The Storm Crow
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- Author：Kalyn Josephson
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Summary
Eragon meets And I Darken in this thrilling new fantasy debut that follows a fallen princess as she ignites a rebellion to bring back the magical elemental crows that were taken from her people。
In the tropical kingdom of Rhodaire， magical， elemental Crows are part of every aspect of life。。。until the Illucian empire invades， destroying everything。
That terrible night has thrown Princess Anthia into a deep depression。 Her sister Caliza is busy running the kingdom after their mother's death， but all Thia can do is think of all she has lost。
But when Caliza is forced to agree to a marriage between Thia and the crown prince of Illucia， Thia is finally spurred into action。 And after stumbling upon a hidden Crow egg in the rubble of a rookery， she and her sister devise a dangerous plan to hatch the egg in secret and get back what was taken from them。
In the tropical kingdom of Rhodaire， magical， elemental Crows are part of every aspect of life。。。until the Illucian empire invades， destroying everything。
That terrible night has thrown Princess Anthia into a deep depression。 Her sister Caliza is busy running the kingdom after their mother's death， but all Thia can do is think of all she has lost。
But when Caliza is forced to agree to a marriage between Thia and the crown prince of Illucia， Thia is finally spurred into action。 And after stumbling upon a hidden Crow egg in the rubble of a rookery， she and her sister devise a dangerous plan to hatch the egg in secret and get back what was taken from them。
Reviews
Kole
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BIG EXAGGERATED SIGH。 You know， I was really excited about this book。 I love crows。 Elemental crows？ Dope， that sounds cool。 And to be honest it starts off strong。 A princess that is crippled by depression and can barely get herself out of bed for six months。 But then her sister is like， guess what hun， you are going to be used as a pawn to broker some well-being between these two nations。 And you have to marry their prince。 And she's like excuse me？ The prince of the country that DESTROYED ours BIG EXAGGERATED SIGH。 You know， I was really excited about this book。 I love crows。 Elemental crows？ Dope， that sounds cool。 And to be honest it starts off strong。 A princess that is crippled by depression and can barely get herself out of bed for six months。 But then her sister is like， guess what hun， you are going to be used as a pawn to broker some well-being between these two nations。 And you have to marry their prince。 And she's like excuse me？ The prince of the country that DESTROYED ours and sparked this entire depression in the first place？ He's terrible， there's stories about what an awful human he is！And I was yes yes yes！ Like a greedy little racoon， I wanted more enemies to lovers。 And she really did not like him for the first 50% of the book。 It was delightful。 I was IN。 But THEN。 （view spoiler）[There's a new boy？ And guess what， Thia and newby end up making googly eyes at each other and you're like。。。hang on。。。where did my enemies to lovers go！？ So then I was still holding on to hope。 I was like maybe the new boy will betray her！ Maybe we'll have some Red Queen nonsense where the guy that you shouldn't be with because you have conflicting opinions is actually the love of your life， and the nice boy is actually a monster。 But no。 There's some back and forth where she's like， hmm， it's weird I have this connection to the prince。 So strange。 And then she goes to hang out with the new guy。 And then she even asks the prince to run away with her and the rebellion。 And he kisses her and she's like WHOA BUDDY， WAIT A SECOND。 Ma'am。 As if you haven't been making eyes at him and confusing this poor man。 You confused me as well！ （hide spoiler）]Basically I lost ALL interest in this book after that bait and switch。 What was the plot？ Very little。 I was literally thriving off the relationships being created and then。。。 image: ["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more
Maran Purcell
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This book is fantastic！！！ I love the world building， the intricacy， and I can’t wait to buy the second book to figure out the rest of Thia’s story
Maria McIntyre
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I wanted to love this book based on the premise because it sounded awesome。 However， I couldn't get into it。 I just didn't really care about what was going on and felt meh about everyone involved。 I was really interested in the crows and kept waiting for something to happen。 I think I'll keep going in the series because the concepts are pretty cool。 I wanted to love this book based on the premise because it sounded awesome。 However， I couldn't get into it。 I just didn't really care about what was going on and felt meh about everyone involved。 I was really interested in the crows and kept waiting for something to happen。 I think I'll keep going in the series because the concepts are pretty cool。 。。。more
Maddie
