A review by grandtheftautumn
The Crow by Alison Croggon

4.0

It was really cool for part of this story to be told from Hem's eyes. I think I needed a break from Maerad after the last book at the very least. And I absolutely adored Irc, who was such a fun little character throughout the book. I hope they get to clean him up a bit so he can be a handsome crow again. I will say I was really disappointed with where Zelika's character was taken. I was so excited to have another prominent female character in the series (since most of our main cast are male besides Maerad) so her exit from the story was kind of upsetting. I'm not sure how many new characters the last book will introduce, so I don't think there's a lot of hope for new prominent female characters. However, it was nice to see Hem's character grow from the wary broken kid into a brave, sensitive bard with a special passion for healing.