Millie and I don’t always agree on books. But we are both in LOVE with Maggie Stiefvater’s work. Millie is one of my interns for this summer and she’s here to tell you all about one of her favorite authors:
When I see a critic’s raving on about a book I generally tend to ignore it. The quote is chosen to grab the attention of passerby while I like to read some and then decide if a book grabs my attention. However, the quotes about Maggie Stiefvater and her books have not failed me yet. A versatile writer, Stiefvater was praised by Entertainment Weekly with this spot-on description: “Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today.”
Her popular series The Shiver Trilogy, published in 2009, took on the challenge of incorporating teenage love, paranormal beings, and temperamental drama that made me want to finish the book in one sitting.
Then in 2012, she published the novel The Scorpio Races, and I fell in love with her writing yet again. This book takes a look at the wild beauty and unexpected turns of life from the perspective of a girl who feels trapped in her small village and its dusty customs. And while this book also explored love and adventure, the heart of this novel was the concept of the ability to love and let go, but enjoy the ride while you could.
Those are just the novels from the perspectives of teenage girls who lead normal-turned-abnormal lives, which is why her novel The Raven Boys resonated with me. She goes from the humdrum perspective of a girl needing to spice up life to the personal lives and opinions of boys on life while they work to find the Welsh king their group leader Dick needs to believe in so badly. It’s an exciting, new way to look at the teenage guy’s mind. The attention to detail and the possibility of powers that each boy could contribute really drive the success of this phenomenal paranormal adventure. It was a super great refresher and made my whole month!
I’ve read most of her books and have never been disappointed by her writing, perhaps by the cliffhangers, but never her writing. I can’t wait until the next installment of The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, is released in September!
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