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A review by queer_bookwyrm
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
5.0
5 ⭐ CW: body horror, violence, death, descriptions of blood, swarming insects
"It struck him as a Gansey or Blue impulse, and as he held that tiny, heroic spark in his mind, he realized that is was only because he believed he had saved himself that he could imagine saving someone else."
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater is the fourth and final book in The Raven Cycle. First I just want to say that this series has caused me emotional damage and I will never be the same 🤣😭. This was a great conclusion and I appreciated the short story, Opal, includes at the end (p.s. that broke me too).
We are back with the Gangsey trying to figure out what to do now that Artemus is with them but uncommunicative. Ronan accidently takes Orphan Girl out of his dream during a particularly bad nightmare, but it turns out what is happening in Ronan's Dreams is also happening to Cabeswater. Remember Piper and Neeve? Yeah those fuckers went and woke the third sleeper, who turned out to be a demon that wants to unmake everything.
This book was a whirlwind! So much happens to each of the Gangsey and I cried a few times. Maggie's writing is immersive and atmospheric, it makes you feel like you're there. There was a moment that Gansey was anxious and holding his breath and I found myself doing the same. I was STRESSED. Maggie also has a wonderful way of writing villains with the perfect balance of sinister and ridiculous.
Ronan's undying devotion to Gansey will never let me be okay. Somehow Gansey ends up becoming a father figure to the broken, orphaned Ronan. This just gave me so many feelings. I'm looking forward to having Maggie rip my heart out again with The Dreamer trilogy 😆.
"It struck him as a Gansey or Blue impulse, and as he held that tiny, heroic spark in his mind, he realized that is was only because he believed he had saved himself that he could imagine saving someone else."
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater is the fourth and final book in The Raven Cycle. First I just want to say that this series has caused me emotional damage and I will never be the same 🤣😭. This was a great conclusion and I appreciated the short story, Opal, includes at the end (p.s. that broke me too).
We are back with the Gangsey trying to figure out what to do now that Artemus is with them but uncommunicative. Ronan accidently takes Orphan Girl out of his dream during a particularly bad nightmare, but it turns out what is happening in Ronan's Dreams is also happening to Cabeswater. Remember Piper and Neeve? Yeah those fuckers went and woke the third sleeper, who turned out to be a demon that wants to unmake everything.
This book was a whirlwind! So much happens to each of the Gangsey and I cried a few times. Maggie's writing is immersive and atmospheric, it makes you feel like you're there. There was a moment that Gansey was anxious and holding his breath and I found myself doing the same. I was STRESSED. Maggie also has a wonderful way of writing villains with the perfect balance of sinister and ridiculous.
Ronan's undying devotion to Gansey will never let me be okay. Somehow Gansey ends up becoming a father figure to the broken, orphaned Ronan. This just gave me so many feelings. I'm looking forward to having Maggie rip my heart out again with The Dreamer trilogy 😆.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Blood