Voice of Bookworm

This is my very humble opinion/review of Jeri Smith-Ready's latest addition to to the Aspect of Crow Trilogy, Voice of Crow.

After greatly anticipating the sequel to Eyes of Crow, I hungrily devoured this amazing second novel. I was expecting a lull before the action started, but events came right after another and blended so well that there was no break until the very end. Luckily, I reread the first book recently, so I wasn't lost when previous events were referred to. I recommend reading Eyes of Crow first since I don't think this book can stand on its one that well.
After getting to know Filip, the Ilions became more human instead of the brute fighters the first book depicted. It was very interesting when the Descendants received powers of their own from the Guardian Spirits, making me think that there was indeed a Reawakening. Hopefully, we'll find out the truth about the past and how Rhia's people came to live so differently from the Ilions.
Also, it was a bit disconcerting when the point of views kept on changing compared to the first book where we only saw Rhia's view. Right when things began to get interesting, I had to go back to another character's story and attempt to remember what had happened. After getting used to that change, I held my breath with the rest of the characters when I waited to find out what happened to Marek and Nilik. I wanted Marek to take bloody vengeance on the Senator, and was disappointed when she cheated him of the kill by dying.
I would have liked to see more use of the Spirits' powers and the second stage of Rhia's powers. I'm interested in finding out more about Rhia's Crow brother and his story. After finishing the book, I'm left wondering about the Raven dreams and the possibility of Nilik's early death. What will happen? >_< I can't want until the next books is released! Overall, I enjoyed the continuation of the first book and look forward to the conclusion of this unique world.

May Crow ease your passage to the realm of eternal peace. =D

Reviewed by Tiffany