Book Review | The Raven Boys by Maggie Steifvater

A book that has been highly recommended. However, this book has most definitely been worth the read.

Summary:
Blue Sargent, a non-psychic among a family of psychics, has always been told that when she

kisses her true love, he will die. Therefore, Blue stays away from boys in general, especially the dreaded, haughty raven boys who attend Aglionby. When she attends Saint Mark's day, a day where the dead can be seen by psychics and Blue, she meets a boy named Gansey who Blue is instantly drawn to.
Soon, Blue finds herself thrown into Gansey's world with his fellow raven boys, Ronan, Adam, and Noah, as they attempt to find the hidden, mystical king Glendower.

Wow, I'm terrible at summaries! Anyway, like most people say, The Raven Boys is a very slow-paced book. Not to mention the book's confusing-ness. However, I sincerely enjoyed this book. I will admit, I was very frustrated in the beginning due to the book's slow paced, but the pace did pick up towards the end.

I think one of my favorite aspects of this book was the intriguing characters. All of the characters were so different and unique. For example, Gansey was very eloquent and intelligent. Then Ronan was very vicious and intimidating. I simply loved all of the characters because of their quirks and originality. I think that if the characters weren't so loveable, I would not have liked it as much.

In addition to the awesome characters, I also appreciated the books tone and writing style. Maggie Steifvater's writing style fit perfectly with the tone of the story. The style was quirky and very poetic, although it was a tad wordy, I still found it enjoyable. The style just fit so perfectly with mysterious, unknowing tone of the book.

I rated this book a 3.65/5 stars, mostly because a majority of the book was very slow. However, I loved still loved The Raven Boys, and I definitely will be continuing with the series!