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Actual Rating: 3。75⭐TW: animal death， blood， death of a parent， grief， PTSD， self-harm （minor）， and violence。Took me a bit to get into this one but once I did， I really enjoyed it。 The depression/PTSD rep was really what brought this book to another level for me and， truthfully？ I'd recommend this story for that alone。 Okay， that and the crows were pretty cool。 But my point still stands lol。 Actual Rating: 3。75⭐TW: animal death， blood， death of a parent， grief， PTSD， self-harm （minor）， and violence。Took me a bit to get into this one but once I did， I really enjoyed it。 The depression/PTSD rep was really what brought this book to another level for me and， truthfully？ I'd recommend this story for that alone。 Okay， that and the crows were pretty cool。 But my point still stands lol。 。。。more
Rachel Marie
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A magical world with magical crows。 A little bit of romance， captivity and lots of background details into this world Kalyn Josephson has created。 I liked this one， but I didn't love it。 Which is really how I feel about most YA fantasy these days。 （I think I'm getting too old for it mostly）。 I can't say I was left excited enough to want to read the second one when it comes out。 The cover is super pretty， though！ A magical world with magical crows。 A little bit of romance， captivity and lots of background details into this world Kalyn Josephson has created。 I liked this one， but I didn't love it。 Which is really how I feel about most YA fantasy these days。 （I think I'm getting too old for it mostly）。 I can't say I was left excited enough to want to read the second one when it comes out。 The cover is super pretty， though！ 。。。more
Sakeenah
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amazing， spectacular， stunning， 10/10 would recommend。 i am in love with ericen。
Maren
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Excellent story full of wonderful characters and emotion and personal anguish （trigger warning for a very well executed example of depression） and， to paraphrase John Mcclain， being That Guy because no one who can。 Docked one star because there was also a lot of "Stop it！ You are being careless and stupid and THINK， damnit！" Excellent story full of wonderful characters and emotion and personal anguish （trigger warning for a very well executed example of depression） and， to paraphrase John Mcclain， being That Guy because no one who can。 Docked one star because there was also a lot of "Stop it！ You are being careless and stupid and THINK， damnit！" 。。。more
Alexis
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At first， I was not quite sure of what I was going to think of this book， but the beginning was quite interesting with the main character Thia going through her ups and downs since her mom had died， and her being forced into a marriage with the prince of the kingdom that killed her mom。 But towards the middle of the book， it starts to go a bit downhill some characters in the book get introduced in the middle that doesn't add much to the story。 In my opinion， some of the things that happen in the At first， I was not quite sure of what I was going to think of this book， but the beginning was quite interesting with the main character Thia going through her ups and downs since her mom had died， and her being forced into a marriage with the prince of the kingdom that killed her mom。 But towards the middle of the book， it starts to go a bit downhill some characters in the book get introduced in the middle that doesn't add much to the story。 In my opinion， some of the things that happen in the book do not make sense。 I do recommend the book but it is not a book I would choose to read again。 。。。more
Anna
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Ich hätte nie gedacht， dass mich diese Geschichte derart mitreißen und packen kann。 Die Welt， in die uns Kalyn Josephson entführt， ist unglaublich aufregend。 Die Idee der Krähen， die ähnlich groß wie Drachen sind und mit Elementarmagie umgehen können， hat mich wirklich begeistert。 Auch wenn wir in diesem Teil der Dilogie noch wenig von dieser Magie der Krähen sehen und erfahren konnten， so ist meine Faszination über diese Idee wirklich groß。 Ich möchte alles darüber wissen und vor allem， das all Ich hätte nie gedacht， dass mich diese Geschichte derart mitreißen und packen kann。 Die Welt， in die uns Kalyn Josephson entführt， ist unglaublich aufregend。 Die Idee der Krähen， die ähnlich groß wie Drachen sind und mit Elementarmagie umgehen können， hat mich wirklich begeistert。 Auch wenn wir in diesem Teil der Dilogie noch wenig von dieser Magie der Krähen sehen und erfahren konnten， so ist meine Faszination über diese Idee wirklich groß。 Ich möchte alles darüber wissen und vor allem， das alles in Action erleben。 Die Protagonistin Thia ist genauso spannend gestaltet。 Sie macht während der gesamten Geschichte eine tolle Entwicklung durch。 Es hat mir großen Spaß gemacht sie zu begleiten， mit ihr zu Leiden aber auch Freude zu empfinden und gemeinsam mit ihr zu wachsen。 Sie ist ein sehr starker Charakter und muss dies auf eine harte und ungerechte Art und Weise lernen。 Die Handlung des Buches ist spannend， auch wenn man sich die Dreiecksgeschichte hätte sparen können。 Es wäre， in meinen Augen， nicht nötig gewesen überhaupt eine Liebesgeschichte in dem Buch unter zu bringen， auch wenn sie wirklich nur wenig Raum einnimmt。 Da es eine Dilogie ist， sind jetzt natürlich noch sehr viele Fragen offen und das lässt mich als Leserin natürlich unbefriedigt zurück。 Ich werde definitiv Band 2 lesen。 。。。more
Zoë
