Why is storm crow good

This can all be avoided though if she agrees to marry the Illucian Prince Ericen. Anthia really has no choice, so she and her best friend Kiva are whisked off to Illucia to be closer to Ericen and to the Queen Razel. But before she is set out to leave, Anthia finds one last storm crow egg hidden in the caves, giving Anthia and her people hope for a better future. What I Loved: There is not a single thing about this book that I did not love. The writing, while not overly flower and lyrical, is good enough to keep up a perfect pace while also creating beautiful imagery of this wonderful world.

All her life she has wanted to be a Crow Rider, and finding this little Storm Crow Egg truly gives her hope and a newfound reason to live. But he truly does want Thia to see him for who he truly is, which is soft and wanting a different world than what his mother wants. I really love him with my whole soul.

Caylus is a big soft-hearted scientist who ends up playing a hugely important role in this story. Shearen is kind of the villain of this story as well as Ericens mother, Razel.

So not only is the writing super easy to read, the characters are incredibly diverse and easy to love, the story itself just draws you all the way in. Read this book please, I hope you have a wonderful day, and Happy Reading! Feb 06, Stephanie Gillespie rated it really liked it Shelves: young-adult , , diversity , fantasy.

ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. The Storm Crow is filled with the potential to be a great, captivating series. With a large variety of majestic crows that can control the elements they provide everything needed for it's country.

The crows gave me major How to ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. The crows gave me major How to Train your Dragon vibes. Josephson has created such a rich and gorgeous world! Everything happens so quickly in the first chapter,Rhodaire is attacked by Illucia during the crow hatching festival. The queen,some other residents and the crows are killed and the kingdom is left in ruins.

The crows being gone changes everything as the residents relied on them for their way of life, the kingdoms continues to suffer.

Enter our protagonist Anthia, princess of Rhodaire, when her sister announces she is to marry the prince of the kingdom who destroyed them she is desperate to escape. As luck would have it she finds a crow's egg. When Thia and Ericen set off for Illicia she takes Kiva along with her and the egg.

A tempest of lightning and thunder with the kind of heart found only in legends. She suffers from depression, the way its written was so well done,I have never read a fantasy novel that talked about depression before. Josephson does not sugar coat how crippling depression can be.

I love how she continue to strive to help her country and overcome her negative feelings. I related to Thia in many ways. I especially loved her connection and passion for the crows. To help create a truce between Rhodaire and Illucia Thia is to wed their Prince.

Kiva: Is Thia's best friend,she is also a warrior who is assigned to protect the princess. Kiva and Thias friendship was everything! They have such love for each other, and their fierce loyalty.

Kiva has also begun to develop a relationship with servant girl, I am anticipating such a cute romance in the sequel! Ericen: Prince of Illucia, described as having pale skin, he is very sassy and reminds me a little of Rhysand which I'm so here for!

I had a good feeling about him from the start even though he comes off as rude to Thia, I am cheering them on from the sidelines. I think there is more to him than we see right now. Caylus : He is sweet and has some really cute moments, but I am not feeling him like I am Ericen.

I felt like the romance between him and Thia was not necessary, but the author seems to be building up towards a long triangle. It felt like he didn't have much of a personality and Ericen is clearly the better choice.

At times it was a little predictable but It was a great first book in a series. I highly recommend picking this book up when it comes out and I am very much looking forward to the sequel as I have a feeling it's going to be amazing! Men say stupid crap to us all the time. Dec 27, jessy rated it it was ok. Don't judge a book by its cover. This cover is absolutely gorgeous. When I first saw it, I was already half in love with it, and I hadn't even read the synopsis.

The word 'crow' immediately made me think of Six of Crows and the girl reminded me of Inej. So yeah, I was ecstatic when this cover was revealed, and I still was when my brain registered that this is not another book in the Six of Crows series.

