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The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)

Maggie Stiefvater

Start date: May 12, 2013

Finish date: May 31, 2013

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Sep 24, 2012 Trisha rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I started this as an audio book that has just a great reader...but I didn't spend enough time in the car. I wanted to read more of this book as soon as possible.

the adventure and history and paranormal and....all of it combines to make this a very unique and fun story

but, again, stunted by a trilogy. I would have loved some resolution and some...well, just more of what the images showed...and we didn't get any of that.

so, maybe in the next book.... :) ...more

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May 05, 2015 Nancy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, fantasy, paranormal

I thought I wouldn't like this book, but I absolutely loved it - I mean full-on, never-wanted-it-to-finish, loved it. The writing flowed so beautifully, the characters were unbelievably real, and the premise and setting was amazing. I am still stunned. I would never have picked this book up normally and I can't believe I would have missed out. It is the kind of book which leaves you feeling that no other book you pick up now is going to quite match up to it. But yay! There are two more in the se ...more

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Apr 17, 2020 Brenda rated it it was ok · review of another edition

There were some interesting bits in this story, but for the most part, I just don't think I like Maggie Stiefvater's writing. This is the second book I've tried of hers, and although I was at least able to get through this one, it was just barely. The book was so slow and took forever for anything interesting to happen. I also thought the last line was just hokey and stupid, but I'm sure it ties into the next book. Except I won't be reading the next book. I've given this author a fair try, and h ...more

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Jul 07, 2015 Jenn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015-finished, ya-fantasy

I heard of this author via youtube. I usually don't read a lot of young adult, but it seems a lot of youtubers do. I wasn't sure about this book/series and just picked it up because people were raving about the author and the series.

I have to admit the premise of the story intrigued me quite a bit. There was a lot of character introduction which at times slowed down the story. I can't pinpoint exactly what it is exactly that would just make my brain shut down and i would have to re-read paragrap ...more

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