.

Overall, I think this first book was just, okay. It set up the rest of the series fine, but there was a lot of confusing storylines that took away from the amazing creativity involved. I had fun learning more about Ronan and his family life for sure. I look forward to reading the second story.

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adventurous challenging 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

4.75

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