Maggie Stiefvater: The Raven King (2016, Scholastic)
448 pages
English language
Published Nov. 3, 2016 by Scholastic.
This was my favorite book of the four. The demon felt more real and terrible in a way that had higher stakes than the other books, I thought. I really liked the end of this especially. (Well, before the epilog.) I sort of wish it’d all been written with that magic and beauty.
I wanted to finish this series that I started in my young adult phase, and Maggie Stiefvater still managed to convince me. This was a lovely book, carried by its characters and atmosphere. It doesn’t really stand out otherwise, and I unfortunately feel like it wasn’t a fulfilling ending to the series. Also, I’m rarely into romances but I was really curious about a certain one and Stiefvater didn’t wrap it up at all. It’s like she forgot :c Sad, and kind of an amateurish move.
Overall it’s nice and funny and light and quite YA. Good job Miss!
The head is too wise. The heart is all fire.
3,5. ¿El libro me ha gustado? Sí, mucho. ¿Me esperaba algo más de él? Bastante.
A ver, la prosa de Maggie Stiefvater es alucinante y sus personajes son maravillosos pero siento que este libro podría haber sido muchísimo mejor, os explico... Hay muchas cosas que suceden "because yes", cosas que la autora no se molesta en explicar, la trama peca de ambiguedad y el final... Me esperaba otra cosa del final.
Espero que con la trilogía de Ronan la autora explore en las cosas que aquí no se ha molestado o no le ha convenido... Pero de verdad, tenéis que leer esta saga porque tiene muchísimas cosas maravillosas y este libro me ha hecho muy feliz en varios aspectos solo que en otros me ha dejado bastante frío. Siento que no ha sido un final digno para la saga.
What a ride.
I grew up on young-adult fantasy. Then I fell out of love sometime in the past few years, but have lately found myself in a sort of renaissance.
The Raven Cycle series was one that hit many of my good buttons. It features an interesting main cast of characters that develop throughout the series - forming a family or codependency of sorts that was refreshing to read. There is friendship and love - lots of it, and also a lot of stumbling when it comes to navigating new dynamics in their relationships with one another. The supporting cast of characters were additional color to this bright world of Henrietta, Virginia.
The individual conflicts and overarching story were nicely paced, with alternating POVs to keep things fresh. The very sensible writing style of this author was a great way to bring out the quirkiness of both characters, setting …
What a ride.
I grew up on young-adult fantasy. Then I fell out of love sometime in the past few years, but have lately found myself in a sort of renaissance.
The Raven Cycle series was one that hit many of my good buttons. It features an interesting main cast of characters that develop throughout the series - forming a family or codependency of sorts that was refreshing to read. There is friendship and love - lots of it, and also a lot of stumbling when it comes to navigating new dynamics in their relationships with one another. The supporting cast of characters were additional color to this bright world of Henrietta, Virginia.
The individual conflicts and overarching story were nicely paced, with alternating POVs to keep things fresh. The very sensible writing style of this author was a great way to bring out the quirkiness of both characters, setting and plot.
Overall, if you are wanting to read something quirky/different with great character development that fits in the genre of adult fantasy, give this one a go.
Now that I finished the reread of the series I'm more excited for the spin off, but wow the author really put her whole heart and soul into crafting these characters and setting ( I can actually picture Monmouth, 300 Fox Way, Cabeswater,et.) ), I can only recommend trying out this series^^
Satisfying conclusion to the cycle, and I feel like it earned its ending.
