It’s a gray, drizzly day here, which is the perfect kind of day to pick up The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater if you haven’t already. It’s got ghosts and psychics and boarding school boys–the perfect combination for fall reading. Fellow 2014 debut author Julie Murphy sent me her copy and I loved it; thanks, Julie!
If you have read the book and you wish you had more until the sequel is released, or if you haven’t read the book and you’re interest in peaked, you should check out this interview with Maggie Stiefvater. Read about Stiefvator’s research process, and see images of the real Gansey notebook:
Fangirling out over here. I also love that there is a real journal–it makes me wonder about other fictional artifacts and what an author needs to physically create to understand her characters. Have you ever created anything for your characters?
Make sure to check out the whole interview through the link.
OMG I can’t wait for The Raven Boys. I loved The Scorpio Races so much. Are they comparable?
Definitely comparable. Both have very compelling characters surrounded by mystical and dangerous forces. It’s a little hard to compare the narratives because The Scorpio Races is a stand-alone and this is the start to a series, but both are really dynamic and satisfying reads. Totally recommended!
Awesome!