A review by jarvvis
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oh fuck it. I wasn’t going to give this 5 stars because it dragged in parts and I was confused and Henry’s RoboBee ticked me off, but it’s the last Raven Cycle, cmon! It’s a bit muddily, and the big bad isn’t as fun, and Henry is inexplicably there (I don’t dislike him, but he feels like Clipart in comparison to everyone else who’s been there for so long. I just don’t understand why he’s there. I want someone to explain it to me). Honestly, this whole series is great, and a slightly slow and overly complex finale wasn’t going to change that. 5 stars, no matter.

My list:

-time is circular bitch. That was nice. I think it’s funny that Gansey dies twice. But I wish I could understand why Noah said anything about Glendower (except for the fact that he already had) and that we really could have mourned for him! I loved Noah and I wanted this one to do him justice.
- gay people were in this book. 🤙
- fuckin RoboBee. Don’t ask me why I’m mad about it I just am.
- Gansey is all angsty in this and good for him honestly.
- I want to live Ronan’s life. I want to be a farmer.
- I’m glad this series kept coming back to Adam and his father until we had really reached the conclusion. Any earlier and I would have had problems.