The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2) in Vampires, Weres and Fae!

Nov 28, 2013 Yodamom rated it really liked it

Shelves: disappointing-but-will-continue, fantasy, mystery, ya-books, cliffhanger-light, favorite-author, slow, alternate-universe

I love this author. She writes in a way I find soothing and calming, with some spurts of excitement. The tone of the book is like a slow cool stream flowing down into a mist covered pond. I enjoy that I do, but there needed to be some rapids to break the mellow. I never felt the rapid heartbeat just one more page desire, I just slowly continued till it was done. The story climax points just didn't have the burst I needed to make it a five star read.
I missed the intensity of book 1.
There was a ...more

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Apr 08, 2015 Cassandra rated it really liked it

Loved listening to the book with my son :) We love the adventure, drama, magic, and mystery :)

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Sep 02, 2015 Rachel rated it really liked it

"Neither of them had kissed someone in a while, but it didn't much matter. Kissing's a lot like laughing. If the joke's funny, it doesn't matter how long it's been since you last heard one."

That is just one of many little quotes throughout this book that were so lovely to read. Stiefvater is now showing us what she is capable of and I am, quite frankly, very excited! The first book, The Raven Boys was good, this one is really good, I am looking forward to starting the third one, Blue Lily, Lily ...more

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Feb 26, 2016 Melindeeloo rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-na-but-still-aok

It's pretty much the people who make this interesting since the story itself is an odd meander. Hopefully, Ronan will even out after this and Adam will go back to being likable. The most touching moment of the book was between Blue and Noah - tissues were required.

On to the next... ...more

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Nov 21, 2024 Pr!ya rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, contemporary, fantasy, urban-fantasy, young-adult

I’m so confused - is everyone else rating this as 5 stars reading a different book than I am? I’m not saying it’s bad but it wasn’t mind blowing. I liked it, it was an original idea. However, it didn’t hit the spot for me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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