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

[Amy]

Andrea wrote: "I will definitely be joining in on this one (:"

Awesome! More the merrier :)

[[deleted user]]

may i join i've bought the book but never read it. its just looking on ereader

[Amy]

Marlleyy wrote: "may i join i've bought the book but never read it. its just looking on ereader"

Sure, Looks like there will be quite a few of us reading this one yay! :P

[[deleted user]]

Im starting this book.

[Amy]

Ooh, nearly forgot about this! Starting now :D

[Amy]

Is anyone still planning on reading this? I've only read a few chapters - had a pretty busy weekend.

[Amy]

Sadie wrote: "Sorry! I'm behind on so many buddy reads, but I'll get to this as soon as I can."

That's okay Sadie! I'll just post my thoughts and chat with you once you get round to it :)

[Brooke]

I'm sorry I kinda forgot to start I'll try to start tonight but I'm a little busy because I just started school

[Amy]

That's okay Brooke :)

Up to chapter 8: (view spoiler)[ I am liking it so far but I think Maggie Stiefvater doesn't describe things well. Like, why would Gansey buy a second hand car? and I have no idea what his apartment looks like except it is filled with books and maps. I do love the Welsh king thing though! I'm Welsh :) (hide spoiler)]

[Amy]

Up to chapter 22: (view spoiler)[ I really like the fact we have no idea who her true love is! (Insta love is awful!) Maybe it isn't even one of the raven boys. Can't believe Gansey just so happened to have a helicopter and I think Adam is really cute. (hide spoiler)]

[Amy]

Up to chapter 29: (view spoiler)[ Okay, the visions were weird. So, I don't think Gansey is Blue's true love... it would seem to obvious, the same with Adam. Maybe it's Ronan? Haha. Noah has been found finally! He drops hints all the time, second time round I didn't realise how obvious it all was. That he is dead that is. (hide spoiler)]

[Amy]

Finished! It was really good :)

[Paula]

I am almost halfway through this book. I'm having a hard time keeping track of the characters. Especially the women that Blue lives with. Anybody have time to offer some help?

[Paula]

Hannelore wrote: "80% - I finally understand the difference between Ronan and Gansey's family!
Wow, I wonder what will happen next!
A lot starts to unravel,
But if this is the first part of a trilogy, it'll probably..."

I think it's actually a quartet.

[Paula]

Crystal Elizabeth wrote: "P.S [spoilers removed]"

That's the question right.

End of Book
(view spoiler)[ Based on the tree visions and Adam's involvement, I am thinking maybe it is an accident brought on by Adam being jealous over Blue? Also it may have to do with Adam's deal with the ley line. Maybe he thinks something bad about Gansy and so it happens (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting March 22nd 2015. Happy Reading ☺

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[Chelsea]

What are our daily page/chapter goals?

[Victoria]

I don't really have a specific aim. You can choose something if you want to though :) I'm reading another book at the same time, so nothing too huge

[Chelsea]

I'm reading another book too. How about 2 to 3 chapters a day?

[Victoria]

Sounds good :)

[Victoria]

I've just remembered, my book is due back at the library on the 27th! So I won't be able to stick to the reading schedule, sorry

[Chelsea]

That's fine. We can change the reading schedule to whatever works best for you.

[Victoria]

I'm just going to read as fast as I can, and keep discussing it with you as you catch up :-)
I'm up to page 97 (view spoiler)[ I'm loving this so far! I am getting the boys mixed up a bit, but it's okay because I love them all. I'm so interested in seeing how the romance is going to play out. Surely Blue wouldn't be stupid enough to fall for Gansley knowing what the prophecy says? But can she resist? I can't wait to see how she's going to try and avoid that (hide spoiler)]

[Chelsea]

Page 97- I loved the beginning, then there were a couple of boring chapters. It picked back up though. The boys that I keep getting mixed up are Adam and Noah. I'm not sure if I'm liking the multiple perspective, hopefully I'll get used to it.

[Nikki]

I've just come across this I'll join in so off to find it and will begin tonight

[Chelsea]

How do you hide spoilers?

