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A review by eesh25
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
3.0
This review, because I have a headache and I don't want to write it, will be in bulletin form:
1. The plot of the book is interesting and quite unique, but it can get really confusing at times. For example, I'm still not sure what ley lines actually are or where they come from.
2. The characters are complex and well developed (but not all of them, unfortunately) and I like most of the protagonists. There is one I don't like and no one else seems to see that that characters sucks ass. I wish they would. The name of that character is.
3. The writing of the book is okay, but at the same time, it's a bit too cryptic/mysterious. I believe the exact words I used in the Buddy Read thread were, "The writing is a bit too formal sometimes, isn't it? I get wanting to write mysteriously, but could you ease off on the almost-cryptic, twisty lines, Charlotte Bronte?"
4. Talking about writing, the style also interfered with the connection to the characters. The writing, like it often happens, lacked emotional depth. With all the "i wanna use big words and complicated sentences in the narration" thing the author had going, she missed the part where the book flows and the readers feel stuff.
5. The pace is a bit slow and the amount of things that went on in the book weren't enough. It seemed more like a prequel than a first book. It lacked individuality. If this was just one book, it wouldn't stand at all since almost nothing is answered. I know this was planned as a part of a series, but it should also be able to stand on it's own.
6. And since I had to think for two minutes to remember what the grand finale was, it's clear that it wasn't grand, to say the least.
Now, with all the bad things I've said, it might seems that I hated the book or something. I didn't. I liked it. It was the kind of book that pulls you in from the beginning.
It's not perfect but it's not bad, and I will be reading the next one.
1. The plot of the book is interesting and quite unique, but it can get really confusing at times. For example, I'm still not sure what ley lines actually are or where they come from.
2. The characters are complex and well developed (but not all of them, unfortunately) and I like most of the protagonists. There is one I don't like and no one else seems to see that that characters sucks ass. I wish they would. The name of that character is
Spoiler
Adam, the self-obssessed and prideful bastard3. The writing of the book is okay, but at the same time, it's a bit too cryptic/mysterious. I believe the exact words I used in the Buddy Read thread were, "The writing is a bit too formal sometimes, isn't it? I get wanting to write mysteriously, but could you ease off on the almost-cryptic, twisty lines, Charlotte Bronte?"
4. Talking about writing, the style also interfered with the connection to the characters. The writing, like it often happens, lacked emotional depth. With all the "i wanna use big words and complicated sentences in the narration" thing the author had going, she missed the part where the book flows and the readers feel stuff.
5. The pace is a bit slow and the amount of things that went on in the book weren't enough. It seemed more like a prequel than a first book. It lacked individuality. If this was just one book, it wouldn't stand at all since almost nothing is answered. I know this was planned as a part of a series, but it should also be able to stand on it's own.
6. And since I had to think for two minutes to remember what the grand finale was, it's clear that it wasn't grand, to say the least.
Now, with all the bad things I've said, it might seems that I hated the book or something. I didn't. I liked it. It was the kind of book that pulls you in from the beginning.
It's not perfect but it's not bad, and I will be reading the next one.