Maggie Stiefvater

Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs. The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost.

Blue Lily, Lily Blue

High Fidelity

“SHE WAS ALL RIGHT,” Jesse assured him.

“My head knew that,” Gansey said. “But the rest of me didn’t.”

“Don’t tell the others,” Gansey said.

“I’m dead,” Noah replied. “Not stupid.”

I don’t know the first thing about how to be that person again.”

Noah put the clay in Gansey’s hands. “That’s exactly how I feel about the idea of being alive again.”

Casually, out of view of Ronan, making sure Adam was still sleeping, Gansey dangled his hand between the driver’s seat and the door. Palm up, fingers stretched back to Blue.

He knew it was not allowed, by rules he himself had set. He would not permit himself to play favorites between Adam and Ronan; he and Blue couldn’t play favorites in this way, either. She would not see the gesture, anyway. She would ignore it if she did. His heart hummed.

He pinched her fingers lightly, just for a moment, and then he withdrew his hand and put it back on the wheel. His chest felt warm.

Moira

Do you understand? If they die, I die, too.

"The secondary line we're looking for today is n- curses!" He had tripped over the Dog. [...] "Hand me that pencil." Malory took the pencil from Adam and marked something on the map. "Go sit in the car!"

'Excuse me?' Adam asked, polite and shocked.

Blue leaned back as her heart vacated her chest cavity. Of course it was impossible. It had been impossible before she arrived and would continue being impossible forever. It was just that spending time with Gansey and the others had made her think that the impossible might be more possible than she'd thought before.

There is nothing like paperwork to make a man feel oppressed.

He said it in the most offhanded way, like it was nothing to have thrown on a new belt, but once upon a not-very-long time ago, Richard Gansey III had only one automotive skill: calling a tow truck.

Mornings like this were made for memories.

But what she didn't realize about Blue and her boys was that they were all in love with one another. She was no less obsessed with them than they were with her, or one another, analyzing every conversation and gesture, drawing out every joke into a longer and longer running gag, spending each moment either with one another or thinking about when they would next be with one another. Blue was perfectly aware that it was possible to have a friendship that wasn't all-encompassing, that wasn't blinding, deafening, maddening, quickening. It was just that now she'd had this kind, she didn't want the other.

I was here. I exist. I'm alive, because I bleed.

Earlier that year, when Blue had first met the boys, there had been a moment when she had been suddenly struck by how she was being drawn into their lives. Now she realized that she had never been drawn in. She had been there all along...They were not creating a mess. They were just slowly illuminating the shape of it.

Maybe it was good that the world forgot every lesson, every good and bad memory, every triumph and failure, all of it dying with each generation. Perhaps this cultural amnesia spared them all. Perhaps if they remembered everything, hope would die instead.

She wasn't afraid yet. It took a lot to terrify someone who played in time and space like a bathtub.

The third installment in the captivating series from the irrepressible, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater, in paperback. Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs. The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost. Friends can betray. Mothers can disappear. Visions can mislead. Certainties can unravel. In a starred review, The Bulletin called The Dream Thieves, the previous book in The Raven Cycle, "a complex web of magical intrigue and heart-stopping action." Now, withBlue Lily, Lily Blue, the web becomes even more complex, snaring readers at every turn.

Blue Lily, Lily Blue (the Raven Cycle, Book 3)

Bea 

Julia <3

The third book in the mesmerizing RAVEN CYCLE quartet from bestselling author, Maggie Stiefvater. Fans of the SHIVER trilogy will love this new quartet!

percy

Katalina 

Maria

2.75/3 
This wasn’t as disappointing as I remembered it to be, but it still very much felt like a filler book. Some general thoughts:
- this applies to all the other books as well but the ending is just so anticlimactic? it builds up and then we’re just told what happens and it doesn’t feel as impactful as it should 
- all the new characters feel very flat and two-dimensional to me and I wish they’d been developed more 
- might just be me but I feel like the plot got so tangled that it just became too confusing. I’m all for plots developing to be more complicated than we first anticipated but this one seems to have no general direction, and I’m saying this as someone who’s reading this for a second time. Just adding new characters for the sake of overcomplicating the already complex plot is well... not great.
- then again, I think the gangsey has always been the central point of this story and in terms of developing them and their relationships with one another this was well done and I love them all very much. 
Overall an enjoyable read, but could have been handled a lot better in my opinion.

Christine

britt

i slightly feel as though this book was just a tad more filler than i wanted it to be, but in no way was it bad. it just wasn’t as good as the first two. i still love this book and this series. ronan is still my little worstie. also! nothing against adam but i lowkey never want his pov. love pookie though, but personally i feel like i care more for the others’ povs.

graelihn

Oh. My. Gosh. This is definitely the best book in the series so far!! We're getting to the top of the roller coaster and it's going to be a crazy ride down. Also unlike the last two books this ending and epilogue didn't feel rushed at all. It all came together pretty well in my opinion without a lot of confusing. Can't wait to read the last book!

