blackbibliophile's review
4.0
Voice of Crow picks up where Eyes of Crow left off. Unlike the first book in this trilogy, Voice of Crow is told from multiple perspectives; those of Rhia, Marek, Alanka, and Filip. The multiple perspectives enhance the story and make it more robust. Looking forward to reading the last book in this trilogy.
live_to_read's review
5.0
Loved it! It had been a while since I had read the first one in the series (eyes of crow) and was worried that I may not be able to pick this one up real well, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was easy to get into the story straight up and it helped that it got into the action almost from the get go and held my attention all the way through. definitely a series I would love to see turned into movies.
lindaunconventionalbookworms's review
5.0
This one was truly heartbreaking! After all they had been through in the first book, Marek and Rhia had loads of more heartache coming their way. The first time they left their tiny son, Nilik, with other pepole in order to get some adult-time, he was kidnapped by Descendants. And Marek decided to go with him when he caught up with the kidnappers and they wouldn't let him have his son back.
Alanka had a hard time believing she still deserved Wolf's spirit, and only felt more or less complete when she was with Filip, the Descendant who stayed after the battle, having decided he would not dishonour his family by coming back home crippled.
Even more excitement and fights than in the first book, and a allover more sad feel to it as well. However, JS-R is such an awesome writer I still truly loved it all. Even the hard and complicated parts of the plot were beautifully written, and really made sense in view of the story she was telling.
This is becoming one of my all-time favourite series!
Alanka had a hard time believing she still deserved Wolf's spirit, and only felt more or less complete when she was with Filip, the Descendant who stayed after the battle, having decided he would not dishonour his family by coming back home crippled.
Even more excitement and fights than in the first book, and a allover more sad feel to it as well. However, JS-R is such an awesome writer I still truly loved it all. Even the hard and complicated parts of the plot were beautifully written, and really made sense in view of the story she was telling.
This is becoming one of my all-time favourite series!
kimberlybea's review
4.0
The sequel to Eyes of Crow is just as good as the first book. Smith-Ready has created an appealing world, and in this second book, several of the supporting characters come into their own. I especially appreciated the introduction of new characters who are Descendants, adding depth to the conflict and avoiding the pitfall of making them faceless enemies. These are people who both envy and fear the people of the villages, and some of whom must face the possibility of acquiring animal powers themselves. The Aspect of Crow series is entertaining and very readable, and also important questions about our relationship to the natural world.
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