The Raven Boys by Maggie Steifvater
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- max_melissa
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The Raven Boys by Maggie Steifvater
I did, however, have several problems. Although I loved the story and characters and writing, I had a problem with pacing. The book is considerably long with in-depth character analysis. If anything, I would say that this book focused on characters more than the outside world which meant that it felt as if there was little action. Despite some fights, there was an absence of action. There were moments where all the suspense had me prepare for something to jump out at me but that never happened. It did creep me out, though. There were parts where I wanted to hug my pillow to me or stop reading because it did creep me out and that's good. I like a writer who could use words to scare me, and scared me it did. It wasn't like something jumped out and said "Boo!" but more like the suspense was building and building until I had goosebumps on my arm and was desperate to have SOMETHING really pop out.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys an amazing cast of characters and beautiful writing. Also, if you enjoy a creep factor, pick this one up.
I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars.
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It is so much more than it's first book, and the character development is amazing. Anyone else love this series?
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I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, it's a beautiful, quirky series, let us know what you thinkande-ny wrote:Seems like a good read! I'm adding this to my shelf now no doubt. I doubt I'll have a problem with the pacing things such as that rarely seem to bother me when I am reading.
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Oooh that's good to hear. I hope you enjoy it, let us know what you thinkCarrieMe wrote:I feel like I keep hearing people talk about this series lately, and the recommendations on here have convinced me to move it to the top of my list!
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I'm glad, I adore this series :3godreaujea wrote:I have heard good things about this book, and your comments are making me want to pick it up. Thanks!
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The first one in the series is definitely a slow starter. I agree with you on Shiver, I wasn't a fan of the writing at all but kept going because the plot intrigued me. I thought the writing for The Raven Boys was much better and improved, I couldn't believe it was by the same author!psychopathycathy wrote:I was definitely in the minority for this one - I didn't like the book at all. It was slow and the writing was just boring. I've read her Shiver series and that didn't do it for me either, so I guess maybe her style just isn't for me. I slugged my way through this book, but in the end I couldn't give it anything above a one star.
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