The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was fantastic and I can't wait to read the next one!! Glad I waited to read these til they were all out because having to wait for the next to be released would be so difficult!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Vomit
keen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Vomit
pobi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Oh my god the ending has me SHOCKED I love everything about this. It definitely ramps up as it goes along
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
sunsorbit's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Cursing, Child abuse, and Car accident
Moderate: Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
360loverpenguin's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Chronic illness
verito2805's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
const_elle_ations's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Rating: 4.5 stars
I thought this book was super good, especially since I started to get the hang of things from Call Down the Hawk. I have to say I didn't like the beginning, but once the POVs shifted from just Ronan and Hennessy, things really picked up. I also really enjoyed a Matthew POV (I don't think we got one in the last book - anyway, him being upset about Declan only pointing out dogs to him was so freaking funny to me) and Declan and Jordan's relationship much more than I thought I would, them talking about art history was just *chef's kiss* (tell me their song is not "The Louvre" by Lorde. TELL ME.) And also - a bunch of stuff happening in the Gardner??? yes please. I just watched that "This is a Robbery" documentary and it was so exciting to know what they were talking about lol. This only makes me want to go visit the Gardner even more. And Carmen - I loved her and look up to her so much, like powerful female role model, yes please??
My only issues were that (1) some of the characters seemed a little out of character to me (especially Hennessy in the beginning of the book), and (2) the fact that Matthew is 17, not like 12 or whatever. He's written so much younger than 17 in my opinion. It's so hard for me to picture a seventeen year old doing and saying the things Matthew does but. Whatever.
Also I really really really wanted Gansey, Blue, and Henry to come back, but I have a feeling the gangsey will be reuniting for the finale lol, even though it's almost hard for me to believe Ronan used to be friends with them, it just seems like such a long time ago. Also I think the vibes are super different from Raven Cycle to the Dreamer Trilogy. I can't really explain it but like...the Raven Cycle was magic forests and vintage cars and pizza shops where the Dreamer Trilogy is art heists and neon lights and nightwash. It's just...different lol.
Last thing - I know a bunch of people said the title was immature or whatever, and Maggie was like "do y'all think my books are mature??" and then made a list of crazy things CDTH had. So. I'm beating her to it and making a list of the most hilarious things this book unironically had.
- a (sort of) invisible car named burrito
- a cat with human hands
- a bear that dissipated into a fart cloud
- Â a cat with human handsÂ
I thought this book was super good, especially since I started to get the hang of things from Call Down the Hawk. I have to say I didn't like the beginning, but once the POVs shifted from just Ronan and Hennessy, things really picked up. I also really enjoyed a Matthew POV (I don't think we got one in the last book - anyway, him being upset about Declan only pointing out dogs to him was so freaking funny to me) and Declan and Jordan's relationship much more than I thought I would, them talking about art history was just *chef's kiss* (tell me their song is not "The Louvre" by Lorde. TELL ME.) And also - a bunch of stuff happening in the Gardner??? yes please. I just watched that "This is a Robbery" documentary and it was so exciting to know what they were talking about lol. This only makes me want to go visit the Gardner even more. And Carmen - I loved her and look up to her so much, like powerful female role model, yes please??
My only issues were that (1) some of the characters seemed a little out of character to me (especially Hennessy in the beginning of the book), and (2) the fact that Matthew is 17, not like 12 or whatever. He's written so much younger than 17 in my opinion. It's so hard for me to picture a seventeen year old doing and saying the things Matthew does but. Whatever.
Also I really really really wanted Gansey, Blue, and Henry to come back, but I have a feeling the gangsey will be reuniting for the finale lol, even though it's almost hard for me to believe Ronan used to be friends with them, it just seems like such a long time ago. Also I think the vibes are super different from Raven Cycle to the Dreamer Trilogy. I can't really explain it but like...the Raven Cycle was magic forests and vintage cars and pizza shops where the Dreamer Trilogy is art heists and neon lights and nightwash. It's just...different lol.
Last thing - I know a bunch of people said the title was immature or whatever, and Maggie was like "do y'all think my books are mature??" and then made a list of crazy things CDTH had. So. I'm beating her to it and making a list of the most hilarious things this book unironically had.
- a (sort of) invisible car named burrito
- a cat with human hands
- a bear that dissipated into a fart cloud
- Â a cat with human handsÂ
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts
kthedestroyer's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
3.0
Ugh... the title was dope... I guess
Amm... yeah that pretty much sums up my feelings about this book because, to be honest... it was kind of a mess. Like, it wasn't bad but it wasn't particularly good either.
