A review by amandasbooks1
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I must say I expected more. Maggie has this way of words that I absolutely adore, such a unique writing style that engrips you. But the plot this book didnt really do it for me. It was slow and building up to what you think will be a dramatic point break - which happens but not in the way you expect. 3 books in leading up to certain events and they werent as big as I imagined. 
Also some storylines werent tied up properly, the Laminore guys??? Cheng's mother and the Grey man??? What happened there? 
Enriching a story with more elements is definietly good but when those elements dont get tied up its hard to understand how it connects to the story. 
But I must say

Noah fading and playing the part he did really tore my heart out. And Ronan and Adam really holds my heart