ID #114706 |
Raven's Shadow (The Raven Duology, Book 1) (Rated: GC)
Product Type: BookReviewer: 🌻 thankful pwheeler Review Rated: ASR |
Amazon's Price: $ 7.99
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Summary of this Book... | ||
This is an engaging fantasy/paranormal family adventure story that features Seraph the Raven mage, her husband Tier, and their children Jes, Lehr and Rinnie. I greatly enjoyed it and have alrady started the next book in the series (it's a "duology" of two books and this is the first). I do recommend reading this one first. Having read and loved Brigg's "Mercy Thompson" series I had certain expectations for this book. It was very different from what I expected but still a great read overall. | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
People who like reading about fantasy, magic, alternate worlds, family dramas, paranormal, romance, and/or adventures. If the extreme violence was removed, it'd be good for all ages but it gets too dicey, especially near the end. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
Raven's character, Tier's strength of character, their kids, the special powers of each family member, the intricate mysteries and mysteries within mysteries, the Forest King, the healer from the traveling tribe Raven & her sons met along their journey to Taela, the growth in the emperor's character. SPOILER ALERT: The memory's revenge. Tier's saving of a whole host of young men's character through music and fighting practice. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
The book started kind of slow. I think the intro could have been a lot more concise and still have conveyed the necessary information. I would also have preferred that the book start with Raven vs Tier. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
Read the next one. I'd already borrowed it from the library but I made myself wait until the next night or I'd have been up past my bedtime. | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
Like I was Raven.. and some of the other characters at times too. So many feelings along the way. All the feels! | ||
The author of this Book... | ||
From Amazon: "Patricia Briggs is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series and the Alpha and Omega novels." I LOVE her Mercy Thompson series and the Alpha and Omega novels are a nice continuation of the story of one of the characters from them. | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
It was an engaging, interesting read. Great, varied, complicated characters. | ||
I don't recommend this Book because... | ||
It can get bogged down in the details sometimes and seems to tell more from Tier's perspective than Raven's... despite the title. Also, excessive violence. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
I borrowed this book from my local library. | ||
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Created Jan 22, 2021 at 8:05pm •
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