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trintrin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
It is always said that second books, especially in trilogies, are supposed to be the weakest links. Why then do I always end up loving the seconds in series more than anything else. What a fantastic read to start off the new year.
Addressing the elephant in the room first. That title was the reason I didn't really want to read this series immediately after reading The Raven King, and it doesn't make it any better after finishing and loving this book. Maggie whyyyyy ಥʖ̯ಥ
Ahem, now, where do I start. This book feels so much more... cohesive? than the first one. Like the characters blend in with each other so well, in a good way. Where Call Down the Hawk was more plot-focused with splatter of good characters, this one was beautiful characters with a plot where you don't fully understand but vibe with. Sort of like a call back to TRC. Where Carmen and Parsifal didn't vibe in the first one, her and Lilliana were an outstanding duo here. Where Ronan was either on a solo mission or with his brothers in the first one, he's with Bryde and Hennessy here, and what a fantastic trio they made! I love their chemistry so much.
The highlight of this book, and the entire trilogy for me, has been Declan. What a pleasant surprise from the Declan we saw in TRC. It feels so nice to see the character you kept rooting for actually turns out to be a decent person.I respect and love him for every decision he made here, and I hope it only gets better for him from here on. All he needs to do is have a real, grown-up conversation with Matthew and marry Jordan to reach perfection. He deserves a tight hug and some warm hot chocolate.
JORDAN MY GIRLLLLLI'm so, so, so proud of her. Creating a sweetmetal all on her own? Having a heart-to-heart with Matthew and making him feel better? Knowing exactly why Declan is doing what he is doing? Girlboss behaviour, marry me please. Or marry Declan, please. That's fine too.
I felt very lukewarm about Farooq-Lane in the first one, because I loved her character, but also needed some development from her to fully adore here. And we got just that in this one.Absolutely in love with her bagging Lilliana AND dumping the Moderators in one smooth move. GO CARMEN
Matthew, what an absolute sweetheart. His POVs always ended up breaking me.I really enjoyed all of his little identity crises moments. Him talking to Jordan definitely seems to be helping, I hope he can find a way to accept his conditions. All he needs to do is have a chat with Ronan now.
HENNESSY, I cannot put into words how much I love Hennessy. She felt very different for the first half of this book. More talkative — was she always talkative? — less self-destructive misery.But then she had to go into her twisted backstory and good lord. I feel so bad for thinking miserable-Hennessy back into existence. That was actually Messed Up™ . I hope my girl gets a good, happy ending. I feel like she's going to be killed off, now that Jordan can live on her own and doesn't have to rely on her dreamer, and evil authors seems to love killing off twins, and also because Hennessy doesn't seem to have a romantic pair yet, and god it's so easy to kill her off and blame it on her non-existent raison d'être or the Lace or any of her past trauma. But I'm hoping against hope she pulls through and gets the happiness she deserves.
It is an absolute CRIME Adam Parrish is not in this book as much as I want him to be.Really got my hopes up seeing the plot venture into the very familiar ley line territory thinking our ley line expert is going to play a bigger role. Guess not. But I adored the few scenes where he did show up. Smelling out Bryde's fishiness, getting Declan to act on it, not being mad at Ronan for whatever he's doing, attempting to repeatedly scry into his dreamscape even after that disastrous phone call. Speaking of that, why does every book have to end with a cliff-hanger of Adam ༼;´༎ຶ - ༎ຶ༽ wdym he's letting his mind wander farther from his body while the ley line cut out. Adam please be okayyy. Not sure what's going on with his duckling friends but we need him to be okay to find out
Getting to the biggest part of the book, THE PLOT TWISTS. Because WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCKITY FUCK?No, in hindsight, I should've seen it coming. What are the answers to some of the major plot twists in TRC? "Ronan dreamt into being." Chainsaw? Ronan dreamt into being. Matthew? Ronan dreamt into being. Cabeswater? Ronan dreamt into being. It was so obvious, the way Bryde communicates through trees out of anything. It screams Ronan. The way he was so harsh on Ronan, but not that useful to solve Hennessy's problems, the way he was described in the same way as one of Ronan's dreamt up mindfuckery would be described. GOD the evidence was right there. Bryde, oh, Bryde. Knew he was fishy. Couldn't help liking him. Fell into the exact same trap as Ronan did. Man, I feel so sick. All Ronan wanted was just a teacher! Someone to guide him, someone who knew better than him. Fuck Niall Lynch, seriously. This is all his fault. What an asshole
Ronan, please let's just go back to being a gay catholic street-racing farmer, shall we?
Addressing the elephant in the room first. That title was the reason I didn't really want to read this series immediately after reading The Raven King, and it doesn't make it any better after finishing and loving this book. Maggie whyyyyy ಥʖ̯ಥ
Ahem, now, where do I start. This book feels so much more... cohesive? than the first one. Like the characters blend in with each other so well, in a good way. Where Call Down the Hawk was more plot-focused with splatter of good characters, this one was beautiful characters with a plot where you don't fully understand but vibe with. Sort of like a call back to TRC. Where Carmen and Parsifal didn't vibe in the first one, her and Lilliana were an outstanding duo here. Where Ronan was either on a solo mission or with his brothers in the first one, he's with Bryde and Hennessy here, and what a fantastic trio they made! I love their chemistry so much.
