“My words are unerring tools of destruction, and I’ve come unequipped with the ability to disarm them.”Book: The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1)
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Synopsis: “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.
What I think about it…
The Characters
Gansey, Ronan, Adam and Noah are the Raven Boys.
Gansey is President Cellphone. I super love Gansey. He's independent, smart and responsible. He's like the big brother to the three other boys. He's rich and yet he's so simple. There are times when he feels like he's nothing to his friends but what he didn't know is they love him and he's the glue that holds them all together.
Ronan is the bad boy that's barely holding it all together. He's been keeping a lot of secrets just like his father.
Adam is the clever one because he needs to. He's not rich just like every other students in Aglionby. Gansey took him under his wing and Adam doesn't like it. He wants things to work his way and not because he has rich friends. He's living with his abusive father and submissive mother.
Noah is Noah. He's always there although you can't see him.
Blue is the only girl in the circle. She's not part of the Raven Boys and she's not studying in Aglionby but she became friends with the Raven Boys because (1) Adam has a crush on her; (2) she doesn't have a psychic power just like everyone else in her family and; (3) her mother told her to stay away from the boys but she disobeyed her.
Barrington Whelk is the young Latin professor who was once a student in Aglionby. He came from a once very wealthy family. He also has a lot of secrets he's been keeping for years.
These characters are all so adorable. They have different personalities like for instance Ronan is arrogant and rough but Adam is the complete opposite and yet you know the love and care for each other is there. They roast each other like there's no tomorrow and yet you can feel their support towards one another. 'Tis squad I'm looking for.
The Story
The story is so intriguing and it might look like it's over the top but it's not. I was not expecting that the author will go for a love triangle here - Gansey, Blue and Adam - and upon finishing the first book, I still don't know who Blue will end up with or what will happen to Gansey. There's a lot of adventures and magic and paranormal in the story that makes it captivating.
My Verdict
I've been wanting to read this series for so long and now I'm beyond ecstatic that I get to have my hands on this first book already!
Paranormal genre is not my thing but the plot is too intriguing not to read. In the end, I don't regret a thing and my instinct is right that I'm gonna love this.
The story is cute and intriguing and not scary at all. Something tells me it's gonna be a favorite!
MY RATING
★★★★☆
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