The Crow Rider by Kalyn Josephson

The Crow Rider (Storm Crow, #2)

by Kalyn Josephson

The thrilling conclusion to the epic Storm Crow duology that follows a fallen princess as she tries to bring back the magical elemental crows taken from her people, perfect for readers who want fantasy books for teens.

Thia, her allies, and her crow, Res, are planning a rebellion to defeat Queen Razel and Illucia once and for all. Thia must convince the neighboring kingdoms to come to her aid, and Res's show of strength is the only thing that can help her.

But so many obstacles stand in her way. Res excels at his training, until he loses control of his magic, harming Thia in the process. She is also pursued by Prince Ericen, heir to the Illucian throne and the one person she can't trust but can't seem to stay away from.

As the rebel group prepares for war, Res's magic grows more unstable. Thia has to decide if she can rely on herself and their bond enough to lead the rebellion and become the crow rider she was meant to be.

Reviewed by thepunktheory on

3 of 5 stars

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So, what am I to do with this one?
Part 1 was pretty cool, and I was excited to read the second part. I had some aspects that I wanted more info on and hoped for The Crow Rider to answer all the questions I had.
Well, the second installment didn't quite deliver. There were some cool moments but overall I didn't love the novel.
Unfortunately, most of my questions went unanswered. In terms of worldbuilding, I am intrigued but I still don't know much about the whole crow concept. There are moments where we explore the different powers a bit more but overall and I am still a bit confused. Sure, there is a glossary at the end of the book with some explanations, but I wish that was included in the story instead.
What we get instead is an abundance of battle scenes. While those were well written, I grew weary of them after a while. There were too many war scenes and it's simply tiresome to read one after the other. This is one of those things that usually simply work better on screen than on paper.
I also was rather annoyed with the love story. I wish we could do just one novel without that. It seemed completely unnecessary and didn't really add anything to the story.

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