The highlight of this book, and the entire trilogy for me, has been Declan. What a pleasant surprise from the Declan we saw in TRC. It feels so nice to see the character you kept rooting for actually turns out to be a decent person.
JORDAN MY GIRLLLLL
I felt very lukewarm about Farooq-Lane in the first one, because I loved her character, but also needed some development from her to fully adore here. And we got just that in this one.
Matthew, what an absolute sweetheart. His POVs always ended up breaking me.
HENNESSY, I cannot put into words how much I love Hennessy. She felt very different for the first half of this book. More talkative — was she always talkative? — less self-destructive misery.
It is an absolute CRIME Adam Parrish is not in this book as much as I want him to be.
Getting to the biggest part of the book, THE PLOT TWISTS. Because WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCKITY FUCK?
Ronan, please let's just go back to being a gay catholic street-racing farmer, shall we?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, and Car accident
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Drug use
sunsorbit's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Cursing, Child abuse, and Car accident
Moderate: Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
const_elle_ations's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Rating: 4.5 stars
I thought this book was super good, especially since I started to get the hang of things from Call Down the Hawk. I have to say I didn't like the beginning, but once the POVs shifted from just Ronan and Hennessy, things really picked up. I also really enjoyed a Matthew POV (I don't think we got one in the last book - anyway, him being upset about Declan only pointing out dogs to him was so freaking funny to me) and Declan and Jordan's relationship much more than I thought I would, them talking about art history was just *chef's kiss* (tell me their song is not "The Louvre" by Lorde. TELL ME.) And also - a bunch of stuff happening in the Gardner??? yes please. I just watched that "This is a Robbery" documentary and it was so exciting to know what they were talking about lol. This only makes me want to go visit the Gardner even more. And Carmen - I loved her and look up to her so much, like powerful female role model, yes please??
My only issues were that (1) some of the characters seemed a little out of character to me (especially Hennessy in the beginning of the book), and (2) the fact that Matthew is 17, not like 12 or whatever. He's written so much younger than 17 in my opinion. It's so hard for me to picture a seventeen year old doing and saying the things Matthew does but. Whatever.
Also I really really really wanted Gansey, Blue, and Henry to come back, but I have a feeling the gangsey will be reuniting for the finale lol, even though it's almost hard for me to believe Ronan used to be friends with them, it just seems like such a long time ago. Also I think the vibes are super different from Raven Cycle to the Dreamer Trilogy. I can't really explain it but like...the Raven Cycle was magic forests and vintage cars and pizza shops where the Dreamer Trilogy is art heists and neon lights and nightwash. It's just...different lol.
Last thing - I know a bunch of people said the title was immature or whatever, and Maggie was like "do y'all think my books are mature??" and then made a list of crazy things CDTH had. So. I'm beating her to it and making a list of the most hilarious things this book unironically had.
- a (sort of) invisible car named burrito
- a cat with human hands
- a bear that dissipated into a fart cloud
- a cat with human hands
I thought this book was super good, especially since I started to get the hang of things from Call Down the Hawk. I have to say I didn't like the beginning, but once the POVs shifted from just Ronan and Hennessy, things really picked up. I also really enjoyed a Matthew POV (I don't think we got one in the last book - anyway, him being upset about Declan only pointing out dogs to him was so freaking funny to me) and Declan and Jordan's relationship much more than I thought I would, them talking about art history was just *chef's kiss* (tell me their song is not "The Louvre" by Lorde. TELL ME.) And also - a bunch of stuff happening in the Gardner??? yes please. I just watched that "This is a Robbery" documentary and it was so exciting to know what they were talking about lol. This only makes me want to go visit the Gardner even more. And Carmen - I loved her and look up to her so much, like powerful female role model, yes please??
My only issues were that (1) some of the characters seemed a little out of character to me (especially Hennessy in the beginning of the book), and (2) the fact that Matthew is 17, not like 12 or whatever. He's written so much younger than 17 in my opinion. It's so hard for me to picture a seventeen year old doing and saying the things Matthew does but. Whatever.
Also I really really really wanted Gansey, Blue, and Henry to come back, but I have a feeling the gangsey will be reuniting for the finale lol, even though it's almost hard for me to believe Ronan used to be friends with them, it just seems like such a long time ago. Also I think the vibes are super different from Raven Cycle to the Dreamer Trilogy. I can't really explain it but like...the Raven Cycle was magic forests and vintage cars and pizza shops where the Dreamer Trilogy is art heists and neon lights and nightwash. It's just...different lol.
Last thing - I know a bunch of people said the title was immature or whatever, and Maggie was like "do y'all think my books are mature??" and then made a list of crazy things CDTH had. So. I'm beating her to it and making a list of the most hilarious things this book unironically had.
