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A review by heiroffire1989
The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson
4.0
First thing I want to say:
What a joy it was to read this book!!!
The rest of the mini review:
There's this super interesting world in which you have these magical crows that can do just about anything, and their riders who fly and fight with them, and it was just utterly magnificent to learn about them. The political elements are really well written and form a good base of the story, as well as that our MC's character development was reaaaally well executed - for example: I love how relatable the author wrote her and how she approached the 'depression' side of the MC. Not many authors are able to 'touch' me on this subject (I'm familiar with severe depression) but within the first 5 chapters I was often reading with goosebumps all over and tears in my eyes because it hit close to home thanks to the beautiful writing. I am in awe of this author's writing because of that alone; of how she's able to make me feel so much already so soon into the book. I also liked the minor characters from what I've read so far, although I feel like they still lack a bit of development and hope that they'll get some more in-depth attention in the next book. That said: the friendships present were amaaazing and I love the Girl power in this book a lot! The writing itself was addictive and I'm baffled really about how in depth this story is with this amount of pages in this first book.
Conclusion is that this was a fantastic first book that had me hooked from beginning till end and that makes me want to pick up the next one right away. I already have a feeling that I'm going to be bummed out about the fact that it's a duology and not a longer lasting series, because this world is just magical.
I HIIIIGHLY recommend to pick up this book if you have even the slightest of interest in it! Definitely worth reading!
some of my Fave Quotes
What a joy it was to read this book!!!
The rest of the mini review:
There's this super interesting world in which you have these magical crows that can do just about anything, and their riders who fly and fight with them, and it was just utterly magnificent to learn about them. The political elements are really well written and form a good base of the story, as well as that our MC's character development was reaaaally well executed - for example: I love how relatable the author wrote her and how she approached the 'depression' side of the MC. Not many authors are able to 'touch' me on this subject (I'm familiar with severe depression) but within the first 5 chapters I was often reading with goosebumps all over and tears in my eyes because it hit close to home thanks to the beautiful writing. I am in awe of this author's writing because of that alone; of how she's able to make me feel so much already so soon into the book. I also liked the minor characters from what I've read so far, although I feel like they still lack a bit of development and hope that they'll get some more in-depth attention in the next book. That said: the friendships present were amaaazing and I love the Girl power in this book a lot! The writing itself was addictive and I'm baffled really about how in depth this story is with this amount of pages in this first book.
Conclusion is that this was a fantastic first book that had me hooked from beginning till end and that makes me want to pick up the next one right away. I already have a feeling that I'm going to be bummed out about the fact that it's a duology and not a longer lasting series, because this world is just magical.
I HIIIIGHLY recommend to pick up this book if you have even the slightest of interest in it! Definitely worth reading!
some of my Fave Quotes
"People are their truest selves at their most desperate."
"I won't let my scars define me. Not anymore. From now on, they're a symbol of what I have left to fight for."
"I would not ler her break me. I am more than my emotions, more than my depression and fear"
"Words could be so much more powerful coming from someone else. I'd told myself a thousand times to get out of bed after Ronoch, but without Kiva's help, I might never have."