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在讀完《渡鴉之城》第二本The Dream Thieves之後就超級想要趕快把這個系列讀完！！！

等待三民的運送時間等待的好急迫啊，但拿到手的時候超級開心的！！！！

（而且一次拿到兩本，兩本又都是這麼美的小說，心情好好呀～～～）

Blue Lily, Lily Blue跟前兩本一樣，很有趣又很好看，不過是有缺一點小東西，讓我沒有完全愛上！

沒有讀這個系列的人，現在第一本出中文噢，所以很來得及趕上！！！

是十分值得試試看的系列喔，作者的文筆與創出的角色都非常的獨特！

以下開始都會有前面兩本書的雷喔，所以沒看過的人就先來補個進度吧～～

《渡鴉之城》#1 The Raven Boys 渡鴉之城：心得與系列介紹

《渡鴉之城》 #2 The Dream Thieves 竊夢者：心得

【小說評價（無雷）】

One of Calla's eyebrows momentarily considered punching the woman.

"Jesus Christ," Gansey said, to hide the sound of every hair on his body standing up and both of his testicles retreating.

"You guys have a death list?" Ronan broke in. "That is fucking dark. Am I on it?" "Some days, I wish," Blue said.

其實這系列一直以來最吸引我的就是作者的文筆！Maggie Stiefvater寫的東西讀起來很繁複又很獨特，許多的描述或者是譬喻都會令我不禁讚嘆：他怎麼能夠想到用這種筆法寫？！除此之外，他寫的東熹都很詼諧有趣，讀的時候感同身受，自己卻完全學不來他的那種筆法！！！真的是很讀一無二的，跟我一樣很吃作者文筆的讀者絕對要嘗試的！然後像上面那句講Gansey我真的是快要笑死了，會講到testicles縮上去真的是有夠莫名其妙但是又很真實！！！！哎哎哎我想就算他的小說沒有任何的劇情只是一堆人在講話我也會很愛！

At her current rate of practice-acquisition, Blue imagined she would be comfortable behind the wheel of a car sometime in her forties.

不只是文筆很獨特，在Maggie筆下所寫出來的角色每一個都讀一無二，或許是有些誇飾，但絕對讀起來很有趣！像是Blue在開車的那一幕，極度誇張（怎麼可能有人那麼不會開車），但這就是Maggie的寫法，而讀的時候，雖然心想現實生活這些都不可能，卻還是很希望這些角色都是真的！而Maggie最厲害的就是創造很獨特的壞人！！！像這本的壞人我時在是沒有辦法不愛，明明就是一個惡人，卻在作者的描述之下，讓人很喜歡讀他的那些chapters。在主角群中，我不得不說最吸引我的是Ronan，縱使他常常蠻機車的，但是我就是喜歡這種不可預料的角色！Blue我喜歡他講話很諷刺又很火爆，永遠都有自己獨特的想法。Gansey我喜歡他在這本中流露出的一點脆弱，會讓他感覺更真實，更可以親近！！

Orla wasn't wrong, of course. But what she didn't realise about Blue and her boys was that they were all in love with one another. She was no less obsessed with them than they were with her, or one another, analyzing every conversation and gesture, drawing out every joke into a longer and longer running gag, spending each moment either with one another or thinking about when next they would be with one another.

這些角色之間的感情，層層堆疊，作者並不急著在第一本書中就把所有人之間的關係講清楚，而是一本一本的讓我們慢慢發覺。在第一本中，我一直覺得Gansey好像蠻可憐的，好像他一直單向為朋友付出。漸漸地，我們看到他們之間對彼此的關心，連表面看起來機車又尖酸苛薄的Ronan也一樣。除了Ronan在The Dream Thieves中讓我開始看到他善良的一面，這本中我也越來越看到他的內心了～～～另外，Adam在The Dream Thieves中十分令我失望，卻在Blue Lily, Lily Blue中開始走上坡的！

