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December 7, 2019
December 5, 2019
BOOK REVIEW: The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1), by Maggie Stiefvater ~ What just happened?
~ The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1), by Maggie Stiefvater
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It’s always hard for me to talk about books that the majority of the bookish community loves, but I end up feeling “meh” about. And not only that, but the characters and the plot of the book leave me confused, not only of what actually happened in the novel, but also why I bothered reading it in the first place.
I’m talking of course about none other than The Raven Boys, the first book in The Raven Cycle series; a book that friends of mine have recommended to me multiple times and I only got to read it last month. I regret that decision.
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And that is because my initial reaction when finishing the book was…
What the actual hell?
Everyone was raving about this book and when I first read the synopsis I thought I’d love it so very much, that it would end up being one of my favourite books of the year.
Unfortunately, this just wasn’t the case.
I couldn’t connect with any of the characters, the writing style felt a bit strange, the plot was just a huge blur to me, and overall I had lost my interest in the book in the first fifty pages or so, mostly because of the confusing plot line, the multiple POVs and the fact that I got something completely different from what I expected to get. And I know for a fact that if I were reading it in physical form instead of listening to the audiobook, I would’ve ended up DNFing it. The narrator did his best to put as much emotion to the story as possible and to bring that metaphysical, eerie, almost gothic vibe of this magical realism book, but that just wasn’t enough for me to be hooked.
I think I would’ve liked the book more if it had actually focused on what its pitch suggested it was about; a girl who would probably kill the love of her life, and not about confusing parallel stories, lay lines and a possibly saved by a king (?), resurrected guy.
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I realised that The Raven Boys just wasn’t the book for me and I don’t think I’ll keep up with the series, at least not any time soon.
Maybe the timing wasn’t right, for I strongly believe that timing is everything when reading a book, but I ended up rating this particular novel with 2/5 stars, simply because the idea had A LOT of potential and it simply was executed awkwardly, at least in my personal opinion.
But then again, maybe mine is the unpopular one. I mean the book has an average rating of 4.06 FREAKING STARS! 
BOOK REVIEW: The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1), by Maggie Stiefvater ~ What just happened?
~ The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1), by Maggie Stiefvater
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It’s always hard for me to talk about books that the majority of the bookish community loves, but I end up feeling “meh” about. And not only that, but the characters and the plot of the book leave me confused, not only of what actually happened in the novel, but also why I bothered reading it in the first place.
I’m talking of course about none other than The Raven Boys, the first book in The Raven Cycle series; a book that friends of mine have recommended to me multiple times and I only got to read it last month. I regret that decision.
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And that is because my initial reaction when finishing the book was…
What the actual hell?
Everyone was raving about this book and when I first read the synopsis I thought I’d love it so very much, that it would end up being one of my favourite books of the year.
Unfortunately, this just wasn’t the case.
I couldn’t connect with any of the characters, the writing style felt a bit strange, the plot was just a huge blur to me, and overall I had lost my interest in the book in the first fifty pages or so, mostly because of the confusing plot line, the multiple POVs and the fact that I got something completely different from what I expected to get. And I know for a fact that if I were reading it in physical form instead of listening to the audiobook, I would’ve ended up DNFing it. The narrator did his best to put as much emotion to the story as possible and to bring that metaphysical, eerie, almost gothic vibe of this magical realism book, but that just wasn’t enough for me to be hooked.
I think I would’ve liked the book more if it had actually focused on what its pitch suggested it was about; a girl who would probably kill the love of her life, and not about confusing parallel stories, lay lines and a possibly saved by a king (?), resurrected guy.
[image error]
I realised that The Raven Boys just wasn’t the book for me and I don’t think I’ll keep up with the series, at least not any time soon.
Maybe the timing wasn’t right, for I strongly believe that timing is everything when reading a book, but I ended up rating this particular novel with 2/5 stars, simply because the idea had A LOT of potential and it simply was executed awkwardly, at least in my personal opinion.
But then again, maybe mine is the unpopular one. I mean the book has an average rating of 4.06 FREAKING STARS!
BOOK REVIEW: The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1), by Maggie Stiefvater ~ What just happened?
~ The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1), by Maggie Stiefvater
[image error]
It’s always hard for me to talk about books that the majority of the bookish community loves, but I end up feeling “meh” about. And not only that, but the characters and the plot of the book leave me confused, not only of what actually happened in the novel, but also why I bothered reading it in the first place.
I’m talking of course about none other than The Raven Boys, the first book in The Raven Cycle series; a book that friends of mine have recommended to me multiple times and I only got to read it last month. I regret that decision.
[image error]
And that is because my initial reaction when finishing the book was…
What the actual hell?
Everyone was raving about this book and when I first read the synopsis I thought I’d love it so very much, that it would end up being one of my favourite books of the year.
Unfortunately, this just wasn’t the case.
