The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4)

by Maggie Stiefvater

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I really enjoyed this entire series, but I'm shocked that I couldn't muster up a 5 star rating for any of the books.

THE RAVEN KING had every element that I think a book could have to make me love it, but one. It was unnecessarily wordy in certain places, and in those parts of the book, it messed up pacing and even the plot a little bit.

It was weird. Now, that's not to say that I didn't love this book, because I did. But, I can't say that I'd recommend it to everyone all the time, for that reason alone. During those parts, sometimes the plot became a little convoluted, or even ignored for a moment, only to have me tossed back into the main story abruptly. I understand it was to continue developing certain relationships, but I honestly think the story would have been stronger without those left turns.

The characters were still really fleshed out, but (and while I get the point of the character, and the whole special-ness of THREE), I didn't care for Henry. Maybe if he came around sooner, maybe if he was more developed, maybe maybe maybe.

Also, did my book miss the page as to where Orphan Girl's name was changed to Opal?!
It felt super sudden in the Epilogue, and I'm still confused as to where I missed the name change.
That was really awkward to me.

Anyway, at the end of the day, I really did enjoy this book. I know that this review feels a little negative, but I think it's because I was hoping for so much more. I'm pretty happy with the ending, and I'm definitely going to read the OPAL story that came out the other day. Hoping for more Ronan shenanigans!