A review by hollyfromthebigsky
The Crow by Alison Croggon

4.0

I had a really hard time getting into this book. Clearly, since I put it aside for over a year after reading the first two. The shift in narrator, from Maerad to Hem, left me unsatisfied at first. However, once I really gave it a chance and got into the story, I enjoyed it as much as I had the previous two chapters, and in some ways enjoyed Hem's voice (and Irc's!) even more than Maerad's.

I love Croggan's writing. I love that, unlike many fantasy works (George R.R. Martin excepted), sometimes bad things actually happen to big characters. She's not afraid to include painful things, and she writes so lyrically you really feel pulled in to the story.

Love this series!