Where do I begin? 
 This was a beautiful book. The type of book (and series) that makes you feel and taste and see the entire ecosystem easily. It was wonderfully breezy, the colors were vivid, the smells were strong, the sounds were overwhelming. It was violent and scary and gross at times, and beautiful and dreamy and raw and achy at other times. It was all there. 
 Beyond Maggie's treatment of the characters, was the world in and around Henrietta. Her storytelling was amazing and I loved every minute of reading The Raven King. So much so, that I was sad that it would end only a chapter into it. I loved that the peripheral characters (like the Fox Way women) were so diverse and interesting and fit perfectly into the larger story. 
 From the beginning, I was a hardcore Gansey lover. Something about him was so romantic and so very sad. But then. THEN, I read Dream Thief and my whole world changed. How can anyone not fall in love with Ronan? Ronan was the most complex, relateable character in the book, and as I've said in reviews before, I'm sure that he is Maggie's favorite. His story was so romantic and rich and vivid, ah! So much more than a 'bad boy' he was just...everything. 
 I will say, that this book is not without its issues. I think there were some loose ends like (view spoiler)[ what happened to Noah (he was a main character, and then...nothing), and the last minute introduction and addition of Henry. Oh, and there was no finality to the Fox Way women, Persephone, The Gray Man, etc. The story just...ended. (hide spoiler)] 
 In the larger scheme of the story, these issues weren't terrible, I just think that they, as well as the treatment of the ending of the book seemed rushed. The entire book lead up to (view spoiler)[ this night, (hide spoiler)] and while there were areas that were absolutely outstanding (like (view spoiler)[when Ronan and the Orphan Girl were dying in the car and Ronan kept dreaming shit while he died (hide spoiler)]- perfection!) the ending and the culmination of the story seemed a bit rushed, as did (view spoiler)[the reveal of who the Raven King was and Blue's life-long cloud that she would kill the boy she loved. (hide spoiler)] Much too rushed, and I could see it coming from a mile away. 
 All that said, even with its imperfections, the book itself was so lovely, as was the writing and the characters. Maggie got so many things right, that the things that she got wrong seem insignificant. 
 If there was something I was most sad about, again, is that the story is over. It was truly a beautiful ride and AH! I loved these books, I loved these characters.