Join Lauren and I as we co-host the Books and Tea Discord Book Club's readalong in June 2020!
Words cannot express how much I loved this book. I loved this book so much that I bought a finished copy when I was only 10% into my eARC.
You can read my full review on my blog!Here are my thoughts in bullet points:
- The depression rep means the world to me.
- Amazing sibling relationship.
- Great female friendship!
- lgbqiap+ rep (f/f and m/m) - it's casually gay
- Fast-paced and engaging writing. I really connected with the writing style -- very descriptive, I felt like I was there in the room.
- Features political machinations, racial tensions, lush worldbuilding with glimpses of culture for each of the areas that are woven into the narrative without ever feeling like an infodump. There is also an origin myth included, which was so wonderful.
- I only wish I understood the magic a bit more and that crows were described visually at the start of the book.
- I loved the nuance with comments like "feathers in my stomach" to root everything in their belief system and the importance of the crows to Rhodaire.
- The narrative touches on cycles of violence and vengeance carrying on through generations.