PS - I LOVE JESSE DITTLEY

so much happened towards the end my brain was struggling to comprehend it all. it’s nice to see adam not constantly suffering but she made blue suffer instead😭 i cant believe maggie did that to Persephone but the worst part is that they didn’t even elaborate on what happened?? like why did that happen to her of all people why why why😭😭😭😭 she helped adam and this was what she got in return? also i love ronan he’s perfect and funny and amazing and apparently also competes in Irish music competitions.. scared to continue reading in case anything happens to gansey... if anything bad happens to him i’m killing someone fr. love u blue love u calla also i like the gray man now

chloe rae

This was BY FAR my favorite book of the series so far. Guys. I'm SO OBSESSED WITH THESE CHARACTERS. My goodness. They are just the greatest thing. Their friendship and love towards each other is just so refreshing and sweet and I'm in love with them, all of them. Not sure whats coming next but I'm excited for this conclusion!

Mel 

I just love this series so much and it improves with each book! 
The friendships/relationships in this book are amazing. I love love all the scenes between Gansey and Blue. I also love the scenes with Ronan/Adam. 
Negatives - I didn’t care for Greenmantle’s perspective at all

catalina

me enamoré de esta saga.
y amo demasiado a adam, period.

Annika Arguemore

The writing was a bit off at some parts. There wasn't consistency to some of it. A thing would happen and then another thing would happen abruptly. It was like there wasn't any transition. It kind of disrupted the flow.

It dragged as well most of the time. Like, there was a lot of unnecessary information I could have done without.

The world of Blue and Gansey was still a nice place to be in, though. Also, Adam's character development has come along nicely. Just as nice as Ronan's character development in The Dream Thieves.

Syahla Aurel

Queens and kings Kings and queens Blue lily, lily blue Crowns and birds Swords and things Blue lily, lily blue.

There was a lot going on in this book, and it's rather surprising to read plot twist after plot twist. I'm hoping that the final book in this series will clear things out.

honour

in my mind this is a 5 stars i’m literally in love with every character. HOWEVER, the plot was meh it was a little bit underwhelming and some parts made no sense like *

*Greenmattle who ended up being a coward when at first he was written as this mysterious badass character which i’m pretty disappointed with, also the adam-cabeswater plot made no sense etc.. Other than this, i really liked Ronan character development. I really hope there’s  a good ending regarding the romance between Blue and Gordon. I literally don’t care whether they kind glendower or not anymore i’ll just read the 4th book bcs at this point i feel like the characters are my friends and i love them <3

kenza 

in my mind this is a 5 stars i’m literally in love with every character. HOWEVER, the plot was meh it was a little bit underwhelming and some parts made no sense like *SPOILER!*Greenmattle who ended up being a coward when at first he was written as this mysterious badass character which i’m pretty disappointed with, also the adam-cabeswater plot made no sense etc.. Other than this, i really liked Ronan character development. I really hope there’s  a good ending regarding the romance between Blue and Gordon. I literally don’t care whether they kind glendower or not anymore i’ll just read the 4th book bcs at this point i feel like the characters are my friends and i love them <3

chloé

i wish i was good with words to explain how much i like this book

Melissa Palmer

Book #44 Read in 2015
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)

This is the third, and I think final, book in a young adult paranormal series. Gansey, Blue and crew are very close to finding the ley line and the mystical person that will be able to grant them a favor. Blue is mostly concerned about finding her missing mother and avoiding Gansey's death. This book bogged down a bit for me in the middle but overall it was a good read. This series definitely needs to be read in order as each installment picks up right where the previous one left off. 

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underwhelming compared to the the dream thieves, but still enjoyable. i loved that blue had more focus in this installment however, because she was the only reason i started this series, and she's still my favorite part. and adam's somewhat graduated from his incelitis, so there's another plus. stiefvater's writing is ethereal as always, but the plot did fall a bit flat for me.

3.75

Elliot

sin exagerar es de los mejores libros que he leído 💘💘💘

I think the entire time of the book, I wasn't as entranced for excited to read it. It's just slowly starting to feel so conventional and not boring, but just not an exciting book that makes you carry on reading it. But, it's still a 3, which to me  is a good rating, because god there are so many plot twists and just certain features in this book that just makes it so special. 

STILL GOING TO CONTINUE AND END THIS SERIES WITH THE FOURTH BOOK 💗

surtified™

I think the entire time of the book, I wasn't as entranced for excited to read it. It's just slowly starting to feel so conventional and not boring, but just not an exciting book that makes you carry on reading it. But, it's still a 3, which to me  is a good rating, because god there are so many plot twists and just certain features in this book that just makes it so special. 

STILL GOING TO CONTINUE AND END THIS SERIES WITH THE FOURTH BOOK 💗

fiona

I loved this book (and am loving the series in general) so so much. I love the main characters deeply and their dynamics (Blue calling them "her boys" UGH). I also am 100% here for the ships. I LOVE THE SHIPS. The slowburn. The yearning. So good. The audiobook is an absolute delight to listen to, Will Patton has ingrained each character's voice into my head so I literally can not hear them in any other way. And the music was a vibe at the beginning/end. I was thoroughly entertained by Gwenllian's singing and loved the way the audiobook did her lmao sometimes she sounded like Jar Jar Binks and Smeagol and it was so hilarious to me. Not a five star because it wasn't like GROUNDBREAKING but I thoroughly enjoyed. So excited for the next one!!!

