There is always at least one feature that makes a book special to me. Did I like it because of the world building? The Character development? The phenomenal writing? The arc of the plot? These are the things I look for in books. While the Raven cycle has it all I can't connect with the story on anything but a surface level. 
 I love each and everyone of these characters, the descriptions of Cabeswater and Ronan's dreams are absolutely amazing. The plot is goal driven and you want to know what happens next. 
 It's the writing that gets to me. It's not written badly, not at all. It is the style of writing. 
 I feel Maggie really writes the scenes how they are. She's like a director showing us that the feelings are a disconnected whirlwind and writes that way. When time starts playing up and jumping the writing follows suit and while this is a unique experience I felt it took away from my enjoyment as I was so wrapped up in trying to figure out what was going on and being as confused as the characters I couldn't really enjoy it. I can't be sucked into this story because it requires so mush of my attention to stay afloat in what is happening to the characters and plot. 
 The Raven King left me wanting something more and I really don't know what. The plot finally ended. The characters fates sealed for the time being and nothing more for me to do or want to read about. I can't put my finger on what I feel for this story. Did I like it? YES. I loved the characters, their friendship and relationships. Did I like the plot? Who couldn't like a plot where someone is prophesied to die, another's dreams follow him around and one will kill her first love with a kiss. 
 Maggie Stiefvater is a phenomenal writer and I will never be able to review this series well enough to do it justice so instead of going on about demons and finding the infamous king. 
 In the end I really enjoyed this series but I can't help but feel like its missing something important for me. More of this review is up on my blog if you'd like to check it out: The Raven Kings By Maggie Stiefvater