A review by audrathewriter
Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

4.0

Greywaren is a very different ending to the Dreamer Trilogy than the one I thought I’d get. It puts its focus on the characters I was least invested in—I read this series for Ronan, and it’s frankly mind-boggling how unimportant he is for ⅔ of this book; as for Declan, I know I’m supposed to like him now, but I really don’t—and has a lot of twists that undo things that were set up from the very beginning of the Raven Cycle, and which aren’t especially satisfying retcons. I had a blast while I was reading this, and it did admittedly break me out of a bad reading slump that had been going for several months, I find that the more I think about it the more disappointed I am. It just didn’t feel like the right ending for the Dreamer Trilogy, with most of the emphasis being on things and characters I cared less about and leaving the biggest emotional question marks largely untouched until the very end. I’m disappointed in the last-act Ronan reveals, and bewildered by how little Jordan, Bryde, and the Lace figured into the end of the story. I think it largely boils down to one major question: who is your favorite Lynch brother? If it’s Ronan, you might be bummed by this ending. If it’s Declan, you’ll probably love it. I love Ronan, so I’m a little bummed. That said, the epilogue is perfect so it does go out on a good note.