So if you were like me and wanted a clearer picture, be prepared for some satisfaction. I remember complaining about the plague element and the explanation of why and I feel like all the stumbling I did with some of the world building, whether because I wasn't getting it or it wasn't explained, everything and more is explained in this follow up. And all they were waiting for was permission.' They talk and look like anyone else, but they'll take any excuse to get rid fo Crows for good. ' There's thousands of people like that, all across Sabor.

Bonus because you can binge without waiting, like I had to, and be satisfied beyond belief.

Help to redeem the year 2020 and do yourself this favour. So suffice it to say, if you haven't yet picked up THE MERCIFUL CROW? What even, man. There won't be much I will, or can, say about the second, and final, in a series. Which is why I'm sad I did it kind of dirty. It'll take more than a moon apart for me to roll a lad in a pile of guts. And that definitely did a disservice to the overall reading experience because I dragged my feet through the first hundred pages, putting it down, going on twitter, playing with the cat, until I hit a turning point and then demolished the rest. Because despite how much I thought I remembered, because it's stuck with me as I loved it so much, it took me way way too long to get back into this world. I'm going to start out by saying that unless you remember the events of THE MERCIFUL CROW really really well, you might want to reread it before diving into this one. To survive, Fie must unravel not only Rhusana’s plot, but ancient secrets of the Crows-secrets that could save her people, or set the world ablaze. But inside the royal palace, the only difference between a conqueror and a thief is an army. However, they’re all running out of time before the Crows starve in exile and Sabor is lost forever.Ī desperate Fie calls on old allies to help take Rhusana down from within her own walls. With the witch queen using the deadly plague to unite the nation of Sabor against Crows-and add numbers to her monstrous army-Fie and her band are forced to go into hiding, leaving the country to be ravaged by the plague. But then black smoke fills the sky, signaling the death of King Surimir and the beginning of Queen Rhusana's merciless bid for the throne. Still she’s hopeful that Prince Jasimir will fulfill his oath to protect her fellow Crows. Kings become outcasts and lovers become foes in the thrilling sequel to Margaret Owen's The Merciful Crow.Īs the new chieftain of the Crows, Fie knows better than to expect a royal to keep his word.

The faithless hawk by margaret owen