!!!!!SPOILERS FROM HERE ON!!!!!
I've read the first book in this series about three months ago and when I started reading, akhm, Mister Impossible (it's so good, I had to), I had absolutely no idea what was going on for about 50 pages. I know this is a problem of Call Down the Hawk but the author could still at least briefly mention who the most forgettable character of the first book aka Bryde was at the start of this weird sequel.Â
And while I'm talking about Bryde.
I. Hate. Him. With. Every. Fiber. Of. My. Body.
He is the worst character in the entire TRC universe. Even that stupid (minor spoiler for The Raven King) freaking demon hornet wasn't as awful as him. He makes Ronan one of the least likable characters in this book and this is his actual worst crime. Who cares if he's trying to destroy the world... don't touch my boy Ronan or you will suffer in pain for the rest of your miserable life.
Anyway, I should probably calm down and talk about things that I liked in this novel. Well, I loved Declan, Matthew, and Jordan. They are good characters and I was glad when we got to experience the story from their POV. I liked it when Adam was there, I liked Deklo and Jordan having a moment (still waiting for Declan's emotional breakdown with Ronan though).
The other characters were either boring - Farooq-Lane and Lilliana - or just very unlikable - those two idiots that I mentioned in that anger-filled paragraph and of course Hennesy. I really don't want to talk about her too much but it was just so annoying how she constantly self-pitied herself and envied Jordan's happiness.
I don't really like the writing style of this series either. It's like Stiefvater can't decide if she wants to write a novel or poetry - which works in some books - but this is some action mystery adventure shit. We can't play with words like that if it takes away all the tension.
Dreamer stuff gets confusing very quickly to the point where I understand less of it than I did in TRC. The story is all over the place - which is not unusual for Stiefvater - but what's different in this series is that there is no Gansey or Blue or Noah, even Parrish is barely there. The bad plot didn't matter in TRC but these new books are not as character-focused which can be a problem.Â
And there is one very unpopular opinion that I would like to share:Â Deklo is more likable than Ronan in the Dreamers series.
Change. My. Mind.
Now I can go wait for book 3 and meanwhile listen to Halsey's Gasoline.Â
Amm... yeah that pretty much sums up my feelings about this book because, to be honest... it was kind of a mess. Like, it wasn't bad but it wasn't particularly good either.
!!!!!SPOILERS FROM HERE ON!!!!!
I've read the first book in this series about three months ago and when I started reading, akhm, Mister Impossible (it's so good, I had to), I had absolutely no idea what was going on for about 50 pages. I know this is a problem of Call Down the Hawk but the author could still at least briefly mention who the most forgettable character of the first book aka Bryde was at the start of this weird sequel.Â
And while I'm talking about Bryde.
I. Hate. Him. With. Every. Fiber. Of. My. Body.
He is the worst character in the entire TRC universe. Even that stupid (minor spoiler for The Raven King) freaking demon hornet wasn't as awful as him. He makes Ronan one of the least likable characters in this book and this is his actual worst crime. Who cares if he's trying to destroy the world... don't touch my boy Ronan or you will suffer in pain for the rest of your miserable life.
Anyway, I should probably calm down and talk about things that I liked in this novel. Well, I loved Declan, Matthew, and Jordan. They are good characters and I was glad when we got to experience the story from their POV. I liked it when Adam was there, I liked Deklo and Jordan having a moment (still waiting for Declan's emotional breakdown with Ronan though).
The other characters were either boring - Farooq-Lane and Lilliana - or just very unlikable - those two idiots that I mentioned in that anger-filled paragraph and of course Hennesy. I really don't want to talk about her too much but it was just so annoying how she constantly self-pitied herself and envied Jordan's happiness.
I don't really like the writing style of this series either. It's like Stiefvater can't decide if she wants to write a novel or poetry - which works in some books - but this is some action mystery adventure shit. We can't play with words like that if it takes away all the tension.
Dreamer stuff gets confusing very quickly to the point where I understand less of it than I did in TRC. The story is all over the place - which is not unusual for Stiefvater - but what's different in this series is that there is no Gansey or Blue or Noah, even Parrish is barely there. The bad plot didn't matter in TRC but these new books are not as character-focused which can be a problem.Â
And there is one very unpopular opinion that I would like to share:Â Deklo is more likable than Ronan in the Dreamers series.
Change. My. Mind.
Now I can go wait for book 3 and meanwhile listen to Halsey's Gasoline.Â
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Car accident
alyssa_simard's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Mental illness
Minor: Homophobia
lucystolethesky's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts