But what I even loved more was his dialogue and interactions with his boyfriend, Adam Parrish (also from TRC). I also loved his interactions with his raven, Chainsaw which both made me laugh and smile. Ronan Lynch definitely grew as a dreamer and it was wonderful to be in his mind and view his own inner conflicts, hopes and desires throughout the novel. The newer characters were a bit difficult to relate to at first but Maggie does such a great job of painting their stories and shaping them into very real, almost memorable characters. There is also the interesting concept of “Visionaries” who are born to foresee visions of dreamers but are equally dangerous as their visions can either destroy them or those within vicinity of them. The main character in this category is Carmen Farooq-Lane whose brother was a dreamer and was thus, killed for it. Jordan Hennessy-Hennesey’s first dream copy so alike and unlike the real Hennesey but more real who wants a life for herself, individual from that of her dreamer.įinally, there is a government of ruthless killers, intent on hunting down and destroying dreamers as they are dangerous and could lead to the end of this world. Hennesey: another dreamer whose dreams are killing her, each time she comes back with a dream copy of herself. Then, you have the other, new characters:

You have the Lynch brothers: secretive Declan with his arson of lies and half truths to keep his family safe beloved “dream” Matthew whom you just want to give a hug and of course, classic, brooding and razor-sharp Ronan whom I loved even more in this series as we got to see more of his dynamic and his growth as a dreamer. That being said, there are new characters and old characters making appearances in Call Down The Hawk. I felt it was as much character-driven as it was plot-driven-something that TRC lacked but nonetheless, can be overlooked in that particular series whereas the plot of Call Down The Hawk was essential to the series as much as the characters. The Dreamer trilogy is just as atmospheric filled with surreal prose but with a lot darker twist. In fact, I felt like TRC was more innocent-five teens in search of a supposedly “lost,” yet dead Welsh king but subtly turning darker with the end of the fourth book. That being said, fans of TRC should not expect for this book to be the same as the other. I ordered the Owlcrate limited edition box which had arrived early.

I have always loved Maggie’s writing- The Raven Cycle is on my list of favourite series of all time, so suffice to say, when I heard she was doing a sort of spin off TRC, I was thrilled, over the moon.

The first book in Maggie Stiefvater’s new, Dreamer trilogy was not an explosive book but rather a subtle tour de force and I think that was the beauty of this book. You are made of dreams and this world is not for you.

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