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Holy shit. Genuinely the best book I've ever read?? I've absolutely fallen in love with this series. I can't remember the last time I felt so immersed in a world, or invested in the well-being of the people in it. The characters are so well written and interesting; It's hard not to identify with at least a few aspects from each of them. I'm hooked, to say the least.
I didn't like this quite as much as the first book in the series, but I don't think it is actually any worse of a book. The tricky thing with second books is that, even when they step everything up (and this absolutely did, don't get me wrong--it was beautiful, everything that happened here), they aren't the first book. I don't always feel this way, admittedly, but sometimes just being introduced to a series is more important than anything but a (very good) finale--it gives me more intense emotions, and it is easier to hook me. The Dream Thieves is about Ronan, and it handles his rather startling announcement at the end of book one in full force. In addition, everything else is stepped up to eleven. There's magic and mayhem, the legends and search for a legend and all the curious mythology built up around the town of Henrietta (which is going on my list of favorite fictional towns, let me tell you) is lovely, and the villains--let's just say there are more than one, and the most menacing is probably not the most infuriating. Exploring the entirety of Ronan's gift, and his father's gift, was fascinating, and there is more Glendower and more weirdness and more exploring of everything that made me love the first. But, again, for some reason I can't explain this didn't touch me quite as deeply. Some of this might be Ronan, who kind of takes center stage for a large chunk of the book. He is fascinating and dark and complex and well-written, but he's also kind of a dick, and even when you're rooting for him, you're faintly annoyed with him. I'm not really a "bad boys" kind of girl, and Ronan is, for all that he is not stereotypical in almost any way, decidedly of the "bad boy" variety, so I enjoy his snarky commentary and yet am annoyed by his inability to handle things like most people. Blue continues to be a lovely insight into two different groups of very odd individuals: the psychics at 300 Fox Way, her family (for better or worse), and the titular Raven Boys themselves, who have accepted her into their ranks (again for better or worse) and continue to fascinate and frustrate her in equal measure. She's just enough of an outsider from both groups for her to see things a little more clearly, and just enough of an insider to have insights that give depth to the understanding of both groups, so it's fun to be in her head and see what's going on there. She's not the only character who we get free head rides from, though, and that's part of what lends this book the depth it has. I feel like I keep overusing the word "depth" throughout this review, but it's hard to explain it in any other way--the cast and legends and place are remarkably three-dimensional and full of shadowy corners and the kind of layers that come only in real people in places or in excellently-written books. It's hard not to believe in Glendower, in dream thieving, in the corpse road and everything that it foretells. Then there's Gansey. I think I kind of have a crush on Gansey. Gansey is kind of amazing. It's been a bit since I had a character that made me get all fangirl-y and ridiculous, but I kind of am here. I can't describe him even remotely objectively, so I'm just going to state that I think he's clever and brave and reminds me of a knight of old on a quest, this time for knowledge, and that's about all I can manage without sounding insane, I'm afraid. I am ready for the next in this series and at the same time afraid, because I don't quite want this story to end, I'm not quite ready to let go of these people and this place and the legend of Glendower, and it's hard to admit it has to come to an end eventually.
omg it's soo good, and i never thought i would be sad over kavinsky's fate
I enjoyed this more than the first volume. Ronan has grown on me so much and I can't wait to see him maybe beeing with Adam. I also loved that this volume was more fast paced than the first. I would have given it 5 stars but I'm not a big fan of how it ended. I mean I like the ending but without the dragons part
I really enjoyed the plot of this! The concept of the dream thieves was really cool & I really enjoyed how the book was sort of focused on two other characters with the lives of the rest of the characters as kind of the background this time. It was nice to learn more about Ronan & Adam since The Raven Boys was mostly about Gansey & Blue. When I think of these books, I think of TV shows like supernatural where the main characters are focused on a main goal (to find Glendower) but they deal with other issues along the way that make the story feel more interesting & relatable. I’m excited to read Call Down The Hawk after finishing this series!
Well book 2 was full of surprises, in book 1 I didn't like Ronan much, but as i discovered more about him as Ms Stievater weaves her story so eloquently, my opinion changes, the Grey man was decidedly chilling, and I worried when he got close to finding out what he was searching for, sorry for sounding cryptic but I don't do spoilers.All in all I was glued to this book and I have book 3 sitting on my desk waiting for me to delve back into the fantasy world that is 'The Raven Boys' I can't wait to get reading.
i love this book, but sometimes the narrator in the audio version annoys me, especially when he pronounces Niall as Neil