The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, Book 1) - Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, Book 1)

ByMaggie Stiefvater

  • Release Date: 2012-09-18
  • Genre: Fantasy for Young Adults
Score: 4.5
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From 731 Ratings

Description

An all-new series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater!Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul whose emotions range from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher who notices many things but says very little.For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn't believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.

Reviews

  • Worth the Read

    4
    By BMF809
    It took some time for me to really get into the story, the pacing coming off a bit slower than I usually like in the beginning. The story really picks up the plot around the midway point. Getting closer to the end it really pulled me in. Definitely glad I pushed through to finish it!

  • So good!

    4
    By Lexa-Lou9
    Fantastic book, good story, amazing characters (I 💙 Gansey!!), good plot.
    The one problem with this amazing book was the swearing. One second your reading all happily, then boom! F-bomb. Yikes. Love the book, hate the swearing. Would recommend, if you don’t mind a bunch of f-words.
    💙💙😄😄😄

  • Well written

    5
    By tydycoolness
    This book was elegant and well written. Each chapter left me wondering what, happens next? Highly recommended for anyone looking for an easy read, good book. Of course you probably don’t want to be younger than about thirteen. What a good book 📖

  • Don’t bother

    1
    By I'm new at this
    This story was soooooo slooooow to start.
    Then it was rapid, but confusing.
    And that ending
..what was THAT about?!!

  • Both sides (kind of)

    5
    By The Bear Of Claire
    I will make this quick. This is probably the last book you would want to read for a project. Maggie Stievater has this amazing talent where she makes reading her books like reading a movie. The plot is a little all over the place which represents our lives. I loved the Shiver Trilogy, the way you could read from the characters point of view was so cool to me and I wish she did the same here but even so, amazing. I don’t think you can even say “point of view”, she TURNS INTO her characters and plays them out so well. Again, it’s like reading a movie. She has a way with words. Even if a character ends up killing somebody you would be able to understand them so well and the reasoning behind it because of emotion within every sentence. Sometimes I forgot I was reading book because of how well the words flow together. You don’t need to have a good imagination because her books will automatically paint an amazing reality in you head. Ok... maybe not so short.

  • Love it!!

    5
    By jaylasherrell
    I loved this book. It’s very character driven and has a good plot. The characters are all flawed and feel real. I would definitely recommend.

  • Amaze

    5
    By IHeartPercyJackson
    Amaze

  • Wow. Just wow.

    5
    By Ya gotta luv it
    I've been disgruntled with YA literature for a long time now, especially for the last couple of years, but this series captivated me. Before I go any further, I will say that this is a character driven story, not a plot driven story, so it will come across as being slow. But the focus isn't the plot; it's the setting, the atmosphere, and the humanity of the people into whose lives we are getting a glimpse. And in each of those arenas, this book knocks the ball out of the park. Having already read the other three books in this series, I can say that I have not been disappointed, but I still consider this one my favorite of the four. I have read nothing like it before, and I will probably never read anything like it ever again. Bravo.

  • Captivating & sets your heart on fire

    4
    By Emmyc17
    This book made me more of a dreamer.
    It made me explore the world around me more and ask odd questions.

    A book about adventure, love, magic, and secrets seems like the ultimate teen book in my opinion.
    I finished this, almost 1,000 pages, in around 2-3 days simply because I could not put it down.
    It's got a lot of depth to each character and to the plot.
    You don't just follow a story line, you follow the lives of Gansey, Ronan, Adam, and Blue.
    If you want a book where you're simply following one simple plot, this isn't for you.
    Maggie captured the big picture but didn't forget even the smallest details.
    I am now enveloped into the world of Henrietta, Virginia and the characters in it.

  • Wonderful book

    5
    By Fred Gibson
    little skeptical in the beginning, but came to love this book and can honestly say this series is one of my favorites

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