不過，缺點來是要提啊。第一個，就是劇情的問題：其實《渡鴉之城》系列每一本書都是很有劇情的，但是不是主軸劇情。每一個角色都有自己的小故事，雖然累積起來整本書中發生的事情不少，分散在各個角色之間卻又顯得沒有發生什麼事情⋯⋯不仔細去想的話，並不會覺得沒有什麼劇情，但想想就會發現主線劇情進展得很少！這本身到也是還好，只是有部分的內容讓我覺得沒有發展完成：例如，Ronan跟Adam兩個人的一些事情，有提又沒有提，好像故事到一半就斷了。壞人的話，花了許多時間建立，最後卻好像有點虎頭蛇尾的了結了。

第二個缺點，就是Noah這個角色！明明他在第一本中是蠻重要的角色（雖然他沒有主動做什麼），在The Dream Thieves中也有一幕很重要，但是到了第三本，就真的是有點淡去了⋯⋯感覺他的角色就是那些神秘能量出問題時，他會有明顯的變化讓其他人知道有事情怪怪的⋯⋯他有時在有時不在，很多重要的幕都沒有跟其他人在一起！雖然還是可以感覺到其他人的關心，總覺得他已經被推到幕後了，不是主角群之一了！

【小說心得（有雷）】

〔Cabeswater -- the cave〕

Queens and kings, Kings and queens,

Blue lily, lily blue,

Crowns and birds, Swords and things,

Blue lily, lily blue.

我很喜歡Maggie每本小說的prologue，都會為整本小說墊下一個有點神秘的氣氛！！！在故事一開始，一夥人決定去探索Cabeswater新跑出來的那個山洞。但是因為這裡是Cabeswater，所有人的錶都沒有辦法使用，於是Gansey就叫Ronan用唱歌幫大家計時！！！這裡讀到真的是笑出來，很難想像Ronan唱歌，更不能想像她被強迫要一直重複唱民歌之類的哈哈哈。完全無法想像小時後的Ronan在練歌會是什麼樣子？他感覺就是一個打從一出生就很兇悍的人啊！而且我超級想要作者編出一個完整的murder squash song，到底是能夠多機車的一首歌啊？？？（不過網路上很多粉絲創的版本）

"I want you to whistle or hum or sing, Ronan, and keep track of time." "You have got to be shitting me. Me." "I know you know a lot of songs all the way through, and can do them the same spped and length every time. Because you had to memorize all of those tunes for the Irish music competitions." 

...Then, with a wicked smile, he began to sing, "Squash one, squash two, s --"

在Gansey不小心掉進洞中時，他隱藏在心底的那個恐懼不禁地浮現了。這段雖然明明知道他不會死掉，卻還是超級的緊張！！！！其實就這樣一個事件就為整本小說鋪出主軸了：他們必須找辦法到洞的底，或是穿越到洞的另一端。是說我從來沒有想過Gansey的靈魂被Blue看到時是穿校服，所以只要他穿的是便服就不可能會死掉的這件事情⋯⋯

〔Blue x Gansey〕

Gansey dangled his hand between the driver's seat and the door. Palm up, fingers stretched back to Blue....Blue touched his fingertips. Just this -- He pinched her fingers lightly, just for a moment, and then he withdrew his hand and put it back on the wheel.

歐歐歐歐歐這本書從一開始就超多Gansey跟Blue的幕！！！！我很喜歡他們這種閃閃躲躲的感覺，很少有小說會把這種曖昧曖昧的感情寫得這麼好！他們之間擋的不只是Blue的詛咒與Gansey今年即將死亡的這兩件事情，還有他們不希望讓其他們人不開心：除了Adam會不開心之外，還需要考慮到Ronan，因為Ronan會吃醋。（這當然不是因為Ronan喜歡Gansey或怎麼樣，就只是死黨之間有新的人介入時的那種吃醋感！其實我是可以理解的，尤其是Ronan生活中喜歡的人那麼少，想必他是會更在乎Gansey的。）啊啊啊反正重點是Blue Lily, Lily Blue從一開始就讓我有很多的Gansey + Blue，真是開心！

"This is the lady I spoke to on the phone all those months ago? How small she is. Are you done growing?" "What!" Blue said.

