I just got that book I waited for weeks today. I finished reading it in top speed. Here's my review for it:

In the last few years majority of the books I read were classics and I have never been a hopeless romantic, but lately I have gotten into an odd mood. To satisfy this mood I went in search for books that would satisfy a few requirements:

-The book must be happy
-The book must have romance
-The book must be about mature, intelligent teenagers
-The book must set in a fantasy world
-The book must have some sort of magic
-The book must be about at least one grey character
-The main characters cannot love each other in the beginning
-The book must be at least sort of funny

See how particular my taste was? I can assure you it was excessively hard to find any books that satisfy all requirements but I found it.

At this point I would like to give credit to the book which led me to Hawksong, that book is called Dragon Bait. I read that a while back, and I thought although the ending was not perfect, it would be something that would satisfy me. So I went and searched for books other people said were similar to that book. Hawksong was on the list. At first I was worried because everything else Amelia Atwater-Rhodes wrote before were about teenage girls falling for darkly handsome vampires for absolutely no reasons except they seem to understand them. After reading a few reviews and short summaries about this book, however, I knew that was not the case and that I would not be at ease until I read it.

For all the efforts I put into getting this book (which involve ordering the book from a completely different district because the libraries in my area did not hold the book), I still say this book was worth the trouble.

Sure, the plot was somewhat predictable, but what can one really do with two handsome leaders of opposite genders with alike ideals and hated each other in the beginning? Surely, you cannot expect these two people to fight to their death unless you are trying to convey existentialism.

In any case, there were definitely parts that surprised me, a person proud of her ability to predict story-line.

One of the best qualities of this book was the characters. They were three dimensional, not flat but dynamic. They were not annoying; they were considerate but not overly so. They are who I think I would be if I am in the situation. That's why I like them: I can relate to them.

A bad point about this book would be the fact it doesn't develops each character full to their potential. Though, I suppose that could be explained by the fact that it was written in first person, which tends to develop the few people the central character interacts with the most much more than other ones.

The ending was not as rushed as some other people said in their reviews. I read much more rushed books, although I think intentions of the antagonists could be stated more clearly. I like where the book ends off, its not like I am interested in reading about their future in any case. I don't want to read about children. I just wanted to read a sappy, fairy tale like fantasy, and for that I was satisfied.

*PS*
Do not worry parents, where were no bad conducts in the book. They just *slept* next to each other, they kept their virtues, on top of that they were married... so lets just say these teenagers (I suppose you can't say that the guy is a teenager anymore since he is 20 already, but considering he can live up to 500 years old I say he is still an infant) had very high self control. *gasp*

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