The Raven Boys (Maggie Stiefvater)

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them — until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.

His name is Gansey, 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 is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul whose emotions range from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher 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 doesn’t believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.

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I read this book as a buddy read with Cátia @The Girl Who Read Too, so keep your eyes open for her take on this book.

I’m going to keep this review short and on point. I loved this book. I wasn’t sure what to expect of it, but I was pleasantly surprised by it. The cast of characters was great, and I really liked how they all had their own personalities, quirks and issues, but somehow all fit together so well.

The plot is intriguing as hell, and I’m suddenly very keen to keep reading about ley lines and all that stuff. The magical element of the book is just right, you know? As in, not too much to overpower the “normal” stuff, but enough to change EVERYTHING. I LOVE IT!

So, overall, I’m really really excited about this series and I can’t wait to read the next 3 books. 😀