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The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

31 reviews

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

This is a pretty solid follow up to the Raven Boys. I think it does a lot to move our characters forward on their own personal journeys, and it builds upon the established world in some very interesting ways while maintaining the atmosphere and beautiful writing that initially drew me into the first book. Where it runs into a problem is that so much of what makes these books great is in the character interactions and the various relationships (romantic, platonic, and familial), and all of the characters spend the majority of this book distanced from each other, both physically and emotionally. They grow, and that growth will help make the next books better, but it means this book is a bit unsatisfying and very much frustrating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Torture

maryjames's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse

lucyselim's review

adventurous dark emotional 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide attempt

grimmdark's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Kidnapping

li_reading's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

raccoonrae's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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

Minor: Physical abuse

rsmry's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

possibly my favorite book in the series but not bc of whatever tf is going on w kavinsky, this is about maura and the grey man <3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

supist's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

the concept was promising but this story developed soo slowly it was almost painful. i still love blue and the boys with my whole heart though and i’ll probably keep reading the series for them only.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

the concept was promising but this story developed soo slowly it was almost painful. i still love blue and the boys with my whole heart though and i’ll probably keep reading the series for them only.

okays1331's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

I was so nervous that this wouldn't live up to the first book, but oh my goodness did it! I feel just like Blue does: “In that moment, Blue was a little in love with all of them. Their magic. Their quest. Their awfulness and strangeness. Her raven boys.”

This book broke my heart over and over again each boy in turn and then Blue as well. Adam's fight against his upbringing not just his poverty but also the emotional baggage and legacy his father left with him. Ronan's soft spot for his brother and for his best friends and the haunting legacy and nightmares his father left him. The ending brought healing I didn't know was possible for them. I am so thrilled about where Ronan and Adam's character arcs are heading and terrified about the impending death of Gansey.

Ronan didn't try to kill himself in that suicide attempt. It was his dreams that tried to kill him. But then we find out his dream creatures are a reflection of him. Not only did he try to kill himself but he has tried over and over. He describes allowing himself the luxury of indulging in his self loathing at mass each Sunday as he prays "Please. What am I?" I'm not crying you're crying.

A sword is never a killer. It is a tool in the killers hand...

"It's only you... Why do you hate you?"

Ronan thought about it... Ronan stood up stretching out his arm like he would to Chainsaw. "I don't" And he woke up.

Read through Number 4: I love these books so much. Every time I read through, I find new details that set fire to my heart and add another layer to the already miles deep world. I have become as in love with each of the characters as Blue is. Every moment and emotion is electric and so deep and vast it is physically painful for the boys and for Blue and for the Grey Man and for Kavinsky. In this book, the wildness and barely contained rage, joy, wanting, and loneliness simmers right at the surface for them all.

This was not Gansey as usual. This was Gansey with a lofty tilt to his chin. A condescending quirk to his mouth. A Gansey that was aware that no matter what went down here tonight he would still go back to Monmouth Manufacturing and rule his particular corner of the world. This was a Gansey, Ronan realized, that Adam would hate.

Ronan's lips curled into a smile. Fuck the past. This was the present.

He was a striking version of himself. A dangerous version of himself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, and Suicide attempt

caslovestea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Homophobia

Moderate: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse and Xenophobia