Hey! It's been a month since my last post, and that may originate in the fact that I haven't been doing that much reading in the past few weeks.
So, since I last posted on here, I decided to end the month of March by finally picking a book off my shelf that's been sitting there for years: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. I tried reading her other series--Shiver--but didn't really enjoy it enough to continue. Even this book, I tried a couple times but could never get into it. But third time is truly a charm--I got dragged into the world of Glendower and Henrietta, Virginia, a world that is beautiful, magical, and sometimes terrifying. Where there is Nino's and Monmouth Manufacturing.What really got me is Stiefvater's writing style and how realistic her characters are. All of them are flawed, sometimes so much so that I get angry with them. In the case of Ronan, I range from being agitated with him to wanting to give him a hug (he'd probably shove me off). The same situation applies to Adam. Then there's Gansey. Oh Gansey, never has there been a rich boy like you in literature. He knows he's entitled and blessed with his life and his wealth, and he struggles to be appropriate to those that don't come from his world. He commonly makes offensive remarks to Adam and Blue without intending it, and I think that is what's so great about his character. He tries to be the kind guy, but it can come off as condescending. He struggles to find a middle ground, which is a nice approach for a teenage millionaire. Blue is a special entity upon herself. I want her to be happy and feel like more.
Of course I got into this series with the dawn of its conclusion in the near horizon (my copy of The Raven King was shipped out yesterday!) and I've been rushing to catch up. Unfortunately, after blasting through The Raven Boys I couldn't find the sequel, The Dream Thieves, at any local bookstores. I had to order it online and wait for it to come in the mail, and by the time it did, school had engulfed me again. I wasn't able to finish the sequel until today which gives me only six or so days to get through Blue Lily, Lily Blue, the third book in this series. Usually that wouldn't be much of a challenge, but AP testing is soon upon us, along with several finals and projects. I'm really hoping I can steal some time to fit in this beautiful book!
The Raven Boys: 5/5 stars
The Dream Thieves: 4/5 stars
