A review by tagrace
Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater

adventurous emotional medium-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

4.0

I enjoyed the book although for about I couldn't shake the feeling that it was a lot more breadcrumbs than bread. Compared to the Raven Cycle, most of the characters are new or newly fleshed out (did anyone ask for this much Declan?) This can be good and bad. Good because it allows for a lot darker themes, new character beats and a much, much more diverse cast. Bad because whenever the non-Lynch characters from the original series did appear I remembered how much I loved the original and wanted to read it again instead. By the end I was pretty sold on this new series though.
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