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The cover on this book is stunning！ It was facing cover out on the bookstore shelves， so I picked it up and read the premise， which was intriguing。 Within the actually book itself， I remember a couple of sentences were worded oddly， and I had to reread them when I came across them。 Overall， the characters had multiple layers to them， though a few of them， what you see is what you get。 The main character suffers from depression after going through a traumatic experience， and this is a big impact The cover on this book is stunning！ It was facing cover out on the bookstore shelves， so I picked it up and read the premise， which was intriguing。 Within the actually book itself， I remember a couple of sentences were worded oddly， and I had to reread them when I came across them。 Overall， the characters had multiple layers to them， though a few of them， what you see is what you get。 The main character suffers from depression after going through a traumatic experience， and this is a big impact on her character。 The book held my attention well， though at times I wanted a little bit more， though I don't know if it is plot wise， character wise， or both。 Some things were a little predictable， but I was okay with that。 The world building was fantastic and I really enjoyed the concept; for I felt the author brought something new。 I was satisfied with my read， and I do want to continue on to the next book。 Overall， well written。 。。。more
Jéssica Hernández
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The idea of crow riders is sooooo cool， but the story is kind of slow and rushed at the same time and other characters besides the MC dont really have a development。 Read this one and the 2nd just out of curiosity for what happens， but would not recommend。
Arlie
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Brown and queer characters。 Good consent and boundary discussion。 Good scheming。 Minimal romance。 Badass women and evil queen。 Cool magic， and he's mix of science too。 Cute animals。 War and kingdoms。。。 I am kinda sick of reading about rich people。 And there is some abuse and violence。 Looking forward to the next one。 Brown and queer characters。 Good consent and boundary discussion。 Good scheming。 Minimal romance。 Badass women and evil queen。 Cool magic， and he's mix of science too。 Cute animals。 War and kingdoms。。。 I am kinda sick of reading about rich people。 And there is some abuse and violence。 Looking forward to the next one。 。。。more
Valia （beingshelfaware）
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Quite enjoyed the story。 Interesting to see what will happen next。 The start of it kind of reminded me of Paolini's "Eragon"。 Quite enjoyed the story。 Interesting to see what will happen next。 The start of it kind of reminded me of Paolini's "Eragon"。 。。。more
Kat Looby
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Okay so， imagine all the skills from Avatar the Last Airbender and then add some more skills， and then instead of people who have them it's giant crows that bond with the people of the land。 So the people work with the crows and make a amazing and very cool society that runs because of the crows abilities and they're celebrated and it's great and everyone is happy。And then the book starts and all of that is immediately destroyed。 Haha。 Ahh。 I wanted to see the crows in action！！ Don't destroy the Okay so， imagine all the skills from Avatar the Last Airbender and then add some more skills， and then instead of people who have them it's giant crows that bond with the people of the land。 So the people work with the crows and make a amazing and very cool society that runs because of the crows abilities and they're celebrated and it's great and everyone is happy。And then the book starts and all of that is immediately destroyed。 Haha。 Ahh。 I wanted to see the crows in action！！ Don't destroy the best part of your world building！！！！Things are okay after that， the spunky princess doesn't want to marry the evil Queen's son， and gets involved in the rebellion and the world building is still okay but with less crows。 I think I'll read the second one， but it was a little underwhelming because it was more just 17 year old drama and an evil Queen who's like， a little mean， but not exactly evil。 The princess does have some trauma from all the stuff she's gone through， so I did appreciate that （why does everyone in fantasy books go through so much and come out emotionally unscathed？？）， but she also definitely goes "I will choose to not be sad now！！！！！"。 And also her people hated her for being sad for a few months。 Which I did not understand。 Her sister is ruling anyway， why does it matter？？ 。。。more
Audrey
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I loved the concept of the different types of crows， and the story was amazing
Deena
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Wow。I could not read fast enough and couldn’t stop until I reached the end！ Fantabulous debut， jam packed with twists， turns， and surprises up to the final page。Unique concept， excellent world building， and thoroughly developed characters make this one of my top reads for 2021。
Rovie
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Oh， Iove this book！！！ Read this one via audio， and the narration was great。 Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐Plot: ⭐⭐⭐The tension between the opposing kingdoms of Rhodaire and Illucia brought our main girl， Thali to stay in the enemy's palace and was engaged to the crown prince， Ericen。 The conflict rooted from revenge and Thali will do her part to achieve peace。 Characters: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟I've been eyeing this book for so long because the cover is stunning！ When I read the synopsis， I was more interested with the cro Oh， Iove this book！！！ Read this one via audio， and the narration was great。 Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐Plot: ⭐⭐⭐The tension between the opposing kingdoms of Rhodaire and Illucia brought our main girl， Thali to stay in the enemy's palace and was engaged to the crown prince， Ericen。 The conflict rooted from revenge and Thali will do her part to achieve peace。 Characters: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟I've been eyeing this book for so long because the cover is stunning！ When I read the synopsis， I was more interested with the crows with elemental power and the connection it has with its rider。 Although we've seen a small fraction of that element in this book， the plot twist in the end made me crave for the sequel。 I guess I will always have a soft spot for crown princes who has a strong will in proving their worth， （hello， Prince Zuko lol） to the point wherein they travel a thin line between choosing good and evil。 I also love the friendship of Thali and her personal guard， Kiva！Writing: ⭐⭐⭐⭐I'm impressed with the world building and the writing is also good。 Thia also suffers from anxiety and depression and I appreciate the effort in portraying how such condition is never easy， but is also not impossible to overcome。 I picked up a few inspirational phrases and overall， I am hyped to pick up the sequel！ CW: mentions of depression， anxiety， flashbacks of traumatic experience and mild torture。 。。。more
Savannah
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3。5 starsRTC （hopefully）
kay！
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this book exceeded my expectations。i picked it up not expecting too much， but fortunately， i was very intrigued with the elemental world written in the story。 the unique concept of the crows and overall magic system was refreshing。 the romance was okay and sweet， the lead character （thia） is likeable。 i would recommend this book for readers who wants to have a quick and easy read， i will definitely be picking up the sequel when its been released in paperback！
Britt Bucks
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The story started out with a lot of promise and action。 The crows are so cool。 But after the first chapter。。。 the story felt so flat and nothing really happened after that。 There was a weak love triangle， and overall pretty underdeveloped characters。 I really wanted to love this story， but there was just not enough to keep me hooked。 Give me some more crow action and maybe I would have liked it more。
Elizabeth P
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This book is what I would call a "guilty pleasure"。 Why？ Because 90% of the book is a will-they-or-won't-they potential romance between the girl main character and the two main male characters。 The crows and crow magic feel barely a part of this story at all。In addition， I had trouble keeping track of who was who and the different lands and kings/kingdoms。 I managed to figure out the main characters。 But sometimes a side character would become more important and then I would wonder， who is this This book is what I would call a "guilty pleasure"。 Why？ Because 90% of the book is a will-they-or-won't-they potential romance between the girl main character and the two main male characters。 The crows and crow magic feel barely a part of this story at all。In addition， I had trouble keeping track of who was who and the different lands and kings/kingdoms。 I managed to figure out the main characters。 But sometimes a side character would become more important and then I would wonder， who is this again？Also， some things in the plot just didn't make sense。I still liked the book despite its flaws， but I really can't rate it more than 2 stars。 。。。more
Megan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don't usually like first-person， so that's my big complaint， but I like it a lot。 The plot is unique， opening with the prologue on the big destructive scene that changes the world as the characters know it。 This does a great job of also making the reader feel like they lost something too， something that rocked their whole world without being fully immersed in the world pre-devastation。 In fact， you only get half of the prologue to really understand what the world was like before The Event， and I don't usually like first-person， so that's my big complaint， but I like it a lot。 The plot is unique， opening with the prologue on the big destructive scene that changes the world as the characters know it。 This does a great job of also making the reader feel like they lost something too， something that rocked their whole world without being fully immersed in the world pre-devastation。 In fact， you only get half of the prologue to really understand what the world was like before The Event， and it's done so well through the eyes of the main character moving forward that it doesn't matter how little time you got to experience it。 --Below this line， there be spoilers--The main character struggles with depression and PTSD， which is also demonstrated well in a very show-don't-tell way that makes it feel more real。