A review by literaryprincess
Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I don’t think I’ve ever read a more perfect conclusion to a long-running series. At its core, The Dreamer Trilogy (and the preceding Raven Cycle) is about love. Familial, romantic, platonic, all of it. The beginning and end of all things here is that the bonds we choose to make are stronger than any fear or evil in this world. And good LORD did this book wreck me with all of the gorgeously intertwined (complicated, messy, problematic, frustrating, beautiful) relationships that drove the story.

This series is one that took a while to click for me, but enjoyable aspects were present from the very start. As the story unfolds and pieces fall into place, it becomes all the more compelling and heart-wrenching in the best and worst ways possible. Every second of this book had me pacing in stress circles or having to put it down to take a deep breath. You know your book is good when it can get a physical stress reaction out of me.

I think this is a conclusion that will satisfy all readers, whether you’re here for the mystery aspect of the dreamers’ existence, the romances both old and new, the self-reflection of the Lynch brothers’ roles in each other’s lives, or just for the pretentious art vibes. A perfect ending to this strange little world.