A review by pattycakes20_
Crow's Row by Julie Hockley

4.0

Here I was making a vow to myself not to rate this novel above 3 stars because I felt bitter about the lack of violence. Since Cameron is a gang-banger, I figured he should be more hard-hitting, forceful, aggressive, and cold...you know, a lot like Spider. Contrarily, he was nervous, sensitive, and quite introspective. After reading the rest of the novel, I am happy that Julie Hockley decided to characterize him this way. Everything about the former description (the Spider-like person) was not very humane. Hockley, I am guessing, wanted to emphasize Cameron's humanity since this new found humanity was brought on by the presence of the main character, Emmy. This book was bumped up from my initial rating of 3-stars to 4-stars because I actually payed attention to what was most important about the novel. Crow's Row did not receive a 5-star rating because the romance nor the plot were developed as eloquently as they should have been, but they were both still well-thought through. Decent read, and I can't wait until the next book in the sequel because I definitely plan to read it.