The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Maggie Stiefvater is an incredible author. Raven Boys is unique and well written. It took me a while to get into the characters and see how they all played out together. I've been thinking about the book for the past week so that definitely shows it was a good one. I should know better than to start a book when the series isn't complete. It's so painful to wait!
Gansey is an interesting
character. He's flawed and naive and incredibly focused. The amount of care he
has for his friends isn't misplaced and in a very, very sweet. He has no idea
that his money and offering to take care of people isn't taken well. His
eloquent words are daggers to those that did not grow up in his world. I love
that he has a little Indiana Jones in him. Treasure hunting has become an
interesting obsession for him. A safe place to use his money where it doesn’t
offend anyone. He was able to be himself and not the character he had to play because
of who he is on the outside. There’s another side to Gansey that we only see
when he’s in his element.
Blue, to me, is
not the main character of this book like I expected her to be. She is a side
character that works well with the boys. I also enjoyed this book because there
was very little teen love in it. She wasn’t the kind of girl that went gaga
over a boy and lost her head. Refreshing!
The shifting perspectives of each chapter were refreshing and gave
me a chance to get to know every character individually. Each character was
completely unique and had a different background. I liked that Stiefvater let
us see into each characters background and life the other characters may not
have seen.
I’ve never read a book that had to do with time-space or psychics
so this was a great one. I'm excited for the next book in the series!
This is on my to be read list. I can't wait till I am done with Anna so I can move onto my list!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Anna. That was something different as well.
ReplyDeleteThis was well worth the read