好吧，說起來好像我很有疑心病，但是我在The Dream Thieves中一直想說Greenmantel會不會就是跟Gansey聯絡的Malory？可能是讀Dan Brown的小說的影響，會覺得最可靠的人往往是壞人！！不過從Malory在這本書終於正式出場，我就知道一定不是他！！！Maggie真的很會寫一些超級逗趣的角色，Malory這個英國老先生真的是很有趣但常常又蠻欠揍的！！！！

"The food on the plane was appalling; it is amazing that the staff has not perished of bleeding ulcers."

"I mean this in the kindest possible way," Malory said, reclined in Gansey's desk chair, "but you cannot make tea for love or money."

從他一開始在機場帶著一堆行李與一隻狗，到沿路碎碎念與各種話題超展開，到嘮嘮叨叨的要喝茶（還有抱怨Gansey做的茶很爛），Malory真的就是一個很逗趣的老先生啊！！！只是我應該不會想要跟他住在一起就是了。（然後那些男孩的廁所/廚房怎麼能夠感覺那麼噁心啊⋯⋯想到就覺得很恐怖）

Gansey was not sleeping. Because Blue had no cell phone, there was no way for him to break the rules and call her. Instead, he had begun to instead lie in his bed each night, eyes closed, hand resting on his phone, waiting to see if she was going to call him from the Phone/Sewing/Cat Room at her house.

歐歐歐歐這本書裡面Blue跟Gansey的另一個東東就是他們半夜打電話！！！這個真的是可愛又心疼到讓我無法接受啊啊啊啊啊！！！這真的是很有畫面耶，Gansey晚上睡不著等著一通電話，Blue晚上睡不著想著要不要去打電話⋯⋯我記得Blue之後跟Orla起衝突，然後他憤而離去時撞上剛進門的Gansey！！！天啊，這整個就是很高中校園愛情，超級青澀可愛的！！！

不過話說，Blue這本裡面的脾氣好像真的有變比較差，但我覺得主要是因為他媽媽不在，整個人當然心情不好囉⋯⋯有一段把氣出在Gansey身上，我覺得是因為他累積起來的無力感吧：想讀大學不能讀，而隔一年面對的是這些男孩都要去別的地方念書，拋下她。而就算沒有她的詛咒的話，他其實也不可能真的跟Gansey在一起，所以他看到Henry Cheng，就再次被提醒自己沒有錢也沒有跟Gansey的未來，所以就會吵架⋯⋯（那段看得很心痛）

〔Ronan x Adam〕

"New plan: Adam and I are going to pull Gansey out very quickly." "What! That is a fucking terrible idea," Ronan said. "Why is that the plan?"

"I can't believe you aren't dead somewhere," Ronan told Blue. "You should be dead somewhere."

不知道為什麼，Ronan一直是小說中所有男孩中我覺得最有魅力的。或許我就是喜歡這種有點壞然後十分摸不清的角色吧！！！而且我覺得就算Ronan在罵髒話或是在罵人或是在耍脾氣時，他講的話都很有趣！！！！只是真的有時候感覺有點可怕，他表面上感覺真的就是一個很尖銳的人。但其實他是很在乎他的這些朋友的，不管他對外人在不在乎（答案是不在乎）。

Ronan's arms were still locked around her; she felt them quivering. She didn't know if it was from muscle strain or worry. He had not even hesitated before grabbing her.

像是小說一開始Blue也快要掉進洞中時，Ronan毫不猶豫地抓住她，以及之後Blue消失，雖然找回人的時候Ronan還是在那裡嘰機歪歪的說「你不是應該死了嗎？」，他還是跟著Gansey一起出去找Blue的。還有很多他偷偷表現他的關心的地方，只是大部分的時間他還是蠻機車的哈哈哈。

"I like the way you losers thought Instagram before first aid. Fuck off."

但他機車的又很有個性，怎麼能不愛呢？

How he despised them, how he wanted to be them. How pointless to summer in Maine, how much he wanted to do it. How afftected he found their speech, how he coveted their lazy monotones. 

Adam在The Dream Thieves中讓我非常失望，因為我實在是很難理解他為什麼會變成那樣，完全用金錢與地位來評價自己，並因為這個感到自卑。但我真的十分的佩服Maggie沒有讓Adam繼續扮演壞人的角色：讓他繼續淪陷絕對是比較好的寫法，但是作者選擇讓Adam改過向善！雖然現在我還是沒有特別喜歡Adam（應該是四個男孩中最不喜歡的一個），他也還在摸索中，我還是是很關心他的～～～

Adam had turned down so many offers of help from Gansey....Pity and charity, Adam had thought. For so long, he'd wanted Gansey to see him as an equal, but it was possible that all this time, the only person who needed to see that was Adam.

