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The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

31 reviews

cowardlyteaman's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.75

So, I absolutely love this book. Perhaps even more than the first one. Yeah, this one was way more fun.

I love Ronan's POV! He's such an interesting character, and though he's «edgy» in a way, I don't feel like it goes overboard.
I also adore the Gray Man. I love to read about him,

and I think his dynamic with Maura works well.

The only thing I have to say is that ... well, I frankly cannot stand Blue. Maybe I'm just a misogynist, but that girl and her entire family (with the exception of Maura) is just not it for me. Frankly, her entire plot could've just been removed, because so far I don't really see the relevance.

However, back to my beloved birds and Welsh Kings——
Dwi'n caru ti, Glyndŵr.🫶 I'm learning Welsh and adore the references to Anglo-Saxons and Celts here. A bit confused about why they're looking for a mediaeval old Welsh fart in Virginia, but I'll accept it.
And Chainsaw, I love her, too.
Having serious homosexual feelings for Joseph Kavinsky. I don't want to talk about it.
The nightmare corvid monsters are cool, too. 10/10

So, this book is definitely recommended! I may or may not be the only person who dislikes Blue, I dunno, but don't let her stop you from reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

kelzbooks44's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Physical abuse

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Abandonment

parisreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

comraderowan94's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

cdo499's review against another edition

dark funny 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

5.0

my god.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Suicide

jenarae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ilyjeffbuckley's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

this is one of my all time favourite books. the character development of ronan is beautiful. kavinsky as annoying as i found him, his jokes were sometimes funny. i also love adam even more. i also enjoy blue and gansey relationship growth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

urlocalvocaloidstan's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Summary: The ley lines at Cabeswater have been awakened, so now nothing will be the same anymore for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam. Ronan is starting to fall deeper into his dreams and his dreams are even starting to seep its way into real life. But there are some suspicious people going around looking for the same mysteries of Cabeswater that Gansey is looking for.
Characters: This book focuses more on Ronan and his ability as a dreamer. We also learn more about his backstory and his relationship with his family and we learn why exactly his father died. The Gray Man and Kavinsky were interesting characters that added on to the plot and they seemed really real and fleshed out. The friend group is starting to fall apart because of the events that are going on, but they still seem to really care about one another. There's even romances hinted at between the characters, which I hope will be developed later in the series.
Other Stuff: The soundtrack at the end of the audiobook added to the atmosphere of the book and it was composed by Maggie Stiefvater herself, which is incredibly amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug use and Fire/Fire injury