The Raven Cycle: Tarot Tour
I am thrilled beyond reason to be the next stop on the #TarotTour for Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Cycle. I am a huge fan of these books and just love the idea for this tour! What is this “Tarot Tour” you ask?
To celebrate the release of Blue Lily, Lily Blue, each blog on the #BlueLily #TarotTour is doing a Tarot Reading of THE RAVEN CYCLE series (past, present, and future!) based on an assigned tarot card. Author Maggie Stiefvater designed The Raven Cycle Tarot, a Major Arcana 22-card deck inspired by The Raven Cycle series. Each tour stop will be debuting the artwork for their assigned tarot card, as well as their interpretation. How fun is that?!?! The tour will run from November 1 to November 22.
Follow the full blog tour to see all 22 Tarot cards revealed, with an opportunity at each stop to win a Limited Edition The Raven Cycle Tarot Deck for yourself!
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The tarot is a divination system that uses a deck of cards to gain insight. Most decks are comprised of 78 cards divided into the Major Arcana and Minor Arcana, with each card being symbolic of an energy or spiritual truth. The Major Arcana are known as the “trump cards” because they impart messages of greater weight and significance than the Minor Arcana.
Learn more about the Major Arcana here.
There may be spoilers for The Raven Boys and The Dream Thieves in my reading of the card!!
My Card:
The Tower is card number 16, and represents sudden change and disaster. It can also represent a revelation.
Card 16 will not be welcomed by those who dislike change. It represents a sudden, dramatic upheaval or reversal in fortune. Usually change is gradual, giving us time to adapt, but sometimes it is quick and explosive. This is the action of the Tower. (http://learntarot.com/maj16.htm#description)
Past:
Bwa ha ha ha ha. Sudden change? Disaster? Revelations? Dramatic upheaval? Yeah, The Raven Cycle has The Tower ALL OVER IT!! I’ll try not to be too detailed in my spoilers but, yeah, MAJOR SPOILERS for The Raven Boys and The Dream Thieves ahead!!! Note, this will not be complete. There are roughly a bajillion things that relate to this card in these books!
First, Blue lives in a house full of psychics. So, yeah, revelations galore! One of the first and most important is when Blue sees spirit Gansey on the Corpse Road (before she has even met him), foretelling his death sometime in the upcoming year. Of course the revelations don’t stop there. In book one alone we get at least one for each main character! As Blue, Gansey, and company continue to search for Glendower there are revelations about other characters, as well as the magic around Glendower.
And, oh the change! Blue becoming friends with Gansey, Ronan, Adam, and Noah changes all their lives. And the hits just keep coming. Every time Gansey thinks he’s closer to finding Glendower something happens to require a change in his plan. People like the Gray Man show up and throw everything into upheaval. The ley line and Cabeswater (mystical forest!) seem to have ideas of their own. They have no respect for Gansey and company’s plans! And, of course, secrets revealed necessitate change.
Disaster? Blue has been told that if she kisses her true love he will die. Her aunt tells her that this is the year she’ll fall in love. Blue (who has never been able to see spirits before) sees the spirit of Gansey on the Corpse Road. Coincidence? Not likely! Disaster? Remains to be seen.
In the The Raven Boys, the tower card shows up in a reading Maura, Calla, and Persephone do for Barrington Whelk:
The three women scanned the cards again, looking for an answer to his question. Blue looked, too. She might not have had the sight, but she knew what the cards were supposed to mean. Her attention moved from the tower, which meant his life was about to change dramatically, to the last card in the reading, the page of cups.
It makes a reappearance in The Dream Thieves when Persephone does a reading with Adam:
“Put down four of them,” Persephone said. “No, three. Three. Past, present, future. Faceup.”
Carefully, Adam laid three cards on the table. The art in Persephone’s deck was dark, smudgy, barely visible in this dim light. The figures on them seemed to move. He read the words at the bottom of each:
The Tower. The Hanged Man. Nine of swords.
Persephone pursed her lips.
