Initial Impressions 9/14/14: Oh hell. Now I just need the rest. This is worse than when I finished The Raven Boys and The Dream Thieves. 
 WELL that was fun. Lots of FEELS, lots of OMG moments. But the wait for book four is going to be excruciating. 
 Full review posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 10/13/14: I actually had to wait a while after I finished BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE before I could form coherent thoughts (well, coherent enough to start actually writing a review). I waited until Nikki was reading so I could re-live the book through her because HOW was I supposed to write a review about this book? I really loved THE RAVEN BOYS and I fell in love with THE DREAM THIEVES, but absolutely everything in BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE was really stepped up a notch. My feels SKYROCKTED for just about every character and I was absolutely blown away by the things that went down in this book. 
 The character development for this book is out of this world. I absolutely love getting to know these characters more and more with each book I read in this series and of course, BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE was no exception to that. I think one of my favorite things is how complicated the relationship is amongst the friend group of Blue, Gansey, Adam, Ronan, and Noah -- that sounds like it'd be a negative thing, but it's really not. It's complicated because they really all are such a tight knit group that it's like they become one entity. They always have each other's backs, no matter the situation. They have such strong feelings for each other that they become so reliant on each person in the group and I love witnessing those bonds of friendship grown and strengthen with each book, and I'm so glad Nikki screen-capped this to me as she was reading because I had temporarily forgotten about it! (There is actually WAY more to that paragraph that adds to the LOVE but it's long and you should read it for yourself :D) 
 Blue was perfectly aware that it was possible to have a friendship that wasn't all-encompassing, that wasn't blinding, deafening, maddening quickening. It was just that now that she'd had this kind, she didn't want any other. 
 BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE sure had its share of "OMG moments" too. The book is chock full of FEELS of all kinds -- rage, excitement, fear, passion, suspense, confusion, love. I was basically on an emotion-high the whole book. I loved how many new ideas were introduced as well as how elements from book one are still being built up. Maggie Stiefvater is excellent at prolonging suspense and maintaining mystery and as much as I'm DYING for answers, I'm still loving the fact that I don't know everything yet. Maggie is also fantastic at "atmospheric writing" (is that a thing or did I just make that term up? I'm sure there's a real term. Someone correct me!) -- she has a knack for describing characters and emotions and situations without having to directly spell everything out. She creates a mood and a setting that takes the characters and the reader where they need to be and I just love being able to feel the book. 
 The mythology, fantasy, and paranormal aspects of the story all get a great boost in this book too. There were hints in book one, explanations in book two, and EVENTS in book three. The explorations -- both literally and figuratively -- of these supernatural players really drive the plot forward in BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE, leading to some answers but even more questions too. Their presence floored me in many ways at many times and I cannot wait to see the reactions from readers as they discover them along with the characters! 
 Overall, BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE was absolutely a homerun for me. I absolutely loved every second of it and I already want to re-read it. I'll probably have to re-read the whole series so far before book four comes out (to refresh my memory and just to enjoy them all again, especially knowing what I now know) and I am a ball of nerves until I get to read the next book! The wait will be long but no doubt worth it! 
 Re-read completed 10/6/17: