Blue lily, lily Blue

Well, as expected, this book was great. I now ache even more for this impossible relationship between Blue and Gansey. Why must everything be so painful?

Surprisingly, I could finally understand Adam. He is not as annoying as before, and now I don’t mind him. I even like he’s relationship with Ronan -those two are so different, it’s really funny. I also like the fact that Ronan likes Adam more than a friend -I love that he never really hides it, and I hope his friends find out he is gay or something, because everyone would be okay with it. Ronan is great being wathever he wants to be, so no matter the choices he makes, he will always be my second favorite, after Gansey.
I want to read more about these two's relationship!

I can’t believe Matthew is from Ronan’s dream! God, that must feel terrible and strange and I can’t believe it. Also, Persophone dead! My God, why?

This book had a lot of angst which means I suffered a lot. Mainly with this pretending and little gestures full of so much meaning between Gansey and Blue. They killed me. I loved their conversations so damn much, when they talked on the phone... everything. I want them to have the relationship they deserve. Hopefully, in the next book everything will sort itself out. Everything will be okay. Hopefully. Oh, please, just make it happen Maggie.

I also enjoyed very much Malory’s character. He was such a nice man. And his relationship with Gansey was so great! Finally, someone who understands what Gansey’s talking about! I also liked more and more Mr. Gray, always so kind towards Blue, it warmed my heart. They both did.

Anyway, now I have to wait months to get the closure I need. To get more of these lovely boys. And of the strange Blue. God, I can hardly wait!

Book Review: Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

I received a copy of this book free in exchange for an honest review.

Well! That was an interesting ride! Following what I had found to be a rather confusing second episode, this third book in Maggie Stiefvater's "Raven Cycle" series really picked the story back and kept it moving through the entire book. We got to see lot more interaction between the main characters, and each of them went through some significant personal trials and challenges that cause some profound changes in our main characters.

One of the most interesting things about the book is that the characters spend a great deal of time moving between reality and the unreality of Cabeswater and the ley line, so the book kept me somewhat off-balance as I was reading it – but in a good way.

Something I hadn't picked up on initially with the first two volumes in the series is that each volume is covering a season. The first takes place during the spring, the second in the summer, this one in the fall and presumably the next one will be at winter.

As in the previous books, on the last page we get a wicked, wicked twist that is making me dread how long the time will be until the fourth book is released, because I very much want to find out what happens with this new situation.

A few oddities in the book, one of the characters - Colin Greenmantle – starts off seemingly quite menacing and yet ends up the story in a way that struck me as completely out-of-character for the way he was described in the previous book and the way he's initially portrayed in this one, and while he certainly sustains a few jolts, none of it seems strong enough to warrant the change in his personality. I think he's probably the weakest character in the series thus far, though his wife. I found his wife, Hyper, more interesting even though she plays a much less significant role in this book. I also noticed that the author seems to like to comment on people's teeth often enough that it actually became something of a distraction, though not enough to damage enjoyment of the book in any way. It's just odd.

Overall, I found to be a much stronger story then "The Dream Thieves" but not quite as strong as "The Raven Boys." I am very much looking forward to the fourth chapter as it will be quite interesting to see where these characters and up and how they have been changed from the beginning of the series by the time all is said and done.