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# Call Down the Hawk (The Dreamer Trilogy, Book 1) (1)

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Review: Possibly Stiefvater's Best? - The Raven Cycle is one of my favorite series and Ronan is one of my favorite characters in YA. When I heard that there would be a spin-off series that focused a little more on Ronan (and Adam), my excitement was off the charts. This book was one of my most anticipated reads of 2019 and I am so happy to say that it lived up to my expectations and beyond. This book is a testament to Maggie Steifvater’s literary genius. That woman has a way with words. Her diction makes words seem like new again. Stiefvater reminds us that language is not a uniform business and that it has many different stunning qualities. The language of this book is eerie, lyrical, beautiful, evocative, and singularly a product of Maggie Stiefvater. Her words are like a tidal wave of humanness wrapped in poetically blunt symbolism. The prose itself is a character and adds character to the overarching narrative. I’ve never been let down by Stiefvater’s prose and Call Down the Hawk is one of, if not the most, shining example of her writing. That’s not to say that her storytelling is easy to follow. Not really. The path Stiefvater chooses to traverse in order to tell this story is an extremely winding one. In fact, it’s a path that diverges constantly among several different characters, only to come back together again in a multitude of different places. And, enchantingly enough, each of those paths are littered with intimate revelations, powerful observations of human nature and the self, and fear of the unknown. It’s all very magical, mystical, and so very nebulous. I should have known better than to expect this book to be strictly about Ronan and Adam. Steifvater has always been about telling all her characters’ stories, and there are several of them. Yes, this book is about the dreamer Ronan, but there are other lives and stories attached to his. And so the book ends up being maybe 25% about Ronan and even less about Adam. Call Down the Hawk is just as much about Declan, Carmen Farooq-Lane, and Jordan Hennessy than it is about Ronan. At first, I was slightly bothered that there weren’t that many intimate moments between Ronan and Adam, but then I realized that was short-sighted. There is a larger story to tell. Ronan and the dreamers are being hunted and the people who are hunting them have dreams and fears of their own. And at the center of all this is a dark, impending cosmic force pressing in on them, forcing all the characters to look the unknown in the face and be very afraid. The best thing about Stiefvater’s storytelling is not just her writing, but her ability to make all her characters seem so human. Each has their own secrets, their own nightmares, their own dreams, their own burdens to bear. They all have conversations with their innermost selves to further explore the world, their existence, and their purpose within it all. I can feel every single emotion that they feel. The author makes it easy to sympathize with Declan, who just wants his brothers to be safe; to sympathize with Carmen, who just wants peace; to sympathize with Jordan Hennessy, who wants a life of her own; to sympathize with Ronan, who wishes to both keep his dreams alive and to have functioning relationships with Adam, his family, and his friends. It took me a while to get used to this new cast of characters, especially Jordan Hennessy, but as I got to swim deeper in their depths, I found myself falling for each of them, no matter what “side” they were on. They are all so very human that it’s hard to ignore all that they are and simply mark them as “good” or “bad.” The ending is foreboding and not at all the ending I expected. It whisks you away to a mysterious place with mysterious figures and an ambiguous future. I’m afraid for Ronan and his brothers, but I’m looking forward to seeing how Ronan will handle this new terror, as well as his new connection to other dreamers and his relationships with his family and Adam. One thing’s for sure though. I’ll never sleep on “dull” Declan again. There is so much more to him than meets the eye and I am FLOORED by these new revelations. All this to say that, yes, this book is fantastic and I love it to bits.
Review: Much Darker Than TRC Series - Like many of Maggie's readers, I was sucked in and fell completely in love with her characters from The Raven Cycle. Of all of them, Ronan was my favorite (second favorite was Mallory's emotional support dog - lol). It had been a long time since books or their characters affected me the way my beloved Gansey, Ronan, Blue, and the women of 300 Fox Way had - twisting me around their proverbial fingers and making me ache when the last book ended. I never re-read books. I have re-read all of those many times. All that to say, I literally whooped out loud when I found out there was to be a Ronan-centered series to follow. I was not sure what to expect from this book. "All the Crooked Saints" was something I finished out of homage to Maggie. To complete it, I had to get it on audio and then speed up the play. I just couldn't get invested in the characters. In the end, I was glad I did. It turned out to be a good story with lots of beautiful, whimsical writing. This book, well, it's very different. Different from, "All the Crooked Saints," and different from TRC. It's darker. MUCH darker. There is lots of urgency, lots of violence, lots of death. If I hadn't loved the Lynch brothers so very much in the earlier series, I am not sure how I would have reacted. You don't get whimsical English octogenarians who ramble on about homing pigeons, nor quirky heroines who eat yogurt and love trees. It's all so much more dire than a quest to find a Welch king. But I guess that's the point. Do I love this book? Yes. It has some absolutely FANTASTIC writing. The action does not slow down. Deep thoughts. Everything is balanced on a razor's edge. But I do miss having some time to breathe. I got somewhat confused with so many new characters. By the time Liliana was introduced, I thought to myself, "Oh, no, not another mysterious, deadly person!" But she tied in nicely later. Overall, I loved the book. I have it in both hardback and audio. I have little time to slow down so I would listed to the audio when I was working. The only criticism I have on the audio was Will Patton's accent for Hennessy/Jordan is awful. He could do English old man with Mallory, but his English young art forger was inconsistent and just plain bad. That's okay, though, he was superb otherwise. I recommend this book. Just be prepared for the fact that they're not in high school anymore, and the stakes have rocketed up. I am sad I will have to wait for the next book in the series, but I truly look forward to it. In the meantime, I might re-read, "The Dream Thieves," my personal favorite (where the only worries they had were night horrors and hopped-up dreamers with Northern accents and Mitsubishi Evos - aka, gentler times).

