The Dream Thieves
Ratings280
Average rating4.2
3.5 Stars
I honestly had no intention to read this after un-DNF-ing the first book, but I'm a completionist at heart so...
This was pretty similar to book one, in that the first 50% or so is just a bunch of boring filler, followed by the actually entertaining part, and it's written in the most presumptuous way. There's still no explanation as to what is going on, who are these people, why does all this random magical shit keep happening, what does this old ass king have to do with anything, etc. It's just continued confusing and prose-y bullshit.
Whatever. I was entertained enough. I wish this one had more of Blue's point-of-view, though. Her family is so spiritually wacky like my own, and that's probably my favorite aspect of these books.
Who's heard of second book syndrome?? Not The Dream Thieves, I can tell ya that much. So so so good!!! I am so invested in these characters. I swear I'm seeing things everywhere that remind me of these books. I saw a person the other day in front of an ice cream shop that looked exactly the way I picture Richard Campbell Gansey III. I love the way Ronan's character is progressing, and really how all the the characters are developing. I was living for the angst of Blue and Gansey's suppressed feelings for each other, and Adams rejection was painful but necessary. I love the dynamic between Maura, Calla, and Persephone. It's always a treat when we get to spend time with the adults of the story. And what a surprise the Gray Man was. Who knew a hit man could be so strangely wholesome. As far as villains go, Kavinsky was not my cup of tea. He was super annoying though, so I guess job well done. The villains so far have been a little weak, imo, but that doesn't really matter to me. This is a character heavy series and I'm loving it so far. Can't wait to start the next one. It's been so long since I've read a series, let alone one that I really loved.
4 stars, but i might change it into 4 and a half
absolutely loved that this was about ronan, my boy <3 he deserves everything<3 really happy about the gansey and blue relationship development and can't wait to read more!!!
Empecé a leer este libro en abril y para cuando lo terminé no me acordaba de gran parte de la trama. Se me hizo muy bola. No obstante, me gustó. El desarrollo de Ronan fue lo que más me gustó sin duda alguna. Echo en falta a Noah y me da pena que no aparezca tanto como en el anterior.
El final, en específico la parte de la pelea entre el dragón de Kavinsky y el terror nocturno de Ronan, se me hizo insufrible. No me gustó nada y me pareció muy pesado y sacado de la manga.
Oh my goooooooooooooood
I love this book so much ahh the beginnings of Blue and Gansey has me so soft and Adam is so angry but we know why and Ronan is so frustrating but I love him and his farm-boy attitude so much and I just can't with this series omg 😍
quite possibly the most queercoded book i've ever read. “i know what you are.” , “ronan lynch lived with every sort of secret.” I COULD GO ON !!! okay but to find out that ronan is canonically not straight is the best thing that has ever happened to me i'm so happy. I liked Kavinsky. There I said it. he was annoying as shit and borderline obsessed with ronan but it was CUTE ok ?!!?! i really liked him :'( anyway the whole thing going on with blue and gansey like WHAT IS THIS !!! JUST GET TOGETHER !!! also we all know adam is gay maggie literally spelling it out for us
it's always nice when you grow to like a character that was previously lacklustre. this happened with Ronan with me in this book. excited to see what happens next.
there were so many scenes i highlighted being like... is this Ronan being gay or is this the author making a point about homoerotic masculinity?? i think it could be both
The series should've ended here, but somehow Stiefvater just keeps dragging things out.
Gostei! Não estava 100% dentro da história, não vou mentir, porque não lembrava muito do primeiro livro e o começo desse só foi fazer sentido de verdade lá pelos 30%. Porém muitos momentos muito bons, a leitura é fácil e eu gosto muito dos personagens e os diferentes núcleos. Conhecer a história de cada um deles, aos pouquinhos, faz totalmente a diferença e esse eu senti que terminou tão bom quanto o primeiro, apesar de umas coisas que tinham drama demais pra resolução que foi mais simples ainda. Muito bom, espero não demorar 125 anos pra terminar a série. Queria dar 3,5 estrelas mas o Goodreads ainda não deixa.
i feel like everyone on the tl is gonna fight me for my feelings on this series so far
It took a while to get into, but once I did, it sailed through, plot and characters growing and changing constantly.
Blue whispered furiously, “Don't be un — un —”“Couth? Uncouth?”“Disrespectful! My grandmothers are both dead.”“Well, Jesus. What did they die of?”“Mom always said ‘meddling.' ”
Ohhh this did not end well, at all.
Overall, the book was lovely. There were a lot of stupidly cool dialogues in this book that I bookmarked. I had to use Google Translate a loooot while reading this book. Also, give Adam a break already. Jesus!
I've also found a superb line to use at my colleagues at office when they don't make any sense (which is 99% of the time),
“No, you used nouns and verbs together in a pleasing but illogical format.”
Think I liked this one more than the first.
Definitely still so.... something– I don't know the word.
Like it, but not a series I can binge. It feels very aloof. I'm excited to see where things will go though.
(This review can also be found on my blog.)
As I mentioned in my review on The Raven Boys, I first started this series several years ago. It lost my interest and I moved away from it, until this past year. In October, I decided to reread TRB and to attempt to continue the series in a more timely manner. I gave TRB five stars and waited a bit before moving on to The Dream Thieves.
The last time I attempted The Dream Thieves, it had been some time since I had read TRB. Because of this, I had forgotten a lot of the plot and the characters and it just didn't hold my interest at all. This time, I didn't wait too long to jump into it, and I latched onto the story.
This was such a good sequel!! I absolutely adored the characters and the storyline. Stiefvater broke my god damn heart repeatedly and I had to keep texting my friend Grace whenever I had something to yell about.
This book focuses a little more on Ronan than the other characters, although of course they all play relatively large roles. I never thought I would like Ronan, but this book made me adore him. My love for Noah stayed strong. Adam has definitely dropped a couple places in my heart, unfortunately. Gansey is adorable and precious and I want to squeeze him to death. And Blue continues to be just wonderful.
I'm trying to breathe a little before moving on to Blue Lily, Lily Blue (aka my library lost my hold so I'm forced to wait a little longer regardless), but am hoping to continue the series this month!
This was much better than the first for a couple of reasons, namely I find Ronan an infinitely more interesting character than the other 3 (living) leads. There was also a lot more action and less Blue being a typical YA girl even though she's so ~weird~ and has such a ~weird~ life. I also liked the larger role of Persephone and Maura.
Making the magic of dream control and real world manifestation more complicated by adding additional “Greywarens” (or at least allowing other regular Joes to have the same abilities without the control) seems unnecessarily complicated - the rules of the world in the Raven Cycle books are already pretty iffy and this is only book 2. I would like Stiefvater to give more explanation of these rules instead of just adding more and more elements that make things confusing.
The family drama of Mr. Grey's was also weird and went unexplained. If he could have just shot his brother so easily, why didn't he do so years ago? How can the encouragement of a near stranger (Maura) suddenly make him “brave” enough to finally do it, and then it's just so easy? If his brother was so cunning and sociopathic, he wouldn't have just followed in a car and put himself in a vulnerable position, even if he was grossly underestimating Grey. It was a silly subplot that added nothing to the book, though the Mr. Grey character himself was interesting.
In conclusion, Chapter 56 is the best chapter.