Language: PG13 (24 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13 (alcohol use, illegal activity, kissing, mentions of whore, and innuendo); Violence: PG13 (assault, self harm, blood and gore, mentions of suicide, and murder)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: SEVERAL
On the night of a kingdom-wide festival for the hatching of new elemental crows, Princess Anthia (17yo) starts the day with joyful anticipation of finally getting her own crow. And ends the night burned and broken by the Illucians who attack and kill all the crows. Anthia is debilitated by depression while her older sister becomes queen and does everything she can to protect their people—including arranging a marriage between Anthia and the son of their enemy, the crow killer.
Anthia’s frustrations with herself, her enemies, and her impossible situation are palpable—so real that it makes her story difficult to read sometimes, especially since this is only book one and everything has to get worse before solutions can be found to make it better. The timeline often felt impossibly fast, and I don’t particularly enjoy the love triangle trope, but, with the constant action and fun magic, I still think I’ll end up reading the sequel. Anthia and the other people from Rhodaire are described as having brown skin. Kiva is queer.
Reviewer: Carolina Johnson
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