Blue Lily, Lily Blue - Maggie Stiefvater

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

**Read as an audiobook**

I picked this up on a whim. Thinking it would be an audiobook that took me a month or so to finish. But it wasn't that at all! I listened to it on my two hour drive back to school and I was hooked. I started listening to it as I walked to class and as I drove to the grocery store, anytime I could.

This book, in my opinion, is the second best in the series. My ratings right now are

1. The Raven Boys (4.5)

2. Blue Lily, Lily Blue (4)

3. Dream Thieves (3.5)

It's been a year (almost) since I've read the other two, but I think this one had me more captivated than The Raven Boys. I remember being enthralled by the ending of the first book, but this one was the book where I finally felt attached to the characters, like what was happening to them, was happening to me. I wanted what was best for them in all ways.

While reading this book, I might've tried to argue that the pacing for it was off and was slow. But I take back that opinion now that I've finished. It was more trying to build anticipation toward the ending. It was prolonging the journey to make the reader more invested in the livelihoods of all the characters and what they are individually going through within the course of the book.

Like I said before, this is the first time I have felt attached to the characters while reading this series. I'm not sure if it's because this is the third book or if I liked how the audiobook narrator gave each character their own voice, I don't know but this book was was better than the other two in that respect.

I'll definitely be picking up the final book in the series soon.