Name: The Dream Thieves
Rating: 4.287726838586438 (1047 reviews)
ISBN: 9781407139135

Maggie Stiefvater

This is the second book in a brand new series from bestselling author, Maggie Stiefvater. Fans of SHIVER (9781407115009), LINGER (9781407121086) and FOREVER (9781407121116) will love this new quartet!

The Dream Thieves

Bea 

Katalina 

Jayla Poindexter 

percy

High Fidelity

“It’s hard to imagine,” Gansey mused, “how this evidently successful classical education never seems to make it into your school papers.” 

“They never ask the right questions,” Ronan replied.

Then there was the awkward moment that arrives when two thirds of the people in the room know that the other third is supposed to die in fewer than nine months, and the person who is meant to die is not one of the ones in the know.

She wore a dress Ronan thought looked like a lampshade. Whatever sort of lamp it belonged on, Gansey clearly wished he had one.

Blue and Gansey exchanged a look. Blue’s look said, I’m so, so sorry. Gansey’s said, Am I the pretty one?

In some parallel universe, there was a Gansey who could tell Blue that he found the ten inches of her bare calves far more tantalizing than the thirteen cubic feet of bare skin Orla sported. But in this universe, that was Adam’s job.

Eleven minutes. That was how long the entire homicidal portrait lasted: one boy’s life destroyed in less time than it took to cook a hamburger.

“So, do you have a favorite weapon?” 

Without missing a beat, he replied, “Opportunity.”

They were now just him and her. Not even that. They were only the time that they held between them. 

Oh, thought Blue. So this is what I can’t have.

Ronan rationed the music from their old life, as if he used up a bit of his memories of his father every time he played it. Surely this occasion warranted it, though.

Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater are awake, magic is swirling around Blue and The Raven boys and Ronan Lynch's ability to pull objects from his dreams is almost out of control but worst of all, the mysterious Gray Man is stalking the Lynch family, looking for something called the Greywaren.

The dream thieves

Steph

Two books in, and I have a strong feeling this series is going to be one of my favourites of the year! What I loved most about this instalment is how much deeper we get into the characters, especially Ronan. With him taking centre stage as a dreamer, the story gains so much depth and complexity. That said, it’s not just about Ronan—the other Raven Boys and Blue also have meaningful character development. The multi-POV narration works beautifully here. Even though the story takes place across different locations, we still get to see glimpses of what each character is doing and struggling with. It keeps the plot moving while maintaining that emotional connection to all the characters. And let me tell you—the tension in this book is off the charts! During the last 20%, my heart was practically racing. There’s so much happening, and I honestly didn’t know if everyone would make it out alive. I also appreciated the romance subplot. It’s there, simmering in the background, but it doesn’t overshadow the main plot. The love triangle between Blue, Gansey, and Adam might come off as typical teenage drama, but the tension is tensioning. The way the author writes Blue’s inner conflict is so raw, you can really feel her struggle. And don’t even get me started on Blue not being able to kiss her true love—I’m already bracing myself for an emotionally devastating ending. And that ending? Absolutely brilliant. I’m a sucker for cyclical storytelling, and the way the book ties its ending back to its beginning is masterfully done. It’s clear the author spent time meticulously crafting this story. I’m officially in love with this series and can’t wait to see how it all unfolds!

erin

“but one of the marvelous things about being ronan lynch was that no one ever expected him to do anything nice for anyone.”

i don’t remember the last time i loved the dynamics between characters AND their individual traits this much in a book, especially since this is a series and those are usually a miss for me. they’re all fleshed out well, and i don’t like everyone, but they are so complex and well-written, they truly feel like actual people and not just a bunch of traits that don’t make sense slapped into a half-compelling story. 

i love this series so much i kind of need to throw myself down the stairs

Yulez

Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after....

I didn't think it could get any better. But it did. I love you Maggie Stiefvater. I pledge my allegance to you and your writing. No seriously. Top 5 favourite writers.

Tali ⋆.˚🦋༘⋆

every day i become more consumed by the raven cycle and the intensity of the fixation grows more powerful. i am less human and more the raven cycle

Cici Pearson

Now that the ley lines are awake, Ronan Lynch's ability to pull objects from his dreams is out of control but worst of all, the Gray Man is stalking the Lynch family, looking for something called the Greywaren.

