Synopsis: Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after…
Review: The Dream Thieves is probably my favorite book in The Raven Cycle. While I find Ronan to be an asshole, I do quite enjoy his dream powers. As someone who regularly has nightmares, I love stories that center on dreams. Ronan and Adam were both very angsty in The Dream Thieves, but this book allowed characters to be more open with each other. Blue told Adam why she wouldn't kiss him. Ronan learned more about his family. Adam has to do some soul searching because of what happened in Cabeswater. This book had a lot of growth with, and between, the characters.
The story was interesting because we get introduced to the Grey Man. In one of his first scenes, he beats the crap out of Ronan's older brother. He is obviously a messed up character but, much like the puzzle he is trying to solve, I liked seeing how he fit into the Cabeswater mystery with Blue and the guys. A lot of The Dream Thieves focuses on Ronan learning more about his ability to pull things out of dreams. We get a taste of it in The Raven Boys, but it is definitely highlighted here. Ronan spends a fair amount of time with a character named Kaminsky (sorry if I spelled that wrong. I listened to the audiobook), and Kaminsky was one of the most annoying characters to interact with. It might have been the way the audiobook narrator did his voice, but Kaminsky bothered me way more now than he did when I first read The Dream Thieves.
The Dream Thieves is a solid second book in this weird series.
4 howls
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