Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, Book 3)

Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, Book 3)

The third installment in the mesmerizing series from the irrepressible, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater.<br /><br />Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs.<br /><br />The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost.<br /><br />Friends can betray.<br /><br />Mothers can disappear.<br /><br />Visions can mislead.<br /><br />Certainties can unravel.<br /><br />In a starred review, THE BULLETIN called THE DREAM THIEVES, the previous book in The Raven Cycle, "a complex web of magical intrigue and heart-stopping action." Now, with BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE, the web becomes even more complex, snaring readers at every turn.<br /><br /><br />Praise for THE DREAM THIEVES:<br /><br />* "Richly written and filled with figurative language . . . this story of secrets and dreams, of brothers and of all-too-real magic is an absolute marvel of imagination and an irresistible invitation to wonder." -- BOOKLIST, starred review<br /><br />* "Mind-blowingly spectacular . . . Stiefvater's careful exploration of class and wealth and their limitations and opportunities astounds with its sensitivity and sophistication. The pace is electric, the prose marvelously sure-footed and strong, but it's the complicated characters . . . that meld magic and reality into an engrossing, believable whole." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review<br /><br />* "A paranormal thriller . . . this installment [is] more tense and foreboding than its predecessor -- and every bit as gripping." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review<br /><br />* "A complex web of magical intrigue and heartstopping action." -- THE BULLETIN, starred review<br /><br />* "Readers who want a moody chill and appreciate an atmospheric turn of phrase will want to spend more time in Henrietta." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review<br /><br />Praise for THE RAVEN BOYS:<br /><br />"Stiefvater is a master storyteller." -- USA TODAY<br />"A dizzying paranormal romance tinged with murder and Welsh mythology." -- THE LOS ANGELES TIMES<br />* "Simultaneously complex and simple, compulsively readable, marvelously wrought." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review<br />* "A tour de force . . . such a memorable read." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review<br />* "One unexpected and wonderful surprise after another . . . a marvel of imagination." -- BOOKLIST, starred review<br />* "THE RAVEN BOYS is an incredibly rich and unique tale, a supernatural thriller of a different flavor. . . . Fans have been salivating for Stiefvater's next release and THE RAVEN BOYS delivers." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review<br />"Equal parts thriller and mystery, with a measured dash of romance sprinkled on top . . . Maggie has woven such a unique, intriguing narrative that I struggled for comparisons." -- MTV.com<br /><br />A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Book of the Year<br /><br />THE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2012 Blue Ribbons list