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Wie Träume bluten by Maggie Stiefvater

16 reviews

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I enjoyed my time with this book and I still love the characters and the world; However, in my opinion Stievater's strengths as a writer are firmly in atmosphere and character, and this book is trying way too hard to be a plot forward narrative. It takes away from the character moments (which make the book when you do get them) and the atmosphere that made the Raven Cycle so special and that lingered in Call Down The Hawke has completely disappeared by this point. The Plot itself also doesn't hold up that well to scrutiny because, to be frank, If Ronan would have just talked to his boyfriend it would have collapsed. Like seriously, Adam Parrish would have handled this BS in less than 24hrs.
I will be finishing the series soon, and I have hope for a better finale, but honestly, this was a bit of a let down.

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shingekiyes's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hello? what the fuck did i just read?

the plot twists in this book were absolutely insane. i feel like we finally got a grasp on what Bryde’s goals are, what the Mods want, and how each character fits into the puzzle, but i am left with so many questions i am concerned that a third book will not satisfy me.

maggie stiefvater when i catch you…

so let’s recap:

Adam and Ronan are stressing me the fuck out
Declan and Jordan are somehow giving me butterflies on every page despite Jordan literally stealing his car and being a general menace this entire book
Matthew is a sweet baby angel who keeps having the same identity crisis—and is that from realizing he is a dream, or just generally being a teenager? maybe both.
Ronan
is a bad guy actually? hello? externalizing all of his greatest fears and darkest desires into a Dream Mastermind Villain?
being a young adult sucks actually i think is the general message here
Hennessy is straight up
suicidal and that was absolutely heart wrenching to watch unfold
but maybe things are improving now that she has joined the weirdo squad
Carmen grew a pair
Liliana is a freak but a wise freak
sweetmetals were introduced this book and i am so confused but also so intrigued and i need to definitively know how they are made or i will freak
the entire Jordan In White situation had me so fucked up
Hennessy not giving Jordan
the memories of JH… girl
Adam please put your southern drawl back on…….. i need you to be Normal………….. i love you please gain back some of that character development from TRC
i fucking love gay people
MATTHHHEEEWWWWWWWW

overall, the writing in this book was slightly inconsistent but i do think some of maggie’s best work is in this series, genuinely. i am so in awe of these books and while i did NOT see the ending of this book coming (and i’m also
not sure if i completely agree with/am on board with this direction) i am so pumped to read book 3 and see how the series closes out.

it’s 3:45am good fuckin night

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trintrin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It is always said that second books, especially in trilogies, are supposed to be the weakest links. Why then do I always end up loving the seconds in series more than anything else. What a fantastic read to start off the new year.

Addressing the elephant in the room first. That title was the reason I didn't really want to read this series immediately after reading The Raven King, and it doesn't make it any better after finishing and loving this book. Maggie whyyyyy ಥʖ̯ಥ

Ahem, now, where do I start. This book feels so much more... cohesive? than the first one. Like the characters blend in with each other so well, in a good way. Where Call Down the Hawk was more plot-focused with splatter of good characters, this one was beautiful characters with a plot where you don't fully understand but vibe with. Sort of like a call back to TRC. Where Carmen and Parsifal didn't vibe in the first one, her and Lilliana were an outstanding duo here. Where Ronan was either on a solo mission or with his brothers in the first one, he's with Bryde and Hennessy here, and what a fantastic trio they made! I love their chemistry so much.

The highlight of this book, and the entire trilogy for me, has been Declan. What a pleasant surprise from the Declan we saw in TRC. It feels so nice to see the character you kept rooting for actually turns out to be a decent person.

I respect and love him for every decision he made here, and I hope it only gets better for him from here on. All he needs to do is have a real, grown-up conversation with Matthew and marry Jordan to reach perfection.

He deserves a tight hug and some warm hot chocolate.

JORDAN MY GIRLLLLL

I'm so, so, so proud of her. Creating a sweetmetal all on her own? Having a heart-to-heart with Matthew and making him feel better? Knowing exactly why Declan is doing what he is doing? Girlboss behaviour, marry me please. Or marry Declan, please. That's fine too.

I felt very lukewarm about Farooq-Lane in the first one, because I loved her character, but also needed some development from her to fully adore here. And we got just that in this one.

Absolutely in love with her bagging Lilliana AND dumping the Moderators in one smooth move. GO CARMEN

Matthew, what an absolute sweetheart. His POVs always ended up breaking me.

I really enjoyed all of his little identity crises moments. Him talking to Jordan definitely seems to be helping, I hope he can find a way to accept his conditions. All he needs to do is have a chat with Ronan now.

