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A review by franzis_buecher
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
4th reread 2022:
Rereading in preparation for Greywaren this fall! I started with the English audiobook but switched to the German edition I have at home in the end, mainly because I didn't really like the narrator's voice this time around.
I noticed so many small details again which were kind of foreshadowing events and reveals in the sequels! (e.g.Cabeswater took everything literally, like Ronan )
That's what I love about rereading: (re)discovering these kinds of details!
I wouldn't say there's a strong character development in this first installment, because the development happens over the course of the four novels. But I really enjoyed rediscovering Adam's development in this book - he's characterized so well that his decision andsacrifice at the end makes total sense and seems very impactful to the reader! Just very well written all around.
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3rd reread:
"I took Chainsaw out of my dreams" - chills.
Read for the 3rd time and it was still as good as ever (although it's so weird to read about Adam and Blue in the first book because they just don't really fit at all and I keep thinking of how far they and the others will develop and come into their own in the next books and how the characters are like in cdth and I'm just like holy shit these early versions of these people are almost unrecognizable to me by now).
It was interesting to listen to it as an audiobook this time around, the narrator is good but I think I prefer the narrator from all the crooked saints if I was to rank the audiobooks.
I feel like I need a bit of a break from Stiefvater books before I continue with tdt, even though this was amazing. I've read so many of her books these past few months and I think I need to read some other stuff for some variety.
Rereading in preparation for Greywaren this fall! I started with the English audiobook but switched to the German edition I have at home in the end, mainly because I didn't really like the narrator's voice this time around.
I noticed so many small details again which were kind of foreshadowing events and reveals in the sequels! (e.g.
That's what I love about rereading: (re)discovering these kinds of details!
I wouldn't say there's a strong character development in this first installment, because the development happens over the course of the four novels. But I really enjoyed rediscovering Adam's development in this book - he's characterized so well that his decision and
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3rd reread:
"I took Chainsaw out of my dreams" - chills.
Read for the 3rd time and it was still as good as ever (although it's so weird to read about Adam and Blue in the first book because they just don't really fit at all and I keep thinking of how far they and the others will develop and come into their own in the next books and how the characters are like in cdth and I'm just like holy shit these early versions of these people are almost unrecognizable to me by now).
It was interesting to listen to it as an audiobook this time around, the narrator is good but I think I prefer the narrator from all the crooked saints if I was to rank the audiobooks.
I feel like I need a bit of a break from Stiefvater books before I continue with tdt, even though this was amazing. I've read so many of her books these past few months and I think I need to read some other stuff for some variety.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse
Minor: Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexism