This is the second book in the Raven Cycle by Stiefvater. I got a copy of it from NetGalley(dot)com for review. It was a very good book. It again switches between many viewpoints, but that seems to work well for these books.
In the last book our characters awoke the ley lines of Cabeswater and now they are dealing with the consequences. Adam has changed and is struggling with these changes. Ronan is having dreams that come alive. Gansey is just as obsessed as ever with unraveling the mysteries of the ley lines. Blue is stuck between the three of them, drawn to the mystery and worried about the future thats been foretold for her. Now a Grey Man has come to Cabeswater and the Raven Boys will never be the same.
This is another interesting book by Stiefvater, her books always have a bit of a dreamlike quality to them. We spend a lot of time following the characters around in their day to day lives and watching the mystery slowly unravel.
This is really Ronans book. Most of it is about him dreaming and taking things out of his dreams and making them real. Its about the impact his dreaming has on the world and what it means.
I am curious as to Blues role in things. In this book she was definitely in the sidelines. She was kind of a sidekick, she helped out some. Aside from her curse about the first boy she loves and kisses dying, she didnt have a whole lot more background added.
As I mentioned above, the story bounces a lot between characters, sometimes with multiple viewpoints in a chapter. This got confusing a couple of times, but actually worked fairly well for the story. Having all these POVs did let us see into all the characters thoughts which was intriguing. Unfortunately all these POVs also slow down the story. It has also made it so it takes a long time to engage with the characters.
The story is an interesting one involving ley lines and magic. As with all of Stiefvaters books it moves very slowly for the majority of the book and then everything happens all at once at the end.
Overall it was a good read. I enjoy the dreamy style of Stiefvaters writing and am really starting to enjoy the characters as well. I am curious as to where this story is going. I will definitely read future books in this series because it is an intriguing story.
In the last book our characters awoke the ley lines of Cabeswater and now they are dealing with the consequences. Adam has changed and is struggling with these changes. Ronan is having dreams that come alive. Gansey is just as obsessed as ever with unraveling the mysteries of the ley lines. Blue is stuck between the three of them, drawn to the mystery and worried about the future thats been foretold for her. Now a Grey Man has come to Cabeswater and the Raven Boys will never be the same.
This is another interesting book by Stiefvater, her books always have a bit of a dreamlike quality to them. We spend a lot of time following the characters around in their day to day lives and watching the mystery slowly unravel.
This is really Ronans book. Most of it is about him dreaming and taking things out of his dreams and making them real. Its about the impact his dreaming has on the world and what it means.
I am curious as to Blues role in things. In this book she was definitely in the sidelines. She was kind of a sidekick, she helped out some. Aside from her curse about the first boy she loves and kisses dying, she didnt have a whole lot more background added.
As I mentioned above, the story bounces a lot between characters, sometimes with multiple viewpoints in a chapter. This got confusing a couple of times, but actually worked fairly well for the story. Having all these POVs did let us see into all the characters thoughts which was intriguing. Unfortunately all these POVs also slow down the story. It has also made it so it takes a long time to engage with the characters.
The story is an interesting one involving ley lines and magic. As with all of Stiefvaters books it moves very slowly for the majority of the book and then everything happens all at once at the end.
Overall it was a good read. I enjoy the dreamy style of Stiefvaters writing and am really starting to enjoy the characters as well. I am curious as to where this story is going. I will definitely read future books in this series because it is an intriguing story.
Blue and her Raven Boys, Gansey, Ronan, Adam and Noah are all dealing with the consequences of the ley line ritual, particularly Adam. The ley lines have been awakened, but they seem to be out of control, and no one knows exactly why.
Noah keeps disappearing, Adam is off-kilter, Ronan confesses a huge secret, and Gansey is still trying to track down Glendower, all while trying to hold everyone together. All of our characters have family issues going on. Also, there's a hit-man in town looking for the Greywaren.
The group is now charged with fixing the ley lines, finding out what the Greywaren is and keeping it out of the hands of very bad people, and continue searching for The Raven King.
We learn a lot more about our characters' background in this story, and there is definitely some character development--not all of it good. New characters are introduced and I cannot wait to see what role they will all play in the next book.
Noah keeps disappearing, Adam is off-kilter, Ronan confesses a huge secret, and Gansey is still trying to track down Glendower, all while trying to hold everyone together. All of our characters have family issues going on. Also, there's a hit-man in town looking for the Greywaren.
The group is now charged with fixing the ley lines, finding out what the Greywaren is and keeping it out of the hands of very bad people, and continue searching for The Raven King.
We learn a lot more about our characters' background in this story, and there is definitely some character development--not all of it good. New characters are introduced and I cannot wait to see what role they will all play in the next book.
