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A review by piamikaela
Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater
4.0
i loved it. the portrayal of the Lynch Brothers' unique relationship, the diversity, the problems both impossibly magical and heartbreakingly human, stiefvater gives us a story that remedies most of the qualms i had with her original raven cycle series. every interaction felt so much more real, so much more believable, each character arc so substantial and neatly woven together.
the only issue i had was with carmen, whose story and perspectives i felt weren't weaved in as seamlessly into the story, though hopefully i'll find myself feeling differently in the next installments. nevertheless, the expansion of the universe and the direction the dreamer trilogy is heading is wonderful, and stiefvater's whimsical writing style continues to remain fitting. objectively, there was a lot of explanation and confusion may have been experienced for those not familiar with the events that took place in the raven cycle despite stiefvater writing this to be separate from it.
still, the enjoyment this brought me was immense, and i have not felt this way about her work since the dream thieves. while i would have preferred her to use discarded characters from trc, such as the dream pack (though who is to say they aren't to come), and of course, more scenes with adam, i am excited to get to know the new characters, and occasionally see old ones, and witness the Lynch Brothers continue to grow and evolve.
the only issue i had was with carmen, whose story and perspectives i felt weren't weaved in as seamlessly into the story, though hopefully i'll find myself feeling differently in the next installments. nevertheless, the expansion of the universe and the direction the dreamer trilogy is heading is wonderful, and stiefvater's whimsical writing style continues to remain fitting. objectively, there was a lot of explanation and confusion may have been experienced for those not familiar with the events that took place in the raven cycle despite stiefvater writing this to be separate from it.
still, the enjoyment this brought me was immense, and i have not felt this way about her work since the dream thieves. while i would have preferred her to use discarded characters from trc, such as the dream pack (though who is to say they aren't to come), and of course, more scenes with adam, i am excited to get to know the new characters, and occasionally see old ones, and witness the Lynch Brothers continue to grow and evolve.