Raven Boys

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Raven Boys (2013, Scholastic, Incorporated)

English language

Published Sept. 28, 2013 by Scholastic, Incorporated.

ISBN:
9781484400616

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5 stars (1 review)

Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger. When she meets Gansey, one of the boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous mix. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as "raven boys", they can only mean trouble. For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the raven boys, she's not so sure anymore.

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Review of 'The Raven Boys' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

[NO SPOILERS]

I really didn't expect to like this as much as I did. I had been falling out of love with YA somewhat and this book reminded me why it's one of my favourite genres. There's kind of everything I love:
- found family
- amazing and complicated characters
- great use of multiple perspectives
- creepy stuff!!!!

It is slow to start with because it takes time to set things up and introduce all the characters but by the halfway point the ball starts rolling and just picks up speed from there.
A few notes for people concerned about the blurb: Blue isn't really the main character, it is very much an ensemble and Blue isn't really the typical YA heroine either (in a good way). Also, romance exists in the book, but is quite limited and not really the point of the first book. Additionally, it's not …

Subjects

  • Extrasensory perception, fiction
  • Magic, fiction
  • Occultism, fiction
  • Children's fiction