Reviews

The Crows by C.M. Rosens

scrow1022's review

4.0

Delightfully weird and creepy. I think this is my first real exposure to body horror. There's a lot in this book + I don't think I tracked everything, but I enjoyed it - the characters, the town, the story. Am curious to read more.

rosiemc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

drakaina16's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I don't even know where to start with this book. First of all, it was excellent. What starts as a typical Gothic murder mystery quickly goes off the rails in the best way possible. I've never read anything quite like The Crows. It genre-bends effortlessly and left me hungry for more. CM Rosens has created a world that I've just got to learn all about. I'll be picking up the other Pagham-On-Sea novels as soon as I can.

idelfiedel's review against another edition

4.0

This book is so cursed.
I love it.

I was so invested after I read the chapter with Janet and at the same time, I started to have no bloody idea on what the hell was going on for the rest of the book. And I absolutely appreciate that.

Except for the epilogue, which I think didn't really fit (the ending scene was perfect though) I actually liked all of the book. I guess mostly because I couldn't tell what was going on and what could follow.

Ricky's character I enjoyed the most, because till the end, I couldn't really tell what he wanted, who he was. He was a big mystery for me and that made the book really thrilling. I suppose the whole book is a big mystery after all.

And let me just say that the story is weird.
No, I feel like weird does not capture the vibe I got.
This story, this book, is cursed.

"I'm going mad, my love. Ain't that fucking perfect."

4,5 ⭐

dave_holwill's review

5.0

A beautifully eldritch setting accompanies a cast of believably other characters. I really enjoyed the world-building that has gone into this story.

nodoze's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

elleye's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

starslang's review

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

bookslucyreads's review

4.0

This is a book I really enjoyed but it’s weird and so hard to describe. There is an old house with a personality, a neighbour that’s a cannibal, werewolves and so much more. I liked the story and the mystery of the house. I liked the characters and at points it was a very weird book.

sarah_bell's review

4.0

This was a gory, Gothic story which was also a lot of fun. I loved the small seaside town setting and all the little details the author included in regards to this, but the true star of the show here is The Crows itself (my apologies to Carrie & Ricky). Rosens takes the concept of a living house & executes it to perfection.

There were a few parts in the story where I was a little lost, in large part because there is a lot going on at times, but overall this was great read with an excellent mystery.