It felt more like a story that shouldn't have involved Ronan at all. The other characters were really interesting and I look forward to seeing how it all plays out, especially with Jordan Hennessy. As for the other Lynch brothers - they were the other Lynch brothers, that's for sure. But that never happened in the original story, so I don't see why that would happen now. It felt like because this was a book about Ronan, we couldn't have him overshadowed by any of the other characters. Because in what world would Ronan only call Gansey for help on one thing when Gansey, and especially Blue, knows so much about magic. And usually I wouldn't compare spin-off series so much to their predecessor but this is explicitly supposed to be after the events of the initial series (and like maybe only months later?) and it feels like a completely different universe. I feel like it wasn't enough, especially after how much they grew together during The Raven Cycle. It felt like we were on the outskirts of seeing something magical between them but instead we got. the ones we got weren't enough or satisfying. I wanted more scenes between him and Adam for sure.

It felt a little out of character for him in a lot of ways to have this story about him. There were too many pieces that felt too different. He was definitely the bones of that character, but not the meat of him. But he didn't feel like the Ronan Lynch from The Raven Cycle. Ronan Lynch is everything you could ever want in a 'hero.' He definitely tries his best.

I loved the narration and definitely will be continuing this on audio. that), which definitely affected my enjoyment. A Maggie Stiefvater book I didn't love? The shame! But I think I went into this with the wrong expectations (that it would be more like The Raven Cycle and less like.

Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater