A review by claudcloud
Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This series... beautiful writing (as is to be expected after TRC), incredible story-telling, a world that feels just out of touch, which makes it all the more compelling. Amping the dreaming aspect up all the way to 1000% is the best choice Maggie could have done.

There were times that I was left with more questions than answers, though - and I get that that's sort of the name of the game, but I would have liked a bit more clarity. How exactly are sweetmetals made and why did we not know they were a thing until now (surely Declan and Ronan would have done extensive amounts of research for Matthew even before the events of this trilogy)? Why were the visions different to the actual events in the end? How was Ronan truly able to Deux Ex Machina his way into bringing the ley line back? What the fuck is Boudicca's deal???

While valid questions, none of them matter all that much at the end of the day. I'm just so glad I got to live a bit more with these characters and fall in love with new ones. I knew I would hold Ronan and Adam dear forever while reading the first series, but this new story has just catapulted Ronan all the way to the top of the ranks right alongside Parrish. I would burn the world for him.

Going into it, I expected reading this final trilogy would be bittersweet, and it is, very much so. I genuinely didn't want to finish it. But I'm so happy I got more.