Adam’s eyes drifted from the first card, where men fell from a burning tower, to the second, where a man hung upside down from a burning tree. And then to the last, where a man wept in his hands.
Oh Adam. The tower card certainly does pertain to him and his life!
Present:
Since this book is still so new I’m going to be even more vague to avoid spoilers. Blue Lily, Lily Blue is full of the tower (aside from a literal stone tower that is there as well!) Again, we get many revelations that build off some of the sudden changes from The Dream Thieves. As Gansey gets deeper and deeper in the mystery of Glendower, more unexpected surprises show up to change everything. All decisions have higher stakes… it either ends well or in disaster. Cabeswater is still unpredictable and the characters still have secrets to reveal. Especially that Ronan. What a mysterious lovely wreck of a boy!
Oh man! There are so many specifics I want to explore here but they are far, far too spoilery!!!!
Future:
Only one thing I can say for sure… there will be tears! The tower lets us know that whatever plans Gansey, Blue, et al. make will likely have a wrench (or more likely a fast car!) thrown in them! Don’t get too attached to any plans. Or, really, to any specific characters. The tower has proven that you never know what is going to happen next.
I am really rooting for a sudden change in Gansey’s predicted death and Blue killing her true love with her kiss!!!! Disaster averted, kissing ensues!
About The Raven Cycle:
Mystery, Romance and the supernatural combine in this series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater.
Book 1: The Raven Boys (my review)
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them–until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her. His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.
But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul whose emotions range from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher who notices many things but says very little.
For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn’t believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.
Book 2: The Dream Thieves (my review) 
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….
Book 3: Blue Lily, Lily Blue (my review)
There is danger in dreaming. But there is even more danger in waking up.
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.
The trick with found things though, is how easily they can be lost.
About the Author:
Entertainment Weekly has called Maggie Stiefvater, “one of the finest YA novelists writing
photo credit Robert Severi
today.” Maggie Stiefvater is a writer, artist, and musician and the New York Times bestselling author of Shiver, hailed by Publishers Weekly in a starred review as, “a lyrical tale,” and by BookPage as, “beautifully written, even poetic at times, and a perfect indulgence for readers of all ages.” There are more than 1.8 million copies of the Shiver trilogy in print. Since publication, rights to thirty-six foreign editions of Shiver have been licensed. Linger, the second book in the Shiver trilogy, debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. The Scorpio Races (2011) was named to the following best of the year lists for 2011: Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, The Horn Book and Kirkus Reviews. In addition, The Scorpio Races was named a 2012 Michael L. Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association and a New York Times Notable Children’s Book. Time Magazine called, The Raven Boys, Book #1 in Stiefvater’s latest New York Times bestselling series The Raven Cycle, “A flirtier kind of horror-fantasy, aimed at teens clutching tattered Twilight and Sandman paperbacks….Stiefvater’s quirky prose has ample nerdy pleasures.” Stiefvater lives in Virginia with her family.
Media:
Read the Prologue.
Listen to an audio excerpt.
Read by Will Patton, published by Scholastic Audio in 2014. Music by Kate Hummel.
Giveaway:
One (1) winner receives The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue PLUS Limited Edition Maggie Stiefvater Major Arcana tarot deck. Prizing & samples courtesy of Scholastic. Giveaway open to US addresses only. Must be 13 or older to enter, Use the rafflecopter below:
Meagan S.
This series, this tour, this deck: all amazing. A little sad that there are only five cards left. Here’s hoping that sometime in the near future, Maggie has the time, opportunity, and will to make the Minor Arcana too.
Katie
Totally agree-such unique design, and I cannot wait to see more of her cards! Not to mention her amazing books, which also have such diverse topics and adventures!
Ashley
Uh, AMAZING. Basically, I’ve been refreshing your page until the Rafflecopter went from “this giveaway starts SOON” to it allowing entries. I’m a little obsessed.