- a (sort of) invisible car named burrito
- a cat with human hands
- a bear that dissipated into a fart cloud
- a cat with human hands
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts
msradiosilence's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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? Yes
3.5
Tldr; Ronan’s self-destructiveness goes on tour, Carmen and Liliana have ideas, and Jordan and Declan look at art.
Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/mister-impossible.
Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/mister-impossible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Murder, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Car accident, Drug use, Blood, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement
broro's review
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship
kthedestroyer's review
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Ugh... the title was dope... I guess
Amm... yeah that pretty much sums up my feelings about this book because, to be honest... it was kind of a mess. Like, it wasn't bad but it wasn't particularly good either.
!!!!!SPOILERS FROM HERE ON!!!!!
I've read the first book in this series about three months ago and when I started reading, akhm, Mister Impossible (it's so good, I had to), I had absolutely no idea what was going on for about 50 pages. I know this is a problem of Call Down the Hawk but the author could still at least briefly mention who the most forgettable character of the first book aka Bryde was at the start of this weird sequel.
And while I'm talking about Bryde.
I. Hate. Him. With. Every. Fiber. Of. My. Body.
He is the worst character in the entire TRC universe. Even that stupid (minor spoiler for The Raven King) freaking demon hornet wasn't as awful as him. He makes Ronan one of the least likable characters in this book and this is his actual worst crime. Who cares if he's trying to destroy the world... don't touch my boy Ronan or you will suffer in pain for the rest of your miserable life.
Anyway, I should probably calm down and talk about things that I liked in this novel. Well, I loved Declan, Matthew, and Jordan. They are good characters and I was glad when we got to experience the story from their POV. I liked it when Adam was there, I liked Deklo and Jordan having a moment (still waiting for Declan's emotional breakdown with Ronan though).
The other characters were either boring - Farooq-Lane and Lilliana - or just very unlikable - those two idiots that I mentioned in that anger-filled paragraph and of course Hennesy. I really don't want to talk about her too much but it was just so annoying how she constantly self-pitied herself and envied Jordan's happiness.
I don't really like the writing style of this series either. It's like Stiefvater can't decide if she wants to write a novel or poetry - which works in some books - but this is some action mystery adventure shit. We can't play with words like that if it takes away all the tension.
Dreamer stuff gets confusing very quickly to the point where I understand less of it than I did in TRC. The story is all over the place - which is not unusual for Stiefvater - but what's different in this series is that there is no Gansey or Blue or Noah, even Parrish is barely there. The bad plot didn't matter in TRC but these new books are not as character-focused which can be a problem.
And there is one very unpopular opinion that I would like to share: Deklo is more likable than Ronan in the Dreamers series.
Change. My. Mind.
Now I can go wait for book 3 and meanwhile listen to Halsey's Gasoline.
Amm... yeah that pretty much sums up my feelings about this book because, to be honest... it was kind of a mess. Like, it wasn't bad but it wasn't particularly good either.
!!!!!SPOILERS FROM HERE ON!!!!!
I've read the first book in this series about three months ago and when I started reading, akhm, Mister Impossible (it's so good, I had to), I had absolutely no idea what was going on for about 50 pages. I know this is a problem of Call Down the Hawk but the author could still at least briefly mention who the most forgettable character of the first book aka Bryde was at the start of this weird sequel.
And while I'm talking about Bryde.
I. Hate. Him. With. Every. Fiber. Of. My. Body.
He is the worst character in the entire TRC universe. Even that stupid (minor spoiler for The Raven King) freaking demon hornet wasn't as awful as him. He makes Ronan one of the least likable characters in this book and this is his actual worst crime. Who cares if he's trying to destroy the world... don't touch my boy Ronan or you will suffer in pain for the rest of your miserable life.
Anyway, I should probably calm down and talk about things that I liked in this novel. Well, I loved Declan, Matthew, and Jordan. They are good characters and I was glad when we got to experience the story from their POV. I liked it when Adam was there, I liked Deklo and Jordan having a moment (still waiting for Declan's emotional breakdown with Ronan though).
The other characters were either boring - Farooq-Lane and Lilliana - or just very unlikable - those two idiots that I mentioned in that anger-filled paragraph and of course Hennesy. I really don't want to talk about her too much but it was just so annoying how she constantly self-pitied herself and envied Jordan's happiness.
I don't really like the writing style of this series either. It's like Stiefvater can't decide if she wants to write a novel or poetry - which works in some books - but this is some action mystery adventure shit. We can't play with words like that if it takes away all the tension.
Dreamer stuff gets confusing very quickly to the point where I understand less of it than I did in TRC. The story is all over the place - which is not unusual for Stiefvater - but what's different in this series is that there is no Gansey or Blue or Noah, even Parrish is barely there. The bad plot didn't matter in TRC but these new books are not as character-focused which can be a problem.
And there is one very unpopular opinion that I would like to share: Deklo is more likable than Ronan in the Dreamers series.
Change. My. Mind.
Now I can go wait for book 3 and meanwhile listen to Halsey's Gasoline.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Car accident
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