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A review by jenlyn
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
4.0
4.5 Stars
The only thing that really kept me from giving this five stars was that I was a little confused by the ending. That could just be my fault since I was reading it at 2:30 in the morning (though I did really love that last line. It blew my mind even though I had suspected something like that and was a great way to leave the book hanging and make me anticipate the next book, which I have downloaded on my phone but can't start reading yet as I have at least two other library books that have to be turned in by next week, but soon!), but there were just a couple of things that I'm not quite clear on. Hopefully they'll be explained a little better in the next book or we'll at least see the repercussions of choices made.
Even though I was a little afraid of the potential love triangle, I liked how it was handled. It was an interesting way to look at it and to explore this concept of fate/inevitability that Blue has hanging over her head like the proverbial sword of Damocles. The visions given to them by that super creepy tree were interesting, too, especially Adam's. I want to know what that vision is about. I have a bad feeling that the next two books are probably going to make me cry, but Stiefvater is very good at that where I'm concerned so I should be somewhat prepared.
This is going to be a short review as I'm tired and I just liked the book too much to pick it apart. I liked the characters and their complexity and I just want to know more about all of them. I liked the twists and turns and the creep factor that wasn't too creepy for me and I just want to know more now! Curse due dates and deadlines. Oh well, hopefully I can plow through those next two books and then jump into The Dream Thieves soon...as long as it doesn't interfere with NaNoWriMo.
The only thing that really kept me from giving this five stars was that I was a little confused by the ending. That could just be my fault since I was reading it at 2:30 in the morning (though I did really love that last line. It blew my mind even though I had suspected something like that and was a great way to leave the book hanging and make me anticipate the next book, which I have downloaded on my phone but can't start reading yet as I have at least two other library books that have to be turned in by next week, but soon!), but there were just a couple of things that I'm not quite clear on. Hopefully they'll be explained a little better in the next book or we'll at least see the repercussions of choices made.
Even though I was a little afraid of the potential love triangle, I liked how it was handled. It was an interesting way to look at it and to explore this concept of fate/inevitability that Blue has hanging over her head like the proverbial sword of Damocles. The visions given to them by that super creepy tree were interesting, too, especially Adam's. I want to know what that vision is about. I have a bad feeling that the next two books are probably going to make me cry, but Stiefvater is very good at that where I'm concerned so I should be somewhat prepared.
This is going to be a short review as I'm tired and I just liked the book too much to pick it apart. I liked the characters and their complexity and I just want to know more about all of them. I liked the twists and turns and the creep factor that wasn't too creepy for me and I just want to know more now! Curse due dates and deadlines. Oh well, hopefully I can plow through those next two books and then jump into The Dream Thieves soon...as long as it doesn't interfere with NaNoWriMo.