I haven't always been a reader. Hell, I used to hate books and reading. That was until a 'friendly' competition began with my sister, which she was unaware about, and I picked up a book...
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.
Yes, that was my first book at the age of 15. Then, I followed with a little bit of Mitch Albom and a lot of Harlan Coben. However, I was 17 when I picked up
Twilight, and I must admit... I was hooked. This was before a) the movies, b) the crazy fans and teams and c)
Breaking Dawn.
Anyway, after all of the previous statement there was a
VOID left in my book worm. I kept picking up by trusted Coben and Albom, but nothing in the YA (Young Adult- Teens) Department. I picked up the Mortal Instrument Series, but didn't enjoy it, neither with the
Clockwork Angel.
Then everything with Vampires, Werewolves and Angels came out and my
VOID was getting bigger. I love angst, but not in the 'we can never be together, but i pine for you and still let stupid things come between us like the second guy, whom I don't deserve'. Even when I tried to look for some relief with pure human stories,
Beautiful Disaster - with its 'I broke up with you cause you're controlling, but I love you when you're controlling, but won't tell you and continue pining for you as you pine for me as well'
, I only started hating my genre.
They say never to judge a book by it's cover.... sometimes... it's okay. The first time I judged was with
The Map of Time, which is another story, and it was awesome! And then I judged with Shiver, which I have yet to read. Anyway as I tried to research the author I found her latest work,
The Raven Boys.
THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN THE
VOID!
There are not Vampires, Werewolves or Angels
R
The main female lead isn't a shell of a character
R
Secondary characters are developed
R
Male lead isn't perfect in reality nor in female lead's eyes
R
Friends are.... friends and family is... family, meaning they act like it
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There is angst
R R R R R
There is soooo much more I could say about this novel.
Thank you, Raven Boys, for giving filling The Ultimate
VOID.
d*c
The Raven Boys
by Maggie Stiefvater
For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.
There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve. Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.
His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.
But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.
From Maggie Stiefvater, the bestselling and acclaimed author of the Shiver trilogy and The Scorpio Races, comes a spellbinding new series where the inevitability of death and the nature of love lead us to a place we’ve never been before.
The Raven Boys... the next big thing. Pick it up and have a read, before the trend starts. For more information head on to
Good Reads and Maggie Stiefvater's
official website.
Enjoy the book.
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