Source: eLibrary
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Series: The Raven Cycle #4
Genre: YA. Paranormal
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Narrator: Will Patton
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Description:
All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death. She doesn't believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.My Rating:
The finale to the Raven Cycle. There is much to say about this book that wouldn't be a spoiler. But I will say that people die, questions are answered, and the ending is satisfying.On the story...
I had a very difficult time following this last book. I felt like I need to search google for some cliff notes or something. I don't know if it is because it was on Audio or what it was, but it just didn't for me. I loved that mysteries were solved and all the ends were tied up. I walked away thinking that Ms. Stiefvater is a very talented writer that gives her characters so much dimension but I was let down by the plot. I was so intrigued in the beginning. It just couldn't hold my attention. The characters weren't enough to make this a good read for me but I still enjoyed it more than The Raven Boys. Ronan is still my favorite. Who would have thought?
On the narrator...
Will Patton continues to do a great job with the millions of characters but his voice just wasn't for me. I felt the characters sounded too old and he didn't do the women any justice.
Overall...
This is a popular series so I'm sure it works for many many people. I just wouldn't personally recommend it.
On another note...
I heard that The Raven Cycle was being turned into a TV series. Even though I didn't love it, I would watch it if it was a series picked up by CW. Those shows tend to do a great job with casting and I think it would present well on television. Kind of slide into The Vampire Diaries empty slot in readers' hearts. Maybe? I don't know if it is entirely true but I'll be looking into it more.