I guess there is a reason my phone now auto corrects “Ronan” to “RONAN ;___;”. I need to stop scream/crying about these books to my friends. Maybe. Possibly.
Brittany
i love this series and tarot reading and Maggie’s art work so this is the freaking trifecta for me!! Le sigh *fingers crossed*
Emily
I love this series (and all of Maggie’s books). This tour is so unique and her art is fantastic!
Cynthia
Amazing amazing amazing (Is my point across yet? Otherwise I’ll just keep saying it.). This has been a fun tour. Sad it’s coming to an end. 🙁
Christina R.
LOVE the tour! Of course the tarot cards are beautiful and I love how specific they are to Raven Cycle, both the characters and symbolism and the forests and nature in general.
I love seeing how everyone interprets the books differently via the tarot cards.
LOVE the tour 🙂
Just in case rafflecopter shows my location outside US, I’m doing a semester abroad and would use my regular US address.
thank you so very much 🙂
Breana M.
I love this tour, the cards are absolutely amazing!
Tawni
I am going to be SO sad when this series is over, because the constant speculation & mystery is my favorite part of this entire thing. With every tarot card reveal, we get new insight & hints about the final book. I am absolutely loving the millions of different readings that everyone has about them.
DanaSquare
I NEED TO READ THESE BOOKS! These tour is so unique and awesome!
Emily
Maggie Stiefvater is my favorite author! I love The Raven Cycle so much! These tarot cards are BEAUTIFUL, and I’m really enjoying the blog tour too!
Clarisa Ramirez
This tour is just amazing with new cards every day. I will be sad when this is all over for the books.
Susan
I just love everything that Maggie has written.
Molly ONeill
This series is amazing and I love it so much. This tarot card deck is also amazing. In summation: Maggie Stiefvater is amazing and I can’t wait until I finish up my final exams so I can get my hands on Blue Lily, Lily Blue!
Mariel Tishma
Maggie’s literally my favorite author. I’ve made it a mission to acquire all of her books. Quite a task I might say. I haven’t read BLLB yet but I’m so excited for when i finally can!
Kelly L.
I love this tour! It’s so unique! And why, Maggie is awesome and amazing of course. ;D
Desiree S.
I love these books. They’re amazing and I want this deck of tarot cards.
Johnna Smarse
I’m really excited about this
Ysabella Sales
I love these novels. This tour gives me bittersweet joy because I never win giveaways and while I want to win, I hope to whoever does all the happiness. Maggie Steifvater’s uniqueness cannot simply be explained so just imagine a (for now) yellow Mitsubishi with fresh baked cookies in the passenger seat.
Marsha Kelly
Maggie is truly amazing! Love her books and art. Would really like to win the tarot cards.
Becca
I love the idea of the Tarot Tour. It’s great to see blogs being highlighted in this way! Plus, her artwork is just amazing!
Scaret
This tour is such a great idea:) Awesome!
Andreah
The Raven Cycle are the first of Maggie Stiefvater’s novels that I have read. I tried to read Shiver, but it wasn’t for me. I really enjoyed The Dream Thieves as I have always been fascinated by dreams. I love that they are four main characters and Maggie Stiefvater does this so well. I really enjoy all the characters’ unique quirks and personalities. I’m excited to see how it all wraps up and ends.
Abbie stoner
Maggie’s tarot cards are some of the most gorgeous I’ve seen. And they tie in so well symbolically with the series. I can’t wait to see what else Maggie has in store for is both on the tarot front and the raven cycle front.
Cassidy
Maggie is the greatest person in existence and this series is my ultimate favorite. It puts me on an emotional rollarcoaster. I might have /too/ many feelings about it. The tour is pretty amazing too. The tarot cards are so cool and I really hope I win the giveaway.
Kira
I really am enjoying the tour – i love seeing a new tarot card each day
Jolena
These books are one of my favorite series! It is just so unique and beautifully written. It is so cool that Maggie made these tarot cards, and this tour is so great!
