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Well, that was a disappointment. After finally starting this series and being delighted by the unique premise, I was super excited to read this sequel. Unfortunately, The Dream Thieves is an extreme case of Middle Book Syndrome (is this even a trilogy?). While The Raven Boys was also slow, it did an amazing job of establishing this adventure that Blue and her Raven Boys would be setting out on. The Dream Thieves was just slow. The plot goes absolutely nowhere. It was a really long detour, and I just don't get it. Or maybe the novelty of the first book simply wore off?

The Dream Thieves, like I said, is very slow and it seems to focus primarily on character development. This will probably work for a lot of readers, but I felt myself wanting to get on with the story. It was nice to get to know the boys better, but I wish something had been happening plot-wise while this occurred. There's also a lot of scenes of each character alone, or in pairs rather than as a whole group like in the first book. At times it was interesting to see the different relationship dynamics, but much more often, I was bored. I was also incredibly annoyed with Adam and found myself dreading seeing his name pop up. He lets his pride get in the way and takes offense to everything! I wanted to learn more about the effects of the sacrifice he made, but mostly we just get pity parties.

We're also introduced to a new character in The Dream Thieves: The Gray Man. He's a hit man, dressed all in gray. He's been hired to find something that allows the user to take objects from dreams. Of course, he and his employer aren't sure exactly what he's looking for, but we know that something is Ronan. During his journey to locate this object of great power, The Gray Man also grows close to Blue's mother. I honestly couldn't care less about this plot thread. It seriously bogged down the entire book. I definitely could have done without some mysterious man trying to kidnap a magical teenage boy. It doesn't add anything to the overall story, and by the end, it felt very disconnected.

The one thing that I absolutely loved about The Dream Thieves was Ronan's chapters (minus The Gray Man). Those parts are almost 5 star worthy. I say almost, because they also don't move the plot forward much at all, and things get too weird and out of place at the end. They're super interesting though! Ronan's ability to take objects out of his dreams is really developed. There's so much more to it than just him falling asleep then waking up with whatever he was holding. It isn't until he meets up with someone else with this ability that Ronan learns the extent of what he can do. I was completely engrossed in these chapters and wanted more!

The Dream Thieves was a huge disappointment for me. It had a ton of potential, but went no where. I was eager to see Blue and the Raven Boys continue their adventure of waking a hidden king, but that's barely ever mentioned. Instead we follow the characters doing their own things, unrelated to the search for Glendower. There's many unnecessary additions to the plot that made it feel long and dragged out, making it hard for me to get through. If it wasn't for the author's imaginative take on dreaming and her development of Ronan, I would have been completely bored and frustrated with this book. I'm hoping the next one reclaims the awesomeness of the first.

*Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley for review. No compensation was offered or accepted.


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The Dream Thieves Maggie Stiefvater Books Reviews

It's been way too long since I read book one but amazingly I still remembered it perfectly. I remember how much I adored Gansey and I still do but this one made me like Ronan more! I also liked Noah more even though he's, you know, a ghost. Adam got on my nerves sometimes but it wasn't his fault it was the whole thing with what he did in book one. I don't think he and Blue really go together, though. I want Gansey and Blue to get together so bad and that whole her killing her true love thing better not happen.

The concept of this book sounded so good and it was better than I thought. I mean the idea of being able to pull things out of your dreams is so cool. The fact that he brought Chainsaw from a dream is amazing other than when he dies the poor thing will just go in a coma, basically. I didn't see anything wrong with it until he brought that monster back but I loved how everyone came together for that. I laughed when he told Blue they needed her help burying a body and she didn't even flinch just went along with them. That's a true friend.

It was super interesting getting to know more about Ronan's family. I think I waited to read this book for so long because I didn't really like Ronan in book one but I'm glad I finally gave it a chance. I was really missing out. Better late than never, though, right?