HENNESSY, I cannot put into words how much I love Hennessy. She felt very different for the first half of this book. More talkative — was she always talkative? — less self-destructive misery.

But then she had to go into her twisted backstory and good lord. I feel so bad for thinking miserable-Hennessy back into existence. That was actually Messed Up™ . I hope my girl gets a good, happy ending. I feel like she's going to be killed off, now that Jordan can live on her own and doesn't have to rely on her dreamer, and evil authors seems to love killing off twins, and also because Hennessy doesn't seem to have a romantic pair yet, and god it's so easy to kill her off and blame it on her non-existent raison d'être or the Lace or any of her past trauma. But I'm hoping against hope she pulls through and gets the happiness she deserves.

It is an absolute CRIME Adam Parrish is not in this book as much as I want him to be.

Really got my hopes up seeing the plot venture into the very familiar ley line territory thinking our ley line expert is going to play a bigger role. Guess not. But I adored the few scenes where he did show up. Smelling out Bryde's fishiness, getting Declan to act on it, not being mad at Ronan for whatever he's doing, attempting to repeatedly scry into his dreamscape even after that disastrous phone call. Speaking of that, why does every book have to end with a cliff-hanger of Adam ༼;´༎ຶ - ༎ຶ༽ wdym he's letting his mind wander farther from his body while the ley line cut out. Adam please be okayyy. Not sure what's going on with his duckling friends but we need him to be okay to find out

Getting to the biggest part of the book, THE PLOT TWISTS. Because WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCKITY FUCK?

No, in hindsight, I should've seen it coming. What are the answers to some of the major plot twists in TRC? "Ronan dreamt into being." Chainsaw? Ronan dreamt into being. Matthew? Ronan dreamt into being. Cabeswater? Ronan dreamt into being. It was so obvious, the way Bryde communicates through trees out of anything. It screams Ronan. The way he was so harsh on Ronan, but not that useful to solve Hennessy's problems, the way he was described in the same way as one of Ronan's dreamt up mindfuckery would be described. GOD the evidence was right there. Bryde, oh, Bryde. Knew he was fishy. Couldn't help liking him. Fell into the exact same trap as Ronan did. Man, I feel so sick. All Ronan wanted was just a teacher! Someone to guide him, someone who knew better than him. Fuck Niall Lynch, seriously. This is all his fault. What an asshole

Ronan, please let's just go back to being a gay catholic street-racing farmer, shall we?

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book was fantastic and I can't wait to read the next one!! Glad I waited to read these til they were all out because having to wait for the next to be released would be so difficult!

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keen's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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pobi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Oh my god the ending has me SHOCKED I love everything about this. It definitely ramps up as it goes along

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sunsorbit's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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360loverpenguin's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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verito2805's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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const_elle_ations's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Rating: 4.5 stars

I thought this book was super good, especially since I started to get the hang of things from Call Down the Hawk. I have to say I didn't like the beginning, but once the POVs shifted from just Ronan and Hennessy, things really picked up. I also really enjoyed a Matthew POV (I don't think we got one in the last book - anyway, him being upset about Declan only pointing out dogs to him was so freaking funny to me) and Declan and Jordan's relationship much more than I thought I would, them talking about art history was just *chef's kiss* (tell me their song is not "The Louvre" by Lorde. TELL ME.) And also - a bunch of stuff happening in the Gardner??? yes please. I just watched that "This is a Robbery" documentary and it was so exciting to know what they were talking about lol. This only makes me want to go visit the Gardner even more. And Carmen - I loved her and look up to her so much, like powerful female role model, yes please??

My only issues were that (1) some of the characters seemed a little out of character to me (especially Hennessy in the beginning of the book), and (2) the fact that Matthew is 17, not like 12 or whatever. He's written so much younger than 17 in my opinion. It's so hard for me to picture a seventeen year old doing and saying the things Matthew does but. Whatever.

Also I really really really wanted Gansey, Blue, and Henry to come back, but I have a feeling the gangsey will be reuniting for the finale lol, even though it's almost hard for me to believe Ronan used to be friends with them, it just seems like such a long time ago. Also I think the vibes are super different from Raven Cycle to the Dreamer Trilogy. I can't really explain it but like...the Raven Cycle was magic forests and vintage cars and pizza shops where the Dreamer Trilogy is art heists and neon lights and nightwash. It's just...different lol.

Last thing - I know a bunch of people said the title was immature or whatever, and Maggie was like "do y'all think my books are mature??" and then made a list of crazy things CDTH had. So. I'm beating her to it and making a list of the most hilarious things this book unironically had.

- a (sort of) invisible car named burrito
- a cat with human hands
- a bear that dissipated into a fart cloud
- a cat with human hands

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