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La Misericordia del Cuervo (The Merciful Crow) by Margaret Owen
17 reviews
onemamareads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
egurgens's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
5.0
A wonderful mix of magic, political plots, a persecuted community, LGBTQ+ characters, a runaway prince, and so much more. This story definitely follows the 'enemies-to-lovers' trope, but less severe. More of a 'dislike-to-lovers'. We follow Fie, a Crow chief-in-training, as her troupe of crows collect and dispose of dead plague victims. However, Fie gets the scare of a lifetime when the corpses sit up, the royal prince and his body-double having faked their deaths to escape from the queen who wants them dead. The crows agree to make sure they reach their allies safely, as long as the prince agrees to make sure future crows are protected from persecution in the future.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
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
rosejoy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Classism
Minor: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury
arcaadepunk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent
yvonne_cl's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
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
tallismarlowe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I fell a little in love with the main character a few pages in, and stayed that way until the end of the book. The character dynamics are the highlight of this book, at least for me, and they're not always easy ones. The worldbuilding is good in this one; it never sacrificed plot pacing to infodump, but wove it into the narrative instead. I could see the landscapes and characters in front of me as I read. Pretty sure I finished this in two sittings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
dariusmortee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
4.5
I had a hard time starting this book. I couldn’t really get into it that easy, but when I did fall into the story it was an amazing ride.
I am personally a non native reader and that was why I had trouble starting this book. The words and sentence building used weren’t familiar to me, which made it harder to understand what was written. I wouldn’t recommend this book to someone who just started reading in English as a non native speaker.
Besides that, this book has a lot of diversity, fun characters and a good plot!
So far I noticed pansexual representation, possible gay representation, non binary representation and many different skin tones.
I can understand however if people would find this book to be triggering due to a lot of death and racism/discrimination.
I am personally a non native reader and that was why I had trouble starting this book. The words and sentence building used weren’t familiar to me, which made it harder to understand what was written. I wouldn’t recommend this book to someone who just started reading in English as a non native speaker.
Besides that, this book has a lot of diversity, fun characters and a good plot!
So far I noticed pansexual representation, possible gay representation, non binary representation and many different skin tones.
I can understand however if people would find this book to be triggering due to a lot of death and racism/discrimination.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty
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