destiny is a fickle bitch

the raven king countdown → day fifteen

TRK Predictions Day that’s all there is

So. The last book in the Raven Cycle comes out tomorrow, April 26th.

As a writer, you can’t truly predict how you project will land once it makes its way out in the world, especially when you’re talking about the final book in a 1,800 page series. There are just too many moving parts. Too many readers wanting too many things: it’s impossible for all of the desires to co-exist, especially as the desires often contradict each other. It’s impossible to guess what the over-arching reaction will be.

It’s possible to hope, though.

And I hope that it hurts.

Not the way that the Internet thinks. The Internet widely believes that all authors are fiends who delight in the suffering of readers, but I don’t want readers to be sad. At the end of the Raven Cycle, I want readers … to want.

I don’t want them to be able to say what it is they want, though — I want it to be a bigger thing than words. I hope they get to the end and don’t know what to do for the rest of the day. I hope they feel unsettled and needing of something more. I want messages that say, “Stiefvater, please, I just want … ” and then silence. They don’t know what they want. They just want.  

The Raven Cycle has always been a series about what makes a hero and about wanting something more, and while I can’t expect anything and be sure of it, that’s what I hope gets stuck in people’s minds.

This is the last day of the Raven King Countdown, because it’s out on shelves tomorrow. That’s all there is.  

Thanks for the ride, guys.

15 Day TRK Countdown Day 7: Secondary Characters Appreciation Day

The Gray Man

“Declan asked, ‘Did you kill my father?’

Blue/Gansey- The Lovers

The lovers represents choice and change. It often means the coming of a difficult decision, temptation of the heart, and potential personal sacrifice. It also symbolizes deep dedication in maters of romance, family, and friendship.