Reviews

The Hyena and the Hawk by Adrian Tchaikovsky

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A stunning conclusion to the Echoes of the Fall trilogy.

Hyena and the Hawk was filled with heartache and brutal battles, but with it came a slow understanding of people; enemies became allies and friends became family.

I have loved following the characters of this trilogy, absorbing myself in their cultural magic and investing myself in various character developments. 

At times I have been overwhelmed with the abundance of characters to follow, but on the whole this was an incredibly satisfying series of books.

joaoluis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

justgj's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

franciso's review against another edition

5.0

Brilliant world building, and a terrifying portrayal of colonialism

writerstears's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

hotspur_'s review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

cookieburger01's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

stressedspidergirl's review against another edition

3.0

I didn't like the twist of the story, if I'm being honest. I think if the 'villains' of the piece had been different, and the severing of the soul self, a lot of this took a much darker turn and I didn't enjoy it a whole lot.

I was okay with the ending and how things wrapped up in that regard, I just... find it odd that the other society is the total opposite in a way and the bug people kind of thing? I guess. It wasn't ideally what I would expect from what I thought was a historical fantasy setting kind of like the Black God.

semajluap's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

_lilac_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Really enjoyed this trilogy - the wide breadth of characters, world setting and fantasy elements were fab.