A review by radwretched
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
i am definitely biased towards this book because it’s always been my favorite in the series. i reread it recently and this remained true. i love finally getting to see into ronan’s head (literally) after getting little to no insight on him in book one. i love how this lets us see the depth of his relationship with gansey more. i love adam’s character/arc in this, and in general, how trc does not shy away from portraying realistic characters and the relationships between these characters. life is complicated—
adam could (and maybe should) take gansey’s help, but he needs to know that he can survive on his own if gansey’s ever not there
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there’s no way they can let go of ronan, but maura is on the cusp of a relationship for the first time since blue’s father disappeared
. i tend to cringe at stiefvater’s writing a good amount, but this book has more strong moments for me than it does weak ones. (and i have my grievances w the book, but i won’t go essay mode in this little storygraph review box rn.) the pacing is directly reminiscent of gansey’s anxieties that his search for glendower has gone on for an unnecessarily long time—in many ways, this book is about how life tends to get in the way of our true desires. 
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