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A review by adamustdie_
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
"There is no good word for the opposite of lonesome.
One might be tempted to suggest togetherness or contentment , but the fact that these two other words bear definitions unrelated to each other perfectly displays why lonesome cannot be properly mirrored. It does not mean solitude, nor alone, nor lonely, although lonesome can contain all of those words in itself.
Lonesome means a state of being apart. Of being other. Alone-some."
after 3 books of relating to adam parrish, this was the quote that broke me. for a book thats supposed to be ya adventure, it sure does get philosophical. these in book character analysis/reflections add even more depth to every one of them and make them even more relateable. just like adam; im not lonely, just lonesome.
this book was by far the most emotional in the series by far, feeling like a slap across my face after the dream thieves' action packed summery vibes. the back to back tragedies come so sudden that i felt like i was in the book, living it through with the characters. i am genuinely scared of reading the series finale because if the third book is this heartbreaking i cant even think what lays ahead.
protip: the blue lily song that gets "sung" multiple times is played at the end of the last chapter of the audiobook (which is available on spotify).
One might be tempted to suggest togetherness or contentment , but the fact that these two other words bear definitions unrelated to each other perfectly displays why lonesome cannot be properly mirrored. It does not mean solitude, nor alone, nor lonely, although lonesome can contain all of those words in itself.
Lonesome means a state of being apart. Of being other. Alone-some."
after 3 books of relating to adam parrish, this was the quote that broke me. for a book thats supposed to be ya adventure, it sure does get philosophical. these in book character analysis/reflections add even more depth to every one of them and make them even more relateable. just like adam; im not lonely, just lonesome.
this book was by far the most emotional in the series by far, feeling like a slap across my face after the dream thieves' action packed summery vibes. the back to back tragedies come so sudden that i felt like i was in the book, living it through with the characters. i am genuinely scared of reading the series finale because if the third book is this heartbreaking i cant even think what lays ahead.
protip: the blue lily song that gets "sung" multiple times is played at the end of the last chapter of the audiobook (which is available on spotify).