But The Storm Crow was just another generic YA fantasy that had me rolling my eyes and yawning f Don't judge a book by its cover. But The Storm Crow was just another generic YA fantasy that had me rolling my eyes and yawning from boredom. The evil empire destroys the magic in the good kingdom. Nothing new, very common in YA. That's exactly what happens in Children of Blood and Bone too. That book was so popular this year, and I don't think we need the same plot over and over again.

Side note and unpopular opinion : I didn't even like Children of Blood and Bone. I'm only halfway through and I'm not sure if I will continue it. So, the premise is nothing new. That wouldn't be such a problem if the rest of the book was good.

It's not. Literally nothing happens. I don't think you can even spoiler anything, because it is so predictable, and you'll know everything from reading the synopsis. Empire attacks, destroys magic. Protagonist has to marry evil prince. Protagonist finds magical egg.

Protagonist has to hatch magical egg. The characters are shit. Our evil prince is a complete asshole, and not the kind of asshole that is still likable, y'know?

Then suddenly, he's super nice and supposedly 'charming'. The author tries to sell that through a tragic backstory and all that jazz, but I just didn't buy it. His change of personality didn't make any sense to me and he seemed like a completely different person. Not believable. Also, he constantly says 'I'm not as bad as you think I am' or 'I don't want to be your enemy' or some variation of that. So fucking annoying. The love interest Caylus gave me a little hope. At the beginning he's adorable and he's got that distracted scientist vibe.

He reminded me a lot of Lazlo Strange the protagonist of Strange the Dreamer. If you've read my review, you know that I love him. The thing is, later he's still like that, but I just can't stand him anymore. I've realized that Caylus is just a cheap Lazlo Strange copy. He too gets a tragic backstory that I don't care about and his personality doesn't go beyond 'adorable and confused'.

That doesn't happen in like a fight or something, but in his room. Because he wasn't looking. Some warrior he is. I hate this 'clumsy person who's also a really badass fighter' trope. Protagonist Anthia is just dumb. She thinks she can outsmart everyone but she's just really dumb.

I was excited for a depressed main character but I just didn't care for her. A weird thing that I've noticed: basically every side character is gay.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against gay people and representation does matter, but it just struck me as weird. It's like the author is saying: "Sorry for making the protagonists straight! Let me make it up to you by making everyone else gay! The writing is solid and reads easily. I appreciate the author trying to put a twist on an over-used trope. Instead of people having magic, it's the crows that have it. Could've been cool. Why do I have the feeling that Anthia and her crow are going to be the Avatar of this universe?

Blog Instagram Twitter Tumblr Apr 29, Meghan rated it really liked it. ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The Storm Crow is absolutely filled with the potential to be a great, captivating series. How could you NOT get sucked into the story immediately?! The relationships betwee ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The relationships between the crows and their riders is charming and gave me all the feels, reminding me of my own relationships with my two kitties who, unfortunately, cannot control the elements, but they do a pretty damn good job at controlling my emotions.

This book was easy to keep reading and not once did I feel bored or want to put it down. That being said, the character is young and, in my opinion, her actions are representative of the mistakes that a young person may sometimes make as they are trying to figure out who they are and how to navigate their interpersonal relationships and environment.

I felt that some of the characters did need more depth and complexity to them to make me really feel like I could conceptualize their personalities and development throughout the story. Because of that, it would have been 3 stars for me.

However, the reason I am giving this 4 stars is because there is a mental health component. Thia battles a depressive episode and her experience is written well. With YA fantasy being, well, fantasy, it could be hard to relate to the experiences of the characters. I highly recommend picking this book up when it comes out and I am very much looking forward to seeing how the series progresses. Jan 08, Sydni rated it it was amazing Shelves: arc , this-cover-is-beautiful.

The characters have got to be some of my all time favorites. Kiva and Thias friendship was everything. Their banter. Their loyalty. Thia was a character I related to in small ways but also wish I was more like.

Her very real struggles with depression was something I was surprised about. Her and her sisters relationship was great!