Kayla
I haven’t read this series yet, but I cannot wait to! It seems like it has amazing characters and that’s why I want to read it. This tour is wonderful, I love the concept of all the tarot cards
Denita
I loved the first book in the Raven Cycle and I love the tarot cards. I wish they were available everywhere. Maggie is such a talented writer and I love her work.
Elizabeth
I cannot wait to re-read the series when my copy of Blue Lily, Lily Blue arrives! 🙂 I wish the tarrot deck were available to be bought, I love it so much!
Ariana
I just saw her in person yesterday… Maggie is awesome!
Sondra
I don’t know how to even properly explain how much I love Maggie, and this series, and everything. It’s all so completely amazing…
Elaney
Oh, gosh. She’s amazing, the books are amazing, this tour is amazing. Another thing to add to her awesomeness is she personalized all of my books of hers (which are pretty much all of them), AND she pronounced my name correctly. I love her so much.
Chloe
This tour is hands down the coolest blog tour I’ve ever seen. Maggie Stiefvater is the coolest author I know of, possibly the coolest person. And this series? One of my favorites ever. I need these tarot cards in my life.
Amanda
I love Maggie and all her books! She is so creative and talented in many different areas. I wish I had a tenth of her ability and creativity. I always end up falling in love with her characters because they’re so real and fallible. For instance, I’ll be crushed if Gansey dies.
Laura
I love the books and Maggie and her art. And I love that this tour is introducing me to YA blogs I never knew about before!
Lea Johnson
Oh, the Tower! Definitely a popular card in the series…love this tour so much! The cards are fantastic.
Thank you for the giveaway! 🙂
Victoria
I am really loving the lovers tarot card. Haven’t read the series yet but I am looking forward to starting it 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway! Fingers crossed…
DianaH
So pleased that Maggie had time and energy to create these cards. Each has been so gorgeous and fraught.
Milea
Each card just gets better and better
looloolooweez
I’ve only read the 1st boo in the series so far — and believe me, avoiding spoilers has been SO HARD, especially with this blog tour and all the talk of Blue Lily, Lily Blue…. Anyway, I also follow Maggie on Tumblr and hers is one of my favorite blogs.
Chancie
Maggie is awesomesauce incarnate! This series truly is the best it could be because of her. And all the extra things she does for her fans, like this Tarot deck, is amazing!
Franceska
I love all things Maggie! Her writing is so amazing and inspiring, I also really love the Raven Cycle. Definitely one of my favorites, I just love all her characters!
P
This tour is such a great idea. I love love love Maggie’s art, and I was so happy when I found she was drawing the Major Arcana. Her characters are very inspirational, and her writing is absolutely wonderful.
Lindsey
I really love Maggie’s artwork, and these tarot cards are so complimentary to the Raven Boys series!
Jessie H.
These tarot cards are amazing! It was a brilliant idea to make a tour revolving around them!
Stefani @ Caught Read Handed
I love ALL things Raven Cycle, but I’m seriously excited about this tour. Maggie is such an amazing artist – of all mediums. All of these cards are so beautiful and I’ve got everything crossed for the chance to win! 🙂
Susan Crispell
I love these books. So. Damn. Much. And these tarot cards are amazing. Such a great companion to the novels.
Katie P.
I love this series! It is such a wonderful combination of mystery and mythology and I love how real the characters are. Maggie is so incredibly talented and these tarot cards are a perfect example of that!
alex
the tower’s art brings to mind kavinsky and the fourth of july party, don’t you think?
Claire Williamson
Maggie is my spirit animal…or so I wish.
Jacklin Updegraft
Honestly this is such an amazing tour! The fact that Maggie took time out of her busy schedule to draw and make these cards is simply amazing! This series is definitely one of my favorites!
Amy O
This is such a fun giveaway! Hope I win!
Kerry O'Dea
I love that she created those tarot cards! They are gorgeous. I really need to start reading this series.
Brandy
The amazingness of Maggie is not able to be narrowed down into words. These cards are gorgeous and I love how the hop has been created to go along with them. Her writing is amazing and I can’t wait to see how she wraps this series up. Sort of. I don’t want them to go away, so I sort of don’t want her to finish it. 😉
Angie
This series has me completely on the ropes. THAT IS ALL.
Connie
These books are amazing! They are just what this world needs. Something that doesn’t involve vampires….:P
I like these books because or the humor, The characters a very well developed and I have yet to find one I don’t adore in any way. However I would have to say Ronen and Noah are my favorites though. I also like them because there are very few (that i have read) that involve the life psychics and energy boosters (Blue), Ghost boys, Dreamers and Laylines (which I actually figured out that my childhood home resides on a layline. Cool huh? lol)
I will be soo sad when the series is over :C but all great things must come to an end. Sadly.
Robert Dix
I love how creative Maggie is, and how she expresses it so effortlessly (or so it seems) in so many mediums.
Alex U.
This tour is totally awesome and the cards are amazing! I love Maggie’s style! Thank you!
Samantha Wallace
I love these books and I just love the way that Maggie Stiefvater pulls you into the books and keeps you hanging to read the next in the series!! Thanks for the giveaway!! 🙂
Sarah
These books are amazing, and this tour was a fantastic idea. The tarot deck ties into the books, but could also stand on its own as purely an art project of Maggie’s, and I like that.
emily
Maggie’s writing is fantastic!
kara
This card is card is eerily pretty. I have some catching up to do, but I’m a fan! It’s hard to not be, thanks!
Julie
Absolutely *love* Maggie’s writing style and her art style as well!
Emily @ Follow the Yellow Book Road
everyone is raving about this series, I must get my hands on it!!
Rachel
LOVE the tour, LOVE Maggie, and LOVE The Raven Boys!
Maggie Stiefvater
maggie stiefvater is rad af she writes, animates, draws, and can make music
Robert Mousavi
aaaaaaaaaaand i just realized that i commented under maggie’s name…
Kelley (Oh, the Books!)
GAH, I love these tarot cards so much. It’s like… combining so many of my favorite things! I already adore this series, especially Blue Lily, and now there are tarot cards! I NEED.
Jennifer C
Maggie Stiefvater is just beyond. It’s inspiring and despairing at the same time because as much as I enjoy her books, her taste in music, her art, and how she shares all these things with her fans, I know I could never do what she does.
Sophie
I love the tour, and the books and Maggie are so great!
Sarah
This series is amazing haven’t quite finished bllb yet but omg the feels this book is giving me already I dread when I will finish it. Is amazing the art is amazing like always. Maggie is the best. SHe is my rolemodel.
Julia
So much awesome. Maggie is so involved with her fans and all of her art and I want it all.
Ellie
I love these books, this series, and Maggie! This tour is also awesome too 🙂
Michelle Lee
I haven’t read The Raven Cycle series but I have read The Shiver series and I loved her writing! I’m excited about this blog tour! Thank you for this amazing chance! 🙂
Sam
Amazing!
Rachel
I got BLLB in the mail two weeks a goo and I have read it two and a half times already.
No more needs to be said.
Rachel
oops typo. ago, not a goo.
Becca
These books are amazing. This tour has been fun, good lord I NEED one of these Tarot Sets. Maggie is beyond cool. Is it fair for someone to be this good of a writer, artist, and musician? *flail* So awesome.
Nicole
I think about these books a lot. I loved the first two but I have yet to read Blue Lily Lily Blue but it is on the top of my list. I think Maggie is the most amazing writer and I feel so fortunate to have met her and get my books signed by her in Boston. It is also incredibly nice of her to do this giveaway and give us a chance to win a deck of her tarot cards that she crafted so beautifully.
Gaby
The books are amazing and definitely very unique. I specially love the mystery in the story and the characters of course.
Alexandra Steen
I definitely think this is the prettiest card! The tower is such an important card and really concentrates on the backstory for a lot of the characters in the raven cycle.
