The Dream Thieves

Let's dive right into this book. I just have to say, I was absolutely taken by Ronan in this book. We got to learn more about him and learn about his past and most importantly about his dream thieving! I have to admit that I liked Adam a lot less in this book mostly because of how brash he became and how he talked to Blue. But I really hope he can redeem himself!

I'm going to start my review by talking about Maura. I loved her. Everything about her was amazing. And every scene with her was fantastic. I especially love her with the Grey Man. One of my favorite things was their first meeting and how he arrived at 300 Fox Way. I loved his development in this book. He went from being a hit man to this wholesome person who is capable of love and a relationship, not only with Maura but also develops into a father figure for Blue. He comes into Henrietta to find the Greywaren for Green Mantel but when he realizes that the Greywaren is just a child he decides to do the right thing and protects Ronan. I was kind of scared about what would happen when his brother comes into the picture. I was scared of how it would effect not just the Grey Man, but also everyone else. I was so glad he died as soon as he came into the picture.

Now, Blue and Gansey. I spent the whole book wishing for more scenes with them. I wanted them to realize how they felt about each other and how perfect they were. And also, I really wanted them to throw caution to the wind and get together. I just loved the car scene with them and it was just beautiful.

Now, the dream thieves. There were two dream thieves, Ronan and Kavinsky. I was kind of hoping for Kavinsky's redemption since I kind of felt like he was misunderstood up until we finally reached the end and he kidnapped Matthew. I was so pissed at him for that. He took an innocent kid and put him in danger, put his life at risk. I was so scared about what would happen to him. I was so glad Ronan was able to save his little brother. I loved learning about the whole concept of dream. Talking about dreams, Aurora Lynch was amazing!!!

Moving on to the end, when Maura went missing, my heart literally stopped. I loved her and I was so scared about what would happen to her.

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Reviews for rest of the series:
The Raven Boys
The Dream Thieves
Blue Lily, Lily Blue (Coming Soon)
The Raven King (Coming Soon)

The Raven Boys

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)

Spectra

Spectra was an excellent read that kept me up all night. I couldn't put this book down, and I felt as if the story progression was immaculate. From the very beginning, I disliked Alexander, and I felt as if he was the worst choice for her, and as the story progressed, that feeling solidified. You don't treat the person you love as secondary. And we do see both Mercury and Bay truly do love her. The whole polygamy thing was a little out of my comfort zone as I am a firm believer in one true ship and as much as I love Merc, I ship Bay. The ending made left me wanting so much more.

As a fantasy reader, I loved discovering this new world and the magnificent species in it.

I love Spectra as a character, despite everything, despite all her losses, the manipulation, she has managed to remain her own person, and that is impressive. I respect characters that can hold their own and Spectra totally makes that list. I'm excited to see what happens next, especially since the ending left me high and dry. It is definitely something I would recommend to others.

Oh and PS. I was given the arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, and I'm so thankful to Inkitt for introducing me to this world and its excellent characters.

Now, I will discuss things in full spoilery fashion so beware!

First, let's start with the fact it was not how I expected it to be. I was absolutely drawn in from the get-go, and as I read the first chapter, I found myself sucked into this world. There were so many fantastic characters and so many unique creatures. I was curious about what Spectra was from the very beginning, and the story unfolded the facts slowly and turned into something fantastic, though I'm still confused as to what she is, she is definitely an Angelis but is she also a ghost? If so, how is she still alive and corporal? I want more clarification as to how she became incorporeal and corporeal at the same time. We met this amazing character, Bay, and got to see the world from his eyes, got to see the predators and the other species.

In the entire book, there was just one character I disliked, Alexander. It wasn't that he was basically pushing Spec aside so he could play the field, even she was in multiple relationships, which surprisingly didn't bother me. It bugged me that he gave her false hope, that he made her believe things he did not mean. It bugged me that he expected her to be loyal to him and only him when he was, in mild words, socializing with half the city! When Bay said "He pushed you away to keep you safe. He broke your heart to live a playboy's life." I couldn't agree more!

I absolutely adored Merc, and I really want him to be happy, but I don't want him to be with Spec. I don't believe in polygamy, but I know that if that happens in this book, I'd be okay with it, I'd adjust because the writing was just that good! I would love to see Spectra just be with Bay, and I want Merc to be happy with someone else. But, alas, that doesn't seem too likely considering that at the end of the book, Merc and Spec were to be married and that is after Spec and Bay had been married, sort of married.

Speaking of polygamy, I am kind of confused with the whole situation with the Lions and Calin. I like Calin, but it pissed me off that he had the right to be angry about his wife, Selena, taking another lover, Luke, when he had multiple wives. I've never understood why people think it's okay to hold women to a different standard than men. If he can be in multiple relationships, then so can she!

There was one thing that I really need to know is who was that female predator looked over Spec. I don't know why I feel as if it's her sister but I kind of hope so. Also, who was looking after her, who sent Miranda Jackson? I kind of hope it's either her sister or her father secretly looking after her.

All in all, this was such a great read, and it left me wanting more, craving more!

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