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The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1)
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Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author)
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.
His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.
But Blue is ...more
His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.
But Blue is ...more
Hardcover, 409 pages
Published
September 18th 2012
by Scholastic Press
(first published September 1st 2012)
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Quirky loner girl meets privileged rich boy(s). Forbidden love and angst ensue.
I seem to have this habit. For the past couple of years, I've mostly been deliberately avoiding paranormal YA from authors I don't already love. The genre is a hard sell for me, filled with tropes that lead to low ratings and irritated reviews. But really, what tends to happen is this: the first book comes out and I avoid it, look the other way as other bloggers get excited and fangirl over the upcoming sequel.
Then t ...more
I seem to have this habit. For the past couple of years, I've mostly been deliberately avoiding paranormal YA from authors I don't already love. The genre is a hard sell for me, filled with tropes that lead to low ratings and irritated reviews. But really, what tends to happen is this: the first book comes out and I avoid it, look the other way as other bloggers get excited and fangirl over the upcoming sequel.
Then t ...more
“She wasn’t interested in telling other people’s futures. She was interested in going out and finding her own.”
This review contains *spoilers*.
I went into this book expecting to hate it, but I was truly surprised by it— right from page 1.
I read the prologue before I went to bed and I had to convince myself to put it down because I knew if I wouldn’t, I’d be extremely sleep deprived the next morning. It was so good.
And it was constantly on my mind the next morning, I kept thinking about that fat ...more
This review contains *spoilers*.
I went into this book expecting to hate it, but I was truly surprised by it— right from page 1.
I read the prologue before I went to bed and I had to convince myself to put it down because I knew if I wouldn’t, I’d be extremely sleep deprived the next morning. It was so good.
And it was constantly on my mind the next morning, I kept thinking about that fat ...more
Sep 18, 2012
Wendy Darling
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
pn-witches,
fantasy,
pn-ghosts,
young-adult,
2012-publication,
read-2012,
scholastic,
september,
supportive
On a cold night every spring, sixteen-year-old Blue and her psychic mother wait in a churchyard for the dead to arrive. Her mother is usually the one who sees the spirits of people who will die within the next twelve months, but this year, Blue herself is startled by the sad, desperate sight of a boy named Gansey falling to his knees before her.
"There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark's Eve, Blue. Either you're his true love...or you killed him."
With those chilling ...more
"There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark's Eve, Blue. Either you're his true love...or you killed him."
With those chilling ...more
The only character I like is Ronan. Which is... very ironic.
It might be time for Maggie Stiefvater and I to part ways.
Truly, there's nothing actually ''wrong'' with her style; it simply does not appeal to me. But this is the kind of story that I feel would be read in a better way if written in the 1st person point of view instead of 3rd. There is this possibility to feel connected to the protagonists... but a slim and invisible barrier seems to continuously block that connection. Even for Ronan. ...more
It might be time for Maggie Stiefvater and I to part ways.
Truly, there's nothing actually ''wrong'' with her style; it simply does not appeal to me. But this is the kind of story that I feel would be read in a better way if written in the 1st person point of view instead of 3rd. There is this possibility to feel connected to the protagonists... but a slim and invisible barrier seems to continuously block that connection. Even for Ronan. ...more
OK. SO THIS BOOK WAS PRETTY GREAT.
The book was very slow-moving for the first half or so, but I always found myself drawn in by the beautiful writing and the fabulous characters. This story is first and foremost about the characters, and I completely adored the friendship between the boys, and between Blue and the boys later on. Going into this, I thought it was going to be told solely from Blue's POV, and I am so glad that it wasn't. Getting to know the boys before they got to know Blue was a r ...more
The book was very slow-moving for the first half or so, but I always found myself drawn in by the beautiful writing and the fabulous characters. This story is first and foremost about the characters, and I completely adored the friendship between the boys, and between Blue and the boys later on. Going into this, I thought it was going to be told solely from Blue's POV, and I am so glad that it wasn't. Getting to know the boys before they got to know Blue was a r ...more
I can't begin to tell you how much I loved this book. THE HYPE WAS REAL AND IT LIVED UP TO IT. The characters, plot, and writing were all phenomenal, and I'm so excited to read the rest of the series!
Reread March 24-April 12th in preparation for THE RAVEN KING!
This book is so wonderful on so many levels. I really loved listening to the audiobook this time around. I JUST LOVE BLUE AND THE BOYS AND THE PLOT AND THE WRITING AND EVERYTHING IS THE BEST.
Reread March 24-April 12th in preparation for THE RAVEN KING!
This book is so wonderful on so many levels. I really loved listening to the audiobook this time around. I JUST LOVE BLUE AND THE BOYS AND THE PLOT AND THE WRITING AND EVERYTHING IS THE BEST.
Easily the best book I've read all year.
I've never read a book before where I love every single character equally.
Blue: she is everything i aspire to be and i just want to be bffs with her
Gansey: yes plz
Ronan: he's so scary and angry but you just know he secretly loves to watch cute cat videos
Adam: he must be wrapped in a warm blanket and protected at all costs
Noah: my precious cinnamon bun
I've never read a book before where I love every single character equally.
Blue: she is everything i aspire to be and i just want to be bffs with her
Gansey: yes plz
Ronan: he's so scary and angry but you just know he secretly loves to watch cute cat videos
Adam: he must be wrapped in a warm blanket and protected at all costs
Noah: my precious cinnamon bun
Apr 29, 2016
Steph Sinclair
is currently reading it
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review of another edition
Recommended to Steph by:
Paul, Ameriie, Wendy Darling and a bunch of other people.
I'm finally submitting to peer pressure.
Todo el libro me gustó muchísimo... con excepción de los últimos capítulos. Me confundieron bastante, pero no sólo eso... el "conflicto final" no me emocionó nada, lo sentí flojo.
PERO en sí me gustaron bastante los personajes y claro que seguiré leyendo la saga. La historia me parece original y muy mística, tiene ese aire mágico que me encanta leer.
PERO en sí me gustaron bastante los personajes y claro que seguiré leyendo la saga. La historia me parece original y muy mística, tiene ese aire mágico que me encanta leer.
Do I need to even explain myself? No? Well, I will anyway.
This book has it all:
The best characters.
Maggie (I feel like we're on a first name basis) doesn't neglect developing any of the characters. Whether they show up for one scene or are a main character, they are real, fleshed-out people. I have a hard time believing Blue and the Raven Boys aren't walking around somewhere in Virginia right now on their search.
Perfect writing.
It's almost frightening how accurately the writing fits the mood of ...more
This book has it all:
The best characters.
Maggie (I feel like we're on a first name basis) doesn't neglect developing any of the characters. Whether they show up for one scene or are a main character, they are real, fleshed-out people. I have a hard time believing Blue and the Raven Boys aren't walking around somewhere in Virginia right now on their search.
Perfect writing.
It's almost frightening how accurately the writing fits the mood of ...more
Up until the very end, I was so sure The Raven Boys would be making an appearance on my top favorites list. Maggie Stiefvater’s latest book has everything I want from a great reading experience, a complex narrative, an intriguing and highly developed cast of characters, an utterly haunting style of writing that just blew me away from the first sentence recounting a dire prophecy. Sadly, my enthusiasm dampened somewhat once I sensed Stiefvater was trying a bit too hard to set up a new series, lea
...more
4.5
Really really liked this!
Really really liked this!
This book is why I give authors second, third, and sometimes even fourth chances (*cough* Colleen Hoover *cough*). Because while I might not enjoy one book they wrote, I like to think that doesn't mean I'll hate everything they publish.
Take Stiefvater. I tried to read Shiver a while back, and my review for it is literally just this gif:
This book is also why I believe in mood reading. I picked it up a while ago and got about 50 pages in before setting it aside. The opening is...not strong. I me ...more
Beautifully written, the characters are wonderful!
I just wish it didn't take me so long to read it.
I just wish it didn't take me so long to read it.
May 09, 2016
Jessica ❁ Far Dareis Mai ❁ Rabid Reads
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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4.5 stars
Urban Fantasy is a hugely popular genre, both adult and YA versions.
The majority of the world's inhabiting such books are as different, as other, as any of the worlds in a traditional fantasy, just more . . . modern.
