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_lovedelirium's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Feb 13, 2023~
Thought maybe 26y/o me would be able to read this with critical thinking but NOOO 2015 me reared her head and plunged me back into chronic loving pynch disease.
Would commit an atrocity of crimes for Ronan Lynch still btw. That's my forever baby.
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Decidí leer The Raven Boys porque sigo a varia gente en Twitter que no dejaban de hablar de este libro, Gansey por aquí, Gansey por allá, que si muere, que no muere (no muere, no muere, no muere, pfff es Gansey, NO muere), que Ronan y que Adam y Blue y es cosa de todos los días y sentía que ya conocía el libro y ni siquiera lo había leído. Así que decidí empezarlo porque ya estaba harta de reírme de los tweets que ponían sobre los personajes SIN YO SABER QUIENES ERAN.
Ahora lo entiendo. Bueno no, no entendí la mitad de lo que pasó, en realidad. Es un tipo de lectura nueva para mi, nunca había leído nada parecido y la autora empieza la historia asumiendo que no es así, que uno sabe de todo acerca de psíquicos y rituales y ese tipo de fantasía, y no es asíiii. Pero pregúntenme si me importó.
No, no me importó. El encanto de este libro está en lo peculiar que son los personajes y la amistad que los une. La personalidad de cada uno es lo que llena cada página.
Probablemente voy a encerrarme en mi cuarto lo que resta de la semana y leer los otros dos libros de la serie.
Thought maybe 26y/o me would be able to read this with critical thinking but NOOO 2015 me reared her head and plunged me back into chronic loving pynch disease.
Would commit an atrocity of crimes for Ronan Lynch still btw. That's my forever baby.
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Decidí leer The Raven Boys porque sigo a varia gente en Twitter que no dejaban de hablar de este libro, Gansey por aquí, Gansey por allá, que si muere, que no muere (no muere, no muere, no muere, pfff es Gansey, NO muere), que Ronan y que Adam y Blue y es cosa de todos los días y sentía que ya conocía el libro y ni siquiera lo había leído. Así que decidí empezarlo porque ya estaba harta de reírme de los tweets que ponían sobre los personajes SIN YO SABER QUIENES ERAN.
Ahora lo entiendo. Bueno no, no entendí la mitad de lo que pasó, en realidad. Es un tipo de lectura nueva para mi, nunca había leído nada parecido y la autora empieza la historia asumiendo que no es así, que uno sabe de todo acerca de psíquicos y rituales y ese tipo de fantasía, y no es asíiii. Pero pregúntenme si me importó.
No, no me importó. El encanto de este libro está en lo peculiar que son los personajes y la amistad que los une. La personalidad de cada uno es lo que llena cada página.
Probablemente voy a encerrarme en mi cuarto lo que resta de la semana y leer los otros dos libros de la serie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Violence and Blood
lucyfette's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i really enjoyed the first book in the series! took a good while for me to properly get into, as there’s a lot of world + character building and it’s hard to grasp and appreciate why it’s all so important until you get to when the main group of characters meet. but once they do, the story flows extremely easily from there. blue, gansey, ronan, adam and noah have such a good dynamic that’s so easy to read and follow. truly fell in love and really cared about their story and their journey. really well written and i cant wait to start on the rest of the series.
would definitely recommend, but it just takes a while before it gets properly into it. be patient!
would definitely recommend, but it just takes a while before it gets properly into it. be patient!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse and Child abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Blood
definitely not a triggering read but there are some things u wanna look out for! like murder, blood, abuse, ritual + sacrifice.elodiepoline404's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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? Yes
5.0
Best book of the year, so far !!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, and Violence
jenarae's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol
tmledvina's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol
thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Upon reread I find myself even more in love with this book than I was initially. Objectively, I can see the flaws in it (particularly, as many others have noted, the plot leaves something to be desired); however, this book (and the series as a whole) hits on so many of my specific loves (sentient forests, found family, matriarchal family structures, lyrical writing, creepy little towns etc...) that those flaws don't really bother me. I love this world and these characters so much, and I'm so excited to continue my reread of the series and finally get to the spin off.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping, Classism, and Cursing
Minor: Suicide and Death of parent
emily_reads09's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood, Eating disorder, Vomit, Self harm, Medical content, and Kidnapping
andromeda_1998's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The raven boys is one of those book that just checks al my boxes. I know it isn’t perfect but I enjoyed it so much that I don’t care.