Of course， you have to have the edgy male love interest， although I am a sucker for the enemies-to-friends-to-lovers trope （if that is what it becomes， I'm only about halfway through）。 Ericen is a nicely written dichromatic character and I can't wait to see where his development takes him。 I'm withholding the final star mostly because I haven't finished it， and I don't want to laude it if the ending is atrocious （looking at you， HTTYD 3）， but I definitely anticipate this becoming a solid 5/5 review。EDITED WHEN FINISHED: Wow this book was really good。 There was the definite disappointment of "boy loves her， she doesn't love him because they're in a love triangle， he gets mad and runs off because she doesn't reciprocate"， which made me scowl， but for the most part it was short-lived and he still has an entire book of character development to go。Final review: 4。5/5 - can't wait to read the sequel！ 。。。more
Lifeinbookland
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I loved it！ I would change the ending a little bit if I could I would add more shock value and betrail。I really enjoyed the writing style and the book's pacing and the crow system。Also， it was so refreshing to have this protagonist being affected by depression and anxiety I loved it！ I would change the ending a little bit if I could I would add more shock value and betrail。I really enjoyed the writing style and the book's pacing and the crow system。Also， it was so refreshing to have this protagonist being affected by depression and anxiety 。。。more
doctor
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SHE REALLY SAID A CROW CAN BE A SYMBOL OUT！ LOUD！！！ NEXT！！！Btw that’s a DNF at page 104， to be exact。
Ronja
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（3。5）Let’s start with the fact that it’s advertised as Eragon meets And I Darken。 I haven’t read Eragon but I know it’s a dragon fantasy book。 I have read And I Darken and I LOVED THE SERIES！ That’s the reason I picked up this book。 But it’s not like And I Darken。It’s not a bad book。 I enjoyed the read， but there were things I would be fine without。 For example the romance。 I’m not saying there should have been romance， just the way it was executed just felt so used。 I didn’t believe in it。 I al （3。5）Let’s start with the fact that it’s advertised as Eragon meets And I Darken。 I haven’t read Eragon but I know it’s a dragon fantasy book。 I have read And I Darken and I LOVED THE SERIES！ That’s the reason I picked up this book。 But it’s not like And I Darken。It’s not a bad book。 I enjoyed the read， but there were things I would be fine without。 For example the romance。 I’m not saying there should have been romance， just the way it was executed just felt so used。 I didn’t believe in it。 I also didn’t feel connected to any character to the level I would be bothered if they were killed off。But I liked the crows， I liked the magic system。 I Will read the second book。 。。。more
Brittany
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Almost was a DNF。 The world building was great， I finished the book really wanting to explore the world more。 On the other hand， it seemed like a large portion of dialogue between characters were cut out and then we were just suppose to go along with the relationships jumping forward without any explanation。 The relationship between Thia and Ericen was so under developed that when they started to like each other it was like totally new characters were put in their place。 It definitely picked up Almost was a DNF。 The world building was great， I finished the book really wanting to explore the world more。 On the other hand， it seemed like a large portion of dialogue between characters were cut out and then we were just suppose to go along with the relationships jumping forward without any explanation。 The relationship between Thia and Ericen was so under developed that when they started to like each other it was like totally new characters were put in their place。 It definitely picked up towards the end; the action was well written and at a good pace， but again， it faltered when dialogue was involved。 。。。more
Maddie T
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Well， I liked and I didn’t like it。 It took too long to get anywhere。 It was sad and then it was stubborn and then it was cold and then more sad again。 The romance with Caylus was not very believable and the build up to it was awkward and not very romantic。 as a secondary character that becomes a supporting character at the VERY end， I didn’t like him much for Thia。 Now， while “enemies to lovers” with Ericen was too easily approachable， I feel like their romance could have rocked the kingdoms in Well， I liked and I didn’t like it。 It took too long to get anywhere。 It was sad and then it was stubborn and then it was cold and then more sad again。 The romance with Caylus was not very believable and the build up to it was awkward and not very romantic。 as a secondary character that becomes a supporting character at the VERY end， I didn’t like him much for Thia。 Now， while “enemies to lovers” with Ericen was too easily approachable， I feel like their romance could have rocked the kingdoms into change。 I’m sure in the second， there may be a shift or some unknown royalty in Caylus， I’m sure they’ll rescue the eggs and return Rhodaire to its rightful state。 I just didn’t love it。 It was predictable， not enough action， awkward romance， etc。 Thia’s depression was understandable， but I don’t think it should’ve taken 300 pages for her to finally gain a little bit of courage。 With all her background as a warrior princess of Rhodaire， I expected a little better。 And why even build in the Centerian and not place it in the book？ UGH。 I soo wanted to love love love this！ Instead， I just liked it enough。 。。。more