I refuse. Thanks fairyloot for including this masterpiece in your December book box! Jan 10, Sophie "Beware Of The Reader" rated it it was amazing Shelves: new-to-me-author , favorite-series , the-bests , favorite-of , favorite-ya.

I was in a book funk for two weeks. It never happened to me before but nothing tasted really exceptional. Nothing kept my attention. The first sentences I nearly stopped because it happened in a universe that I did not get at first sight and as I said I had a hard time fo 5 stars I can't believe this is a debut book!

The first sentences I nearly stopped because it happened in a universe that I did not get at first sight and as I said I had a hard time focusing these past weeks. Yet I was soon immersed in that first night of celebration with huge magical crows raining sparks and fire or storm and rain or I had these pictured of magical fireworks and colors in a night sky created by these birds till This dream began a nightmare.

A night of destruction and annihilation of a country. A night of betrayal. I was engrossed in Thia's journey. First through grief and depression. And that's another feather to the author's hat because how many times do you read about heroes being depressed in fantasy books? And by depressed I mean really lost and wanting to hide under the covers all the time.

Depressed to the point you can't simply will to move and be better. Because it is not so simple. It does not work. It is beyond your control. Alone, no one could make me feel like an ungrateful little girl, rejected and inferior. No one could look at me like Caliza was now: disappointed, impatient, accusatory. The answer is simple: never. Or I have never encountered it so far.

Yet Thia before Rochnog was buoyant and daring. Full of life. She will have to put herself back. For her country. For herself. It was like the destruction of the crows snuffed all her vitality. When she discovers the sole egg left unscathed from the disaster she knows she has to hatch it. It is the only chance of her country. If she and her sister hope winning against queen Razel one day they have to get this last storm crow. Especially when prince Ericen heir to queen Razel and owner of a horrible reputation has to marry Thia.

This is the first book of a series, not published before seven months yet I want the sequel already! You have all that makes epic fantasy and extraordinary read: -Magic and magical crows; -The clash of kingdoms; -An evil and blood thirsty queen; -A beaten yet strong heroine; -A journey spiritual to regain her former self; intellectual as you have to solve the mystery to hatch crow's eggs and physical as Thia will follow prince Ericen to Rodel; -A rebellion brewing undercover; -A handsome enemy prince and an alluring inventor former fighter; And many other things sure to enthrall fantasy readers.

I am really impressed and grateful to Kaylinn Josephson as she had my rapt attention and she gave back my love of reading. Mark my words this is a future bestseller and bestselling series. Do you want to read this one now? Thanks for reading! View all 4 comments. Jun 02, Vivianne rated it it was amazing Shelves: series-in-the-middle-of , 5-stars. The Storm Crow: 4. I absolutely loved the original world and the elemental crows and am so excited what the next book will bring! But I would still really recommend!!

Not only has it a heartbreaking, action packed, mouth gasping prologue which was a tiny bit info dumpy with all the crows, but that could be forgiven , but also the chapters after the prologue really entertained me. This book sucked me right in and it was hard to put down. I come across this way too less in the ya genre. And I felt sooo bad for Anthia. It was just so well done and so relatable. I also loved that throughout the book she kept struggling and mentioning this and when she has a hard time she again threatens to fall back into it.

The magic system, world and elemental magical crows were so original! So enjoyable! So renewing! I really felt like they were true friends! But also the other way around and how Thia helped Kiva. I loved their humor and them teasing each other with e. While she starred in her friendship with Thia, she was also a great character by herself.

Loved how protective she was, her background was super interesting, and I LOVED that she was into girls and how open she was, I really hope she and Auma can have a future! I loved that Illucia has a queen, loved that the woman could rule by themselves, loved that they were all powerful fighters, loved that Kiva and her mom were guards.