I couldn’t connect with any of the characters, the writing style felt a bit strange, the plot was just a huge blur to me, and overall I had lost my interest in the book in the first fifty pages or so, mostly because of the confusing plot line, the multiple POVs and the fact that I got something completely different from what I expected to get. And I know for a fact that if I were reading it in physical form instead of listening to the audiobook, I would’ve ended up DNFing it. The narrator did his best to put as much emotion to the story as possible and to bring that metaphysical, eerie, almost gothic vibe of this magical realism book, but that just wasn’t enough for me to be hooked.
I think I would’ve liked the book more if it had actually focused on what its pitch suggested it was about; a girl who would probably kill the love of her life, and not about confusing parallel stories, lay lines and a possibly saved by a king (?), resurrected guy.
[image error]
I realised that The Raven Boys just wasn’t the book for me and I don’t think I’ll keep up with the series, at least not any time soon.
Maybe the timing wasn’t right, for I strongly believe that timing is everything when reading a book, but I ended up rating this particular novel with 2/5 stars, simply because the idea had A LOT of potential and it simply was executed awkwardly, at least in my personal opinion.
But then again, maybe mine is the unpopular one. I mean the book has an average rating of 4.06 FREAKING STARS!
BOOK REVIEW: The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1), by Maggie Stiefvater ~ What just happened?
~ The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1), by Maggie Stiefvater
[image error]
It’s always hard for me to talk about books that the majority of the bookish community loves, but I end up feeling “meh” about. And not only that, but the characters and the plot of the book leave me confused, not only of what actually happened in the novel, but also why I bothered reading it in the first place.
I’m talking of course about none other than The Raven Boys, the first book in The Raven Cycle series; a book that friends of mine have recommended to me multiple times and I only got to read it last month. I regret that decision.
[image error]
And that is because my initial reaction when finishing the book was…
What the actual hell?
Everyone was raving about this book and when I first read the synopsis I thought I’d love it so very much, that it would end up being one of my favourite books of the year.
Unfortunately, this just wasn’t the case.
I couldn’t connect with any of the characters, the writing style felt a bit strange, the plot was just a huge blur to me, and overall I had lost my interest in the book in the first fifty pages or so, mostly because of the confusing plot line, the multiple POVs and the fact that I got something completely different from what I expected to get. And I know for a fact that if I were reading it in physical form instead of listening to the audiobook, I would’ve ended up DNFing it. The narrator did his best to put as much emotion to the story as possible and to bring that metaphysical, eerie, almost gothic vibe of this magical realism book, but that just wasn’t enough for me to be hooked.
I think I would’ve liked the book more if it had actually focused on what its pitch suggested it was about; a girl who would probably kill the love of her life, and not about confusing parallel stories, lay lines and a possibly saved by a king (?), resurrected guy.
[image error]
I realised that The Raven Boys just wasn’t the book for me and I don’t think I’ll keep up with the series, at least not any time soon.
Maybe the timing wasn’t right, for I strongly believe that timing is everything when reading a book, but I ended up rating this particular novel with 2/5 stars, simply because the idea had A LOT of potential and it simply was executed awkwardly, at least in my personal opinion.
But then again, maybe mine is the unpopular one. I mean the book has an average rating of 4.06 FREAKING STARS!
BOOK REVIEW: The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1), by Maggie Stiefvater ~ What just happened?
~ The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1), by Maggie Stiefvater
[image error]
It’s always hard for me to talk about books that the majority of the bookish community loves, but I end up feeling “meh” about. And not only that, but the characters and the plot of the book leave me confused, not only of what actually happened in the novel, but also why I bothered reading it in the first place.
I’m talking of course about none other than The Raven Boys, the first book in The Raven Cycle series; a book that friends of mine have recommended to me multiple times and I only got to read it last month. I regret that decision.
[image error]
And that is because my initial reaction when finishing the book was…
What the actual hell?
Everyone was raving about this book and when I first read the synopsis I thought I’d love it so very much, that it would end up being one of my favourite books of the year.
Unfortunately, this just wasn’t the case.
I couldn’t connect with any of the characters, the writing style felt a bit strange, the plot was just a huge blur to me, and overall I had lost my interest in the book in the first fifty pages or so, mostly because of the confusing plot line, the multiple POVs and the fact that I got something completely different from what I expected to get. And I know for a fact that if I were reading it in physical form instead of listening to the audiobook, I would’ve ended up DNFing it. The narrator did his best to put as much emotion to the story as possible and to bring that metaphysical, eerie, almost gothic vibe of this magical realism book, but that just wasn’t enough for me to be hooked.
I think I would’ve liked the book more if it had actually focused on what its pitch suggested it was about; a girl who would probably kill the love of her life, and not about confusing parallel stories, lay lines and a possibly saved by a king (?), resurrected guy.
[image error]
I realised that The Raven Boys just wasn’t the book for me and I don’t think I’ll keep up with the series, at least not any time soon.
Maybe the timing wasn’t right, for I strongly believe that timing is everything when reading a book, but I ended up rating this particular novel with 2/5 stars, simply because the idea had A LOT of potential and it simply was executed awkwardly, at least in my personal opinion.
But then again, maybe mine is the unpopular one. I mean the book has an average rating of 4.06 FREAKING STARS!