[Nikki]

Type <.spoiler.> with no dots, then type what you want to hide then type < / spoiler> No spaces

(view spoiler)[ if you do it right should look like this try previewing before posting to see if it's worked or not (hide spoiler)]

[Chelsea]

Nikki wrote: "Type with no dots, then type what you want to hide then type No spaces

[spoilers removed]"

ok, thanks

[Nikki]

Up to chapter 17 pg 92
(view spoiler)[ I think I've got to agree with you chelsea there were a lot of boring chapters at the beginning and it took a long time to get into the story. I'm glad the story has finally kicked in though even if this dual prospectives makes it seem times hard to distinguish who's point of view were looking through. I hope it binds the story together more fully soon (hide spoiler)]

[Chelsea]

Chapter 20- (view spoiler)[ I didn't think that this book was going to have a love triangle. Also not liking Whelk's perceptive, I feel like he's an unnecessary character. (hide spoiler)]

[Chelsea]

Chapter 26- (view spoiler)[ This is getting creepy. The tree part was a little weird, but when they went back to the woods it was even creepier. Definitely more interesting though. (hide spoiler)]

[Victoria]

Chapter 18. I love the boys, but I agree, I'm getting a few of them mixed up! (view spoiler)[ I'm so intrigued to see how this will all play out. Why was Gansey's reading so weird? Who was that other man? Was it the teacher? And will Gansey really die? There's a sequel, so surely he'll be fine. But I'm falling madly in love with him, so I have to worry (hide spoiler)]

[Nikki]

Chapter 29
(view spoiler)[ I don't like whelk I can see why he's there but like you said Chelsea I don't think anyone would miss him if he wasn't. The tree part was mystical and weird and eerie at the same time. I love the way that Gansey and Blue find it hard to talk and often without intention offend one another. I'm quite interested to see how this will pan out. (hide spoiler)]

[Chelsea]

Chapter 30- (view spoiler)[ Noah's dead!!! Did not see that coming. This book is definitely getting better, I just wish it would have sooner. (hide spoiler)]

[Nikki]

Finished
And it's safe to say it was well worth the read and I won't be quitting on Maggie just get more likely reading more of her work. :)

[Chelsea]

Finished-(view spoiler)[ I'm not sure if I completely like the way it ended, but it was ok. I'm glad that they buried Noah on the ley line again, I really like his character. (hide spoiler)]

[Victoria]

Finished!! (view spoiler)[ I felt like that ending was a little bit rushed. I was very confused about who was dying, and who lived where, etc etc. Also, I thought we all knew Noah was dead? I guessed from the first time he said no to pizza. I'm disappointed in that "plot twist". I wanted to be more shocked. I'll still be reading the next one though. I have to know what happens with Gansey and Blue! (hide spoiler)]

[Chelsea]

Victoria wrote: "Finished!! [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I didn't guess that Noah was dead, but that was probably because I was so bored at that point that I wasn't paying attention. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting May 14th 2015. Happy Reading ☺

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[Markus]

Chapter 3: I really wish they made a movie adaption of this, Blue's home reminds me of the Weasleys' place. It is really mysterious and interesting at the moment.

[Markus]

Chapter 5: WHAT??? This is good, it is slow though.

[C.P.]

Çhapter 5 (view spoiler)[What's with this Whelk guy? He used to be like Gansey and everything went wrong? What's he going to do now?<\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

[C.P.]

Chapter 10 (view spoiler)[Is Adam's family abusive? And what's up with Noah. These are some seriously messed up guys. Very intriguing.<\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

[Berit☀️✨]

Just started! I'm listening on audio and the narrator is one of my absolute favorite :-) he has a very sexy voice, so I might get through this fairly quickly ;-)

[C.P.]

That's great, Berit! I'm not much of an audio person, unfortunately. Hoping to finish this tomorrow though. I'll read more tonight.

[Berit☀️✨]

What I like about audio is I can put headphones on and clean the house, fold the laundry, and do everything I need to do with a great book in my ear :-)

[C.P.]

I wish I could do that, Berit. It just gives me a headache. I also can't remember the story very well.

Chapter 15 (view spoiler)[There is obviously a lot going on here. What is it about the raven boys that had everyone so on edge? I'm really wanting to know what happened to Ronan's father. And what's up with Noah.

Obviously Blue is going to see them again. I wonder what will happen with that.<\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

[C.P.]

Chapter 22 (view spoiler)[I wonder what's going to happen with Blue and Adam. Obviously her loving anybody is going to be toxic, but I like him. And the raven by the ley line is pretty freaky. I wonder how all of this is connected.<\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

[Berit☀️✨]

I'm at the part where the boys are at the diner, a lot of character building and plot building, not much in the way of action yet. But I I am really liking it! I'll, on your spoilers when I get a little further in :-)

[C.P.]

Glad you're enjoying it. :) I do really like it. It's a tad slow, but very interesting.