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Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
“This thing they were doing. This thing. Gansey’s heart was a gaping chasm of possibilities, fearful and breathless and awed.” Blue Lily, Lily Blue is probably my second favourite book in TRC series. Bittersweet and magical Blue Lily, Lily Blue is a truly enchanting novel. Like its predecessors, this instalment in TRC series is characterized…
3rd pov, 5 STARS, ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE, academia, adventure, ALIENATION, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, atmospheric, blue lily lily blue, boarding/private school, class, cliques, Contemporary, curses, dark academia, dreamers, Dreams, fairytalesque prose, FANTASY, favourite authors, female authors, friendships, gay, ghosts/spirits, great storytelling, henrietta, HIGH SCHOOL, it’s about the *yearning*, lgbtq+, loneliness, Longing, m/m, Maggie Stiefvater, MAGIC, MAGICAL REALISM, MYSTERY, PARANORMAL, published in 2014, queer, re-reads, read in 2016, read in 2020, read in 2021, rich people, ROMANCE, SMALL TOWN, strong sense of place, tarots, terrific prose, the raven cycle, TRC, YOUNG ADULT -
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
“Creature was a good word for him, Ronan thought. What the hell am I?” Every time I read this I am blown away. This novel, I swear, is something else. The Dream Thieves is pure adrenaline. Ronan Lynch is my favourite asshole, which is probably why The Dream Thieves is my favourite book in The…
3rd pov, 5 STARS, ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE, academia, adrenaline fuelled reads, adventure, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, boarding/private school, brothers, class, cliques, Contemporary, curses, dark academia, dreamers, Dreams, FANTASY, favourite authors, female authors, friendships, gay, great storytelling, henrietta, HIGH SCHOOL, it’s about the *yearning*, lgbtq+, Maggie Stiefvater, MAGIC, MAGICAL REALISM, male friendships, MYSTERY, occult, PARANORMAL, queer, re-reads, read in 2014, read in 2020, read in 2021, rich people, ROMANCE, Ronan Lynch, SMALL TOWN, Summer, tarots, The Dream Thieves, the raven cycle, TRC, virginia, YOUNG ADULT -
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Re-reading The Raven Boys after having had my heart obliterated by Mister Impossible, well, it made me rather emotional. It’s almost ridiculous just how much I love this series and this first instalment. Reading it for the third time makes me all the more aware of just how talented a storyteller Maggie Stiefvater is. She’s a wordsmith…
3rd pov, 5 STARS, ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE, academia, adventure, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, boarding/private school, class, cliques, curses, dark academia, dreamers, Dreams, fairytalesque prose, FANTASY, favourite authors, female authors, FOLKLORE, friendships, ghosts/spirits, great storytelling, henrietta, HIGH SCHOOL, identity, it’s about the *yearning*, lgbtq+ side, Maggie Stiefvater, MAGIC, MAGICAL REALISM, male friendships, MURDER, MYSTERY, myths, occult, PARANORMAL, re-reads, read in 2014, read in 2020, read in 2021, rich people, ROMANCE, Ronan Lynch, SMALL TOWN, tarots, the raven boys, the raven cycle, TRC, virginia, YOUNG ADULT