The ending kind of shocked me. Not the thing with Kavinsky because I knew something like that would happen the dud was crazy. The thing with Blue's mom though was shocking. Also, I didn't expect to like the Grayman. I thought he was going to be a problem but he ended up being delightful.
WOW. HELLO. I think I was just on a crazy rollercoaster of insane proportions.

Firstly, this book was seriously such a five star right off the bat. I only decreased it half a star because, for me, it lulled right before the action picked up again near the end. So it felt like I was running full speed, stopped, and then had to get back into running. Which kinda messed up the flow. BUT BESIDES THAT THIS BOOK IS CRAZY. RONAN HAD A DRAGON AND IT FOUGHT ANOTHER DRAGON. DRAGON GUYS. D-R-A-G-O-N-S.

The synopsis on this one was what made me want to get into this series. I liked the first book but this book is where all the fun picks up. I started loving the characters more. I started building relationships and even though there wasn't as much treasure hunting, I still had fun.

The addition of Gray Man at first felt unneeded but, screw that cause I loved him by the end. He is both deadly and quirky. Bless the quirky characters.

There's still some woes for me with the writing style, but unlike the first book I could easily look past them here. Hardly noticed them to be honest.

I'm still in that after-reading-high so this review is probably pretty biased. Any faults though are seriously so small. I'm seriously buzzing on how the rest of the books are going to be. The action can only get more intense right?

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Well, that was a disappointment. After finally starting this series and being delighted by the unique premise, I was super excited to read this sequel. Unfortunately, The Dream Thieves is an extreme case of Middle Book Syndrome (is this even a trilogy?). While The Raven Boys was also slow, it did an amazing job of establishing this adventure that Blue and her Raven Boys would be setting out on. The Dream Thieves was just slow. The plot goes absolutely nowhere. It was a really long detour, and I just don't get it. Or maybe the novelty of the first book simply wore off?

The Dream Thieves, like I said, is very slow and it seems to focus primarily on character development. This will probably work for a lot of readers, but I felt myself wanting to get on with the story. It was nice to get to know the boys better, but I wish something had been happening plot-wise while this occurred. There's also a lot of scenes of each character alone, or in pairs rather than as a whole group like in the first book. At times it was interesting to see the different relationship dynamics, but much more often, I was bored. I was also incredibly annoyed with Adam and found myself dreading seeing his name pop up. He lets his pride get in the way and takes offense to everything! I wanted to learn more about the effects of the sacrifice he made, but mostly we just get pity parties.

We're also introduced to a new character in The Dream Thieves The Gray Man. He's a hit man, dressed all in gray. He's been hired to find something that allows the user to take objects from dreams. Of course, he and his employer aren't sure exactly what he's looking for, but we know that something is Ronan. During his journey to locate this object of great power, The Gray Man also grows close to Blue's mother. I honestly couldn't care less about this plot thread. It seriously bogged down the entire book. I definitely could have done without some mysterious man trying to kidnap a magical teenage boy. It doesn't add anything to the overall story, and by the end, it felt very disconnected.

The one thing that I absolutely loved about The Dream Thieves was Ronan's chapters (minus The Gray Man). Those parts are almost 5 star worthy. I say almost, because they also don't move the plot forward much at all, and things get too weird and out of place at the end. They're super interesting though! Ronan's ability to take objects out of his dreams is really developed. There's so much more to it than just him falling asleep then waking up with whatever he was holding. It isn't until he meets up with someone else with this ability that Ronan learns the extent of what he can do. I was completely engrossed in these chapters and wanted more!

The Dream Thieves was a huge disappointment for me. It had a ton of potential, but went no where. I was eager to see Blue and the Raven Boys continue their adventure of waking a hidden king, but that's barely ever mentioned. Instead we follow the characters doing their own things, unrelated to the search for Glendower. There's many unnecessary additions to the plot that made it feel long and dragged out, making it hard for me to get through. If it wasn't for the author's imaginative take on dreaming and her development of Ronan, I would have been completely bored and frustrated with this book. I'm hoping the next one reclaims the awesomeness of the first.

*Disclaimer I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley for review. No compensation was offered or accepted.