Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3) in Hype or Like Friday

Jan 23, 2016 Sofii♡ (A Book. A Thought.) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mystery-thriller, romance, contemporary, young-adult, read-in-2016, favorites

“Blue,” he warned, but his voice was chaotic. This close, his throat was scented with mint and wool sweater and vinyl car seat, and Gansey, just Gansey.
She said, “I just want to pretend. I want to pretend that I could.”

This is my favorite so far, I'm in love!

“Queens and kings, Kings and queens. Blue lily, lily blue, Crowns and birds. Swords and things, Blue lily, lily blue”

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I feel like a lot of things right now, I just finished the book and making a mental review of what has been, I ...more

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Apr 05, 2018 Danielle (Life of a Literary Nerd) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: cover-envy, paranormal-urban-fantasy

“Blue was perfectly aware that it was possible to have a friendship that wasn’t all-encompassing, that wasn’t blinding, deafening, maddening, quickening. It was just that now that she’d had this kind, she didn’t want the other.”

I’ve officially made it farther into this series than I ever have before. I’m so genuinely invested in these characters that I would read about them doing anything or nothing at all. Fortunately, the plot in Blue Lily, Lily Blue becomes more of an adventure jo

“Blue was perfectly aware that it was possible to have a friendship that wasn’t all-encompassing, that wasn’t blinding, deafening, maddening, quickening. It was just that now that she’d had this kind, she didn’t want the other.”

I’ve officially made it farther into this series than I ever have before. I’m so genuinely invested in these characters that I would read about them doing anything or nothing at all. Fortunately, the plot in Blue Lily, Lily Blue becomes more of an adventure journey as the stakes are raised higher than ever before and we follow our damanged and loveable crew as they search for answers and more.

Things I Liked
This book was much more plot focused than any of the previous books. Instead of the plot coming in at the last minute, we have the group exploring and trying to understand the sleepers through the whole novel. It was a nice change of pace.

While I did appreciate the increase in plot in Blue Lily, Lily Blue, the characters and different character dynamics remains why, in my opinion, this series is so good. There were so many beautiful moments that held my heart and I loved seeing these characters come together and continue on their journey.

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“Humans were so circular; they lived the same slow cycles of joy and misery over and over, never learning. Every lesson in the universe had to be taught billions of times, and it never stuck.
Maybe it was good that the world forgot every lesson, every good and bad memory, every triumph and failure, all of it dying with each generation. Perhaps this cultural amnesia spared them all. Perhaps if they remembered everything, hope would die instead.”

Things I Didn’t Like
I didn’t love everything with the sleepers - again at the ending some things did feel a little rushed (but it was better established which I liked.) I just didn’t connect with certain new characters but I’m interested to see the implications in the final book.

I’m kinda torn on the romances because as it was happening I thought it was cute or endearning, or any combination of appropriate emotional response, but looking back to write this, I care about them WAY less. They aren’t bad, I’m just not really invested unless it’s in the moment.

I’m actually really excited to see how the series wraps up, but it’s also bittersweet. I’ve had such a journey with this series and I don’t want to say goodbye to these characters who have burrowed themselves into my heart. Blue Lily, Lily Blue is a fantastic set up to what is sure to be a captivating conclusion to a much beloved series. ...more

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Aug 03, 2015 Marie rated it it was amazing

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Jun 23, 2016 Zezee rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal

As posted on Zezee with Books.

Like the previous two books, this one also has a slow build up at the beginning. It took a while for me to get into the story though once the pace increased, I still wasn’t hooked. My interest in the story decreased after reading The Dream Thieves because it didn’t have the magical atmosphere that initially captivated me. Neither was I interested in reading about Ronan or Adam or Blue. The characters really annoyed me in that installment.

However, the story gets back As posted on Zezee with Books.

Like the previous two books, this one also has a slow build up at the beginning. It took a while for me to get into the story though once the pace increased, I still wasn’t hooked. My interest in the story decreased after reading The Dream Thieves because it didn’t have the magical atmosphere that initially captivated me. Neither was I interested in reading about Ronan or Adam or Blue. The characters really annoyed me in that installment.

However, the story gets back its mystical atmosphere in this installment and the eerie undertone that’s hinted at in the first book is kicked up a notch in this one, especially when Noah acts more like a ghost than a human. We also get a stronger impression that magic and supernatural occurrences are common in Henrietta, Va. I both would like to visit there and stay far away from it. The psychics at 300 Fox Way add to this feeling and I like that they are featured more in this story. I also like that in almost every book, we discover someone new who happens to live at 300 Fox Way. How many rooms does the place have?

The story didn’t leave much of an impression this time and neither did the writing, which seems to be in two different styles. At times, it was written in the descriptive prose I love that’s seen in the first novel, and other times it had a sort of folksy* style that wasn’t apparent in the first two books. It’s probably only me who thinks this though and maybe it has more to do with my internal reading voice than Stiefvater switching writing styles (I hope so), but I didn’t like it.

I also didn’t like the new villains. Well, they aren’t exactly new. Greenmantle and his wife decided to make an appearance but they weren’t impressive and didn’t seem dangerous or capable of doing anything. Well, that’s a bit unfair to say of his wife but even so, they seem more like caricatures of evil villains than believable threats, which disappointed me. I was hoping for a villain that’s not so easy to thwart. Also, Neeve’s random appearance confused me. Was that where she was this whole time??

Though Blue annoyed me in the first two books, I started to like her more in this one. I also like how her relationship with Gansey is developing and also her friendship with Ronan. I do wonder what will happen when Adam finds out about Blue and Gansey. I don’t think it will pretty. Is that when Gansey dies?

Overall: ★★★☆☆

The series seems to have lost the oomph that hooked me when I read the first book, but I am curious to see how it will wrap up in the end. ...more

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Mar 26, 2017 Maddie A. rated it it was amazing

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I don’t really have much to say because I’ve said similar things in my reviews of the previous books, like how amazing the writing style is, how each character feels like a real person who is alive somewhere on the other side of the world, and how there is nothing boring about the story even though it’s not very fast-paced.

Blue Lily, Lily Blue is just as magical and enthralling as The Raven Boys and The Dream Thieves, if not more. It has an amazi ...more

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Dec 31, 2016 Jean ~ Kindle Queen rated it liked it

2.5 stars

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Feb 15, 2016 Elisheva rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, modern, depressing, heartfelt, moral-problems-but-good-writing

AAAAAAAH!! I'm finished and now I'll have to wait 'til April! Torture. Hopefully I'll write a review soon. I think the feels are pretty powerful right now though, so I may have to cool off for a few days. ...more

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