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A review by afantaseaofbooks
The Raven and the Rush by Sarah M. Cradit
3.0
◦ I've received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review ◦
The book begins with Evra talking with his friend Seven. His desire is to become a scholar and be as far away as possible from his family. Whoever, his master has other plans and keeps persuading Evra to go home and stop his dad from the chaos he keeps creating. The story Is being told from different povs which I always enjoy because it gives me a more in-depth perspective when comes to characters' feelings and the way they react to the story. There were also a couple of funny moments that made me literally snort
I enjoyed the book in general, the story was actually really good, the differences between the regions were really mind blown and people who transform into ravens and can fly and have magical powers? Yes, please. The story is also being told from different povs which I always enjoy because it gives me a more in-depth perspective when comes to characters' feelings and the way they react to the story. There were also a couple of funny moments that made me literally snort and have some fun.
However, there were also a couple of things that I’ve not quite enjoyed. I personally couldn’t find the plot twist in the book, I didn’t have any moment that made me gasp and be like “oh shit” and that part of the book took away from my enjoyment. I really enjoy books that blow my mind with their plot twists because that’s what actually hooks me up to the story in general and keeps me hooked – but sadly for me, I couldn’t figure it out which is the plot twist. I was invested in the book because I enjoyed the story, the world-building, and the whole events that took place in general, but the lack of that “oh” moment was a little bit off-putting. I’ve also had a tad bit of a hard time keeping track of everyone and everything, plenty of characters you come in contact with that are important to the story, however, the story is being told only from a few pov’s – mainly from Evra’s & Rhosyn’s pov.
Evrathedyn was one of the characters that took forever to grow and develop. For more than half of the book he still acted and spoke like a very young boy who still runs away from the duty he has been charged with. However, eventually, he grows and develops but I’m still confused about what made him become the men he was supposed to be because even his love for Rhosyn at the beginning for me personally felt a little bit too toxic.
Rhosynora, on the other hand, I enjoyed her growth and I wished the book would’ve concentrated a little bit more on her because I felt she had the most potential in the book compared to the other characters. The love between her and Evra was kind of insta-love and wasn’t very much developed and pretty much fast forward with everything, which sadly wasn’t exactly my cup of tea.
The book, in general, has been really great so if you enjoy high fantasy, nice world-building, amazing description, and every twisted event and family tradition then this might be for you. However, there can be some trigger warnings such as incest and abuse – they’re not very descriptive but they’re enough to make you a little bit uncomfortable.
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The book begins with Evra talking with his friend Seven. His desire is to become a scholar and be as far away as possible from his family. Whoever, his master has other plans and keeps persuading Evra to go home and stop his dad from the chaos he keeps creating. The story Is being told from different povs which I always enjoy because it gives me a more in-depth perspective when comes to characters' feelings and the way they react to the story. There were also a couple of funny moments that made me literally snort
I enjoyed the book in general, the story was actually really good, the differences between the regions were really mind blown and people who transform into ravens and can fly and have magical powers? Yes, please. The story is also being told from different povs which I always enjoy because it gives me a more in-depth perspective when comes to characters' feelings and the way they react to the story. There were also a couple of funny moments that made me literally snort and have some fun.
However, there were also a couple of things that I’ve not quite enjoyed. I personally couldn’t find the plot twist in the book, I didn’t have any moment that made me gasp and be like “oh shit” and that part of the book took away from my enjoyment. I really enjoy books that blow my mind with their plot twists because that’s what actually hooks me up to the story in general and keeps me hooked – but sadly for me, I couldn’t figure it out which is the plot twist. I was invested in the book because I enjoyed the story, the world-building, and the whole events that took place in general, but the lack of that “oh” moment was a little bit off-putting. I’ve also had a tad bit of a hard time keeping track of everyone and everything, plenty of characters you come in contact with that are important to the story, however, the story is being told only from a few pov’s – mainly from Evra’s & Rhosyn’s pov.
Evrathedyn was one of the characters that took forever to grow and develop. For more than half of the book he still acted and spoke like a very young boy who still runs away from the duty he has been charged with. However, eventually, he grows and develops but I’m still confused about what made him become the men he was supposed to be because even his love for Rhosyn at the beginning for me personally felt a little bit too toxic.
Rhosynora, on the other hand, I enjoyed her growth and I wished the book would’ve concentrated a little bit more on her because I felt she had the most potential in the book compared to the other characters. The love between her and Evra was kind of insta-love and wasn’t very much developed and pretty much fast forward with everything, which sadly wasn’t exactly my cup of tea.
The book, in general, has been really great so if you enjoy high fantasy, nice world-building, amazing description, and every twisted event and family tradition then this might be for you. However, there can be some trigger warnings such as incest and abuse – they’re not very descriptive but they’re enough to make you a little bit uncomfortable.
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