Keywords:
Found Family, enemies to friends to lovers, supernatural, multiple POV.
Plot
Blue is a 16 year old girl who has been told her whole live that when she kisses her soulmate he would die. She vowed to never kissed a boy in her life. But when she helps her clairvoyant aunt at the church on St Mark’s eve, she sees the ghost of a boy who is fated to die that year. She is told that the only reason she would be able to she him is if he’s her soulmate or if she is the person that kills him. He’s name is Gansey and she soon finds out that he’s on a mission to find the legendary king Glendower. Gansey isn’t doing this alone. He is part of a close knit group who searches for the king together.
The plot of this book is surprising. The book has a lot of twists and turns and doesn’t shy away from the darker parts of life, so if you decide to read it check the triggerwarnings!
Characters
The characters are very lovable, at least they are in my opinion. They have been very well done. All the characters have flaws and good sides. They are very well rounded and believable.
Worldbuilding
This book is part of the fantasy realism genre. That means that the story plays out in our world. Maggie Stiefvater has created an extra layer to our own world and does this tremendously well. I really enjoyed reading this story in her world!
Recommendations
I would for hundred procent recommend this book. I think fans of beautiful creatures and Legendborn would particularly enjoy this one!
Keywords:
Found Family, enemies to friends to lovers, supernatural, multiple POV.
Plot
Blue is a 16 year old girl who has been told her whole live that when she kisses her soulmate he would die. She vowed to never kissed a boy in her life. But when she helps her clairvoyant aunt at the church on St Mark’s eve, she sees the ghost of a boy who is fated to die that year. She is told that the only reason she would be able to she him is if he’s her soulmate or if she is the person that kills him. He’s name is Gansey and she soon finds out that he’s on a mission to find the legendary king Glendower. Gansey isn’t doing this alone. He is part of a close knit group who searches for the king together.
The plot of this book is surprising. The book has a lot of twists and turns and doesn’t shy away from the darker parts of life, so if you decide to read it check the triggerwarnings!
Characters
The characters are very lovable, at least they are in my opinion. They have been very well done. All the characters have flaws and good sides. They are very well rounded and believable.
Worldbuilding
This book is part of the fantasy realism genre. That means that the story plays out in our world. Maggie Stiefvater has created an extra layer to our own world and does this tremendously well. I really enjoyed reading this story in her world!
Recommendations
I would for hundred procent recommend this book. I think fans of beautiful creatures and Legendborn would particularly enjoy this one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
fromjuliereads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I know that so many people like this book so I almost feel bad for not liking it... but it just really didn't work for me in so many ways. I'm not going to get into all the reasons, but I'll just say I think character development was lacking for me and I the writing style didn't work for me.
I think the one thing I was surprised by is I have seen ZERO mention of the super problematic line where a spice used in curry is compared to the smell of a dead person's feet!?!?! Like excuse me!?!?! That completely turned me off from the story cause it just seemed overtly wrong and problematic...
I think the one thing I was surprised by is I have seen ZERO mention of the super problematic line where a spice used in curry is compared to the smell of a dead person's feet!?!?! Like excuse me!?!?! That completely turned me off from the story cause it just seemed overtly wrong and problematic...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
lilifane's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
5.0
I adored it! I adored the story, the characters, the friendships, the found family aspect, the atmosphere, the mystery, the witchy magic, the small town setting. It has so many things I love in books, and I had no idea before I started reading! Aaaaaah! Finally, after almost 10 years, I understand the hype. Can't wait to continue the series.
(I have to say, I could live without the "love" plot. Luckily, it's not very present. And I hope it won't become... love triangly. But I'm curious if it will actually mean what everyone thinks it means, or if there will be some twists there.)
(I have to say, I could live without the "love" plot. Luckily, it's not very present. And I hope it won't become... love triangly. But I'm curious if it will actually mean what everyone thinks it means, or if there will be some twists there.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, and Domestic abuse