The Storm Crow
2019 • 352 pages
Ratings6
Average rating3.5
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Ratings6
Average rating3.5
First print run includes exclusive gold foil casing! 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.
Series
2 primary booksThe Storm Crow is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Kalyn Josephson.
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Ok. I DNF'd this book at 50%. I feel bad, because I really wanted to like this book.
Unfortunatly I didn't care about the characters or the story itself. I did like the prologue!
I received an ARC of The Storm Crow in the December 2018 Fairyloot box, and honestly I thought I wasn't going like it at all. However, I'm happy to say this was a super fun YA fantasy. The beginning was a little boring for me and the end was predictable, but I enjoyed the characters, their relationships, and the back stories. I thought the crows seemed cheesy and poorly explained at first, but I came to really love everything about them in the second half. I also appreciated the ease of the representation and consistency of depression throughout the book from beginning to end. There are some very common YA fantasy tropes throughout the story and things happen a little too quickly/easily at times, but I still enjoyed the overall reading experience. I'll definitely pick up the next book in the series.
I am so glad we got time with the crow! From the description, we know that there probably won't be a lot with the crows, but we do get some really good crow scenes. The unraveling or partial unraveling of Razel's plan was surprising and emotional. Thia becomes stronger in more than one way and I did like that. We are left at a good spot. It makes you want to go to the next book immediately. The romance subverts some tropes in a good way, but I don't love it. I am curious to see how the romance develops in the next one.
