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★★★★☆ "Inside yourself, it's only you who can help you." I really enjoyed this one! It expanded the world a lot and developed the characters more. I loved the dream-lore! It had an excellent atmosphere that was almost tangible. It really put me on edge though hah. Ronan's journey was awesome and it was really great to get to have so much of his perspective. I did have an issue though with the pacing. The middle of the book felt like it was dragging just a little bit and the conflicts were fairly predictable. It seemed that the book was trying to handle a few too many things and didn't know where to put it all. My biggest issue was with the Gray Man's relationship with Maura. It really broke reality because for some reason, no one was realistically bothered by his occupation as a hitman. They all behaved as if he worked for the IRS or something - someone most people don't like but are generally okay - not a murderer who gets paid. The...

★★★★★ OH MY GOODNESSAKDLGKAJGOAJROTJLGJAFLG At night, Henrietta felt like magic, and at night, magic felt like it might be a terrible thing. Every time I read the description of this book, I was even more confused about what it was about. It came across as a ghost version of Twilight (and with Maggie Stiefvater's track record with Shiver , no wonder) but the constant hype surrounding it, even after all these years, finally won me over. The cover helped too. I LOVED THIS! The characters are all amazing, and even when a certain character's existence felt unnecessary at first, by the end they were properly justified and I felt an emotional connection to them. I LOVE the boys themselves. They're all such wonderful, well-rounded characters. I really liked Blue as well, and her wacky family stole my heart. Can we just talk about how Ronan -  Ronan of all people; the scary angst king - is the mother of a baby raven? Because MY HEART CAN'T TAKE ...