The Raven Boys
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- Author：Maggie Stiefvater
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Summary
“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St。 Mark’s Eve，” Neeve said。 “Either you’re his true love 。 。 。 or you killed him。”
It is freezing in the churchyard， even before the dead arrive。
Every year， Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past。 Blue herself never sees them—not until this year， when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her。
His name is Gansey， and Blue soon discovers that he is 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 has it all—family money， good looks， devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that。 He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam， the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan， the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah， the taciturn watcher of the four， 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 never thought this would be a problem。 But now， as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys， she’s not so sure anymore。
From Maggie Stiefvater， the bestselling and acclaimed author of the Shiver trilogy and The Scorpio Races， comes a spellbinding new series where the inevitability of death and the nature of love lead us to a place we’ve never been before。
It is freezing in the churchyard， even before the dead arrive。
Every year， Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past。 Blue herself never sees them—not until this year， when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her。
His name is Gansey， and Blue soon discovers that he is 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 has it all—family money， good looks， devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that。 He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam， the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan， the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah， the taciturn watcher of the four， 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 never thought this would be a problem。 But now， as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys， she’s not so sure anymore。
From Maggie Stiefvater， the bestselling and acclaimed author of the Shiver trilogy and The Scorpio Races， comes a spellbinding new series where the inevitability of death and the nature of love lead us to a place we’ve never been before。
Reviews
Sidonee Bates
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Simplistic， slow， boring， childish， melodramatic Didn't read like a YA more like junior fiction， would definitely say its for younger readers。 I actually didn't finish this book it was so slow， boring and young that I gave up。 However as much as I disliked it and don't think it's earnt the hype that it has， I would say that it would be good for the 10 - 14 age bracket。 Simplistic， slow， boring， childish， melodramatic Didn't read like a YA more like junior fiction， would definitely say its for younger readers。 I actually didn't finish this book it was so slow， boring and young that I gave up。 However as much as I disliked it and don't think it's earnt the hype that it has， I would say that it would be good for the 10 - 14 age bracket。 。。。more
Catalina I。 Lavín
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 LO AMÉ，。 Siento que jamás había leído nada tan entretenido y diferente dentro del mundo de la fantasía juvenil， me encantaron los personajes， el cariño que se demostraban entre ellos， las personas que pensabas que no tenían mucja relevancia y que luego， sí， sí la tenían。 Noah me dejó triste， pero el final lo solucionó todo， jiji， aunque me quedó una duda enorme。。。 Realmente "revive" o fue gracias al poder de Ronan。。。 Digo por la última línea que dice。。。 LO AMÉ，。 Siento que jamás había leído nada tan entretenido y diferente dentro del mundo de la fantasía juvenil， me encantaron los personajes， el cariño que se demostraban entre ellos， las personas que pensabas que no tenían mucja relevancia y que luego， sí， sí la tenían。 Noah me dejó triste， pero el final lo solucionó todo， jiji， aunque me quedó una duda enorme。。。 Realmente "revive" o fue gracias al poder de Ronan。。。 Digo por la última línea que dice。。。 。。。more
Luna
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Omg， I'm utterly giving it 4 stars。It was amazing， I got to admit。 Of course， considering the time it was published， but it was really good。I loved it， I love the characters and the Raven Boys are so fun and interesting， and Blue is quite a girl。 So relatable。I don't know if the reason I enjoyed it so much is because of Will Patton （the narrator） and all the audiobook production， maybe it just made itself better but the story， the plot， the characters， the dialogues， everything was nice enough a Omg， I'm utterly giving it 4 stars。It was amazing， I got to admit。 Of course， considering the time it was published， but it was really good。I loved it， I love the characters and the Raven Boys are so fun and interesting， and Blue is quite a girl。 So relatable。I don't know if the reason I enjoyed it so much is because of Will Patton （the narrator） and all the audiobook production， maybe it just made itself better but the story， the plot， the characters， the dialogues， everything was nice enough and I was never bored。 I would definitely like to read it， like really read it so I can understand it a little bit better but I'm definitely gonna read -or rather listen- to the other three books on Spotify， definitely。And that last line， Ronan being Ronan， oh god。 Can't wait to start the next one。 。。。more
mehuli
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i don't get the ending！ might just go read a few reviews trying to decipher that part with adam i don't get the ending！ might just go read a few reviews trying to decipher that part with adam 。。。more