RONAN LYNCH'S SECOND SECRET WAS ADAM PARRISH !!!!!!!!!

eden ☮

i don't know where to start if not saying that this is a full five stars read. i loved it. everything about it is perfect.

i would never understand how maggie stiefvater uses her words so well that i suddenly fell like my body moves from my bed from henrietta, it is just special. i'm there with them.

this book is based mostly on ronan, and damn i LOVE RONAN LYNCH 😭😭 !!!

blue and gansey are being the cutest ever idk man i just love this loser boy and this fantastic strong woman together

ang 

i don't know where to start if not saying that this is a full five stars read. i loved it. everything about it is perfect.

i would never understand how maggie stiefvater uses her words so well that i suddenly fell like my body moves from my bed from henrietta, it is just special. i'm there with them.

this book is based mostly on ronan, and damn i LOVE RONAN LYNCH 😭😭 !!!

blue and gansey are being the cutest ever idk man i just love this loser boy and this fantastic strong woman together

The last book was definitely better than this one. I just found myself not caring for the plot at all and just wanted the character interactions. Hopefully the next book will be better as I will be continuing the series.

Louis Norton

Christine

HUH???????????????????????? EXCUSE ME?????????????????????????????????

akynn 

If you could steal things from dreams, what would you take? Ronan Lynch has secrets. Some he keeps from others. Some he keeps from himself. One secret: Ronan can bring things out of his dreams. And sometimes he’s not the only one who wants those things. Ronan is one of the raven boys — a group of friends, practically brothers, searching for a dead king named Glendower, who they think is hidden somewhere in the hills by their elite private school, Aglionby Academy. The path to Glendower has long lived as an undercurrent beneath town. But now, like Ronan’s secrets, it is beginning to rise to the surface — changing everything in its wake. Of THE RAVEN BOYS, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY wrote, “Maggie Stiefvater’s can’t-put-it-down paranormal adventure will leave you clamoring for book two.” Now the second book is here, with the same wild imagination, dark romance, and heart-stopping twists that only Maggie Stiefvater can conjure. Praise for THE DREAM THIEVES: * "Richly written and filled with figurative language...this story of secrets and dreams, of brothers and of all-too-real magic is an absolute marvel of imagination and an irresistible invitation to wonder." --BOOKLIST, starred review * "Mind-blowingly spectacular... Stiefvater's careful exploration of class and wealth and their limitations and opportunities astounds with its sensitivity and sophistication. The pace is electric, the prose marvelously sure-footed and strong, but it's the complicated characters...that meld magic and reality into an engrossing, believable whole." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review * "A paranormal thriller...this installment [is] more tense and foreboding than its predecessor–and every bit as gripping." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review * "A complex web of magical intrigue and heartstopping action." -- THE BULLETIN, starred review * "Readers who want a moody chill and appreciate an atmospheric turn of phrase will want to spread more time in Henrietta." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review

The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)

RONAN’S SECOND SECRET WAS ADAM PARRISH…….

kiana

britt

this book was fucking crazy. sometimes i didn’t want to read it because i was scared about what was going to happen. i absolutely love ronan and his growth is absolutely amazing.

here are my thoughts:
1. RONANNNN love him so much he’s so cool 
2. i still don’t really trust the gray man 
3. kavinsky is insane and needs to be locked up leave my perfect angel sunshine sweet darling ronan alone you freak (jk nvm typed this before i read that part)
4. adam has been fighting for his life please give him some happiness 
5. persephone and calla are perfect as always
6. love gansey and ronan’s relationship 
7. i hope ronan and blue interact more and we get to see some sort of friendship forming between them because i think they’d have such an interesting dynamic
8. BLUE AND GANSEY..

chloe rae

*4.5
Hell. YES. Everything is really picking up and getting so much more INTENSE and I’m still just so obsessed with all the characters and I don’t know what’s going to happen next and I loooove that! I’m so excited for the next one!

Mel 

I have very incoherent thoughts about this book. 
I LOVE RONAN! I found his story to be both riveting and creepy at the same time. 
GANSEY is still one of my favourites. 
I was not a fan of the gray man storyline. It was a bit slow for me. 
I don’t really like Adam either 
I didn’t like Blue as much as I did in the first book. 
Persephone, Calla and Maura were still incredibly intriguing characters. 
The pieces are starting to fall into place.

catalina

Annika Arguemore

Just as grand as the first. Maybe even better?

Syahla Aurel

Ronan Lynch, keeper of secrets, fighter of men, devil of a boy, had told them all that he could take objects out of his dreams.

It was a lot more fun to read than the first book, Ronan is a very interesting character and I love his growth. Also, I feel like there was so much happening in this book yet I still have no idea abt this Blue and Gansey thing, maybe they deliberately save this plot for the last book? idk

garnet

Ronan baby, please let me give u a hug. Miss Maggie killed it, as always. These characters just give me such nostalgic vibes, even though I don't truly know them (it feels like I do). I want the best for them, and I cant wait to grow more with them in the future.

chloé

reading this feels like a religious experience

The Dream Thieves

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