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onemamareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
bukephalos0603's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, and Murder
egurgens's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
When thinking of the crows and how they are treated, I think of pre-Civil Rights America. The crows are openly disliked and mistreated by villagers, the Hawks (think police) attack and treat them roughly for existing, and there is a band of citizens that attack Crow troupes at night, similar to how I imagine the KKK did. Disclaimer: I'm just using it as an analogy to describe the conditions the Crows faced, not comparing the two situations in any way.
When the Crows and the two lordlings are betrayed, only Fie and the two lordlings manage to escape capture by the Queen's people. Fie takes up responsibility to get Prince Jasimer to the Commander of their army, his Aunt. What follows is a journey across the continent, chased by magical trackers and mystery monsters. The lordlings get to know the trials that the Crow people face, and Fie gets to know the boys and how they bear their responsibilities. There's a little romancing, some feelings, very nice.
All in all, I loved this book, and I'm excited to read the sequel.
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
abbyschalupa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Violence, Grief, and Murder
yvonne_cl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Murder
millow333's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence and Murder
micheala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The main character Fie is part of the Crow caste, the only people who can't get the Sinner Plague and thus are the ones that deal with Mercy Killing those dying of it and burning the bodies so that the entire town doesn't become infected and die. Was it a questionable choice to pick this up now, having just passed a year into this pandemic? Maybe, but I really liked it so it's fine.
Looking at it as it's list of plot events, this is a fairly standard YA fantasy. However, it doesn't read that way. The first thing that made me think that this was going to land better for me was that the reason that the 16 year old girl was the one in charge was not because there were no adults/all the adults were useless/evil.
If you view the romance that develops based on the amount of time that the characters know each other it could be called instalove, however it didn't feel like that while I was reading it so it didn't bother me. Also, no love triangles!
I really liked how it ended, in that I'm definitely excited for the sequel but if your the kind of person who likes an open ending you could read this as a standalone.
I'm practicing being less stingy with my ratings this yer, and honestly I don't have any complaints about this book, so even though I'm not sure I would call it an all time favourite, it's still going to get 5 stars.
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder