House of Beating Wings
Ratings11
Average rating3.9
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Ratings11
Average rating3.9
For the love of a prince, I freed an enemy king."Free the five iron crows, and you will be queen, Fallon," a blind soothsayer whispered to me, the bastard daughter of a demented faerie and an absentee human father. Although I'd never yearned to sit upon a throne, I did yearn to sit upon the prince's lap and win his heart. If a slew of metal relics could help me overthrow the current monarch, put a crown upon my beloved's head, and a ring around my finger, then treasure-hunting I would go. If only the oracle had warned me what those crows truly were.Or rather . . . who.Fans of Sarah J. Maas and Mary E. Pearson will devour this epic fantasy romance full of deceit, betrayal, and false loves that could swallow a person whole.
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4 primary booksThe Kingdom of Crows is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by Olivia Wildenstein. The next book is scheduled for release on 2/27/2025.
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This book evoked a lot of mixed feelings from me but ultimately I'm glad I finished it and will try book 2 for sure.
The setting/world: Olivia did a good job world-building albeit it did feel like it slowed the story down a bit in the beginning. I absolutely loved the world and the setting though. As a person of Italian descent, the Italian influenced culture had me vibing. I especially connected with Fallon's complicated relationship with her grandmother... and loved that she's called Nonna. I think a lot of girls with Nonna's will be able to relate to that relationship. I don't know if the author is of any Italian descent, so she may have not realized it, but Nonna's can be the biggest pains in the ass but also protective and loved no matter what shenanigans they pull.
Characters: Fallon is 50/50 for me. I like a strong-willed FMC but the naivety was almost overused as a character trait. I loved Antoni and Lorcan and the rest of the crew, so it was worth putting up with Fallon's annoying nature. I did enjoy all of the scenes portraying her connection with animals because that's always an epic plot line.
Writing: The writing was good, all things considered. A little repetitive especially overusing the line “I must have said it outoud because XYZ replies...” or similar. How many times can a person think something and not realize they said it out loud? I think it was used 5 times and I rolled my eyes after the first time. The dialogue and banter was well done.
Summary: All in all, it was a story worth reading and it was very well thought out. At first it all seems a little too convenient and a bit shallow especially between 25-45% (I almost DNFd at that point especially because the FMC pining over her love interest was getting to be too much) but it picks up and the last half of the book is nonstop action and uncovering of the plot and getting questions answered. I was happy with the ending because we weren't left wondering about much that happened in the first book and it set up for book 2 with a small cliffhanger, but nothing obnoxious or that left you scratching your head. I'd say this is most definitely a Romantasy, heavy, heavy on the romance the first half of the book.
I'd recommend to folks who enjoyed ACOTAR!
