Book Review- The Crow Rider

The thrilling conclusion to the epic Storm Crow duology that follows a fallen princess as she tries to bring back the magical elemental crows taken from her people.

Thia, her allies, and her crow, Res, are planning a rebellion to defeat Queen Razel and Illucia once and for all. Thia must convince the neighboring kingdoms to come to her aid, and Res’ show of strength is the only thing that can help her. 

But so many obstacles stand in her way. Res excels at his training, until he loses control of his magic, harming Thia in the process. She is also pursued by Prince Ericen, heir to the Illucian throne and the one person she can’t trust but can’t seem to stay away from. 

As the rebel group prepares for war, Res’ magic grows more unstable. Thia has to decide if she can rely on herself and their bond enough to lead the rebellion and become the crow rider she was meant to be. -Goodreads

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Sourcebooks for the digital eARC of this novel.

This is the sequel to The Storm Crow, and is the final book in the duology. I read the first book The Storm Crow last month and I really enjoyed it, so I was very excited to get to the next book!

This series tells the story of Princess Thia, who is fighting to bring the power back to her land, and bring the magic of crows back.

I really like the character of Thia a lot, she struggles with anxiety and depression, and I thought the depiction of this was very well done in the novel. I always enjoy reading YA fantasy protagonists with mental health struggles that continue to have adventures, who’s story isn’t focussed entirely on their mental health.

This conclusion is action packed, it never stops from page 1 and the plot takes a lot of twists and turns. It is a very easy read, and I sped through it in a very short amount of time.

I liked the collection of secondary characters in this novel; the relationships Thia makes and develops throughout this duology are well developed and fleshed out from the previous book.

The only thing that slightly let this novel down for me was the villain of the story was not particularly villainous or threatening to Thia and friends, and I didn’t feel the threat was as potent as in the first book. However, despite this I still enjoyed the overall story of the novel.

In conclusion I really enjoyed the conclusion to this duology, it wrapped up the action and characters and I really enjoyed it!

Thank you for reading my review of The Crow Rider.

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