Elska Bee reviewed The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
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 …
[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 really fantasy in the traditional sense; I would call it paranormal or supernatural so if you want psychics and bones and ley-lines, that's plenty of that.