He realised the only thing he needed the favor for was to save Gansey's life.

還記得在讀第二本的時候，我覺得Adam很過分，Gansey幫助他很多他都不接受，甚至把別人的好意曲解成鄙視。同時，他又一直想著他要去搶Glendower的那個願望，因為他覺得其他人似乎沒有需要什麼，是他比較需要，他要用那個願望改變自己的生命！在這本他改變了，他開始懂得自己的價值，也懂Gansey的苦心了。（另外，我喜歡作者把他們找尋Glendower的過程寫成是他們為了找而找，而不是一般那種想挖寶藏的屁孩！）

"Maybe I dreamt you," he said. "Thanks for the straight teeth, then," Adam replied.

從第一本書中就一再地提到Adam跟Ronan很常吵架。之前我一直覺得有點像是Ronan在欺負Adam，因為他覺得Adam搶走了一部分Gansey的友誼！可是從第二本中Ronan偷偷地幫Adam喬好住宿的費用，就開始看出Ronan其實真的是一個不簡單的角色！我蠻喜歡他跟Adam之間的鬥嘴，雖然Adam常常處於弱勢，還是蠻喜歡他們的互動～

It was a small white plastic container...Inside was a colorless lotion that smelled of mist and moss...On the bottom, Ronan's handwriting labeled it merely: manibus. For your hands.

這一切要怪我自己被雷到，在看完第二本小說時在網路上就看到有人ship這兩個角色，剛開始看到的時候超級傻眼！！無法相信！這導致我看這本小說的時候一直想著他們兩個什麼時候會在一起哈哈哈哈（很急）。大概是期待太高，讓我之後覺得他們其實也沒有什麼進展哈哈哈？唯一可以確定的是Ronan喜歡Adam，因為他會一直看他。可是一直到書末我都不太知道到底Adam有沒有喜歡Ronan⋯⋯

The scent of Cabeswater, all trees after rain, drifted past Adam, and he realised that while he'd been looking at Ronan, Ronan had been looking at him.

感覺Adam是有慢慢地喜歡上Ronan，或是至少開始依賴他，因為Ronan看得到Adam自己也不了解自己的一面。我是會希望他們兩個的感情可以多有發展一點點啦，不然感覺到第四本有在一起的話也沒有真的在一起多久故事就結束了，這樣無法滿足我啊！！！！！！不過其實在這本書中就可以看到他們越靠越近了啦～（Maggie很會寫這種似有似無的情感，其實要稍微注意才會看到他們的改變）像是Ronan只會帶Adam去Barns，或者是Ronan找Adam幫助他解決掉Greenmantle。對了！！！！Matthew其實是Ronan夢裡面夢出來的人真的很令人驚訝！！！（但是回想第二本，想到那時的Matthew就被形容得有點飄逸，就覺得作者很會鋪梗～）

〔Greenmantle〕

He dropped his coat on the chair by the front door, and then, after a moment's consideration, his pants as well. Piper's lust was lilke a single bear trap in the wilderness. It was nearly impossible to find if you were looking for it, but it was something you wanted to be prepared for if you stepped into it by accident.

我的天啊，為什麼會有這個討人厭又這麼讓人喜歡的壞人啊？Maggie筆下的每一個角色真的都很有趣，Greenmantle雖然是一個作惡多端又自以為是的傢伙，我不得不承認我超喜歡讀他的那些chapters的！而且他又搭上一個超詭異又超瘋又超讓人想要讀下去的老婆，Piper。不過，雖然他被描述成一個大壞人，我自己是覺得他到最後太快被解決掉？雖然Ronan跟Adam一起做出來的假證據應該是真的挺嚇人的，但感覺Greenmantle有點弱啊，在Ronan跟Adam來之前他就已經想要離開了⋯⋯（相較之下，他老婆絕對是比較邪惡的）

"Will you marry me?" she asked. He thought about it. "I love myself the most, though. Are you okay always coming in second?" "Samesies," she replied.

