niseag's Reviews (316)

adventurous relaxing slow-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional hopeful
Strong character development: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous reflective fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious slow-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
dark emotional tense medium-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
adventurous medium-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
informative inspiring slow-paced

A fun way to get going in art and do fun prompts
adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

2 AM
the fact I am still awake to write a review of Raven's Cry by Dana Fraedich speaks of this books quality.
It started off as what seemed to become a fantasy novel, which surprised me as it was marketed as steampunk. But hey, I like fantasy too, so I stuck with it.
I am not sure how much I can tell without it being spoilers. According to the text in the book description it's a retelling of Swan Lake, But I am not familiar with the story of that ballet.
As said, the book starts as a fantasy novel but starts to drastically change tone halfway through. It quickly gets gaslamp fantasy vibes and eventually starts falling into the category of steampunk even if magic remains prevalent. This book is grafic and unapologetic. The main character gets tortured in every possible way and as the reader you are their for every bit of it. The tone and perspective chosen for this book make it feel oddly intimate and this book has torn my heart out. 
I have downloaded the next part immediately. Though Raven's Cry works well as a standalone book as well.