There are cars and gas stations, cell phones, fast food chains . . . An infinite number of familiar things, yet, for various reasons, these alternate realities are still alien.
Occasionally, you find one that isn't.
The auth ...more
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4.5 stars
Urban Fantasy is a hugely popular genre, both adult and YA versions.
The majority of the world's inhabiting such books are as different, as other, as any of the worlds in a traditional fantasy, just more . . . modern.
There are cars and gas stations, cell phones, fast food chains . . . An infinite number of familiar things, yet, for various reasons, these alternate realities are still alien.
Occasionally, you find one that isn't.
The auth ...more
Apr 03, 2016
Alienor ✘ French Frowner ✘ (of badger and SNAKE)
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Recommended to Alienor ✘ French Frowner ✘ (of badger and SNAKE) by:
Chelsea ❤Peril Please❤ (of BADGER and Snake)
Shelves:
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young-adult,
favorite-male-leads,
male-pov,
alternative-pov,
pnr-uf,
fantasy,
reread,
2016-reads
4.5 stars, one stunned face, one hundred facepalms, a dozen OH MY GOSH I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE WROTE IT THEN AND I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE, one brilliant book.
"Ronan said, "I'm always straight."
Adam replied, "Oh, man, that's the biggest lie you've ever told."
Truth be told, I wasn't fully immerged in The Raven Boys when I first read it, and it took Ronan's amazingness in The Dream Thieves to make me fall in love with these boys and their strange quest.
Honestly, I didn't even want to give another chanc ...more
SO THIS IS A RE-READ BECAUSE I'M 100000% OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK. But I'm also an idiot and lost my original review. Let me cryyyyy. I desperately wanted to compare my then and now thoughts. AGHHH, CAIT. FIRE YOUR STUPID BRAIN. I'll just blame it on the fact that I am too insanely besotted with this book to be thinking clearly. #legit
Okay so....hm...how do I put it? MAGGIE STIEFVATER IS MY FAVOURITE AUTHOR OF EVER. It's hard to explain all the reasons why, but her writing always just MESHES with ...more
Okay so....hm...how do I put it? MAGGIE STIEFVATER IS MY FAVOURITE AUTHOR OF EVER. It's hard to explain all the reasons why, but her writing always just MESHES with ...more
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Ok. So maybe you can relate to this or not, but you know when you raged the night before and then you woke up the next morning and you have this stream of consciousness that goes a little like this:
1. Where am I?
2. I'm in my bed, good.
3. Wait, how did I get here?
4. What's going on?
Well, that's how I felt the majority of this book. I would be in the middle of the paragraph and think, "how did I get here?" Honestly, the writing and the pacing ...more
Ok. So maybe you can relate to this or not, but you know when you raged the night before and then you woke up the next morning and you have this stream of consciousness that goes a little like this:
1. Where am I?
2. I'm in my bed, good.
3. Wait, how did I get here?
4. What's going on?
Well, that's how I felt the majority of this book. I would be in the middle of the paragraph and think, "how did I get here?" Honestly, the writing and the pacing ...more
"What she wanted was to see something no one else could see or would see, and maybe that was asking for more magic than there was in the world."
"They filled the hallway to overflowing, somehow, the three of them, loud and male and so comfortable with one another that they allowed no one else to be comfortable with them. They were a pack of sleek animals armored with their watches and their Top-Siders and the expensive cut of their uniforms. Even the sharp boy's tattoo, cutting up the knobs...more
Este libro FUE MUY OMG Y LA HISTORIA Y LOS PERSONAJES Y LA ORIGINALIDAD Y OH MY GOD LITERAL JGKSDGFDJKGDFVFDJAKLGSHGJDFKLGSDJFHD. Bueno, intentaré escribir algo coherente. No sabía que esperar de este libro, la portada me enamoró (por que seamos sinceros, las portadas de esta saga son increíbles) y había leído que la trama era original pero no esperaba algo así. Para nada. Y me enamoré, muchísimo, demasiado, kgjdfgjdsf.
En un principio me gustaba y pensaba que estaba genial y tal pero a partir d ...more
En un principio me gustaba y pensaba que estaba genial y tal pero a partir d ...more
“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve, Blue. Either you’re his true love or you killed him.”
