Murder of Crows | Anne Bishop | The Others #2Source: Library
Once again, I believe that the relationships between the characters are the backbone of everything going on in this book. Very few of the relationships are romantic in nature and I appreciate how much time Bishop spends on building the platonic and almost parental relationships between the characters. I continue to enjoy reading about how the Others interact with Meg and vice versa. Her moments of kindness have changed the trajectory of how this entire universe functions and I think that Bishop does an excellent job of delving into that.
Our actions, no matter how big or small, all have consequences and that's one of the biggest hallmarks of this book. The stakes are higher now, especially with more people knowing about what Meg is, and she needs to be more considerate with how she uses her power. Meg has the urger to cut more often but that can lead to even more issues. And if this wasn't enough, the humans of this world are getting more bold in their attacks against the Others, killing more of the Others than before. There is a war brewing and Murder of Crows brings us even closer to the future of this world.
Once again, the relationships between the characters is the core aspect of this series. I love seeing how all of the different characters are able to work together towards a common goal even if it's an incredibly hard thing to do. As Meg becomes more integrated in the world of the Others, her friendships with the humans also intensifies. At the end of the day, our actions and consequences aren't as black or white.
This review probably sounds very vague and all over the place but I'm trying very hard not to spoil anything. I've read this series several times and the stakes continue to get bigger, the relationships become stronger, and overall, you begin to fall harder for these characters.
After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more.It’s not often that the second book in a new urban fantasy paranormal series really steps up the game but Murder of Crows manages to do that in spades. Murder of crows manages to bring us even more into the world of the others building on what we previously learned but also teaching us new things. There is a new plot line for this novel that builds on from the previous book that I believe is going to be the underlying plot of the entire series.
The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murder of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard - Lakeside’s shape-shifting leader - wonders if their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or a future threat.
As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now, the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet - and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.
Once again, I believe that the relationships between the characters are the backbone of everything going on in this book. Very few of the relationships are romantic in nature and I appreciate how much time Bishop spends on building the platonic and almost parental relationships between the characters. I continue to enjoy reading about how the Others interact with Meg and vice versa. Her moments of kindness have changed the trajectory of how this entire universe functions and I think that Bishop does an excellent job of delving into that.
Our actions, no matter how big or small, all have consequences and that's one of the biggest hallmarks of this book. The stakes are higher now, especially with more people knowing about what Meg is, and she needs to be more considerate with how she uses her power. Meg has the urger to cut more often but that can lead to even more issues. And if this wasn't enough, the humans of this world are getting more bold in their attacks against the Others, killing more of the Others than before. There is a war brewing and Murder of Crows brings us even closer to the future of this world.
Once again, the relationships between the characters is the core aspect of this series. I love seeing how all of the different characters are able to work together towards a common goal even if it's an incredibly hard thing to do. As Meg becomes more integrated in the world of the Others, her friendships with the humans also intensifies. At the end of the day, our actions and consequences aren't as black or white.
This review probably sounds very vague and all over the place but I'm trying very hard not to spoil anything. I've read this series several times and the stakes continue to get bigger, the relationships become stronger, and overall, you begin to fall harder for these characters.
The World of the Others:
Written in Red (The Others, #1)
Murder of Crows (The Others, #2)
Vision in Silver (The Others, #3)
Marked in Flesh (The Others, #4)
Etched in Bone (The Others, #5)
Lake Silver (The World of the Others, #1; The Others, #6)
Wild Country (The World of the Others, #2; The Others, #7)
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