Reviews

The Crow by Alison Croggon

elibug's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

fai_aka's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed Hem’s journey more than Maerad’s in The Riddle, mainly because it has less travelling scenes and descriptions-those usually bores me

janicesierra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, War, and Child death

purple_pages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.5

aggressive_nostalgia's review against another edition

Having been very eager to continue Maerad's epic, I was really disappointed to find that this didn't involve her at all. Hem's narration irritated me for the most part, and this book was a very slow read. It wasn't until the book was almost over that i started to get into the story at all, and then the ending turned out a huge disappointment. Hem was not that likable of a character for me, and neither was Zelika - Saliman and even Irc were much more appealing, but they turned out as pretty minor characters - and I'd really gotten attached to Maerad and Cadvan. I'm hoping The Singing will focus more on Maerad and her point of view. The Crow was mainly a disappointment - a ton of the storyline felt completely unnecessary -, and in the last book I'm definitely hoping for a resurfacing the gripping narrative I enjoyed so much in the first two books. I'm holding out for a spectacular finale!

juliettechihyu's review against another edition

4.0

As much I love this series, The Crow is my least favourite installment for, though I do like Hem, Maerad and Cadvan held the heart of the story for me and to have them absent throughout the entire book made the adventure a little more dull, and I found myself rushing through it so that I could read about them again in the next book.

heidi_may91's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

naomi_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Death, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child death, and War

Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Dysphoria, Bullying, Grief, Medical content, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent, Self harm, Vomit, Abandonment, and Animal cruelty

sforrester's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

shmibble's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0