Seriously, everyone and their grandmother has read this book before I did. Unless you haven't read it yet, then I suggest you go and start reading right this moment.
I'll admit, it was hard to get into at first. Maggie Stiefvater's writing style had me unconsciously skipping over details. I had to go back and re-read the fourth chapter after reading it the first time because I missed so many things.
Sometimes the point of view switches between chapters are super obvious, but other times they're not. It was very hard to differentiate between the boy's point of views when they are all in the same place unless it was glaringly obvious. Sometimes I'd read a whole chapter and not realize I was in Gansey's head (sort of) rather than Adam's head.
Sometimes I wanted Blue to just blurt everything out! She is very frustrating when she knows a lot more than she's telling them. She just needs to let them know in my opinion.
The one thing that really bugged me about this book was that Blue called her mother by her first name. That and I still have no idea who Orla and Calla are or if they are even related to Blue or not.
Other than that, I think I've got most of it and I'm pretty excited to read the next book. I actually got excited to read the second one only while half-way through this one. That's how excited I am.
Don't judge, you know you've done it at least once as well.
So if you were like me and haven't read this book yet, go and do it. I even told my boss she should read this book. Seriously. There are so many good things about it!
If you'd like me to read/ review a book, just leave a comment below! I'll try not to give too many spoilers or give too much away while reviewing the books, but if I do, also let me know so I can give warnings to anyone who hasn't read the books before. I appreciate all feedback, but please be respectful on constructive criticism.
Everyone's opinions are valuable so please don't make anyone feel terrible for having their own opinion on a book. Just because it's different from yours does not mean it's the wrong opinion.
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