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A review by const_elle_ations
Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater
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
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship