Season 8 Reading Themes

Themes
Written By Jen Vermeulen

It’s back to Henrietta for season 8 as we read The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater.

We’re also returning to our foundational theme from The Raven Boys, connection. We’ll carry this through all four novels, so we can go really in depth with it across the whole narrative arc. Check out the breakdown of the weekly themes below and read along with us! Our copies are the 2013 hardback editions.

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MAIN THEME: Connection

A blue tinged image featuring a black car with huge rear spoiler, spinning its wheels and causing smoke. Includes the quote: In that moment, Blue was a little in love with al of them.

PROLOGUE - CHAPTER 6

Secrecy

A blue tinged image featuring a black car with huge rear spoiler, spinning its wheels and causing smoke. Includes the quote: It was nothing, but it was Adam Parrish's nothing. How he hated it and loved it..

CHAPTERS 7-12

Control

A blue tinged image featuring a black car with huge rear spoiler, spinning its wheels and causing smoke. Includes the quote: His eyes were like the dreaming pool in Cabeswater.

CHAPTER 13-20

Compromise

A blue tinged image featuring a black car with huge rear spoiler, spinning its wheels and causing smoke. Includes the quote: Ronan began to laugh and it was so unexpected that the spell was broken.

CHAPTERS 21-27

Reality

A blue tinged image featuring a black car with huge rear spoiler, spinning its wheels and causing smoke. Includes the quote: It was unbearable, but she had to bear it anyway.

CHAPTERS 28-33

Excess

A blue tinged image featuring a black car with huge rear spoiler, spinning its wheels and causing smoke. Includes the quote: Want was eating him alive.

CHAPTERS 34-40

Frustration

A blue tinged image featuring a black car with huge rear spoiler, spinning its wheels and causing smoke. Includes the quote: The true Gansey huddled deep inside his body so that he could keep his face composed.

CHAPTERS 41-47

Arrogance

A blue tinged image featuring a black car with huge rear spoiler, spinning its wheels and causing smoke. Includes the quote: "It is the opposite of safe," Persephone said.

CHAPTERS 48-53

Revenge

A blue tinged image featuring a black car with huge rear spoiler, spinning its wheels and causing smoke. Includes the quote: This isn't a life for what you are, he told himself.

CHAPTERS 54-59

Integrity

A blue tinged image featuring a black car with huge rear spoiler, spinning its wheels and causing smoke. Includes the quote: How many could make their dreams, but how few could speak to the dream.

CHAPTER 60-EPILOGUE

Courage

Here’s a simple list for copying and pasting purposes…

MAIN THEME - Connection. Episode 1 | Prologue-Chapter 6 - Secrecy. Episode 2 | Chapters 7-12 - Control. Episode 3 | Chapters 13-20 - Compromise. Episode 4 | Chapters 21-27 - Reality. Episode 5 | Chapters 28-33 - Excess. Episode 6 | Chapters 34-40 - Frustration. Episode 7 | Chapters 41-47 - Arrogance. Episode 8 | Chapters 48-53 - Revenge. Episode 9 | Chapters 54-59 - Integrity. Episode 10 | Chapter 60-Epilogue - Courage.

Jen Vermeulen
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