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A review by kzimm2024
Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
5.0
Re-Read Aug 2023- buddy read with my nephew. Past Krista did not do any review so Present Krista is going to fix that! :)
This is such a great story, with some horrible and gory parts that really hit home as to how evil humans can really be, but all the characters and how Meg becomes their touchstone is so satisfying. Some spoilers ahead but not really since I just highlight my favorite bits.
Simon:
If someone had told him a few weeks ago that he would befriend a human and care enough to watch over her at night, he would have laughed his tail off.
Meg, after a nightmare/prophecy:
“It was nothing,” she said, wanting to believe it. “Just a dream.”
Even blood prophets had ordinary dreams. Didn’t they?
“It scared you enough that you kicked me off the bed. That’s not nothing, Meg.” Simon’s arm tightened around her.
“And just so you know? You may be small, but you kick like a moose. Which is something I’m telling the rest of the Wolves.”
Great. Just what she needed. Yep, that’s our Liaison. Meg Moosekicker.
I love how Simon is totally up for telling everyone about Meg being a kicker. LOL.
The best parts are with Simon and Meg navigating a new "relationship":
The Wolf didn’t notice. “What difference does it make if I’m furry or not?” He pointed at Heather, and the look in his eyes made it clear he expected an answer.
“Aaaaahhhh,” she said, glancing at Monty. “Weeeellllll. When my mom takes a nap, our cat curls up with her, and my dad doesn’t care. But I don’t think he’d like it if the cat suddenly turned into a man.”
“Why?” Simon demanded. “The cat would just be a cat in a different form.” Heather made a funny sound and didn’t answer.
Monty quietly cleared his throat before he said, “A form that would be able to have sex with a human female.”
“I didn’t want sex!” Simon shouted. “I just wanted my share of the covers.”
and more thoughts from Simon that I loved:
"Besides, Jester had told him that Meg felt nervous about being too alone. Very Wolfish of her, not wanting to be too alone. He approved."
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“You sure you feel all right to do this today?” He opened her carry bag, took out a couple of containers of food, and put them in the under-the-counter fridge.
“I’ll be fine,” Meg replied, sounding testy.
If she would let him sniff her properly, he’d know if she was all right without having to keep asking.
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“Maybe you should go home and rest,” Simon told Meg. Maybe he could go home with her and they could cuddle for a while or play a game. Or she could watch a movie and pet him.
“Merri Lee is helping me make some sample packages of cookies,” Meg said, sounding like the only game she wanted to play right now was whack a Wolf.
And when the Others meet Namid's terrible creation? Priceless:
“Simon?” Charlie finally said. “It was just a mouse.”
“I know,” he replied.
“A small mouse.”
He sighed. “I know.”
“So,” Alan said after a long pause. “That’s Namid’s terrible creation?”
“Yeah. That’s Meg.”
Love the world building, love the characters, love Simon and Meg :)
This is such a great story, with some horrible and gory parts that really hit home as to how evil humans can really be, but all the characters and how Meg becomes their touchstone is so satisfying. Some spoilers ahead but not really since I just highlight my favorite bits.
Simon:
If someone had told him a few weeks ago that he would befriend a human and care enough to watch over her at night, he would have laughed his tail off.
Meg, after a nightmare/prophecy:
“It was nothing,” she said, wanting to believe it. “Just a dream.”
Even blood prophets had ordinary dreams. Didn’t they?
“It scared you enough that you kicked me off the bed. That’s not nothing, Meg.” Simon’s arm tightened around her.
“And just so you know? You may be small, but you kick like a moose. Which is something I’m telling the rest of the Wolves.”
Great. Just what she needed. Yep, that’s our Liaison. Meg Moosekicker.
I love how Simon is totally up for telling everyone about Meg being a kicker. LOL.
The best parts are with Simon and Meg navigating a new "relationship":
The Wolf didn’t notice. “What difference does it make if I’m furry or not?” He pointed at Heather, and the look in his eyes made it clear he expected an answer.
“Aaaaahhhh,” she said, glancing at Monty. “Weeeellllll. When my mom takes a nap, our cat curls up with her, and my dad doesn’t care. But I don’t think he’d like it if the cat suddenly turned into a man.”
“Why?” Simon demanded. “The cat would just be a cat in a different form.” Heather made a funny sound and didn’t answer.
Monty quietly cleared his throat before he said, “A form that would be able to have sex with a human female.”
“I didn’t want sex!” Simon shouted. “I just wanted my share of the covers.”
and more thoughts from Simon that I loved:
"Besides, Jester had told him that Meg felt nervous about being too alone. Very Wolfish of her, not wanting to be too alone. He approved."
---------
“You sure you feel all right to do this today?” He opened her carry bag, took out a couple of containers of food, and put them in the under-the-counter fridge.
“I’ll be fine,” Meg replied, sounding testy.
If she would let him sniff her properly, he’d know if she was all right without having to keep asking.
---------
“Maybe you should go home and rest,” Simon told Meg. Maybe he could go home with her and they could cuddle for a while or play a game. Or she could watch a movie and pet him.
“Merri Lee is helping me make some sample packages of cookies,” Meg said, sounding like the only game she wanted to play right now was whack a Wolf.
And when the Others meet Namid's terrible creation? Priceless:
“Simon?” Charlie finally said. “It was just a mouse.”
“I know,” he replied.
“A small mouse.”
He sighed. “I know.”
“So,” Alan said after a long pause. “That’s Namid’s terrible creation?”
“Yeah. That’s Meg.”
Love the world building, love the characters, love Simon and Meg :)