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A review by miss_merna
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
4.0
One a cold night, a sixteen year old girl named Blue and her aunty wait for the dead to arrive. Her aunty and mother are always the ones to see the spirit of people on who will die in the next twelve months. As Blue helps Neeve in the churchyard, she is stunned by the sudden sight of the sad boy named Gansey.
“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”
I was very cautious to read the Raven boys. After all the author Maggie Stiefavatar wrote shiver. A book told from two perspectives but it might as well been one since one of the narrator was ‘suppose’ to be a guy, but no doubt if the author didn't recap your memory at the beginning of every chapter on who was narrating then he could have passed as a girl.
The Raven Boys was a surprise - a wonderful surprise. The writing took a little time to get used to but, nonetheless, it was beautifully written.
The story opens up with Blue's point of view, but the book is actually told from multiple perspectives. Adam (The scholarship student and one of Gansey's best friend), Blue and Gansey. At first I thought this book would be a disappointment due to the fact Gansey was rich and Blue wasn't. I hoped it wasn't another typical story of poor girl falling for a rich boy at first sight for no apparent reason. The author didn't let me down me at all. There was no insta- love, therefore, I was pleased.
There are several mysteries going on in the Raven boys. There are numerous plot lines to keep track of, which was slightly infuriating at first but as soon as I got each one in check, the story became perfect.
Take in mind before you pick up this book. It's very slow paced not much happens until the last few chapters. The book was more focused on character development which I had zero problem with.
I enjoyed every bit of this book and I’m deeply excited for the next in the series.
“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”
I was very cautious to read the Raven boys. After all the author Maggie Stiefavatar wrote shiver. A book told from two perspectives but it might as well been one since one of the narrator was ‘suppose’ to be a guy, but no doubt if the author didn't recap your memory at the beginning of every chapter on who was narrating then he could have passed as a girl.
The Raven Boys was a surprise - a wonderful surprise. The writing took a little time to get used to but, nonetheless, it was beautifully written.
The story opens up with Blue's point of view, but the book is actually told from multiple perspectives. Adam (The scholarship student and one of Gansey's best friend), Blue and Gansey. At first I thought this book would be a disappointment due to the fact Gansey was rich and Blue wasn't. I hoped it wasn't another typical story of poor girl falling for a rich boy at first sight for no apparent reason. The author didn't let me down me at all. There was no insta- love, therefore, I was pleased.
There are several mysteries going on in the Raven boys. There are numerous plot lines to keep track of, which was slightly infuriating at first but as soon as I got each one in check, the story became perfect.
Take in mind before you pick up this book. It's very slow paced not much happens until the last few chapters. The book was more focused on character development which I had zero problem with.
I enjoyed every bit of this book and I’m deeply excited for the next in the series.