You are made of dreams and this world is not for you.

Bless you, Ms. Stiefvater but at the same time screw you. This book came out at the worst possible time; in the middle of my semester. Was I supposed to ditch all my exams and assignments and read Call Down the Hawk? The answer is yes, most definitely. But the work burden meant that it took me almost a month to finish this book, when in fact I would have normally read it in a couple of days.

Call Down the Hawk was one of my most anticipated books of the year and suffice to say, it lived up to my expectations and the hype. Back when I read The Raven Cycle, I only really cared about Ronan and was intrigued by the concept of Dreamers, capital D. I was exhilarated to hear upon finishing The Raven King that Maggie was writing a whole trilogy dedicated to Ronan Lynch. That was 2 years ago. Today, I am a satisfied reader, content with the miraculous world, character and plot building of Book 1 of The Dreamer Trilogy.

The Characters

The Brothers Lynch
Ronan was fantastic as always, but the real scene-stealer was Declan in this book. After the Christmas story that Maggie posted on her Tumblr, I was already in love with the oldest Lynch brother. But this book gave us a better insight into how Declan grew up with his family's secrets and how they made him into the man he is. There are not enough curse words for Niall Lynch in this world *sigh*.
Matthew was also a delight to read,

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and his ultimate realization of being a dream

The Hennessey's
Just as Ronan was the most interesting character in The Raven Cycle, Hennessey was probably the most interesting in Call Down the Hawk. Hennessey and Jordan's dynamic was fun to explore and it was heartbreaking to see Hennessey try to fight her nightmares.

Farooq-Lane and Parsifal
Poor Parsifal. Farooq-Lane was an okay character. She kinda felt flat to me, as there wasn't any real character development, despite the amount of screen time she had. Parsifal was probably added for comedy purposes, but I couldn't help but feel sad for him.
I hope we find out more about Farooq-Lane's brother in the coming book. I am also psyched to know Bryde better as he was a mysterious figure for most of the book.

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I also have a feeling that there was a more sinister reason why Adam didn't reply to Ronan's texts or Bluesey's calls. We know that he is a Visionary, after all, maybe Liliana pointed him as the next Visionary and now the Moderators are after him. Excited to see the gang return in the next book.

The Plot
The plot was a typical Stiefvater plot with loads of shady shit and our character running from one thing to another. It was fast-paced and action-packed, but I feel like this book was carried by the well fleshed characters rather than the plot. The imagery was beautiful and it had the whimsical tone that I adore so much in Stiefvater books.

Overall a delightful read, well deserving of 5 stars from me. Will definitely read the sequel, my only hope is that Maggie releases it at a time other than in the middle of a semester :'(