A review by daniking
The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson
5.0
Wow. This book was fantastic. I was so excited to get an ARC of this!
First thoughts—love the premise of giant crows with diverse magical abilities. A refreshing new take on a classic creature that appears in a lot of literature.
Second, the cover of the book is beautiful. Props to the artist!
I love that the author brought up elements of depression, as seen with Thia. So many times in books I feel like there is no relation to the emotional effects of tragedy on a character. This book really showed the progression of Thia getting out of depression, while also still grappling with those feelings throughout.
Romance....well, it’s your typical asshole prince-turned-caring, conflicted soul. BUT I do like Ericen as a character. I do feel bad for him and want to see him break free from his terrible mother. Thia claims she does not think of him in a romantic way, but i could see that changing in book 2.
Caylus’s character was okay. Wasn’t too overly ecstatic about him, but maybe book 2 will give more character development. Kiva is great. I want a Kiva as a bff.
Overall, i was very satisfied with this book. I cannot wait for the second to come out!
First thoughts—love the premise of giant crows with diverse magical abilities. A refreshing new take on a classic creature that appears in a lot of literature.
Second, the cover of the book is beautiful. Props to the artist!
I love that the author brought up elements of depression, as seen with Thia. So many times in books I feel like there is no relation to the emotional effects of tragedy on a character. This book really showed the progression of Thia getting out of depression, while also still grappling with those feelings throughout.
Romance....well, it’s your typical asshole prince-turned-caring, conflicted soul. BUT I do like Ericen as a character. I do feel bad for him and want to see him break free from his terrible mother. Thia claims she does not think of him in a romantic way, but i could see that changing in book 2.
Caylus’s character was okay. Wasn’t too overly ecstatic about him, but maybe book 2 will give more character development. Kiva is great. I want a Kiva as a bff.
Overall, i was very satisfied with this book. I cannot wait for the second to come out!