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The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)

Maggie Stiefvater

Start date: January 18, 2015

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Dec 11, 2012 Sarah rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-fiction, ya-fantasy, coming-of-age

Ug. One of the main problems I had with this is that I listened to it on a playaway and despised the reader. His inflections were continually over-dramatic. And the voices he used for the female characters made it seem like he was mocking the women (or even All Women). Is that what men think women sound like? I am listening to a book now that has multiple POV and the male reader just reads the text. No problem.
So it is interesting to note that I hated how the reader made the women sound, but my ...more

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Mar 10, 2013 Debbie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

Book one in the Raven Cycle.

Blue comes from a family of psychics, but can't see the future the way the rest of her family does. Her talent is to amplify psychic energy. For the first time ever, while gathering the names of the soon-to-be-dead on St. Mark's Eve, Blue sees a spirit; his name is Gansey and he's a Raven Boy, one of the arrogant rich kids who attend a local private school.

Gansey is on a quest to find a legendary Welsh king, and he's roped in his friends, Adam, Ronan, and Noah, to he ...more

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Sep 22, 2013 Marcy Jo rated it it was amazing

Shelves: personal-favorites, signed-copy

First read September 2012
Second read September 2013
Third read November 2014
Fourth Read May 2015
Fifth Read November 2019

I love this book so desperately. These characters are all so beautifully broken!

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Dec 06, 2012 Amanda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, 5-stars, favorites

I'm definitely still enthralled by this story. By Blue and Her Raven Boys, by the magic and the fate, by the glimpses of the future, by the promises we get from the very first series that set us up for how our hearts will be broken in another book or two. I've got so much piqued interest all across this first book though.

I'm endeared to all the boys, and all the mysteries around each of them that have not yet even begun to be resolved. And yet so much was already taken in hand, and we solved li ...more

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Jul 27, 2013 Heather rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I really enjoyed this book and can't wait for the second one to come out in September. Great storyline, relatable characters, a really good read that managed to be enough story for one book (not too drawn out) but still leave plenty of questions for the next book. ...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Gina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult

Loved it! Lots of magic, death, folklore, but not not a sappy teen romance, and no vampires in sight.

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Nov 13, 2014 Celeste rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio-book

It's not that the story is fantastic-it's okay, but I love Stiefvater's writing style. She draws me in and I can't help but love all of her characters. Pete got me hooked on this series and the audiobook reader is fantastic.

2nd reading-I LOVED reading it this time because I wasn’t trying to piece the mystery together, so I could enjoy all the little details. I love the writing, the audio reader, the characters and the dialogue. So good. ...more

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Sep 23, 2020 Sam rated it it was ok

Shelves: bailed, audio-books

Meh. the writing seemed like the author was doling out loaves instead of bread crumbs. I wasn't much interested in loner girl meets rich boy and the angst of teen love. Might have had more teeth if the protagonists were in their 20s? ...more

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May 31, 2020 Gina rated it really liked it

Maggie Stiefvater has such a magical way with words. I can see every scene so clearly, hear every conversation. I love the character, Blue, and I cannot wait to find out what happens next with the Raven boys and the magic that ensues.

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