A review by eesh25
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

4.0

This book felt kinda surreal. After so long, waiting to find out how the series would end and what would become of Gansey, we finally found out. I almost couldn't believe it at first.

And I'm very happy with the conclusion.

The final book in a series is always a gamble. It's so easy for the book to not be enough because there is so much anticipation. I know I was freaking out over what would happen. I had a million scenarios. Though I still didn't see the end coming.

Like all books in the series, there are many perspectives and one of those is a new villain's. Though in this one, the villain was more than one.

Anyway, due to the multiple POVs, the pace is a bit slow even though there is a lot of stuff going on. But like always, the last parts make up for it.

I really liked the new characters that were introduced in the book and I still, and always will, like the old ones. I even grew to like Gwenllian.

Still, the book isn't perfect. The book dragged a little in the middle and we got a very vague report of what was going on at 300 Fox Way. I didn't like the way the visions from Book 1 were handled, either. There were few strings that still need tying up and I just needed something... something more from that epilogue.

Last night, I was all about giving the book 5 stars because I was very stoaked over the conclusion (but not the epilogue). Now that I've had time to get my thoughts in order, I realize that while the book was great, there were still a few things amiss and a few loose strings.

Overall, I love the book and the series. It took a long time to get used to the writing (I'm still not a fan but I've accepted it) and I had a rusty start with it. But it was unique and very memorable.