Title: The Raven Boys
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Release
Date: September 18th, 2012
Publisher: Scholastic
Age
Group: Young Adult
Pages: 409
Source: ARC via
Publisher
Series: The
Raven Cycle (#1)
Summary (goodreads.com): “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.
My Review:
The
summary doesn't to this book justice. Yes the stuff mentioned does happen, but
it's kinda just a shadow in the background of the real story. I feel like after
reading this that the summary should go for the next book not this one because
as a first book it’s just leading up to it. This book is about Blue and how she
saw Gansey on Corpse Road but I feel it’s more about Gansey's search for Glendower.
He has brought all these people together for that one purpose and everything in
the plot revolves around that search. The search for Glendower and everything
that dealt with the ley lines was what really drew me into this novel. I was
intrigued by this book from the very beginning and I couldn’t put it down! I
really can’t say much more about the plot without spoiling everything, but know
that the mystery of it kept me on my toes. The plot was original and in-depth
and the characters were superb! I can’t wait for the next book in the cycle. I
highly recommend you read this thrilling novel!
~Read More,
Talk Less,
Laura!