In Blue's case it's both. Because fate is a
I don't know how to put into words how much this book, this series, means to me. It's one of those stories that leaves you breathless. That leaves you wanting to unrepentantly commit the act of verbal diarrhea and a sway anyone with an ear to read this book. But at the same it, it makes you want ...more
Book 34/100 of 2015
I really enjoyed this! I came into this book not knowing anything about the plot, just that there were some weirdly named kids and something about ravens. It was a little difficult to get into as I had no idea where the plot would go and it was just overall pretty slow. However, halfway through it really picked up and surprised me! I will definitely be picking up the next book sometime in the near future.
I really enjoyed this! I came into this book not knowing anything about the plot, just that there were some weirdly named kids and something about ravens. It was a little difficult to get into as I had no idea where the plot would go and it was just overall pretty slow. However, halfway through it really picked up and surprised me! I will definitely be picking up the next book sometime in the near future.
4.5 stars - I LOVED THIS! There's something stopping me from giving it 5 stars, but I was SO intrigued throughout the entire book and I thought it was all really exciting! I can't wait to see what happens next!
[4.5 Stars] Well, wasn't that a strange book? This book wasn't what I expected. I've only read one other Stiefvater book, and that was the Scorpio Races. I adore that book, especially the writing, so I knew I wouldn't be disappointed when it came to that. I didn't however, expect this to be so incredibly mysterious and magical and just flat out strange. The Scorpio Races is quite linear and this book is pretty much the opposite.
The Raven Boys is slow and languorous and dramatic and sleepy. The c ...more
The Raven Boys is slow and languorous and dramatic and sleepy. The c ...more
4.5 stars
Feb 18, 2016
Simona Bartolotta
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy-and-co,
in-english
Buddy read with The Raven Cycle (Re)readathon!
3.5, but I'm feeling generous.
"Fate," Blue replied, glowering at her mother, "is a very weighty word to throw around before breakfast."
This is probably not the way it should be done, but I’ll start this review spending a few, just a few words about the other two books I read by this author: The Scorpio Races and Shiver. And although I loved and former and loathed the latter, although they are light years away one from the other and should never, ever ...more
3.5, but I'm feeling generous.
"Fate," Blue replied, glowering at her mother, "is a very weighty word to throw around before breakfast."
This is probably not the way it should be done, but I’ll start this review spending a few, just a few words about the other two books I read by this author: The Scorpio Races and Shiver. And although I loved and former and loathed the latter, although they are light years away one from the other and should never, ever ...more
3/30/16:
Finished my re-read of this book (I've read it 3 times now, ahhhh)! And it was even more amazing the third time. I'm trying to re-read the first three books before the fourth book finally comes out. I'm not emotionally ready. *hugs knees and rocks back and forth*
Anyway, every time I read this book it just gets better and better. I love all the characters to death (no puns intended ... eh heh heh??) and the story is so original and entrancing. I can't get enough of it.
I might write a new ...more
Finished my re-read of this book (I've read it 3 times now, ahhhh)! And it was even more amazing the third time. I'm trying to re-read the first three books before the fourth book finally comes out. I'm not emotionally ready. *hugs knees and rocks back and forth*
Anyway, every time I read this book it just gets better and better. I love all the characters to death (no puns intended ... eh heh heh??) and the story is so original and entrancing. I can't get enough of it.
I might write a new ...more
What a pleasant surprise! The writing, the characterization, the plot.. just all on point! I went in not really thinking I would enjoy it as much as everyone else does but I really loved it! I need to get my hands on the next book ASAP!
Rereading this series to get ready for the release of The Raven King at the end of the month. I've already preordered it. To say that I'm excited is a ridiculous understatement.
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New York Times bestselling author of The Shiver Trilogy, The Raven Cycle, and The Scorpio Races. Artist. Driver of things with wheels. Avid reader.
All of Maggie Stiefvater's life decisions have been based around her inability to be gainfully employed. Talking to yourself, staring into space, and coming to work in your pajamas are frowned upon when you're a waitress, calligraphy instructor, or tech ...more
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