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Stiefvater continues the tale of the Raven Boys and Blue. Each character gets his share, especially Ronan, he's one of the main plots in this title.
Another new major role are Kavinsky and a hitman called the Grey Man - both equally entertained me in different ways, I didn't excpect either to be this adorable in their vile ways.

My personal favorite is the added lore to dreaming. Given I have a disability with lots of ugly dreams, I can highly agree with Ronan's perspective and actions and am a bit jealous about his powers, haha. I'd love a more deep dive in the future, let's see if we get it.

There's also lots of teenage angst, including the romance department. I found it to be okay and not too annoying as it pushes the characters onward and shows their internal thoughts and feelings about the actions of the others.

Shhhh, Blue's mother Maura gets a romance, too! I enjoyed that.

Trigger warnings of the book are stated in the review stats. The only major thing is drug abuse by Ronan and Kavinsky, but we know that already by the first book. Their... relationship? Is rather toxic, please beware.

I give this book 4 stars, for I found the beginning too slow. I still enjoyed it and give a definite recommendation for everyone who liked the first book. I will definitely be reading the next one soon.

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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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culturenator's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

If you know me, you know I'm super fussy with audiobook narrators and if it doesn't sit right with me, I can't get on with in.
Well not a problem with this series, I *really* enjoyed this and I think a lot of that is to do with Will Patton as the narrator who just oozes southern charm. He manages to make all the characters sound separate and without the women sounding like cheesy parodies (ok so I still think his voice for Persephone makes her sound like Family Guy's Consuela, but then at some point it is mentioned that she can appear both old and young at the same time, so maybe quite appropriate somehow?).
We saw quite a bit of growth in several of the boys and some interesting new characters, however this book is essentially Ronan's story, how he turned out like he did.
Without adding spoilers the finale involving Ronan's mum was just the icing on the cake.
Can we also mention the fact that the author makes some amazing music that is so perfect for the mood and is included at the end of the audio book? Just *chef's kiss*

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