Blue Lily, Lily Blue

Reviewed by: Jan Hamilton - Long Creek Detention Center, South Portland, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: August 26, 2016

Review

A wonderful writer, Stiefvater made this third installment of the Raven Cycle series eventful and thought provoking. Blue is an intuitive and strong minder young woman who has befriended a group of young men in this powerful fantasy series. Individual goals vary but the connection between characters holds them bound to each other and moves the story beyond magic and fantasy. Alive or dead the characters are the key to this series success.

This title does not stand alone well; not having read the first two books in the series made the storyline hard to follow. In addition it is worth noting the paperback binding is to tight making the cover and pages bulge. Add hardcover editions of the series to public and upper school libraries.

Series: The Raven Cycle

Overall Book Score: very good