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I cannot say enough good things about this next book from one of my ALL TIME favorite authors, Maggie Stiefvater. The Raven Boys is part sassy, part mystical realism, and full of finding yourself. Blue Sargent, independent, self-sufficient, and full of pizazz, is the daughter of psychic Maura Sargent. Blue is, disappointingly, NOT a psychic. However, she does have the ability to heighten the powers of anyone around her. 
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Blue Sargent has always been told that her first kiss will kill her true love. We meet Blue on the Corpse Road on St. Mark's Eve, waiting to take down the names of the ghosts of people who will die within the next year in Henrietta, Kansas. The family business dictates that they know such eccentric details. When Blue takes down the name of a young man, Gansey, her interest is peaked. His death must be tragic, as his ghost was disoriented yet full of life. It is only after Blue meets Gansey and his three friends later that week that she realize her path is intertwined with Gansey's and the Raven Boys.
The tale Stiefvater weaves about magic, mysticism, and the quest for your dreams will leave you chasing up hills and over streams, hoping to catch a glimpse of Ronan, Noah, Adam, Gansey, and Blue as they enter Cabeswater. Whether they actually return, or if it is in fact real, is still up for debate in book two of the Raven Cycle, The Dream Thieves, which I am currently polishing off like fine chocolate mousse. Delish! Can't get enough of The Raven Boys!
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