A review by zaragray
Master of Crows by Grace Draven

5.0

Here’s why I liked it: both the heroine and hero were older characters (thirties, I think), I haven’t seen this concept before, the romance wasn’t insta-love and wasn’t a painful slow burn but rather a gradual movement to love, I love the setting of the majority of the story and the worldbuilding is insane, and I love how much the hero supports Martise in her own power.
Here’s why I didn’t like it: it took a hot minute for Silhara to stop being a jackass, I didn’t like some of the comments about her voice and just the whole thing with how Silhara reacted to realizing he actually liked/respected Martise (this chapter is j a little uncomfy and unsettling),
Here’s why you should read it: the world is incredibly well-built and interesting (not insanely complex or overwhelming), it isn’t really ya and doesn’t play into a lot of those tropes, the slow build up to their relationship and just the general transition from mistrust to friendship to romance is sooo good, the fantasy plot is soo well done and woven in