I know I'm really late with this review, but I wanted to finish the entire series before I got reviewed this book.
I will start by saying that the dynamic between the boys and Blue was fantastic. From the very first chapter, the book managed to captivate my interest. This book had many amazing things, but my absolute favorite was the characters! Throughout the series, the character development was flawless, and I think that each character was unique and flawed and perfect and real.
Now, I may go into some spoilers so beware!
From the very beginning, we knew that Blue Sargent's kiss would kill her true love and when I read about Gansey, I knew I would fall for him, and I fell hard. It was Gansey's confidence that made me like him as a character. In addition to having such a great personality, he has the biggest heart. Unlike most characters, Gansey in intrinsically trusting. He believes in the good in people, and that's something I relate too. I think the reason I loved Gansey so much was that I related to him and I've never related to a male character before. And I know that he is a little self-centered, but I could see past it for some reason, which I couldn't for Adam.
Now on to Blue Sargent. Blue was such a quirky young girl, and I loved reading about her relationship with her mother and the other women in 300 Fox Way. I just loved seeing a non-psychic like Blue in a house full of psychics. I loved that she never let anyone walk over her, as we know from her first interaction with Gansey. I think that it is crucial that a person knows how to stand up for themselves and Blue totally could. I love Blue's mother. I love that she respects her daughter enough to make her own decision and I just love the dynamic between the two of them.
Moving onto Adam. Initially, I did like him, but as the book went on, I was put off by his personalities, and when we found out about his family I wanted to overlook everything, but I couldn't excuse the way he acted. It really bothered me when he was selfish. I was mostly disappointed when he decided his own personal wish to gain social status was valid. I know he redeemed himself in the end but this kind of stuck with me. It wasn't until The Raven King that I was able to overcome this shortcoming. But I found him to be self-centered, too self-centered. I didn't really ship him with Blue because of all of this. But my biggest problem with him was the fact that he underestimated his own worth! To be honest, amongst all his friends, he was the only one that saw him as white trash. That bugged me a lot. I really did hope to like him in future books, and I did, I'm just not in love with him.
Noah, on the other hand, was someone I loved from the beginning and his relationship with Blue was fantastic. The way he cared about her, the way she cared about him, made my heart melt. I wasn't expecting him to be dead. I really didn't see that coming. I just thought he was a loner. And when we did discover he was dead, I thought, just for a second, that he could be Blue's father. I didn't realize that he had only been dead for seven years. I may have missed it, or forgotten, but I really thought that, thank god it wasn't true! The things that happened in the end with Noah actually broke my heart. When they found his body and when we figured out that the Professor's relation to him, it broke my heart. How can someone kill their friend? Favor or not, no one should kill a friend or anyone. I was so scared that by the end of the book we'd never see him again, but thankfully, I was wrong.
Finally, Ronan. Firstly, my head kept spell-checking it to Rowan, one of my favorite males of all time. I think there was a transference in my love for the character because of my love for Rowan. I know many people weren't really in love with him from book one, but I was. He was the typical bad boy that you can't help but love, and I just loved the way his character develops throughout the books. I was most excited about his relationship with Blue. I can really see them becoming good friends, I can see him becoming a brother figure to her. I can imagine him threatening his own best friend if he hurts her. I know that's far-fetched, but I just wanted that to happen. Also, I love how protective Ronan is of his friends. My favorite Rowan scene was when Ronan punches Adam's dad.
Anyways, I really did like this book, and I hope you give it a shot.
Reviews for rest of the series:
The Raven Boys
The Dream Thieves
Blue Lily, Lily Blue (Coming Soon)
The Raven King (Coming Soon)
