The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Maggie Stiefvater's newest book The Raven Boys is out!

Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger, and when she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous mix.

You may have read Stiefvater's other work The Scorpio Races, The Wolves of Mercy Falls series (Shiver, Linger and Forever), and my favorites Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception and Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie. Her writing is really atmospheric (so get ready for some creepy moments) and poetic (very beautiful), and The Raven Boys sounds excellent.

Did I mention she's also an artist and musician? She illustrated and composed the music for her newest book trailer:

DFTBA,
Sti

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