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The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson

3 reviews

indigosparrow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity and Murder

Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

abookishwasp's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

egurgens's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

I love the world Kalyn Josephson wove for this story. There are different nations, all with their own gods, their own culture, and characteristics.  Aris is a beautiful city, with different sectors that favor different industries and crows. There are different types of crow, all with their specific kind of magic; wind, shadow, battle, water, earth, storm, fire, and sun. However, 'everything changed when the fire nation attacked." Haha, jk, although Illucia DID use fire to

destroy the crows.

In an attempt to keep the peace, Thia's sister, the new queen, promises her to Illucia as a bride to marry the heir, Ericen. 

Ericen is a masterpiece in my opinion; one part ice and loyalty, one part fire and rebellion, and the rest is a mess, since he doesn't know what he wants from this war. He's just a softie with a tough shell, and I adore him. I also adore Caylus, all PTSD and mismatched sweaters and science and baking. 

There is so much political drama: a mad, blood hungry queen vs the trained Crow rider who has to face the wrath of the mad queen to save her country... or does she? Thia found a storm crow egg in the ruins of the roost, and decides to try and raise it to rally her country and fight back against the Illucian oppressors. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Abandonment