She tossed the knife into the sink, where it would remain until it died. Piper was not much for housework. She had a very narrow skill set. She drifted toward the bathroom, on her way to have a bath or take a nap or start a war.

這兩個人真的是絕配啊。

〔Jesse Dittley〕

"I AM JESSE DITTLEY. DID YOU NEVER EAT YOUR GREENS?" It was true that Blue was just shy of five feet and it was also true that she hadn't eaten her greens, but she'd done the research and she didn't think the two were related. She said, "I lost the genetic roll of the dice."

經過一番找尋，一夥人找到在另外一個ley line上可能會與Cabeswater的山洞交錯的另一個山洞，同時也找到了Jesse Dittley這個角色。雖然他在小說中的戲份不是很重，但他也是一個超級有趣的角色啊！！！感覺他跟Blue可以當好朋友的，但是⋯⋯（覺得他很可憐）。

另外，這裡有一段是Blue開車自己去（這段描述Blue極為拙劣的開車技術真的寫得很好笑），他自願要幫Jesse Dittley整理他的庭院，過程中卻讓其他人擔心，因為不知道他去哪裡。

"SHE WAS ALL RIGHT," Jesse assured him. "My head knew that," Gansey said. "But the rest of me didn't."

歐歐歐又是一個Blue跟Gansey的moment（眼睛噴愛心）。接下來這段Adam實在讓我很感動，因為他一知道是他們其中一人即將在一年內死亡，他的第一個想法就是要用Glendower的願望來救這個人，已經不是曾經比較自私的那個他了！！！或許也是這段中，Blue藉由跟Adam澄清Gansey可能要死掉的事情，所以激發出他接下來跟Gansey再次開車去山上吧！

Her mouth didn't care that it was cursed. She turned to Gansey. "Blue," he warned, but his voice was chaotic..."I just want to pretend. I want to pretend that I could."...

What was a kiss without a kiss? It was a tablecloth tugged from beneath a party service. Everything jumbled against everything else in just a few chaotic moments. Fingers in hair, hands cupping necks, mouths dragged on cheeks and chins in dangerous proximity....

Gently he tucked her hair behind her ears...then he took out two mint leaves and put one in his mouth and one in hers.

只能用動圖表達我內心的澎湃了喔喔喔喔喔

〔Gwenllian〕

The shoulders jerked, shitfing the body in the coffin so that the head could turn to see them. As Gansey caught a glimpse of the face, his heart sped and then stopped. He was relieved and horrified. It wasn't Glendower. He said, "It's a woman."

雖然我心中一直知道不可能這麼快就找到Glendower，這段還是有點害怕真的要找到他！！！（不知道為什麼，我一直覺得找到Glendower不會發生什麼好事情？）結果跑出來的竟然是Gwenllian，而Gwenllian又是一個極度有趣的角色！！不過相較於可愛的Jesse與自戀的Greenmantel，Gwenllian是一個我應該會完全不想要遇到了人⋯⋯沒辦法她真的太瘋了（而且他很喜歡開黃色笑話）。他的故事也蠻悲慘的，他是Glendower的女兒之一，卻因為企圖殺害國王的說客之一（之類的）所以被活活關在假墳墓裡面！！！聽起來就蠻毛骨聳然的，然後Gwenllian也是一個很令人毛骨悚然的人⋯⋯（只是他實在很有趣，他出現的場景都會很有趣）

For Gwenllian every time was mealtime. She seemed to have neither sense of fullness nor taste, and would often combine foods in manners that struck Blue as problematic. She didn't believe in telling people how to live their lives (well, maybe a little), but it was hard to stand by and watch Gwenllian spread peanut butter on a cold hot dog.

嗚嗚嗚嗚要怎麼樣才可以習得如Maggie這種幽美又鬼靈精怪的文筆啊？！！！天啊，如果他有開班授課我願意飛去美國上！

"It takes longer than a weekend to cure centuries of damage," Persephone said. "Centuries of damage are being incurred in just a weekend," Calla replied. "She's a very gifted psychic," Persephone said mildly. "Eventually she will earn her keep." "And pay for my therapy," Blue added.