Mary Cronk Farrell
Love, love, love the Raven Boys! I had the great fun of meeting Maggie S. in August and immediately read the first three books, in about two weeks!
Rain Jeys
I really want to read these. I’m a professional tarot reader so I’d LOVE to win the deck!
Steph
Ah, I love this series so much. I can’t believe we’re at book 3 already, and cannot WAIT for book 4. There are only few series, where I will read books 2-? before the last one is out. This series is one of those. It’s TOO good.
Kendra
Maggie Stiefvater is one of the most amazing writers I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. And her artwork is incredible as well! I’m loving the Tarot Tour, can’t wait to see the rest!
Anna
I love this series so much– Maggie Stiefvater is my favorite author and I can’t believe how she manages to best herself every time! This tour has been so fun because she’s also such a great artist. I really hope she makes the tarot decks available for sale too, though!
Alexis L
The Raven Cycle is amazing and incredibly unique. The art on the cards are gorgeous. Maggie is awesome!
Danielle
I love this tour so far, I’ve loved all of the cards so far. They’re all so beautiful!
Melissa P.
These tarot cards are all absolutely gorgeous.
Erin
I haven’t read The Raven Cycle yet, but I’m thinking it’s time I change that. Love these tarot cards!
Cristina Escalante
I love this series. Love all the little interactions between characters, especially Blue/Gansey Ronan?/Adam. I am thrilled that there re so many opportunities to win this tarot deck, its awesome!! And Maggie is absolutely the greatest ever!!
Joan
Gah. I love these books and I love these tarot cards, but it’s almost too painful to keep reading these analyses knowing there’s another year’s wait for more. I want to know what happens, but I don’t want it to end!
Sean Chou
The books would probably burn up if I tried to dry them in the oven after accidentally dropping them while I was reading them in the shower.
Nicole Layug
I absolutely love the raven cycle! Instantly became one of my favorites after reading the first book! I think this tour is so cool and I would really love to win one of the decks!
Janellie Berlanga
Where do I begin?? Well, first I’d like to say that the Raven Cycle is beautiful and mesmerizing and I’m excited to see where it ends up! It’s grip on me is tight and i don’t see it ever loosening! Second I’d like to say that this tour is awesome and a lot of fun keeping up with. Lastly, Maggie is amazingly talented and I admire her work so much! She is an artist in it’s purest form!
Andrea t
love Stiefvater’s books. Can’t wait to keep learning about this series!
Markella
I love the friendship between the characters and the way Maggie’s writing makes you feel like you’re their friend too. Also who doesn’t love an author with goats?
Cecilia
Great blog tour and gorgeous artwork! I wish we didn’t have to wait a whole year for the conclusion!
Angie
This tour has been so awesome. The cards are gorgeous and it’s interesting to see the participants interpret them.
Jacque
So, I picked up my first tarot deck earlier this year. I am fascinated by the meaning the cards hold, and how so much of your energy is left in the deck every time you use it. And then there is Maggie, who I have been stalking and loving (in a good way!) for a while now. Every time she does something new and shares it with us, I feel like we get to see another side of this beautiful artist. And then I think about how Cabeswater communicates to Adam, and how the cards help, and it just adds another layer to my love of Maggie, the Raven Cycle, and tarot all at once!
deann f
I got to meet Maggie this summer. I enjoy following her posts!
Cari
Maggie is amazing!!!! I love the series so far. Thanks for a wonderful giveaway!
Brandy
Maggie is beyond awesome. These cards are amazing. 🙂
Caitlin Fellows
Maggie is fabulous as a person and a writer! I love The Raven Cycle, and I’m so glad she decided to do the whole Major Arcana for this tour 🙂
magan bagan
Maggie has been one of my favorite authors since Shiver first came out. I love her writing style and I’m so excited for this next book!
Erica Cobb
The Raven Cycle has been a spectacular series to read. I had no idea what I was getting into when I started reading the first book.
Jordan
I love this tour! It’s great to see so much of the raven boys and the tarot cards are amazing!
Amanda T
Loving this tour and giveaway! Just wish it was international for fans overseas or even as close as Canada. Maggie is the most artistically talented person I have ever met!
Monica M
I have only had the chance to read the first book in the series so far, but I absolutely fell in love with it, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next two books. I can’t believe how amazing the writing- and the character development in particular- was. I don’t think I’ve ever read a YA novel that was so stunning and engrossing. The tour is wonderful, and thanks so much for a chance to win!
Nicole D.
I need to read these books. I am always impressed when someone is does artwork and is a writer.
Rhianna
I haven’t started these yet though I’ve been buying them in audio. lol But this is one of the coolest tours I’ve ever followed. Love original stuff like this!
Huma
I have had the chance to read the first book, and I must say I am in love with it. I find the book really different from other fantasy/young adult series, and honestly Im sure I don’t even understand the half of it, or just the supporse, but that what makes it so interesting!
Also the tarot cards, and Maggies art in all is really intriguing, her art makes you wonder.
Crystal D
I think Maggie Stiefvater is great! I wish I had half the creative talent she does…plus she has goats!!
Amy C
man, I wish I could own the books…
Megan
I just wish we didn’t have to wait at least a year until the next book! It seems I read a lot of things that have already finished/come out, so I haven’t felt this level of angst and anticipation since the Harry Potter days.
Alexis R
Maggie is my favorite author and I love The Raven Cycle so much!
Bagginsindeed
I love this series! Maggie herself is also totally awesome–as evidenced by her creating these cards!
Teresa
I have read her other books and liked them and hope I like this series just as much
Adriana Cloud (@adicloud)
I’ve liked Maggie since Lament and Ballad. She gets better with every book!! I can’t wait to read whatever she writes next. I don’t care if it’s about aliens or lizards or cookie dough–whatever it is, I’ll buy it an read it :))
Lynn K.
Writing, music and ART. I want to be Maggie when I grow up, that is all.
Mercy
I really enjoy the imagery in this series
bn100
never read this author or series; didn’t know there was a tour
Holly J
I love this series so much, and this is such a cool tour! I’m dying for book 4, but I’m so sad and nervous because it’s the last one.
Julie @ Keep Calm With Books and Coffee
Maggie is amazing and hilarious. I love this series and the tour has just been amazing to follow. I’m so sad there are no more new posts.
Viki S.
I love Maggie. Her stories are so good and she’s such a fantastic artist too :).
Zoe
This tour is AMAZING! I love how there are so many stops and chances to win this series and tarot deck. I’ve read The Raven Boys and absolutly loved it! Maggie Stiefvater created an awesome story, that I need to finish reading! 🙂
Ashley @The Quiet Concert
The Artwork is amazing and I love the uniqueness of the stories!
GealachGirl
Maggie Stiefvater is all kinds of amazing. Her characters, her situations, her relationships. It’s all fantastic.
Zandalee
Maggie Stiefvater is too awesome for words! Everything she writes is so creative and unique. I will forever read her books! x
Caite
I admire how Maggie Stiefvater was able to improve her writing, and created one of my favorite series, The Raven Cycle.
Robin
So excited to hear she has a new series out! Thanks for posting this review 🙂
Alison
The Raven Cycle is amazing. I love the characters and the quest. The art on the cards are gorgeous. Maggie is awesome!
Kaylie
I have yet to read any of Maggie Stiefvater’s books, but I’ve heard so many great things about this series and those tarot cards are amazing!
Daniel M
haven’t heard of them but they sound great!
Shannon @ It Starts At Midnight
I have heard nothing but AMAZING things about this series, and of course, that I absolutely must read the books! This is such a fun giveaway, thank you so much 🙂
Makaela
I am in love with this series! Blue is one of my favorite characters of all time. Maggie is such a great story-teller!
sarah k
I have loved her other series The Wolves of Mercy Falls and The Scorpio Races and I’m super excited to start The Raven Cycle soon.