The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, Book 1)

An all-new series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater!

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul whose emotions range from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher who notices many things but says very little.For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn't believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.

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Published Jul 30, 2013

416 pages

Average rating: 7.83

138 RATINGS

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Readers say *The Raven Boys* offers a unique, imaginative YA fantasy with rich characters and a magical, atmospheric world. Many enjoy Stiefvater’s di...

Cresta McGowan
Dec 25, 2025
2/10 stars
So. Boring.
njlbo1
Jul 18, 2023
10/10 stars
I found this storyline unique--not your typical teen paranormal love story--and I loved it.
Jovanna Abdou
Dec 19, 2025
8/10 stars
(3.75) I ended The Raven Boys hopeful that the rest of the books will be more gripping. The relationship building has a lot of potential, and I hope it plays through in the rest of the series. The approach the characters take is definitely "show you care," but I would have liked a bit more "say you care" to round the relationships out. Still, vocalizing care is not often immediate in young people, which is why I am hopeful about the trajectory of the book's relationships moving forward. I liked how easy the world-building and fantasy elements were to follow and how, despite that ease and YA rating, the world system didn't feel childish or elementary.
abookwanderer
Oct 09, 2025
10/10 stars
My third time to read The Raven Boys, and it was just as good as the first time. I'm rereading this series in anticipation of the the third installment.
abookwanderer
Oct 09, 2025
10/10 stars
This is my fourth time to read The Raven Boys, and it's still amazing.

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