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #206,085 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #92 in Magical Fantasy Fiction for Children (Books) #161 in Teen & Young Adult Magical Realism Fiction #2,202 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Book 1 of 3  | The Dreamer Trilogy |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,194) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 1.5 x 8.5 inches |
| Grade level  | 7 - 9 |
| ISBN-10  | 1338188321 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1338188325 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 480 pages |
| Publication date  | November 5, 2019 |
| Publisher  | Scholastic Press |
| Reading age  | 12 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Possibly Stiefvater's Best?
*by A***A on December 10, 2019*

The Raven Cycle is one of my favorite series and Ronan is one of my favorite characters in YA. When I heard that there would be a spin-off series that focused a little more on Ronan (and Adam), my excitement was off the charts. This book was one of my most anticipated reads of 2019 and I am so happy to say that it lived up to my expectations and beyond. This book is a testament to Maggie Steifvater’s literary genius. That woman has a way with words. Her diction makes words seem like new again. Stiefvater reminds us that language is not a uniform business and that it has many different stunning qualities. The language of this book is eerie, lyrical, beautiful, evocative, and singularly a product of Maggie Stiefvater. Her words are like a tidal wave of humanness wrapped in poetically blunt symbolism. The prose itself is a character and adds character to the overarching narrative. I’ve never been let down by Stiefvater’s prose and Call Down the Hawk is one of, if not the most, shining example of her writing. That’s not to say that her storytelling is easy to follow. Not really. The path Stiefvater chooses to traverse in order to tell this story is an extremely winding one. In fact, it’s a path that diverges constantly among several different characters, only to come back together again in a multitude of different places. And, enchantingly enough, each of those paths are littered with intimate revelations, powerful observations of human nature and the self, and fear of the unknown. It’s all very magical, mystical, and so very nebulous. I should have known better than to expect this book to be strictly about Ronan and Adam. Steifvater has always been about telling all her characters’ stories, and there are several of them. Yes, this book is about the dreamer Ronan, but there are other lives and stories attached to his. And so the book ends up being maybe 25% about Ronan and even less about Adam. Call Down the Hawk is just as much about Declan, Carmen Farooq-Lane, and Jordan Hennessy than it is about Ronan. At first, I was slightly bothered that there weren’t that many intimate moments between Ronan and Adam, but then I realized that was short-sighted. There is a larger story to tell. Ronan and the dreamers are being hunted and the people who are hunting them have dreams and fears of their own. And at the center of all this is a dark, impending cosmic force pressing in on them, forcing all the characters to look the unknown in the face and be very afraid. The best thing about Stiefvater’s storytelling is not just her writing, but her ability to make all her characters seem so human. Each has their own secrets, their own nightmares, their own dreams, their own burdens to bear. They all have conversations with their innermost selves to further explore the world, their existence, and their purpose within it all. I can feel every single emotion that they feel. The author makes it easy to sympathize with Declan, who just wants his brothers to be safe; to sympathize with Carmen, who just wants peace; to sympathize with Jordan Hennessy, who wants a life of her own; to sympathize with Ronan, who wishes to both keep his dreams alive and to have functioning relationships with Adam, his family, and his friends. It took me a while to get used to this new cast of characters, especially Jordan Hennessy, but as I got to swim deeper in their depths, I found myself falling for each of them, no matter what “side” they were on. They are all so very human that it’s hard to ignore all that they are and simply mark them as “good” or “bad.” The ending is foreboding and not at all the ending I expected. It whisks you away to a mysterious place with mysterious figures and an ambiguous future. I’m afraid for Ronan and his brothers, but I’m looking forward to seeing how Ronan will handle this new terror, as well as his new connection to other dreamers and his relationships with his family and Adam. One thing’s for sure though. I’ll never sleep on “dull” Declan again. There is so much more to him than meets the eye and I am FLOORED by these new revelations. All this to say that, yes, this book is fantastic and I love it to bits.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Much Darker Than TRC Series
*by J***7 on November 21, 2019*