Plus a world where bisexuality and being gay is totally normal. No looking weird, no scolding! Well this could happen. I was soooo stressed for the characters to get out of there. Something in her past happened that drove her to be blinded by insanity and hate. But she is also very smart and strong. I really loved her for some reason and felt bad for her. I love it when an author can tell a lot in little pages.

I would have liked to see some more originality in the plot. However with a character with depression I would have liked to see some things more flashed out and slow down. I would have liked some time in between, some recovering period to make it more believable. It just felt a bit too rushed and I would have liked some things more flashed out. This book is short enough and could have used another pages. Thia is the princess of the enemy kingdom, Razel is smart and cunning, she is not going to be let roamed free around the city to start rebellions and hatch and raise her crow.

Furthermore I also saw it coming that she stole the eggs instead of destroyed, even though I really enjoyed this twist! I had the chance of receiving an ARC from Fairyloot in their December box and I don't know what took me so long to read it.

Anne and I both agreed: this book was a very pleasant surprise. The concept was also very original. The kingdom of Rhodaire is dependent of magical crows who have elemental magic and are rideable by trained riders. There are Sun Crows, Storm Crows, Earth Crows and many others which make you want to have your own and arrive in style to work is it only me? Oh well. Life is made possible in this kingdom thanks to the crows because they regulate the weather and help give resources to the people of Rhodaire.

Unfortunately, the attack orchestrated by the kingdom of Illucian causes the death of all the crows and brings chaos and poverty to Rhodaire. Anthia and Caliza are faced with a new issue: how to keep Illucian from attacking again.

The only solution found by the now queen Caliza is to marry her little sister Anthia to the prince of Illucian: Ericen. Plot-wise, I thought this story was amazing. It is true that it can be a bit slow at times but I found myself really enjoying it. The pace was great because it allowed for the story to feel more real and not rushed, jumping from one event to the other. On the contrary, it took its time to introduce us to some characters and to reveal plot twists.

There is also a lot of action going on in this book and the mental illness representation is amazing. Indeed, Anthia is victim of depression and I thought it was really well portrayed.

The only thing I didn't understand was that this book is compared to Eragon and as someone who absolutely hated this book, I thought it was infinitely different, the only similarity being the crow egg. The characters were also amazing. I loved Anthia and seeing her not let her depression define her despite it still tugging at her, which is something I know too well.

No matter what one does, their depression is always there. However, the good days are here too and Anthia's were fantastic as well. Kiva, her best-friend, was also a great character. I liked her attitude and her banter. The girl deserves a hug. Concerning Ericen, I was scared he would be the typical bad-guy brat but he was so much more and I won't reveal anything because it would be spoilers. I was intrigued by him from the beginning and he didn't disappoint.

Caylus, I think, was my favorite. He was kind and I think he also has a lot to give for the next book. The Storm Crow is an amazing debut novel and I was hooked by her writing almost instantly. My Bookstagram I don't know what it is, but every time I do a Buddy Read with Alexis I always absolutely adore the book! Hands down the metal health rep in this book has blown me away, I'm pretty open and honest with my own mental health and at this present moment I am off work with Depression and Anxiety, and this honestly made me feel heard and represented which I don't think I've ever seen in a fantasy book.

I'm not going to go too much into a review as I'm not in the right space at the moment but I 5 Stars! I'm not going to go too much into a review as I'm not in the right space at the moment but I had to write about the above because for me I found it so important.

Genuinely didn't think I'd of enjoyed this as much as what I have, but I loved it! Jan 01, Mel Epic Reading rated it really liked it Shelves: arc-netgalley. For a debut novel, in the flooded teen fantasy genre, The Storm Crow provides what I was hoping for with a little twist here and there.

The easiest way to describe this is expect the Crows to be equivalent to Dragons in most stories. Wizards are aware of this, and even reference it on it's Crow Storm token from Unstable. This website saves cookies to your browser in order to improve your online experience and show you personalized content. Read our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy to get more information and learn how to set up your preferences. Whatever Please note: this post contains opinions!

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