The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater -- Restarting August 20th 2025

[Wolf (Alpha)]

Dannii wrote: "Third quarter - [spoilers removed]"

Definitely. I feel like they put on a mask when they're around other people.

[Dannii]

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "75%: [spoilers removed]"

Same! These characters make the series for me.

[Blue Butterfly]

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Date changed. Restarting June 14th 2020. Happy Reading ☺

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[Isha]

Hello! Can I still be a part of it?

[Isha]

And how does this exactly works?

[Blue Butterfly]

Hey! Of course. As you read the book you just post your thoughts and reply to other people's thoughts.

[Blue Butterfly]

Chapter 10
(view spoiler)[So far the book is pretty interesting. I'm still not sure Gansey is looking for the king. All of the boys are pretty interesting but I want to know whats up with Noah. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Hi, I'm hoping to start this tomorrow

[Blue Butterfly]

Hi Aly! I'll probably end up finishing reading this later today but I'll check back in for your updates.

[Blue Butterfly]

Chapter 27
(view spoiler)[This is getting more interesting now because Blue is exploring with the boys. I'm curious to see what happens especially what Gansey's connection to everything is. I find it weird that Gansey calls Blue Jain because he thinks that the name is weird even through it kinda is. (hide spoiler)]

[Blue Butterfly]

Chapter 39
(view spoiler)[Omg Noah is actually dead was not expecting that one. The story is getting more intense. I really hope everyone makes it out of this alive. (hide spoiler)]

[Blue Butterfly]

Finished
(view spoiler)[Wth happened to Adam? Is he now just possessed by some ghost or just have some extra powers? I'm glad that none of the characters that mattered really died and that now is now only dead and a ghost instead of being dead dead. I'm interested to find out more of their powers as they all seem to be special in some way. I really enjoyed the book overall and can't wait to read the next one. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Listening now

[Aly]

Shreya wrote: "Chapter 10
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Yes, he seems to be the most mysterious

[Aly]

Okay, trying to read this again. I got halfway previously and then stopped, but I'm hoping by listening I'll like it better.

ch 12 (view spoiler)[ I wonder if Gansey is actually her true love and if he'll die forever, or come back, or maybe not die for 80 years? The boys all seem interesting, Ronan is angry and traumatized, Adam has something going on at home, Noah is there but not there. (hide spoiler)]

[Blue Butterfly]

Aly wrote: "Okay, trying to read this again. I got halfway previously and then stopped, but I'm hoping by listening I'll like it better.

ch 12 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[They saw his ghost form which means that he has to die that year or be her true love, we don't know which one tho. Thats the perfect way to describe all of them lol (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Shreya wrote: "Aly wrote: "Okay, trying to read this again. I got halfway previously and then stopped, but I'm hoping by listening I'll like it better.

ch 12 [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

Oh lol. I missed that part ha.

[Aly]

ch 24 (view spoiler)[ I'm not very invested in the search for the king, but I do like the boys. It's interesting seeing Ronan be so sweet with the bird. Chainsaw is a weird name ha.

Blue and Adam are cute, but she has to end up with Gansey since he's her love. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Shreya wrote: "Chapter 27
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(view spoiler)[ Yeah, like Gansey's name isn't weird, who is he to judge her name? I like them all hanging out now (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

ch 30 (view spoiler)[ Uh, woah. Noah is dead?! It makes sense that he was there but not, but what the hell? He's a ghost now because he died on lay lines and now they have to find his killer.
This is getting crazy (hide spoiler)]

[Blue Butterfly]

Aly wrote: "Shreya wrote: "Chapter 27
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[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yeah his name is pretty weird too lol. Them all hanging out together were the best parts of the book. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

ch 36 (view spoiler)[ I wondered if Welk was the one who killed Noah, what a terrible person. I hope they catch him and stop him from bringing back the King or whatever he's trying to do.

I'm really glad Ronan defended Adam and Adam is going to press charges against his dad. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Shreya wrote: "Chapter 39
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Yeah that was a shocker for me too

[Aly]

Shreya wrote: "Finished
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Yes same! (view spoiler)[ something came over Adam for sure and I think it will change him.
I'm also really glad Noah will still be around and that his family got closure. (hide spoiler)]

Do you want to read the second book next week?

[Blue Butterfly]

Aly wrote: "Shreya wrote: "Finished
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Yes same! something came over Adam for sure and I think it will change him.
I'm also really glad Noah will still be around and that his family got cl..."

(view spoiler)[Yeah I think there will be a lot of change in Adam's character going forward. It's nice that Noah's family finally figured out what happened to him and have a proper funereal for him. (hide spoiler)]

Yes, what days works for you? I can do anything after the 25th.

[Aly]

How about the 27th?

[Blue Butterfly]

Works for me. Can you reset the thread?

[Aly]

Yes, here it is
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Blue Butterfly]

Thanks!