Briar's Reviews

Blue Lily, Lily Blue was an intriguing novel.

It's my own fault that I didn't enjoy this book as much as I could have. It has been YEARS (and I mean, literally years - probably five?) since I've read the first two books in this series (The Raven Boys and The Dream Theives) so I don't remember much of what this series is all about. But, I really love Maggie Stiefvater so I wanted to continue on with this series! It's safe to say that I was REALLY lost about what was going on.

What I got out of this book was: witches, fantastic friendships, parental drama, ghosts and death, and a giant cave. 

I really enjoy Gansey in this series even though I'm not quite sure about what his character is supposed to be. He's not the love interest, he's not the typical best friend side character and he has no typical trope about him. I love that aspect of these characters (Maggie is great at not making a typical trope-filled book) but I'm still just so unsure. I love him, but... I need to know what happens in this last book to see how it all plays out.

Noah the ghost interests me too. What was going on with him and Blue? He's still her energy but he is also acting very strange. Something is up with these ley lines! I want to know more. I'm too analytical for books like this - I need to know everything now.

The plot itself just confused me. The screaming man, the man they found in the cave, the lady at the end... Don't stop this series if you intend to keep reading it. That's my biggest suggestion. Reading other reviewers' reviews helped a lot but I really should have re-read the series to make sure I knew what was going on. It's a real shame too, because Maggie has a beautiful writing style and her prose is to die for! She's fabulous. 

I did binge this book in one sitting. Since I forgot most of what happened in the previous books, I knew that if I put it down I would never pick it back up. The binging was okay, but I'd rather have read it in bits and pieces. 

My biggest praise is the cover. My gosh, all of the covers for this series fall into the realm of absolutely beautiful! 

Overall, this book is marvelous but didn't hit high with me. Hopefully one day I will be able to jump back into this whole series and mass read the entire set. Maggie is such a good writer but it's a shame that we had to wait for her books. That's what really did me in - waiting for books to come out and then not being able to afford them so I had to wait until I could. One day Maggie! One day I will read this excellence in full and understand the whole darn thing!

Three out of five stars!

Sparrow Hall

I need some time to collect my thoughts and feelings on this one.

Nessa Luna

Gods, it took me way too long to finish this book! I officially marked it as 'currently reading' on 11 May, but I didn't really start reading it until a couple of days (maybe a week?) later. And I finally finished it on 15 June, which was due to a couple of reasons: I was in a reading slump, I read more graphic novels than books the past three weeks and I went to see a lot of movies in between me starting the book and finishing it. But I did finally finish it and, gods I loved it so much!

Blue Lily, Lily Blue continues where the previous book left us - Maura is missing, and the gang has to find her before something bad happens to her. But how do you find someone in a place like Cabeswater? Honestly as much as I didn't really care for the whole Glendower part of this story, I was glad when this book finally went back to the search for him. I mean I liked that we explored Ronan's power in the previous book, but I don't know, I just wasn't that interested in it anymore after a while.

Yeah, this book was once again about the search for Glendower, and they do a lot of cave searching in this book. Partly to find Maura - Blue's mother - but also still because they want to find Glendower. We meet the man behind the Grey Man - Colin Greenmantle - who was not at all who I expected he was (view spoiler)[to be honest he was a cowardly piece of shit, seriously his wife was tougher than he was (hide spoiler)] and Piper was just a huge bitch, sorry not sorry.

What I kind of disliked about this book was that one character was shouting all the time SO EVERYTHING HE SAID WAS TYPED IN CAPS. I mean sure, tell us that he's shouting, but please stop typing everything in caps? I mean it makes him shout in my head as well and that gave me a headache. (view spoiler)[Also I want to know what happened to Adam's dad after the court date? We literally DO NOT find out whether he's been released from jail or has to go back there, I mean seriously?!?! (hide spoiler)]

Though the writing was practically the same as the previous two books, I found this third book a lot less confusing. I did however read Maggie Stiefvater's recap of the book, just because her recaps are just so hilarious - but this time I didn't need to read them because I still didn't really understand what was going on. This is mostly the reason I enjoyed this third book a bit more than the previous two!

Like I said, I loved that they went on to search for Glendower again, and for Maura as well, but did it really have to hurt this much? I was nearly crying by the end of the book and then that thing happened and I got mad as hell. I really need to pick up The Raven King soon - which my friend kindly lend out to me as well, thank you Lynn - and I really really really need to finish it in under a month.

In the end, I enjoyed Blue Lily, Lily Blue so much, and I will of course definitely be picking up the next and last book in the series. Definitely recommend this to people who love magic and legends and pain.

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(me @ that ending)

I thought that this book was good when I read it 

Lexy 

Courtney

Where The Dream Thieves dragged on a tad bit, this one excelled in suspense throughout the entire book! This series is getting exponentially better! Starting The Raven King right meow!

Blue Lily, Lily Blue

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