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greytome's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Writing style couldn't be more poetic, funny and poignant.
Also, this genre, where the main characters are basically just a bunch of teenagers who are beyond their age on the inside and still teenagers and this untangible group of something bigger than just friends, somehow facing the world and scary magic stuff together is just too underrated.
Graphic: Physical abuse and Violence
jojo_fiction_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
rafacolog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Violence and Blood
readwithsarah's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death and Suicide attempt
takarakei's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This gave me definite call backs to The Whispering Dark which I feel like is a lesser known ya fantasy stand-alone that if you liked this you would probably love.
I look forward to continuing the series as I hear it gets better with each book.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
kitfkat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Murder
crustysourdough's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Death and Murder
jombienerd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence
Moderate: Murder
askirmishofwit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I stand by what Past Emma said about this book.
Also the audiobook narrator is fantastic for this series so would highly recommend that.
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2015 Review:
You know the feeling when you're not quite sure what you read but you find yourself hooked and wanting more all the same? That, in a nutshell, was my experience of reading <i>The Raven Boys</i>. I'd seen this book everywhere on Booktube but what intrigued me most about it was the lack of detail people seemed to be able to give about it in their mini synopses - I now understand why. Saying house of psychics, searching for ley lines, an orange Camaro, Glendower, public school boys, and Latin all seems like an incongruous puzzle that couldn't possibly fit together, but it turns out that, in Maggie Stiefvater's hands, it does.
What impressed me most about this book is that it's the kind of odd and quirky and ridiculous that you honestly just fall into its world and then you're along for the ride, no matter what twist is thrown at you next. The pacing is perfectly controlled (I read this in the space of two days when I definitely had other things to do) and the characters are pleasingly different and distinguishable from each other. It would have been easy for some of the eponymous "raven boys" to blend into one another but, no, each stands on his own merit even if I do find myself wanting to shake some sense into each and every one of them - I'm mostly looking at you, Adam. And of course I like Gansey, even though I'm 99.9% certain that he's designed for everyone to fall for him. What can I say, well-spoken little rich boys who search for ancient Welsh kings in their free time and casually use words like "repugnant", that's "my type", apparently.
I spent a lot of time whilst reading muttering "no, no, don't, please no" and "wait... what?!?" at this book so if that isn't a ringing endorsement of how much <I>The Raven Boys</I> draws you into its world (even despite your better judgement), then I don't know what is.
[4.5/5 stars]
PS- If the blurb puts you off this book because it makes the narrative seem romance heavy, don't believe it, it lies. This is so much more than just a girl called Blue pining after pretty boys she can't kiss, though that is a shame in itself.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction and Classism
ziggy13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Physical abuse
Minor: Violence, Murder, and Classism