Reviews

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

violetsto_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 "You can be just friends with people, you know," Orla said. "I think it's crazy how you're in love with all those raven boys."

Orla wasn't wrong, of course. But what she didn't realize about Blue and her boys was that they were all in love with one another. She was no less obsessed with them than they were with her, or one another, analyzing every conversation and gesture, drawing out every joke into a longer and longer running gag, spending each moment either with one another or thinking about when next they would be with one another. Blue was perfectly aware that it was possible to have a friendship that wasn't all-encompassing, that wasn't blinding, deafening, maddening, quickening. It was just that now that she'd had this kind, she didn't want the other.

if i haven’t said so already, i love maggie’s writing style. it’s lovely and impactful.

this is easily the most humorous of the series so far! largely due to piper and greenmantle. side characters are so well executed in this series.

this book is very full, there is a lot happening. lots of side plots and little errands. adam is breaking my heart, as usual. blue and gansey are being tender as usual. i somehow liked ronan so much more in this book than his book. i miss

noah

:(

Desire and dread lay right next to each other in his heart, each sharpening the other.

a couple gripes: each book in this series feels really different from the others … partially due to focal character, i suppose. the pacing style of the series is starting to bother me. every single books abruptly ends on a cliffhanger, with no closure. i prefer books that feel complete, even if there are loose ends to attend to in following sequels. this feels more like a single story chopped into sections rather than four complete novels. 

eccyke's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.75

menna_taha's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

twoheadedcalf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

bill hader as stefano voice this club has everything — awesome insane women, homosexual tension in a catholic church,  taking legal action against your father, and OF COURSE. the evil cave the wants you dead.

allriane's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

yeetith_and_yoinketh's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

shes_book_obsessed's review against another edition

5.0

I like this book the best so far, it wasn’t as slow as the other two.
Now I want to read The Raven King more than ever!

citrusjam's review

adventurous medium-paced

4.0

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This book is my favorite in the series so far, I loved the way it was mysterious and suspenseful and I actually wanted to read on the whole way through (in the previous two it felt a bit as a chore at times).

I loved the way it was written, I found it very funny and I had multiple laugh-out-loud moments, and there were some quotes throughout I found very sweet!

remmslupin's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0