Blue lives in a house full of psychics, her mother being one of them. Blue doesn’t share her mother’s gifts but she has learnt early that she
enhances other’s gifts, just by being in the room.
Since very young she has been told she will kill her true love with a kiss. When little, she didn’t think much of it, but now a teen, she is intrigued but saddened at the same time. How can this be, and how is it fair? She’s never had a boyfriend, preferring to keep to herself and her family – especially avoiding the rich, loud, confident boys who attend the local private school. They are known as Raven Boys.
Despite the warning and her dislike of the rich kids, she is soon caught up with a group of them after getting to know a boy called Adam – a local trailer-park resident who works three jobs just to attend the school.
Adam’s friends – Roman (seeming angry and devastated at the same time), Noah (quiet and trusting) and his best friend Gansey (rich, handsome, driven), soon become her friends.
Gansey is the leader, leading them on a quest to find a buried Welsh King’s bones, thought to be buried on an invisible, spiritual ley line. But someone else is looking too. Someone else is determined to receive the power the King will release when found.
This hardback Graphic Novel edition brings the bestselling novel to life in full colour. It captures the widely varied characters well in illustration, from Ronan’s angry personality, to Gansey’s determination to finding a buried Welsh King and Blue’s inner strength.
Having multiple main characters means a lot is going on, but the essence of the original is all here. If readers haven’t read the original before, I’m sure this stunning graphic novel will send many to it.
Rich and poor, real life and supernatural, crime, relationships and mystery are all here, showing why The Raven Boys was such a hit when first released in a novel in 2013.
Author – Maggie Stiefvater
Age – 12+
Graphic Novel
Publisher – Scholastic USA
Set – Virginia USA / Early 2010s
Viewpoint – 3rd person
Violence – Yes
Sex – No
Real Life – Yes
Fantasy – Yes
Blend – Real Life / Fantasy
(2013, Scholastic US, Magic, Spiritual, Secrets, Ley line, Quest, Determination, Abuse, Bully, Family, Friendship, Relationships, Psychics, Welsh King, Wealthy, Poor, Murder, Crime, Power)