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The Merciful Crow
by Margaret Owen
Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher and then bought my own copy. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: The Merciful Crow
Author: Margaret Owen
Book Series: The Merciful Crow Book 1
Rating: 3.5/5
Recommended For...: fantasy lovers, bird theme, plagues, secret smuggling
Publication Date: July 30, 2019
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, near animal death/torture TW, gore, slight romance, lots of death and sickness)
Publisher: Henry Holt
Pages: 384
Synopsis: A future chieftain.
Fie abides by one rule: look after your own. Her Crow caste of undertakers and mercy-killers takes more abuse than coin, but when they’re called to collect royal dead, she’s hoping they’ll find the payout of a lifetime.
A fugitive prince.
When Crown Prince Jasimir turns out to have faked his death, Fie’s ready to cut her losses—and perhaps his throat. But he offers a wager that she can’t refuse: protect him from a ruthless queen, and he’ll protect the Crows when he reigns.
A too-cunning bodyguard.
Hawk warrior Tavin has always put Jas’s life before his, magically assuming the prince’s appearance and shadowing his every step. But what happens when Tavin begins to want something to call his own?
Review: For the most part I enjoyed the book. It had really good character development and I thought the idea of the world was really cool. I especially liked how most of the positions were based on birds and the plot was very intriguing and kept me hooked for the majority of the book.
However, I thought the world building was confusing as was the magic system. I honestly didn’t know that Fie had magic until she used it during the raid and I was like “where did that come from??”. And there was a part where Fie mentioned that the prince’s long hair will give him lice, which is why they cut theirs close to their head, but then at the same time was described with longer hair? The book also didn’t explain a lot about what was going on and it was really hard to get into at first.
Verdict: Could have been fleshed out more but it was a good book.
Book: The Merciful Crow
Author: Margaret Owen
Book Series: The Merciful Crow Book 1
Rating: 3.5/5
Recommended For...: fantasy lovers, bird theme, plagues, secret smuggling
Publication Date: July 30, 2019
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, near animal death/torture TW, gore, slight romance, lots of death and sickness)
Publisher: Henry Holt
Pages: 384
Synopsis: A future chieftain.
Fie abides by one rule: look after your own. Her Crow caste of undertakers and mercy-killers takes more abuse than coin, but when they’re called to collect royal dead, she’s hoping they’ll find the payout of a lifetime.
A fugitive prince.
When Crown Prince Jasimir turns out to have faked his death, Fie’s ready to cut her losses—and perhaps his throat. But he offers a wager that she can’t refuse: protect him from a ruthless queen, and he’ll protect the Crows when he reigns.
A too-cunning bodyguard.
Hawk warrior Tavin has always put Jas’s life before his, magically assuming the prince’s appearance and shadowing his every step. But what happens when Tavin begins to want something to call his own?
Review: For the most part I enjoyed the book. It had really good character development and I thought the idea of the world was really cool. I especially liked how most of the positions were based on birds and the plot was very intriguing and kept me hooked for the majority of the book.
However, I thought the world building was confusing as was the magic system. I honestly didn’t know that Fie had magic until she used it during the raid and I was like “where did that come from??”. And there was a part where Fie mentioned that the prince’s long hair will give him lice, which is why they cut theirs close to their head, but then at the same time was described with longer hair? The book also didn’t explain a lot about what was going on and it was really hard to get into at first.
Verdict: Could have been fleshed out more but it was a good book.