Hawksong- Review by Alex Stockard

Hawksong

By: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

***** stars

Danica is a young woman who loves and cares for her people. She has not been crowned Tuuli Thea, but she strives to prove to the people and her mother that she will be a great leader. She wants to prove that she can lead her people to peace with their greatest enemy, the Serpiente. For Danica has only known death because of this hatred and warfare and is tired of keeping emotions trapped in by her avian reserve.

Danica and the people she leads are known as the Avians. The Avians shape shift in to different bird forms, such as Danica who shape shifts into a Hawk. The Serpiente, who shape shift to snakes, are lead by Zane Cobriana who is also tired of this war. The reasons of war have been forgotten, but each side still fights on. Tell one day Zane sends his last remaining sibling, Irene, to make negotiations of peace. The offering of peace from the Serpiente was not fully accepted by many of the Avians, but the offering was not totally ignored. Danica and her mother traveled to the Mistari lands, which was a land owned by shape shifers whose animal forms were tigers. They were known for their knowledge, so the Avians and Serpiente sought their leaders advice.

The Advice given to them was completely rejected by each side, except by the two future leaders Zane and Danica. The advice given to them was to tie the two Royal Families together. The Avians later leave the Mistari lands, totally ignoring the idea of letting the allister of the Tuuli Thea be a serpent. The rest of the steps of the story will go into many directions that will be unexpected: death, love, rejection, fate, ceremony, and betrayal.

Hawksong was honestly one of the best books I have ever read. The emotions throughout the book are completely unexpected, which enticed me to keep reading. Even though it is a fantasy and science-fiction novel, it is very romantic with a loving core. This book is not alike others that I know of, but it does have a sort of vibe you would receive from the Harry Potter series.