All the Crooked Saints
The Raven Cycle
by Maggie Stiefvater
Narrated by Thom Rivera
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
The Goodreads crowd was split on this one — and that's usually a sign something genuinely strange is happening.
- Great if you want: myth-soaked magical realism with a folkloric, desert-ritual feel
- Listening experience: dreamlike and unhurried — atmosphere over plot, mood over momentum
- Narration: Rivera handles the ensemble of cousins with grounded, quiet warmth
- Skip if: you want plot-driven pacing or came expecting Raven Boys energy
About This Audiobook
All the Crooked Saints is set in the fictional Bicho Raro, Colorado, where the Soria family performs miracles for pilgrims seeking transformation. The novel follows three cousins, each confronting the limits of what they can offer others and what they cannot see in themselves, across a story that blends magical realism with an exploration of how families carry and transmit damage across generations.
Thom Rivera's narration suits the novel's dreamlike register, his voice carrying the desert landscape with a heat-shimmer quality that matches Stiefvater's imagery. The ensemble structure, moving among multiple Soria family members and the pilgrims they serve, is held together by Rivera's careful tonal distinctions, and the novel's refusal of conventional magic-as-solution rewards the attentive listener.