Hannah Jones
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So I'm giving this four stars。 I thought this was a really good start to the series。 It was really well paced， and I found the writing beautiful。 I guess my only compliant with it， is that it just felt like nothing really happened。 In my opinion， this first book really just set up a lot of the plot and ongoing conflict for the rest of the series。 And I know that this is a four book series and there isn't supposed to be a lot of resolution in the first book， but the ending just felt really open-e So I'm giving this four stars。 I thought this was a really good start to the series。 It was really well paced， and I found the writing beautiful。 I guess my only compliant with it， is that it just felt like nothing really happened。 In my opinion， this first book really just set up a lot of the plot and ongoing conflict for the rest of the series。 And I know that this is a four book series and there isn't supposed to be a lot of resolution in the first book， but the ending just felt really open-ended。 If that makes sense。 Overall， I really liked the book。 I'm definitely going to read the rest of the series！ And let's be real， Ronan is the best！ 。。。more
meike steenvoorden
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At first i thought i would not like this book， but i was wrong。
Fantasia VM
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Me ha encantado pero tío cómo es posible q me guste un muerto no tiene sentido jajaja。 Me ha encantado y luego pufff Ronan es el mejor tío se preocupa mucho de ellos aunque no lo demuestre。 Me encanta cuando está con Sierra。
Victória
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Socorro， eu amei。 Sinto que a autora ainda vai entregar muito do universo， mas a forma como ela construiu a história conseguiu me prender e fazer com que eu me afeiçoasse aos personagens com muita facilidade。 Não tenho o costume de ler fantasias， sinto que são sempre mais do mesmo， mas a narrativa de Garotos Corvos é feita de um jeito completamente diferente， o que poderia ser um grande problema， mas a Maggie Stiefvater soube conduzir tudo muito bem。 Você termina a história meio “o que aconteceu Socorro， eu amei。 Sinto que a autora ainda vai entregar muito do universo， mas a forma como ela construiu a história conseguiu me prender e fazer com que eu me afeiçoasse aos personagens com muita facilidade。 Não tenho o costume de ler fantasias， sinto que são sempre mais do mesmo， mas a narrativa de Garotos Corvos é feita de um jeito completamente diferente， o que poderia ser um grande problema， mas a Maggie Stiefvater soube conduzir tudo muito bem。 Você termina a história meio “o que aconteceu aqui？”， mas ao mesmo tempo amando tudo o que foi apresentado e morrendo de curiosidade pra continuar （inclusive já emprestei o segundo do unlimited， vem aí demais） 。。。more
ecija tudorović
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Radnja se odvija dosta sporo。 To je jedna od stvari koja mi se jako svidjela u ovoj knjizi。 Imaš osjećaj kao sa se radi o radnji koja stane u četiri knjige。 Prije čitanja， mislila sam da se radi o nekoj romansi u svijetu s magijom。。。WRONG。 Nema je uopće i to mi se isto svidjelo zato što je ova knjiga nekakav uvod u priču。 Znamo sve o životima likova （ništa nije tajna čitateljima， barem ne ništa šokantno）， o njihovim odnosima， objašnjava nam se kako funkcionira ta granica između života i smrti， i Radnja se odvija dosta sporo。 To je jedna od stvari koja mi se jako svidjela u ovoj knjizi。 Imaš osjećaj kao sa se radi o radnji koja stane u četiri knjige。 Prije čitanja， mislila sam da se radi o nekoj romansi u svijetu s magijom。。。WRONG。 Nema je uopće i to mi se isto svidjelo zato što je ova knjiga nekakav uvod u priču。 Znamo sve o životima likova （ništa nije tajna čitateljima， barem ne ništa šokantno）， o njihovim odnosima， objašnjava nam se kako funkcionira ta granica između života i smrti， itd。 U knjizi sam se više “povezala” s dečkima nego Blue。 Jako je draga。。。ali to je to što dobiješ u ovoj knjizi。 Nema onaj “breaking point” gdje navijaš za nju i osjećaš nešto što nije “Preslatka je。。。Jako je draga。。。” Kao da ima ulogu promatrača？？ Shvaćam zašto je autorica to napravila i JEDVA ČEKAM vidit njezin character development。 Također jedva čekam pročitati ostale djelove i jako sam uzbuđena za Adama i Ronana， Blue i Ganseya （slowburn frenemies to lovers， you know I’m a whore for that） Upravo sad shvaćam kako mi je hrvatska gramatika čisto smeće。 Sve je to za ljude。。。valjda :D 。。。more
Flaire Uy
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Wonderful story。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Valentina Valencia
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This was such a sweet story。 It's been a while since I actually liked a middle age book。 I usually get bored pretty quickly， but this was so good。So， this tells the story about a girl， Blue， who comes from a family of psychics and has been told all her life that she's going to kill her true love if she kisses him。Then we have this group of boys from Aglionby Academy， a school for rich boys。 Gansey， Ronan， Adam and Noah are super close and they spend every free minute to search for the ley lines This was such a sweet story。 It's been a while since I actually liked a middle age book。 I usually get bored pretty quickly， but this was so good。So， this tells the story about a girl， Blue， who comes from a family of psychics and has been told all her life that she's going to kill her true love if she kisses him。Then we have this group of boys from Aglionby Academy， a school for rich boys。 Gansey， Ronan， Adam and Noah are super close and they spend every free minute to search for the ley lines and Glendowre， which for other people is just myths and tales。 Of course， they cross paths and keep the search together。 She to save her true-love-to-be and the others to find Glendower。There's magic， there's family， but most importantly， there's friendship which is such an important part of this book。 Every single character in this book comes from a different place， have their own problems， fight their own fights but they always care about each other and suffer eachother's looses。 It's so heartwarming I just loved it so much。 。。。more