[Saar The Book owl]

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Date changed. Restarting August 3th 2020. Happy Reading ☺

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[Danique]

I’m going to start reading in a little bit, quite excited about this one! Do have to work a lot this week, but I’ll read as much as I can :)

[Danique]

2%
(view spoiler)[ Holy shit I love it already!! It's so freaky with their predictions! I do hope that it actually won't come true, because if the love interest of Blue will die, I'll be sad lol (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

4%
(view spoiler)[ I'm hoping this Gansey guy is not going to be her true love, but it kinda seems like he will be :(( (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

12%
(view spoiler)[ “Oh! Your hand is cold.” Ashley cupped her fingers against her shirt to warm them.
“I’ve been dead for seven years,” Noah said. “That’s as warm as they get.”
I love Gansey's friends lol
(hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

13%
(view spoiler)[ Okay I didn't expect this many POV's? First there's Blue, then Gansey, then Adam and now this guy? Geez, hard to keep up lol
Also, I feel like Whelk is going to be a bad guy (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

17%
(view spoiler)[ AAAAAH THEY MET! Honestly, the meeting was perfect. I actually think Adam is really cute too, but Gansey and Blue just feel perfect already lol (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

25%
(view spoiler)[ I feel like I don't trust Noah, I don't know why (hide spoiler)]

[Saar The Book owl]

I've read the prologue and I'm near the end of chapter 1. I'm on my phone, so I'll read and comment on spoilers tomorrow on my laptop.

[Danique]

Okay! Do you prefer me to post chapters instead of percentages?

[Danique]

29%/Chapter 13
(view spoiler)[ I love Ronan and his raven, it's so so so weird, but I love it ahahah (hide spoiler)]

Also, 32%/Chapter 14
(view spoiler)[ That man is probably that Whelk guy, still don't trust him at all. I feel like he actually sacrificed his friend while doing the vague ritual, which has something to do with those lines. Man it sounds weird writing it out. (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

43%/Chapter 18
(view spoiler)[ holy hell that was freaky. I'm reading in a dark room lol, don't do that I guess (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

47%
(view spoiler)[ “No,” the voice said. “Persephone.” Then, to someone in the background, “Ten dollars, Orla. That was the bet. No, the caller ID doesn’t say anything at all. See?” Then, back to Adam, “Sorry about that. I’m terrible when there’s competition involved. You’re the Coca-Cola T-shirt one, right?”
I absolutely adore Persephone and honestly everyone in that house, except maybe for Neeve, what is up with her? (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

57%/Chapter 25
(view spoiler)[ That was really interesting, how did they all see different things in the tree? I wonder what Adam saw, probably something like attacking Gansey (maybe to defend Blue, because he was jealous of them?) (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

62%/Chapter 27
I really like it thusfar! It's somehow different than I expected, but I really like the quirkiness of the friendgroup!
(view spoiler)[ Hmm, I feel like the found car belongs to Whelk? I still don't trust/like him, I feel like he killed that friend of his because he wants all the power over the Ley line, but the 'spirits' associated with the Ley line don't want him to be the master of it? Idk, just another prediction. (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

63%
Sorry for my random and many comments, I hope you don't mind!
(view spoiler)[ Sorry I just have to say that I absolutely love the Persephone, Maura and Calla trio in the house. I mean;
"“You are in trouble. I told you to stay away from him and you didn’t,” Maura said. “I just haven’t decided what to do about it yet. My feelings are hurt. I’ve consulted with several people who tell me that I’m within my rights to feel hurt. Do teenagers still get grounded? Did that only happen in the eighties?”
“I’ll be very angry if you ground me,” Blue said, still wobbly from her mother’s unfamiliar displeasure. “I’ll probably rebel and climb out my window with a bedsheet rope.”
Her mother rubbed a hand over her face. Her anger had completely burned itself out. “You’re well into it, aren’t you? That didn’t take long.”
“If you don’t tell me not to see them, I don’t have to disobey you,” Blue suggested.
“This is what you get, Maura, for using your DNA to make a baby,” Calla said.
They're just the greatest loool (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

67%/ Chapter 29
(view spoiler)[ Holy crap, what?!?!? It's getting more complicated and weirder by the second!! (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

68%
Okay NOW I AM FREAKING OUT (view spoiler)[ If Noah's last name is Czerny, than he is the friend of Whelk?!?!?!?!? Holy hell what is going on? Does that mean Whelk had a time ripple and went back or something?!? Or is the body/friend of Whelk the father/family of Noah? Man I'm confused and also very enthousiastic (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

69%/Chapter 30
Btw, don't read the spoilers unless you've actually read this far! I don't want to spoil anything for you :)
(view spoiler)[ Holy crap I didn't expect that. Or I kinda did? I don't know, wow. I guess I was right about Noah being Whelk his friend, but I didn't expect him to actually be a dead person? Man, this book is so different from what I expected!
I wonder how he died though. I feel like he was killed by Whelk, but I'm not sure how.. Maybe the same way Adam will kill Gansey? (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

82%/Chapter 36
(view spoiler)[ Manmanman, I love this book. I feel like Whelk will either try to sacrifice Gansey, or die himself. I do think Blue will wake the ley line, so she will be favored, but I'm not sure.
I'm way too enthousiastic and I keep giggling to myself help (hide spoiler)]

[Danique]

84%/Chapter 37
(view spoiler)[ He finally stood up for himself!! I love that Ronan helped him, but I hope Ronan won't go to jail, because he will certainly be kicked out of school then..
Also, I hope Adam is okay and he can hear again/nothing is wrong with his brain :o (hide spoiler)]