 Hi, I'm Kate, and this is Bitesize Book Review. Today I will be reviewing The Raven Boys by Maggie Stieflatter. This is a YA paranormal fiction book. Blue Sargent comes from a family of psychics, although she has no powers herself, she is able to amplify the powers of others. Her future has been foretold that when she kisses her true love, he will die. Then enter four boys who all attend the nearby rich kid prep school, Gansy, Adam, Ronan, and Noah. Their stories intersect and intertwine, and they begin to search for magic, laylines, and a dead Welsh king. I really liked the characters in this story, and that will be a big factor on whether or not you will like this story, because this is a very character-heavy, character-driven. There's very little going on in terms of concrete plot. Personally, I really liked Blue and Gansy the best, and I'm really excited to see how their relationship progresses over the next three books. I also really liked a twist that comes in the second half of the book. I really didn't see it coming, but once it happened, a few other things about the story seemed to slide into place, puzzle pieces came together, and I was like, that is a very good twist. It was jarring and startling, and also brought the story to a new, higher level of stakes, which I thought really worked very well. I honestly don't really have anything to say about what I didn't like about the story, other than perhaps that I didn't love it as much as sort of Internet fandom sort of told me I would. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect when going into it, but I definitely didn't come out on the other side as obsessively enamored with it as the Internet kind of ensued that I would be. But that's really the only bad thing I have to say about this book. It was very excellent. I give The Raven Boys 4.5 out of 5 stars. I'd recommend this to you if you like paranormal magic in a contemporary setting, YA romance tropes, and a very character-driven story. That's all I have for you today. Thank you for watching, and I will see you next time.