Jᴀɴᴀ
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I loved the premise， the magical elements， the mythological aspects and I grew somewhat attached to the characters， but all put together， it just didn't work for me。 I didn't like the writing at all and I struggled to motivate myself to finish it， but funnily enough， I might consider reading all the books in the series just because I want to see how it all unfolds。 Or I might just read the spoilers instead （oops）。 I loved the premise， the magical elements， the mythological aspects and I grew somewhat attached to the characters， but all put together， it just didn't work for me。 I didn't like the writing at all and I struggled to motivate myself to finish it， but funnily enough， I might consider reading all the books in the series just because I want to see how it all unfolds。 Or I might just read the spoilers instead （oops）。 。。。more
Mariana
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Okay， I may be the last person on Earth to have read this book， but at least I finally did it！ And it wasn’t a bad experience at all， but I just had too many expectations。To start with the negative， I found the language overly metaphorical， aimlessly so。 This was painfully apparent at the beginning， where I needed more clear descriptions and less flowery writing。 That’s to say， the first 50 pages were a hell to get through， and at times felt unedited。But generally， the book was fairly enjoyable。 Okay， I may be the last person on Earth to have read this book， but at least I finally did it！ And it wasn’t a bad experience at all， but I just had too many expectations。To start with the negative， I found the language overly metaphorical， aimlessly so。 This was painfully apparent at the beginning， where I needed more clear descriptions and less flowery writing。 That’s to say， the first 50 pages were a hell to get through， and at times felt unedited。But generally， the book was fairly enjoyable。 We get to see the events through the perspective of a number of characters， but from a third-person perspective， which is my favourite form of narration。 Another great aspect is the plot itself， as it’s quite unique， especially the concept of ley lines。When it comes to the characters， I have mixed feelings。 Blue I liked。 Apart from a couple of “I’m not like other girls” moments， she was pretty likeable。 Her family’s dynamic was also something that added a lot to the story。 I truly loved Maura and her group of friends/cousins/nieces。 Another character we get to see a lot from is Adam and I know many people are Adam stans， but I kinda didn't like him very much。 Half of his personality is internally critiquing Gansey over his fortune and reading from his perspective， one would be left with the impression Gansey is a shitty person， which is a shame because in the other chapters we see he is actually a really good friend。 I think Gansey is actually my favourite character， although at times he reminded me of Logan Hunzburger in the worst way possible （e。g。 when he literally renamed Blue just because）。 I’m very interested in Ronan’s character， as we don’t learn much about him here， and by the end of the book， some events from his past are just hinted at and still left unravelled。 The same goes for Noah， who I expect to get better development in “The Dream Thieves”。 Overall， I think I would’ve liked “The Raven Boys” way more a few years ago。 Nevertheless， I liked it enough to want to continue with the series， so I guess it is a success after all！Actual rating: 3。5 。。。more
Junelle
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A Solid 4⭐️！！ At first its kinda hard to grasp， especially if you just finished a really good series prior to starting this book， HOWEVER， I LOVED THIS BOOK！ I’m a huge Supernatural fan （literally my fav tvshow ever， will also have a tattoo to prove it）！ If you love Supernatural ， I promise， you will love this book！！！！ This a huge change from her previous work， shiver series （which I thought was pretty decent but a majority of reviews say otherwise）; I love this new “world”！！！ The only reason I A Solid 4⭐️！！ At first its kinda hard to grasp， especially if you just finished a really good series prior to starting this book， HOWEVER， I LOVED THIS BOOK！ I’m a huge Supernatural fan （literally my fav tvshow ever， will also have a tattoo to prove it）！ If you love Supernatural ， I promise， you will love this book！！！！ This a huge change from her previous work， shiver series （which I thought was pretty decent but a majority of reviews say otherwise）; I love this new “world”！！！ The only reason I didn’t rate 5 stars is because I felt I needed more descriptions， to help with creating a vivid setting before watching the plot on fold！ 。。。more
Michael
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There was a lot going on， and I was confused about details a couple times。 But it was an interesting story to follow along！
Camila
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When i read this book for the first time I was obsessed with the history， it was awesome but sometimes a little boring， the characters were very interesting。 In general it was a really good book but I don't think I will read the second part。 When i read this book for the first time I was obsessed with the history， it was awesome but sometimes a little boring， the characters were very interesting。 In general it was a really good book but I don't think I will read the second part。 。。。more
Lee
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3。5。 This book is so much better when they shut up about Blue's romance problems。。。 though unfortunately that makes it all the more annoying when it does come up。 It was a dumb cliche premise， and if it were the actual main plotline of the book， I'd have dropped it。 Honestly， who thought that would be a good way to hook readers？ Also I'm so glad Blue wasn't the main focus the whole way through。 She seems to have the least to offer in way of character depth， interesting backstory， etc。 Like。 I ge 3。5。 This book is so much better when they shut up about Blue's romance problems。。。 though unfortunately that makes it all the more annoying when it does come up。 It was a dumb cliche premise， and if it were the actual main plotline of the book， I'd have dropped it。 Honestly， who thought that would be a good way to hook readers？ Also I'm so glad Blue wasn't the main focus the whole way through。 She seems to have the least to offer in way of character depth， interesting backstory， etc。 Like。 I get it。 You wear quirky clothes。 Is there anything more to you， or are you just useful to have standing in the corner of a room sometimes？It's a good thing that this is a series， because they resolved absolutely none of the Glendower stuff。 Looking forward to that （well。。。 honestly I don't really care about Glendower but yknow） and also more of Ronan's story in the next book。 He definitely seems to have the most going on in his life。 。。。more
molly
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the ending。。。this book was amazing i loved it。
abbie
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！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
valen
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I LOVED IT it’s so fun and omgg i haven’t been hooked in a while 😭😭 i really recommend it I LOVE ALL OF THEM 😭😭😭😭😭
ch
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it only got interesting near the end haha didn't really get what the world was about at first enjoyed the characters tho it only got interesting near the end haha didn't really get what the world was about at first enjoyed the characters tho 。。。more
Lottie
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4。25
purpleConcentrate
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I was so confused the whole time。 I liked the rich guy though！ I remember the writing was pretty cool too。
CMB
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It was a good and interesting story line。 I am keen to read the rest of the series。 I thought the character development at the start of the book wasn't as good as it could have been。 It took a while to really be able to differentiate the different Raven Boys。 They were a muddle in my head to begin with。 Also some other parts of the story line are also not well described or explained。 I needed a bit more clarity around the final events of the book。 It was a good and interesting story line。 I am keen to read the rest of the series。 I thought the character development at the start of the book wasn't as good as it could have been。 It took a while to really be able to differentiate the different Raven Boys。 They were a muddle in my head to begin with。 Also some other parts of the story line are also not well described or explained。 I needed a bit more clarity around the final events of the book。 。。。more
Amel Az
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Wow。
Maddi Hardwick
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i’m giving this book two stars because none of it made sense。 the story was flimsy at best and i didn’t understand most of it。 I was trudging through it and forced myself to finish it （barely） as much as i wanted to love the characters i felt likenone of them had much depth
Valeria
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Definetely one of th best sagas ive ever read， the characters are very interesting， the kind of characters you get attached to。
Jesse Rice
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This book takes a long time to get started。 In a way， I feel like this works as the first act of a larger cycle。 Stiefvater spends a lot of time setting things up and alluding to things that will happen later， but it’s not until the last third （or maybe fifth） that I feel like anything really happens。 Once things happen， it goes quick， but if not for the end this would be a 2 star book。 But I can’t judge a book by only part of it， so I end up giving it about 3-3。5。 And I’m convinced enough that This book takes a long time to get started。 In a way， I feel like this works as the first act of a larger cycle。 Stiefvater spends a lot of time setting things up and alluding to things that will happen later， but it’s not until the last third （or maybe fifth） that I feel like anything really happens。 Once things happen， it goes quick， but if not for the end this would be a 2 star book。 But I can’t judge a book by only part of it， so I end up giving it about 3-3。5。 And I’m convinced enough that I think I’ll keep going。 。。。more
Sue Alba
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This story is amazing。 It would be wonderful if you would write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 This story is amazing。 It would be wonderful if you would write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 。。。more
maddie
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AMAZING！！ This book was absolutely incredible。 It was so well written and made me feel as if I was apart of the story。I fell in love with every single character in this book， Gansey， Ronan， Blue， Adam， Noah and more！！ I could not stop myself from continuously reading this book。I will DEFINITELY be reading the second book in The Raven Cycle as soon as I can get my hands on it！！This has become my favourite book that I’ve read and I will most likely reread it in the future！！
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