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A review by quintessenceofdust
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
4.0
I've discovered what it is that bugs me after reading the last two books fairly quickly... you get all this lovely character development and the story is going but going slowly (and I don't mind so much) and then BAM the ending is all rushed like the author realised they have to make something BIG happen and the book be under 400 pages.
It's annoying, I'd rather have more pages and more growth. Particularly seeing as Adam and Ronan's friendship is something I'd have liked to have seen more of.
I have no idea what the point of Malory being there was, as he was literally just getting in everyone's way for a while until he was conveniently 'gone' until the end of the book where he then goes home.
Kinda hoping the last book is double the length of the others so the finding of Glendower and everything else that happens doesn't feel rushed.
Edit: So, again on re-read I enjoyed this book more than I had previously and didn't find it as rushed on second reading. Things make a lot more sense the second time around and the build of the story works well imo, I wonder now if I was too impatient on first reading whereas now that I have read it before its kind of familiarising myself with the characters again and reliving the story I've allowed myself to enjoy it.
I do quite enjoy Magician!Adam, I'm glad he has chilled out a bit from book 1&2 and that he has allowed himself to move one from his parents and see that Gansey views him as an equal and not a charity case.
It's annoying, I'd rather have more pages and more growth. Particularly seeing as Adam and Ronan's friendship is something I'd have liked to have seen more of.
I have no idea what the point of Malory being there was, as he was literally just getting in everyone's way for a while until he was conveniently 'gone' until the end of the book where he then goes home.
Kinda hoping the last book is double the length of the others so the finding of Glendower and everything else that happens doesn't feel rushed.
Edit: So, again on re-read I enjoyed this book more than I had previously and didn't find it as rushed on second reading. Things make a lot more sense the second time around and the build of the story works well imo, I wonder now if I was too impatient on first reading whereas now that I have read it before its kind of familiarising myself with the characters again and reliving the story I've allowed myself to enjoy it.
I do quite enjoy Magician!Adam, I'm glad he has chilled out a bit from book 1&2 and that he has allowed himself to move one from his parents and see that Gansey views him as an equal and not a charity case.