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The Crow Rider
by Kalyn Josephson
I liked The Crow Rider! After reading the first book for book club last year, I knew I wanted to read this book to see what happened next.
I didn't like this book as much as The Storm Crow. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I read it. I'm glad we got to see what happened to Thia and Res, and that Razel is no longer in the picture. I'm glad we got to see the neighboring kingdoms, and that things are going to be better for everyone.
I think I just wanted more from the book, but I don't know what. We learn about an entirely new, mysterious group that no one thinks exists. But not surprisingly, they really do exist. It was even less of a surprise was that Thia was connected to them. In this book, we see how special Thia and Res really are, and while it makes sense for this book, I wasn't overly enthused about it. If you hate the super-special chosen one trope, this is not the book for you. I usually don't mind it, but it really bothered me in this book, for some reason.
Everything with the crows and their magic felt really superficial, and I wanted more of that. I wanted more of hatching the crow eggs and seeing them grow the way we saw it with Res. It wasn't going to happen until Razel was deal with, of course, and I know this series is about what happened to Rhodaire after they lost their crows. But I felt like we barely got anything about them, which is weird considering the fact that they're so important to Rhodaire and how Rhodaire functions.
With The Storm Crow, and with this book, I love how Josephson dealt with Thia's depression. It felt very real, and very natural, and I really liked seeing that over time. I also really liked Res- though I didn't love how he had all the powers, I thought Res was awesome, and he really had quite the personality. He made it pretty clear what he thought and what he wanted. And he does have a good bond with Thia.
In all honestly, this is a series that would have benefited from another book. With two, things felt really rushed, and it would have been a really good bridge between The Storm Crow and a non-existent third book. I think having some time to let things develop naturally would have been good.
Still, I'd recommend this duology for the depression representation and Res alone.
My Rating: 3 stars. I liked The Crow Rider, but I also have some reservations about it.
I didn't like this book as much as The Storm Crow. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I read it. I'm glad we got to see what happened to Thia and Res, and that Razel is no longer in the picture. I'm glad we got to see the neighboring kingdoms, and that things are going to be better for everyone.
I think I just wanted more from the book, but I don't know what. We learn about an entirely new, mysterious group that no one thinks exists. But not surprisingly, they really do exist. It was even less of a surprise was that Thia was connected to them. In this book, we see how special Thia and Res really are, and while it makes sense for this book, I wasn't overly enthused about it. If you hate the super-special chosen one trope, this is not the book for you. I usually don't mind it, but it really bothered me in this book, for some reason.
Everything with the crows and their magic felt really superficial, and I wanted more of that. I wanted more of hatching the crow eggs and seeing them grow the way we saw it with Res. It wasn't going to happen until Razel was deal with, of course, and I know this series is about what happened to Rhodaire after they lost their crows. But I felt like we barely got anything about them, which is weird considering the fact that they're so important to Rhodaire and how Rhodaire functions.
With The Storm Crow, and with this book, I love how Josephson dealt with Thia's depression. It felt very real, and very natural, and I really liked seeing that over time. I also really liked Res- though I didn't love how he had all the powers, I thought Res was awesome, and he really had quite the personality. He made it pretty clear what he thought and what he wanted. And he does have a good bond with Thia.
In all honestly, this is a series that would have benefited from another book. With two, things felt really rushed, and it would have been a really good bridge between The Storm Crow and a non-existent third book. I think having some time to let things develop naturally would have been good.
Still, I'd recommend this duology for the depression representation and Res alone.
My Rating: 3 stars. I liked The Crow Rider, but I also have some reservations about it.