The Raven Boys (the Raven Cycle, Book 1): Volume 1

by Maggie Stiefvater

Book Overview

An all-new series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul whose emotions range from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher who notices many things but says very little.For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn't believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545424933
• ISBN13: 9780545424936
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Best book ever.

I would die for this book, best book i’ve ever read. no sarcasm. everyone should read this. but little deserve it. humanity isn’t ready for how much of a true masterpiece this book is. it should be taught in schools instead of Shakespeare. It changed my life. thank you Maggie Stievater, for spinning this beautiful tapestry of a story.

Honestly, the best author.

I added this book to my cart to get free shipping. It was cheap and looked cool and if I’m really being honest with myself, I haven’t been that into reading for a long time so I thought I wasn’t going to finish it. This is book one of a four part series (five if you include the short story Opal that takes place after the final book) and each one is approximately 400+ pages long. I finished the entire series in a week and a half along with school and work and chores. I could not put it down. The characters are basically real people, the concept is fascinating, the author is a sarcastic goddess, and just buy it. Maggie Stiefvater has restored my love of reading again and she’ll do the same for you.

so captivating!!

This book is so interesting and captivating. Recommended from teen to young adult.