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Greywaren
by Maggie Stiefvater
I don't know really where to begin.
TRC has been one of my favorite series since late high school/early college. When I found out TDT was a thing I was over the moon! Ronan was one of my favorite characters and I always thought his arcs were so unique and interesting. Finishing this series and saying goodbye to these characters has been...interesting.
I took a big break in between Mister Impossible and reading Greywaren, so it might have added to the hesitations I had when jumping in to this story, but I'd like to imagine that I knew Stiefvater's style well enough to know what to expect.
Except, it wasn't this.
Don't get me wrong, I am easily pleased so I still loved this story, but to a fault. I had a bunch of questions left, many of which I've seen other people who have reviewed this asking. And I'm not sure if maybe I missed some stuff but my main ones are as follows:
Why was Jordan able to stay awake for so long? I thought after Mister Impossible's ending that would be much more of a discussion point in Greywaren, but I felt like it got kind of brushed under the rug? Like yes, sweetmetals and all that, but what was hers?
What the heck happened to Matthew? I don't know if maybe I couldn't visualize their escape or what, but it felt like an excuse to not have to worry about him & Bryde so the story could worry about other things (however I really wanted more of the conversations between them!!! like yes let's talk about being a dream and both Ronan's dreams) I really would have liked to expand on how they are opposites/mirrors of each other.
There were also just a lot of issues? concerns? I had with some of the choices Stiefvater made. I understand the pain and rage Declan must have felt when he thought Matthew was gone but the mass shooting he went on felt so out of place. To go from not a typically violent character to that made me feel icky. Hennessy annoyed me until the last few chapters or so with how stagnant she was. And Nathan could have been so much more of a fleshed out character, I felt he was lacking as a villain and character alike.
And Ronan. As many people have pointed out, this is his story and I felt like he wasn't there.
I could go on and on nitpicking every little detail that upset me, but I don't think it's necessary. I wish this book was different, but it's here. And yes, I still do give it 3 stars because despite it all, I love these characters and this world. I will probably read both TRC and TDT again and maybe I'll come back and change my opinion on things. Stiefvater still holds a special place in my heart, and I hope that she's happy with what she put out and that there weren't too many outside factors affecting this novel.
TRC has been one of my favorite series since late high school/early college. When I found out TDT was a thing I was over the moon! Ronan was one of my favorite characters and I always thought his arcs were so unique and interesting. Finishing this series and saying goodbye to these characters has been...interesting.
I took a big break in between Mister Impossible and reading Greywaren, so it might have added to the hesitations I had when jumping in to this story, but I'd like to imagine that I knew Stiefvater's style well enough to know what to expect.
Except, it wasn't this.
Don't get me wrong, I am easily pleased so I still loved this story, but to a fault. I had a bunch of questions left, many of which I've seen other people who have reviewed this asking. And I'm not sure if maybe I missed some stuff but my main ones are as follows:
Why was Jordan able to stay awake for so long? I thought after Mister Impossible's ending that would be much more of a discussion point in Greywaren, but I felt like it got kind of brushed under the rug? Like yes, sweetmetals and all that, but what was hers?
What the heck happened to Matthew? I don't know if maybe I couldn't visualize their escape or what, but it felt like an excuse to not have to worry about him & Bryde so the story could worry about other things (however I really wanted more of the conversations between them!!! like yes let's talk about being a dream and both Ronan's dreams) I really would have liked to expand on how they are opposites/mirrors of each other.
There were also just a lot of issues? concerns? I had with some of the choices Stiefvater made. I understand the pain and rage Declan must have felt when he thought Matthew was gone but the mass shooting he went on felt so out of place. To go from not a typically violent character to that made me feel icky. Hennessy annoyed me until the last few chapters or so with how stagnant she was. And Nathan could have been so much more of a fleshed out character, I felt he was lacking as a villain and character alike.
And Ronan. As many people have pointed out, this is his story and I felt like he wasn't there.
I could go on and on nitpicking every little detail that upset me, but I don't think it's necessary. I wish this book was different, but it's here. And yes, I still do give it 3 stars because despite it all, I love these characters and this world. I will probably read both TRC and TDT again and maybe I'll come back and change my opinion on things. Stiefvater still holds a special place in my heart, and I hope that she's happy with what she put out and that there weren't too many outside factors affecting this novel.