faye
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The plot seemed really good at first but after some time， I didn't really feel a connection with any of these characters The plot seemed really good at first but after some time， I didn't really feel a connection with any of these characters 。。。more
emily
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All around a great story。 It features wonderful friendships， a clear cut （at least for one of them） romance， and a beautiful background story。 Also showcases a main character who deals with bouts of depression which I wasn't aware of going into it， but I think handled and displayed it well and accurately。 Another thing I didn't know was that there is a love triangle！ Except not really。 LOL right now I guess it's one sided， but nonetheless。 I think my favorite part was all the stories that spoke All around a great story。 It features wonderful friendships， a clear cut （at least for one of them） romance， and a beautiful background story。 Also showcases a main character who deals with bouts of depression which I wasn't aware of going into it， but I think handled and displayed it well and accurately。 Another thing I didn't know was that there is a love triangle！ Except not really。 LOL right now I guess it's one sided， but nonetheless。 I think my favorite part was all the stories that spoke of the beginning of the Crows and the building of the kingdoms。 Anytime it was mentioned， I ate it UPPP。 This first installment was a lot of world building， setting up an action plan that will mostly go into effect in the second book。 It was more character driven than plot driven， for the most part and I enjoyed reading from Thia's pov。 It wasn't anything SPECTACULAR but if it seems up your alley， I'd recommend！ 。。。more
Areesha
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for a debut， this book really was spectacular。 reading chain of iron left me in a reading slump that prevented me from picking up a ya fantasy book for several weeks， but this book changed that， which i'm very happy about。 it's amazing how the author incorporated her own fantastical concepts about the crows and the way magic works into this book instead of choosing one of the many old ones。i have my reasons as to why i didn't give this five stars though。 first off， Caylus as a love interest kind for a debut， this book really was spectacular。 reading chain of iron left me in a reading slump that prevented me from picking up a ya fantasy book for several weeks， but this book changed that， which i'm very happy about。 it's amazing how the author incorporated her own fantastical concepts about the crows and the way magic works into this book instead of choosing one of the many old ones。i have my reasons as to why i didn't give this five stars though。 first off， Caylus as a love interest kinda threw me off。 actually， scratch that。 it really threw me off， because while i liked him， i did not like him enough to want him as a romantic prospect。 why would i， when i had been vowing for Ericen since the start？ there wasn't even anything about him that should have attracted Thia in the first place， except for his looks。 i did not like how Thia suddenly had feelings for him even though she didn't know the first thing about him。 now that i think about it， his character development was pretty weak， and when he told his past story about how his father left him and all that， it was really hard to sympathize with him。 maybe i would have liked him better if him and Thia would have kept their relationship platonic。 making it romantic was totally unnecessary in my opinion， especially if Ericen ends up being the true love interest， which I want more than anything else right now。which brings us to Ericen， who， needless to say， was the greatest character in the book。 i knew i would like him the moment he was introduced。 that guy was perfect， in all aspects。 the fact that Thia chose Caylus over him made me want to hurl the book at a wall， which i didn't， because i don't disrespect books like that， and besides， the cover was too pretty to ruin， and it was also a library book， so you know。 my feelings about Thia are kinda complicated。 i didn't hate her， but i didn't like her as much as i expected too， which sucks。 i didn't admire her like i admire Jude Duarte， or Inej Ghafa， or Cinder。 i think her choosing Caylus is part of the reason， which， okay， is unfair， but everyone can have opinions， you know。the real problem， however， was the plot。 it started with a bang， and then it dropped， and it stayed there。 i was expecting action and thrill， but there was nothing of the sort here。 the whole story revolved around raising Res for several chapters， which was nice to read about at first， but then it got repetitive and boring。 the only surprising event was when Thia and Kiva found out about the eggs that Razel had been hiding in the castle。 i expected something exciting to happen after that， but nope。 they just escaped， and that was that。 the good thing， however， is that it intrigued me enough to want to read the sequel。 。。。more
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