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The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)

Maggie Stiefvater

Start date: November 1, 2015

Finish date: December 1, 2015

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Aug 31, 2015 Riley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Easily the best book I've read all year.

I've never read a book before where I love every single character equally.
Blue: she is everything i aspire to be and i just want to be bffs with her
Gansey: yes plz
Ronan: he's so scary and angry but you just know he secretly loves to watch cute cat videos
Adam: he must be wrapped in a warm blanket and protected at all costs
Noah: my precious cinnamon bun ...more

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Jul 10, 2016 Shannon A rated it liked it · review of another edition

So the beginning was good, the middle I had a hard time with, but the ending was very engaging. To be honest, I think the set up was the hardest for me to understand.

The writing was good, but initially while introducing the characters, the plot and paranormal aspects were a lot to digest. I sensed the author was trying hard to make the descriptions of the characters overly complex in addition to other aspects like the ley line which consequently came across as jumbled. Despite my initial feelin ...more

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Oct 06, 2015 Alexandra rated it really liked it

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By the time I picked this book up, I hadn’t heard much in depth about it other than the general consensus of it being a fantastic novel. After turning the final page of the book I’d had have to wholeheartedly agree with the general consensus.

I’ve never read anything else by Maggie Steifvater and have seen that there are frequent mixed reviews on her other work, The Scorpio Races. The Raven Boys flew under my radar for quite some time, but when I kept seeing how many different vloggers/bloggers ...more

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May 01, 2018 Katrine (DiveintoBooks) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

After reading this book for two years, I finally finish reading it. And I left it halfway the last time I picked it up, and a year passed, and I decided to pick it up and finish it today, and wow, I surprisingly remember all the characters and the things that happened, which never happens before. I guess this book left a bigger impression on me than I thought.

So first off, I really enjoyed my time reading it, can't remember why I put it down, but when I pick it up again, I pushed myself to read After reading this book for two years, I finally finish reading it. And I left it halfway the last time I picked it up, and a year passed, and I decided to pick it up and finish it today, and wow, I surprisingly remember all the characters and the things that happened, which never happens before. I guess this book left a bigger impression on me than I thought.

So first off, I really enjoyed my time reading it, can't remember why I put it down, but when I pick it up again, I pushed myself to read it, and in a few hours, I'm done with it! It's really good, but the end where things start to reveal slowly, they blew my mind away, and I was not expecting any of the revelations.

Also, Adam Parrish, he makes me think of Shatter Me's Adam Kent, not sure why, but his 'aura' or maybe personality just reminds me of Adam Kent. And I already knew the ship was going to sail off a different direction, so maybe these two Adams just resonate with each other.

For this book, I wanted to give it 5/5 stars, but there's this thing about reading this book is that I kept zoning out of the world, like I would just be reading and picturing myself with them, and the next sentence, I'm out. And I get so lost with what's really happening, and the description of the scenes makes it harder to get back until there was some dialogues going on. (I don't know, it's really weird) And for this, I have to give it a 4.5 stars, not a major issue, but an issue that didn't stick well with me to give a full rating.

So I'm going to talk more about the scenes in detail, thus click at your own risk for spoilers!
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Overall, this book is just SO GOOD! Really wished I read through it in like a shorter period of time, instead of 2 years... Welp haha! I might read it again before I read the second book in the series, because I will definitely forget some of the details at the beginning, considering how I didn't read all in one go today. And I'm definitely not going to pick the next book up for now, just feel like reading something else. Again, 4.5 stars! ...more

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Jul 04, 2015 Marta Thomas rated it really liked it

Great book. The ending dragged a little bit for me, and I'm not sure how I feel about the ending. I didn't hate it, it wasn't what I was expecting, but it wasn't something that I thought is what the book was leading up to. However it is still a great book, and I can't wait to read book 2 in the series. ...more

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Sep 13, 2015 Simone rated it it was amazing

After I got used to the writing style and switching POVs I really enjoyed this book! The characters were amazing and unique, the plot twists often unexpected and above all: just wow!

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