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The Faithless Hawk
by Margaret Owen
YO. Okay, so I thought that I wouldn't remember a lot going into this book and I kinda didn't, but this book is a quick study (and thank god for summaries I found online lol). Once you hit the 30% mark, this book is literally pedal to the metal and take no prisoners. And this isn't to say that the beginning isn't interesting or fun to read, it's just the latter part of the book is non-stop to the point where I debated staying up until the wee hours of the morning reading the end of it. But because I make smart decisions (and because I was tired) I had to put it down until the next day. As sequels go, this book was the perfect sequel and conclusion to the Merciful Crow series and will probably go down as not only one of my favorites but also one of the most satisfying that I've read.
The twists and turns that this book takes really puts you on a roller coaster of a ride. I can't say anything more than that because of spoilers but if you really wanna know, I'm putting them at the end of this paragraph. I feel like the author took calculated risks and made twists that made sense for the story, but also weren't just for shock value.
I was surprised to find out that he was working with Khoda the whole time as a spy working for the Black Swans was surprising. Though I'm glad that it was enough for him and Fie and Jasimir to reconcile. Oh, yeah I almost forgot a spoiler. How in the heck did Fie end up being the reincarnation of some ancient god? Who knows. And Lakima LIVED!!!! YESSS.
Let's not forget that Tavin also became a Crow in order to save his life. That was cool.
There's almost no more I can say other than that. I loved the pacing, I loved the growth of the characters, I loved Barf, and I loved every single character and where they ended up. I wouldn't mind a novella or two of continuation for how the character's end up... but other than that I was basically satisfied.
Honestly, if you liked the Merciful Crow, then you'll love the sequel. I completely recommend. Especially rather quickly after you finish the first of the series, just to make sure that you don't forget anything lol. Happy Reading!!!
The twists and turns that this book takes really puts you on a roller coaster of a ride. I can't say anything more than that because of spoilers but if you really wanna know, I'm putting them at the end of this paragraph. I feel like the author took calculated risks and made twists that made sense for the story, but also weren't just for shock value.
Spoiler
Queen Rhusana really reminded me of Levana from the Lunar chronicles with how she controlled people and how people were afraid of her because of the effect that she could have on someone's mind. And the fact that she kept a whole room full of hair???? Eww and that's creepy af. I actually LOLd when Jas and Fie burned the entire room. And I knew that they were going to redeem Tavin in some way, but I wasn't sure how.I was surprised to find out that he was working with Khoda the whole time as a spy working for the Black Swans was surprising. Though I'm glad that it was enough for him and Fie and Jasimir to reconcile. Oh, yeah I almost forgot a spoiler. How in the heck did Fie end up being the reincarnation of some ancient god? Who knows. And Lakima LIVED!!!! YESSS.
Let's not forget that Tavin also became a Crow in order to save his life. That was cool.
There's almost no more I can say other than that. I loved the pacing, I loved the growth of the characters, I loved Barf, and I loved every single character and where they ended up. I wouldn't mind a novella or two of continuation for how the character's end up... but other than that I was basically satisfied.
Honestly, if you liked the Merciful Crow, then you'll love the sequel. I completely recommend. Especially rather quickly after you finish the first of the series, just to make sure that you don't forget anything lol. Happy Reading!!!