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A review by vermidian
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
While the second book was my clear favorite so far in the series, this was still a lot of fun to read for me. This was probably the weakest so far for me in terms of how I felt the stories built up, but the character development was divine.
It was nice to get to see Adam push past his almost selfish need to do everything himself without thought to how the people around him actively wanted to support him. It was nice to see how Blue and Gansey might start to work in regards to each other. It was interesting to see how Noah changed periodically and what might become of him. I loved the decision they made with how Adam's court trial goes and how they didn't tell you how it ended but also, in it's own way, how it had to have ended.
I still love the dark academia lyrical vibe to how Stiefvater wrote these books. I've read others of her works, but this is really the only body of work that I've latched onto like this. The Scorpio Races was also decent, but it didn't capture me like it did my sister who recommended it to me.
As to how the series will wrap up in just one more book? No idea, but I'm both looking forward to it and positively petrified about it.
It was nice to get to see Adam push past his almost selfish need to do everything himself without thought to how the people around him actively wanted to support him. It was nice to see how Blue and Gansey might start to work in regards to each other. It was interesting to see how Noah changed periodically and what might become of him. I loved the decision they made with how Adam's court trial goes and how they didn't tell you how it ended but also, in it's own way, how it had to have ended.
I still love the dark academia lyrical vibe to how Stiefvater wrote these books. I've read others of her works, but this is really the only body of work that I've latched onto like this. The Scorpio Races was also decent, but it didn't capture me like it did my sister who recommended it to me.
As to how the series will wrap up in just one more book? No idea, but I'm both looking forward to it and positively petrified about it.