Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Blue Lily, Lily Blue is the third book in the Raven Cycle series. The series started off slowly, but the second book was a huge improvement over the first. I chose to listen to the series via audiobook, which is different from the way I normally read books. The third was not quite as good as the second, but it still managed to be engaging and I finished it in two days. Of course, it would be best if you had read the first two books in the series before diving into this review.
Blue and her Raven Boys are drawing ever closer to the secret of the Raven King. It was nice to see continued main character development in this novel as it’s important for me to connect with the characters when reading. I do wish that there had been more development of some of the supporting characters. There were events that occurred during this book that I feel would have had a stronger impact had readers developed more of a connection to the side characters. That being said, some of my favourite characters in this series are not the leads. They steal the scenes and make the story more enjoyable. (If you’re curious, Chainsaw is probably my favourite character.)
The third book continues the trend of the inclusion of one side story and character that inevitably weaves its way into the narrative and plot. As I felt in the first book, this was the least enjoyable aspect of the plot. At times these scenes plodded along and slowed down the narrative, perhaps their importance will be seen further down the road but in this novel at least, I felt that this entire character’s more prominent feature in the story was unnecessary. There should have been another way to set the final chapter’s events in motion without them.
I am now completely invested in the story, although I still feel that things in the world and magic system have not been adequately explained. I’ve come to care about what happens to (some of) these characters and can’t wait to find out what happens in the conclusion of this series.
Kyera's Library 
*not reading most of this because I don’t know what is really going on* But I am super glad to know that it did get much better and you are now more invested in it. That makes me feel a little bit better about starting the series. Wonderful review! 🙂
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Thanks! I’d love to hear what you think when you get around to reading the series.
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Yes! I have a feeling it’s going to be one of those one day books. 😉 But I’m eager to see what you think of the ending of the series, too. 🙂
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Yeah, the physical book came into the library today so I may end up getting to it soonish?
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