It's The Raven King day!

[ThirdandLong]

[willyh19]

I'm impatiently waiting from the notification from the library that my hold is available. I was first on the list so it should be today.

[revjen]

I got the notification for audible that it's available for download.

[snshne322]

I have to get in touch with Amazon. I preordered it and it hasn't shipped yet. It's telling me that I will have it today, but I don't think that's possible.

[kelliebeans104]

Woo hoo!! I just downloaded my copy. I don't think it's going to be a very productive day.

BTW ThirdandLong, I love Empire Records. Damn the man, save the Empire!!

[ufcasey]

Here's a great recap of the previous book, written by Maggie herself:

recaptains.co.uk/2016/03/blue-lily-lily-blue-by-maggie-stiefvater/

(she has also written the recaps of the other books too on this site)



I'm on chapter two and I love it!

[snshne322]

Apr 26, 2016 8:04:52 GMT -5 ufcasey said:

Here's a great recap of the previous book, written by Maggie herself:

recaptains.co.uk/2016/03/blue-lily-lily-blue-by-maggie-stiefvater/

(she has also written the recaps of the other books too on this site)



I'm on chapter two and I love it!

Fucking A, man.  Maggie is a strait up genius.  I just read the recap.  I LOVE THESE BOOKS SO HARD.

Also, Amazon tells me that I likely have same day shipping so I might still get it today!  H is on bedtime duty tonight and I'm going to hang a mental Do Not Disturb sign and check out with the book for hours.

[kelliebeans104]

I just found out there are two tiny companion stories that Maggie wrote. Here are the links:

www.goodreads.com/book/show/28285588-300-fox-way-holiday-piece

www.goodreads.com/book/show/28284684-a-minor-raven-boys-holiday-drabble

[sassypants]

Apr 26, 2016 8:04:51 GMT -5 kelliebeans104 said:

Woo hoo!! I just downloaded my copy. I don't think it's going to be a very productive day.

BTW ThirdandLong, I love Empire Records. Damn the man, save the Empire!!

What's with today, today?

[sassypants]

It's really unfair of me to snag it on my way home when I still have 1/3 of Lady Midnight left and I have Kate Mosse's The Taxidermist's Daughter waiting for me on my kindle right behind it, right?

[willyh19]

I'm bummed. I never got notified from the library. I'm going to swing by there today during my lunch hour and see if I can get my hands on it.

[snshne322]

Apr 26, 2016 16:33:44 GMT -5 sassypants said:

It's really unfair of me to snag it on my way home when I still have 1/3 of Lady Midnight left and I have Kate Mosse's The Taxidermist's Daughter waiting for me on my kindle right behind it, right?

This is probably more for the book randoms post, but I checked in here last night, read your post and then went to read The Raven King.  I was using my B&N receipt as a book mark and at the bottom there was a 'Books you might like" section.  The other Raven Cycle books were on it, but also Lady Midnight.  I think it's odd that within 2 minutes I was hearing about Lady Midnight (a book I'd never heard of) in a Raven King post, and then seeing Lady Midnight in my Raven King book. 

[willyh19]

The library still doesn't have the book in. I'm getting antsy here.

[revjen]

I think there's something wrong with me. I've never fallen in love with these books and I feel like I should have. I had to listen to the first one on audio to even like it. I didn't care for it at all when I first read it.

I'm broken ... (

[ufcasey]

Apr 29, 2016 9:06:52 GMT -5 revjen said:

I think there's something wrong with me. I've never fallen in love with these books and I feel like I should have. I had to listen to the first one on audio to even like it. I didn't care for it at all when I first read it.

I'm broken ... (

I rated the first book 3 stars, the second one 4, and the third one 5. It grew on me. Jury is still out on the last book. But I can completely see how not everyone would love it - it's a weird mix of fantasy and ya and realism, and there isn't a single 'normal' character in the book. Like, not a one.

[snshne322]

revjen, there are a ton of books that were super popular that I just think are boring or not enticing. You don't have to like them!

[willyh19]

My library copy finally came in! I picked it up last night.

I'm going to go sit in my car and listen to it during my lunch hour today.