4 out 5 Stars!
The amount of times I've been told to read this series is insane and I finally decided to do it! I thought Scorpio Races was awesome but I've heard differing things about Shiver so I knew The Raven Cycle was a series I'd get to eventually, but there's so many books to read and so little time!
I thought The Raven Boys was an interesting mix of the paranormal and mythology. I don't think they one hundred percent connect so it kind of felt like two different stories. I'm hoping in the next books they'll weave a little better. I thought the book was going to be predictable at first, but there were soon a couple twists that then made me doubt all my predictions.
I loved Blue's character. She's a mostly average girl in a house full of psychics and so she tries her hardest to be unique and different. She also feels a little uncomfortable with romance after being told her entire life that if she kisses her true love, he'll die. I just found this so relatable, because it's awkward when you don't know how to act in a situation and I think just like Blue when I don't know how to act.
I find Gansey a little annoying with how obsessed he is about finding Glendower and how blind he is sometimes. I do see like the other characters do that he never means offense, but I don't think he would be able to keep me around. I just don't have the patience to be with somebody like Gansey who is so fixated on the idea of something that he can talk about little else. Also, I'm still a little confused as to why he feels the desperate need to find Glendower. Is it to wish he's not deathly allergic to bee stings anymore? I understand how dire it is since he'll die if he's stung, but going on an insane hunt for some mythical king seems like extraordinary measures and definitely nowhere close to somebody's first thought. I don't know, I just couldn't connect to Gansey's quest.
I think Ronan is super interesting though and I really look forward to seeing him develop more! Chainsaw has definitely become my favorite character though.
All in all, I thought this first book was good. I almost never fall in love with the first book in a series though, as I usually wait to see if the potential holds up. So, my opinion can very easily go up or down and I look forward to seeing how that goes!
I loved Blue's character. She's a mostly average girl in a house full of psychics and so she tries her hardest to be unique and different. She also feels a little uncomfortable with romance after being told her entire life that if she kisses her true love, he'll die. I just found this so relatable, because it's awkward when you don't know how to act in a situation and I think just like Blue when I don't know how to act.
I find Gansey a little annoying with how obsessed he is about finding Glendower and how blind he is sometimes. I do see like the other characters do that he never means offense, but I don't think he would be able to keep me around. I just don't have the patience to be with somebody like Gansey who is so fixated on the idea of something that he can talk about little else. Also, I'm still a little confused as to why he feels the desperate need to find Glendower. Is it to wish he's not deathly allergic to bee stings anymore? I understand how dire it is since he'll die if he's stung, but going on an insane hunt for some mythical king seems like extraordinary measures and definitely nowhere close to somebody's first thought. I don't know, I just couldn't connect to Gansey's quest.
I think Ronan is super interesting though and I really look forward to seeing him develop more! Chainsaw has definitely become my favorite character though.
All in all, I thought this first book was good. I almost never fall in love with the first book in a series though, as I usually wait to see if the potential holds up. So, my opinion can very easily go up or down and I look forward to seeing how that goes!
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