Reviews

The Crow by Alison Croggon

honeybee_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

mikayladlewis's review against another edition

adventurous sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I understood the point of this book but also telling it from the POV didn't work for the majority of it. There isn't a lot of focus on Cai himself until the last 200 pages. The plot is just happening around him and he is just a bystander. It wasn't until he goes off on his own little adventure that I really started to enjoy it. I am keen to see how the series finishes off. 

nezzaaa's review against another edition

4.0

4 stars bc it's pellinor, if it wasn't it would be a 2.5/3

gillianalice's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

4.0

riahwamby's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? No

5.0

nastia_werner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted sad tense 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

4.0

fishwearingsocks88's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

joyce_a's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

hoperu's review against another edition

4.0

This book is darker still than the previous two books - dealing with war and death and gathering danger. It follows Hem, Maerad's brother, during the same time frame as The Riddle, as he goes south and learns more about the battle between Light and Dark. I liked a bit less than the first two, but primarily, I think, because I am more interested in Maerad herself.

kiiouex's review against another edition

3.0

I actually enjoyed this one more than the Riddle; maybe Hem was a stronger viewpoint character, or maybe his trials were more interesting, but I thought it was neat to read a story set in a city losing a siege. Irc is lovely; the way they got the plot MacGuffin is so contrived, my god, but I guess they got it. I don't really want to read the fourth one, but I guess I got this far???