Im not sure Maggie gives the reader a resolution, but the concept sure makes you ask yourself some hard questions. Shes done a gorgeous job with it in Ballad, this time addressing the wanting, the burning, the desire for MORE so many artists struggle with. While the storyline is flawless, its Maggies subtext that always grabs me and sticks around in my brain for days (and its already crowded in there). (Did you hear me, Flux? Maggie? Dont make me write fan fiction.) So, with the unresolved issues and all that, I really need a book three. She did several things that made me not like her as much as I did in Lament. I rooted for her and James to succeed from the first chapter.ĭee, from the first book in the series, reappears. Nualas layers, mysteries and complexities make for an intriguing heroine. Hes flawed and real and leaps off the page. But I have to say, hands down, James is my most favorite and crush-worthy Stiefvater creation. Of course, Ballad was everything I expected and more. If a writer can make your stomach hurt before you even open her book, you know shes good. I pick her books up with a mixture of excitement and trepidation, always ready for an amazing, lyrical ride, but more than a little worried about how things are going to turn out. If youve read any of my reviews of Maggie Stiefvaters work, you already know Im a huge fan (like, an embarrassing, fangurl type of fan).
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