"Was that what life did to them all? Chiselled them into harder, truer versions of themselves? " 
 3 stars, because I do like these books. I care about the characters, their internal struggles and relationships. I enjoy the wonders of mystical Henrietta, the idea of magical forests and sleeping kings. But the thing is, that even after reading three out of the four books in the series, I'm still not sure what's going on. The plot seems to progress randomly, following directions that are convenient for furthering the storyline, without making any real sense. The magic-system is still sketchy and the supernatural just happens, without any attempt to be explained. Maybe Stiefvater did that intentionally; sure enough, her obscure and vague world-building creates an aura of reverential mystery around the marvels of Henrietta. But, still, sometimes it tires me, just like her flowery prose. 
 P.S. I LOVE RONAN AND ADAM. I even started caring for Gansey now, what is my life becoming?