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The Raven and the Rush by Sarah M. Cradit

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ky_venn's review

5.0

The Raven and The Rush by @sarahmcradit; EASILY a five star read for me. I was back and forth about 4.5-5 stars for this book, but the end and the epilogue absolutely won me over. I was sent this ARC by Sarah to review it, and I am so glad it was sent to me! I love these characters, and the story! Sarah has a beautiful way of writing, and I honestly can’t wait to one day have a physical copy of the book so I can tab it, and jump into the world with Evra and Rhosyn again; the artwork in this book was absolutely STUNNING! It was amazing to see these characters brought to life! I can’t wait to read the next book in the book of all things series!

piasbookshelf's review

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4.0

Rating: 4.25✨
Spice: 0.75-1

literaryluxe's review against another edition

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5.0

First, this book is the beginning of interconnected romance standalone taking place in different settings. So every book after the Raven and the Rush will feature different stories and characters which makes it easy to commit to - or not if you don't like one of the stories. Each book will also have different tropes that appeal to all readers AND different steam levels so you can choose what you're most comfy with. This is part of the reason why'd I'd say it's more NA. The classification between YA and NA seems to be way different than when I was younger. This isn't necessarily fade to black scenes, but the descriptions are there enough for you to piece together what's happening between the sheets in case you're looking for something clean. It's PG-13. Another reason I'd say it's NA is that it is pretty complex and detailed for a YA book. The Raven and the Rush deals with political intrigue, duty, forbidden love, and reluctant heroes. There is implied incest from PAST generations but nothing is detailed. It also has kidnapping/hostage if these are triggering to anyone. I will say that this book reads more like a HIGH FANTASY!!!!! Or like an entry-level high fantasy and the other reason why I'd say its more along the lines of a NA book. If you are easily overwhelmed but loads of information, names, plots points, etc... then this book may be hard for you to get into. I live for those kinds of books so I didn't have a problem with that. I live for these type of books! If you stick with it, those plot points slowly start to unravel and tidy up as the book moves along. The story has a slight insta-love trope going on which was the only thing I found bothersome. However, the insta-love actually satisfied me since the characters - Evra and Rhosyn - acknowledge that while they are moving fast because of their circumstances, they know what they feel is love for one another near the end of the book. Overall, it was really easy for me to get into this romance story and I didn't find it boring at all. I will definitely be reading the other books and would recommend it to my romance peeps.

thepageladies's review against another edition

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4.0

With complex characters and beautiful world building this book is going to be a favorite for many YA fantasy readers! With being able to feel the emotions, the struggles, the heartbreak of the characters you can't help but become invested! Even though it is a fantasy novel I didn’t have any problems relating to the characters! This book was a great start to a new series! The world building in this book is absolutely beautiful! I think that each book in this series is going to be based on a different couple and normally I prefer urban fantasy but I can't wait to be able to revisit this amazing fantasy land again! Happy reading everyone!

Thank you Book of Matches Media and Sarah Cradit for my gifted copy and for having me on the tour!

gemstixs's review against another edition

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1.0

well at least the next book i read will be better

shaye_madison's review against another edition

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4.0

The pacing of this book threw me off a little bit, at least for the first half, but I was still enchanted by it and could not put it down! Cradit's writing is addictive and the characters really grew on me. I almost wish the same characters had their own sequel. I am reading The Sylvan and the Sand next (in publication order), though the Poison and the Paladin is the next installment in this cycle.