Review: Blue Lily, Lily Blue

 Blue Lily, Lily Blue
 Raven Cycle - Book 3
 Maggie Stiefvater


It's been a while since I read book 2, and jumping into this one was a bit awkward in the beginning - but I quickly picked up on what was going on (There's really only one goal on these boys' minds ... well, depending which boy)

Anyways!

So, the gang is still looking for their King.
but with Blue's mother missing
and prophecies dictating everyone's actions
and mysterious people hanging around
and Cave searching
and a screaming, tall man

there is a lot to keep track of.

p.s I hated the chapters of the dude and his wife. they were just annoying.

This one so far is my favourite. We get a lot more emotion from this point in the story, and we are getting closer to the end so the build up is getting heavy.

There are 3 beings; 2 need to be woken, 1 should not be.
Who are they, and who should do the waking? and how do we find them?
them's the questions aren't they.
It's rather a crazy journey we go on in this one but worth every page!

p.p.s I love Adam.

I wish I paid more attention - I've been waiting for the raven king to come into paperback so my series can match. and it was supposed to be this month. and now the store is saying January. which is just rude. i waited to read BLLB thinking I could finish the series but NOPE.

However, if you have this series or have been thinking about picking it up - do it! It's amazing and these characters are so richly written with incredible things happening to them...  you just fall in love with everything.

Review: The Dream Thieves (Raven Cycle 2)

 The Dream Thieves
 Maggie Stiefvater
 The Raven Cycle - Book 2


Secrets are a powerful thing.
There are 3 kinds of secrets.
Ronan Lynch is someone who carries all 3.

Picking up right from where The Raven Boys ends, we continue to follow the boys and Blue on their quest for Glendower, but secrets are in the way.

Not only does Ronan have secrets, but everyone else does too.

Secrets from the past, secrets about the future, secrets that will affect everything the boys have been working for, and everything Ronan has fought to keep hidden will come to the surface.

Quite literally.

All the while there is a mysterious man in search of something. He slithers his way in to the group but he is a man on a mission. He knows the secrets. He will not stop until he finds what he is looking for.


Stiefvater has created some of the most unique characters ever written, in a world where the most unbelievable can happen.
and this is only book two.
The power that emits from the pages, from the words, and from these boys keeps you glued to the pages. Such rich histories in the complex characters makes for a story that will have you breathless by the end of it. Absolutely beautiful, filled with mystery and intrigue from start to finish.

Review: The Raven Boys (Raven cycle book 1)

 The Raven Boys
 Maggie Stiefvater
 The Raven Cycle book 1

Blue's mother (and every other psychic she has ever met) have always told her that if she kisses her true love, he will die.

One night she goes to a Corpse Road with her aunt. Her aunt can see all the souls crossing over.
Blue has never been able to see anyone.
Until tonight.

Later that week, while at one of her many jobs, some of the local boys from the rich, all-boys school come in.

Richard Gansey III has become obsessed with finding a Welsh King.
Who's been dead for thousands of years.  He has an air about him that makes you want to be his friend, even if he is slightly conceited (but he doesn't know it, honest).

Ronan Lynch is your typical bad boy, who has a past.
and secrets in his past.
and present.

Adam Parrish is not a charity case. He may be "one of the gang" but he will not take handouts. He also has a crush on Blue.

Noah is the quiet boy who just tags along for the ride. No one really knows his story yet, but he has one that is pivotal to finding Glendower.

When Blue finds the journal that Gansey keeps all the information relating to Glendower, she decides to bring it home and read it.

Blue is now tied to these boys as she tries to help them find their King.
She also needs to keep her promise to her mother that she will never let a boy kiss her.

Little does the group know, they are not the only ones looking for the King.


An intriguing beginning to a mythical and historical series that is thought provoking and stretches the boundaries of your imagination. A beautiful beginning with stunning characters.
You will be wanting to crawl into these pages and live there forever.  The world that Stiefvater has created is a beautiful one, filled with mystery, romance, friendship and smol cinnamon bun characters that you just want to put in your pocket and protect from evil.