The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

Synopsis:
“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.

His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is 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 has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, 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 never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.

From Maggie Stiefvater, the bestselling and acclaimed author of the Shiver trilogy and The Scorpio Races, comes a spellbinding new series where the inevitability of death and the nature of love lead us to a place we’ve never been before.

My Rating

-5/5-

Such an amazing book. A friend just went on and on about this book and so I thought I would pick it up and see but I never thought it would be so good.
So much goes on during the story, it isn't like one major problem its like a bunch of different problems or things some that get answered some that don't. Also when reading this at the beginning you might wonder why the story tells you useless stuff that doesn't seem to matter at all at the time. Sooner or later though all the little details tie together though. I love books that do that mainly because it's just really cool when you discover the facts it just changes everything, for just about forever.
Reading the synopsis for the book makes you think it would be a lot different then it really is. Just read it to find out. They go searching for magic. With little problems and discoveries along  the way. It's also nice how this book doesn't just focus on one big topic and that's all there is to it. It's more how real life would be you're aiming for one goal and little goals at the same time and things come in and change your goal or get in the way of it.
The thing that I found the best about this book though and just loved is the characters. Each one just unique and amazing in their own ways. Also the bonds that they share.
Gansey, Noah, Ronan, and Adam all seemed really like brothers. They were there for each other all the time they worried about each other, but they also fought. They all seemed so different but they all worked really well together.
Blue was pretty cool herself. She lives in a house with her mother and a bunch of aunts who can predicted the future I guess. She gets stuck in searching for magic lines with the 4 boys. Since all her life she has been surrounded by magic so she is pretty cool at excepting all the weird stuff that happens. Though really all of them are.
Everything put together, the story, the characters, the way everything was beautifully written just made this an amazing story that is one of my favorites.