Book #303 of 2021: Opal by Maggie Stiefvater I’ve heard author Maggie Stiefvater refer to this Raven Cycle sequel as a novella, but at 38 pages, it’s probably scraping the lower limit of what could fairly be given that designation. It’s really more of a quick interlude in the lives of her heroes Ronan Lynch …
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Book Review: The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Book #42 of 2016: The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #4) The Raven Cycle is a series that defies narrative conventions of the fantasy genre in a lot of ways. There’s no big bad for the series; this final book’s villain was introduced at the end of the previous novel and is …
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Book Review: Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
Book #26 of 2016: Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #3) I really enjoy this series, but this particular book felt less complete than the others somehow. (Perhaps because the next one to come out is going to be the last, so Blue Lily, Lily Blue had to do too much …
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Book Review: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Book #4 of 2016: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #2) Facebook memories reminded me that a year ago last night, I stayed up past midnight for finish an ebook I was hooked on: Firefight by Brandon Sanderson, an outstanding sequel to one of the freshest series premieres I had read the …
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