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The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

2 reviews

keya_caivalur's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25


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imskylow's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

What the actual f**k?
All this build yp, all these books, for this?? For convoluted yet lackluster ending? And an ending we could have gotten long ago had Gansey only asked?
Holy hell, this finale makes this whole series feel like a fever dream. Blue's identity was nonsense and unnecessary. The focus on Adams family was disproportionate to the actual plot. Why does everyone hate Henry? Is he sophisticated or is he ditzy? It's like everyone, including the author is racist. l ate up the first few books because I was hoping for a big payoff but this was honestly upsetting. Feels like nothing in this series was planned and Stiefvater was just flying by the seat of her pants. Of course the prose is lovely and the dialogue fun but that's about it for this novel. What a disappointment.

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