I have mixed feelings.

Call Down the Hawk is really slow and I struggled with the pace. But I immediately liked most of the characters, which, ultimately, were the ones that pulled me through to the end. Too late I realised that there is a trilogy preceding this, The Raven Cycle. It would have introduced me to some of the characters and explained a few things, like Adam's powers, which left me with question marks.

I generally like the subject of dreaming, the power of dreams, but it bears the risk of engendering vagueness and confusion. I couldn't follow everything that was going on and that took me out of the story a little bit at times.

I didn't dislike this book but I didn't really like it either, mostly because of the pacing. I understand that it's the first of three, so the next instalment is probably faster and more connected, since the band of protagonists have formed by the end of book one. However, I'm not eager to continue at this point.