Like many of Maggie's readers, I was sucked in and fell completely in love with her characters from The Raven Cycle. Of all of them, Ronan was my favorite (second favorite was Mallory's emotional support dog - lol). It had been a long time since books or their characters affected me the way my beloved Gansey, Ronan, Blue, and the women of 300 Fox Way had - twisting me around their proverbial fingers and making me ache when the last book ended. I never re-read books. I have re-read all of those many times. All that to say, I literally whooped out loud when I found out there was to be a Ronan-centered series to follow. I was not sure what to expect from this book. "All the Crooked Saints" was something I finished out of homage to Maggie. To complete it, I had to get it on audio and then speed up the play. I just couldn't get invested in the characters. In the end, I was glad I did. It turned out to be a good story with lots of beautiful, whimsical writing. This book, well, it's very different. Different from, "All the Crooked Saints," and different from TRC. It's darker. MUCH darker. There is lots of urgency, lots of violence, lots of death. If I hadn't loved the Lynch brothers so very much in the earlier series, I am not sure how I would have reacted. You don't get whimsical English octogenarians who ramble on about homing pigeons, nor quirky heroines who eat yogurt and love trees. It's all so much more dire than a quest to find a Welch king. But I guess that's the point. Do I love this book? Yes. It has some absolutely FANTASTIC writing. The action does not slow down. Deep thoughts. Everything is balanced on a razor's edge. But I do miss having some time to breathe. I got somewhat confused with so many new characters. By the time Liliana was introduced, I thought to myself, "Oh, no, not another mysterious, deadly person!" But she tied in nicely later. Overall, I loved the book. I have it in both hardback and audio. I have little time to slow down so I would listed to the audio when I was working. The only criticism I have on the audio was Will Patton's accent for Hennessy/Jordan is awful. He could do English old man with Mallory, but his English young art forger was inconsistent and just plain bad. That's okay, though, he was superb otherwise. I recommend this book. Just be prepared for the fact that they're not in high school anymore, and the stakes have rocketed up. I am sad I will have to wait for the next book in the series, but I truly look forward to it. In the meantime, I might re-read, "The Dream Thieves," my personal favorite (where the only worries they had were night horrors and hopped-up dreamers with Northern accents and Mitsubishi Evos - aka, gentler times).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good book for fans of TRC, not quite up to expectations
*by K***E on June 22, 2021*

Call Down the Hawk was not at all what I excepted, but an excellent read all the same. Introducing a new Dreamer underworld villain (The Moderators), Ronan once again finds himself a wanted man for his talents. CDTH retains the dreamy, ethereal quality of TRC and, unfortunately, all of it's narrative weakness as well. Stiefvater continues to put more stock in poetry, aesthetic, and impossibility than making sure her plot and characters are clear and make sense. Like the latter Raven Boys books, CDTH's world building is obscure at best and characters largely appear out of nowhere with unknown relevance to the story. I am hoping that she manages to snag all the loose strings by the end of the Trilogy, but after The Raven King I am not at all hopeful. The Brothers Lynch, on the other hand, do not disappoint. Expanding nicely in a quirky and unique dynamic that is perfectly aligned with their previous characterizations and with plenty of room to grow forms the heart of my interest in this novel. The new characters are eventually likable and interesting but lack some of the immediate pizzazz of characters like The Grey Man and Colin and Piper Greenmantle. Adam's microscopic role is disappointing, but fine. I am a bit lukewarm on this trilogy over all. Given that The Dream Thieves is my favorite TRC novel, I was hoping that the Dreamer Trilogy would resurrect some of that feeling. Though it's been good and interesting in it's own way, it largely hasn't, in my opinion, succeeded in matching the previous Ronan-led novel.

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