我超級喜歡300 Fox Way裡頭進行的所有對話，雖然常常看不太懂要表達什麼，但總是很有趣！另外，Gwenllian他告訴Blue他們兩個是一樣個，都可以增強他人的psychic power，他們都是mirror。

〔Persephone〕

She took Persephone's hand. It was as cold as the cave walls.

天啊⋯⋯這段真的是玩全的出乎意料。從頭到尾，Calla, Maura以及Persephone好像是那種永遠不會死的人一般，從沒有想過他們可能會死亡⋯⋯這裡Blue真的說的很對，到了Persephone死亡時，他才真正的議會到自己的媽媽也有可能這樣子。在那三個之中，我覺得我最喜歡Calla講的話（因為總是很火爆又很有趣），但是Persephone最讓我感興趣！！很想要知道他的背景，卻在完全知道以前他就已經死了⋯⋯不過可以說，這段唯一的好處是又激發出了一點Blue跟Gansey的時間！（苦中做樂型讀者）

It was against the rules, but Gansey crouched down beside her, one of his knees against her back, one against her knees, and hugged her. She curled up against him, hands balled up against his chest. He felt a hot tear slip into the dip of his collarbone. He closed his eyes against the sun through the window, burning hot in his sweater, foot falling asleep, elbow grinding into the metal bed frame, Blue Sargent pressed up against him, and he didn't move.

〔The Third Sleeper〕

Gansey touched his lower lip very gently. He lowered his head, and he said, "Wake up."...He said it in a voice Adam had heard countless times, a voice he could never not listen to.

接下來，因為Persephone的死亡，Gansey下定決心一定要到Cabeswater的那個洞底。在第一本書中，他們全部都是一些很有趣但是沒有負有超能力的人（除了Ronan之外，但他那時還不太會控制他的能力），但接下來是Adam變成所謂的Magician，而Blue發現自己是mirror。現在連Gansey似乎也有超能力了！！！其實啊不知道為什麼，我從以前就覺得最後一本書標題The Raven King指的是Gansey耶？而且他在小說的過程中不斷被形容成是king，會讓我覺得是一個伏筆？！Anyways，反正Gansey喚醒了那些野獸，卻沒有辦法跟隨Blue和Ronan一起到那的mirror lake。

Suddenly, she felt arms around her, yanking her away from the lake's edge....they were iron tight, scented with sweat and moss. "It's not real," Ronan told her...For a moment they remained that way, Ronan holding her as tightly as he would hold his brother Matthew, his cheek on her shoulder.

He pulled off his ghost light and hung it over her shoulder. She didn't bother to say, But you'll be waiting in the darkness. Nor did she say, If I vanish immediately into the lake, you'll have to find your way out of here sightless. Because he'd aready known both these things when he'd given it to her.

哎哎哎再次看到Ronan其實內心是善良的～～～我知道有讀者不喜歡他，但是他內心真的是善良的！！！！！（我好像就是最喜歡這種角色了，外表機車內心善良的人⋯⋯而且這段莫名的覺得他很帥）接下來一整段Blue跟他媽媽跟他爸爸（！！！終於出現的角色）那整段都有點太陰森恐怖了啊啊啊啊啊。沒想到Piper才是整個系列的壞人，他真的是很恐怖（而且他殺了Jesse Dittley！！！！！）（但是我還是覺得他好有趣）。而作者到最後的最後把我們都已經快要忘記的角色Neeve又搬出來了！！！！！然後大家的苦心全部廢了，因為Piper跟Neeve還是把第三個sleeper給叫醒了啊啊啊啊啊⋯⋯

又是一個很長很囉唆的心得，感謝所有有看到這裡的人啊！！！

沒有辦法，我實在很喜歡這個作者的文筆～

另外，這次嘗試不一樣的排版，不知道大家看的還順不順眼啊？

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阿芳來說書：fb粉專，除了分享書評，還有些愛小說的人生活中的小確信！

biblionatic! (Tiffany Liu)：goodreads帳號，最完整的記錄我的閱讀過程、讀過的小說～

biblionatic：instagram，最近愛上幫書拍照，喜歡滑ig的話可以去看一看