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cc_chapman's review against another edition
4.0
As usual, Chuck Wendig takes you on a wild ride in this book.
His writing style in this book is slicker than in the past ones as he weaves multiple timelines together seamlessly. The minute you think you know what is going on, he jabs you from the left and then from the right.
While not as dark and demented as the previous two books, it is dark on a different level. One crucial scene made me yell at my Kindle in shock and disgust and I wouldn't have it any other way.
If you like your characters dark and the writing even darker read this today!
His writing style in this book is slicker than in the past ones as he weaves multiple timelines together seamlessly. The minute you think you know what is going on, he jabs you from the left and then from the right.
While not as dark and demented as the previous two books, it is dark on a different level. One crucial scene made me yell at my Kindle in shock and disgust and I wouldn't have it any other way.
If you like your characters dark and the writing even darker read this today!
evavroslin's review against another edition
5.0
With every Miriam Black book that has come out since "Blackbirds", Chuck Wendig has found a way to top himself and to make the second and third books in the series even racier and more pulse-pounding than its predecessor. If you thought that "Mockinbird" (book 2) kicked things into overdrive, then you may want to buckle your seatbelt for "The Cormorant," the third book in the Miriam Black series, which sees Miriam caught by two FBI agents and having to show the reader how she got there, what the circumstances were leading to this capture, and, of course, how she's going to get herself out of this precarious situation.
I didn't think it was possible for this series to get any more awesome than it already is but this book introduces a bit of an enhancement to Miriam's ability that is both epic and major. I won't spoil it here, but it's pulse-pounding and exciting to see it in action. I enjoyed the way that Chuck Wendig brought back elements from the first book that the reader assumed would never re-appear and he made them come full circle in a way that made sense.
From a technical standpoint, I also appreciated the way that he handled both a New York accent and a Haitian accent without making either of them seem campy, over-the-top, ridiculous, difficult to read, or inappropriate. Miriam also does things in this volume that she's never done before while staying true to her nature and staying true to the Miriam that we've come to know and admire as readers, and in this volume, I felt that this was possibly Miriam at her most honest. Not to say that she's ever dishonest in the previous books (except when she's lying to screw with people usually to great comic effect), but she was the most raw, the most vulnerable, and the most authentically her and it was brilliant to see her getting some answers to some questions while opening a whole new set of even more.
Suffice it to say, I look forward to reading more of Miriam Black's adventures when they are released in the future, and this series remains one of the most original and exciting urban fantasies out there, definitely ranking very high on my list of favourite series.
I didn't think it was possible for this series to get any more awesome than it already is but this book introduces a bit of an enhancement to Miriam's ability that is both epic and major. I won't spoil it here, but it's pulse-pounding and exciting to see it in action. I enjoyed the way that Chuck Wendig brought back elements from the first book that the reader assumed would never re-appear and he made them come full circle in a way that made sense.
From a technical standpoint, I also appreciated the way that he handled both a New York accent and a Haitian accent without making either of them seem campy, over-the-top, ridiculous, difficult to read, or inappropriate. Miriam also does things in this volume that she's never done before while staying true to her nature and staying true to the Miriam that we've come to know and admire as readers, and in this volume, I felt that this was possibly Miriam at her most honest. Not to say that she's ever dishonest in the previous books (except when she's lying to screw with people usually to great comic effect), but she was the most raw, the most vulnerable, and the most authentically her and it was brilliant to see her getting some answers to some questions while opening a whole new set of even more.
Suffice it to say, I look forward to reading more of Miriam Black's adventures when they are released in the future, and this series remains one of the most original and exciting urban fantasies out there, definitely ranking very high on my list of favourite series.
ray_ray2's review against another edition
5.0
What. A. Book.
I'm in love with this style. I am notorious for not following the storyline for books aimed above teens, either I am getting better or I just haven't been choosing the right books. There was a bit of what I'll call a love triangle. None of the reviews I've read have mentioned it but it totally broke my heart (but that's because it was queer). Fabulously crude.
I'm in love with this style. I am notorious for not following the storyline for books aimed above teens, either I am getting better or I just haven't been choosing the right books. There was a bit of what I'll call a love triangle. None of the reviews I've read have mentioned it but it totally broke my heart (but that's because it was queer). Fabulously crude.
bethbiehl's review against another edition
5.0
Best Miriam Black outing yet, expanding, explaining, and setting up some new mysteries about the way the magic of this world works. I am really, really looking forward to Thunderbird now. (Like... I wasn't before? But really, really.)
Longer review of all three books as a unit coming up on the blog - before the weekend is out.
Longer review of all three books as a unit coming up on the blog - before the weekend is out.
thehonestpuck's review against another edition
As before, the ante gets HELLA upped, as Miriam heads down to Florida only to find a murderer who can send her messages through her visions. As the world becomes ever more populated with people with strange and morbid powers, things get real uncomfortable for Miriam.
This book was SO GREAT and I really cannot wait for the next Miriam Black book. <3
This book was SO GREAT and I really cannot wait for the next Miriam Black book. <3
abookishtype's review against another edition
2.0
Miriam Black’s continuing saga gets a little darker, after two already dark entries in the series. I’m fearful of what Miriam will go through in the next volume. I might not be old enough to handle it. In Chuck Wendig’s The Cormorant, Miriam drives south to accept a strange offer. A man in the Florida Keys has offered her $5,000 to tell him how he will die. Miriam can do that with a touch and $5,000 would go a long way to helping her raise her standard of living from squatting...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.
mrsjenniferwheeler's review against another edition
5.0
AMAZING. That’s all I have to say about that.
drtlovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
What it's about: Miriam Black is back, and this time, her past is catching up with her. Someone who knows about her curse (if she comes into physical contact with someone, she sees how they die) is using it to send her messages by killing people she encounters. Miriam needs to not only figure out who it is, but how to stop the murder spree her tormentor is on. Along the way, Miriam is once again going to find herself torn between creating relationships and saving people.
Why I rated it like I did: I never know where the Miriam Black books are going to end up. It's a thrill ride! And Chuck Wendig can weave a yarn.
Why I rated it like I did: I never know where the Miriam Black books are going to end up. It's a thrill ride! And Chuck Wendig can weave a yarn.
shiftyarmadillo's review against another edition
5.0
Another amazing read by Chuck Wendig. I could not put this down! Starts off Miriam being hired by a wealthy businessman to predict his death and ends up with her running for her life across Florida.
bassplyr5150's review against another edition
5.0
Miriam Black doesn't have time for you. She's busy. She's got lives to save.
You want to take your time with this book, but it's impossible. In all the best ways, Chuck Wendig moves this latest installment of the Miriam Black saga at warp speed, and it's all you can do to hang on and enjoy the ride. The plot twists and turns around a wonderful cast that you care about and feel for as they are affected, in a number of ways, by their encounters with Ms Black.
Smartly profane, wickedly funny, and hold-your-breath, edge-of-your-seat suspense. It's all waiting for you.
You want to take your time with this book, but it's impossible. In all the best ways, Chuck Wendig moves this latest installment of the Miriam Black saga at warp speed, and it's all you can do to hang on and enjoy the ride. The plot twists and turns around a wonderful cast that you care about and feel for as they are affected, in a number of ways, by their encounters with Ms Black.
Smartly profane, wickedly funny, and hold-your-breath, edge-of-your-seat suspense. It's all waiting for you.