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I really loved the first one, but this one was kind of meh... When I look back and try to explain why I loved so much the first one I believe it was because of the world building. I think all the creatures that live in the Courtyard are quite interesting and the whole thing about us (humans) not being the dominant species is refreshing, since in most of the fantasy books I've read the supernatural are always hiding, so it was cool to see that this time the supernatural are the ones calling the shots. It was entertaining to get to know and learn about this world, which brings me to why I gave the second installment just 3 stars (and I think I'm being generous): because the wonder is over. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with the wonder of the world building being over, it happens with every series, always the first installment will have that new-world spark of novelty, that's normal, but the thing is that in this case now that the new-world novelty passed there's not really much else about it, I honestly can't recollect what happened in this book (aside from everybody freaking out about Meg all the time, I'll get into that in a sec) I don't even consider there was an actual climax to the story, all of a sudden when I tried to flip the page I found out the book ended. I was so confused. Then I was like "THAT was the climax?" I swear I thought it was still coming. I guess I'll have to pay more attention the % progress.

Here are my two main peeves about this series:

*Meg*
Yes, it's kind of sad when the (supposedly) main character annoys you most of the time... I'm SO sorry to say this but she is SUCH a Mary Sue, I hadn't seen this level of MarySue-ness since Twilight's Bella. Oh my God, everybody pushes her around all the time and she doesn't even THINK about putting her foot down. It's not like she thinks about it but is scared or shy or whatever, no, she just takes it and doesn't give a second's thought about it. But other times she gets all riled up for stupid reasons, I don't get it. I gave it a pass the first book, but not this time. I was hoping to see her grow at least a bit of a backbone, see some growth, but nope.

And then, we have EVERYBODY'S reaction towards anything even barely related to Meg. Everybody freaks out every time she so much as sneezes. She can't even stub a toe without having the whole Courtyard going Code Red and Simon growling and wanting to bite someone's head off. It gets old real fast, I think 90% of Meg's scenes are just her getting hurt or something and everybody dropping whatever they are doing to run to her. I don't know how they get anything done in that place, since half their days are spent baby-sitting Meg.

*Multiple POVs*
Meg and Simon get so little scenes that I'm not even sure they are the main characters anymore, and it's not that I wanted anymore Mary Sue scenes, no, but I'm just not interested in reading about EVERYBODY AND THEIR MOTHER'S take on what's going on. And the thing is that they really are not necessary, in fact, most of those other POVs are rather pointless. We got plenty of pages of the police having a discussion among themselves about some new event or lead or something, to then have them meet with the Others at the Courtyard to share with them that same information, it was like reading the same things twice, so I mostly skipped those Monty-scenes and read the condensed version when they had the meeting with the Others.

These are my thoughts about the series, not so much about this book in particular since, as I said, not much actually happened in this one. I will continue to read this series, because I really like the world building and I have hope that Meg will grow a backbone in the next installment.


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Murder of Crows A Novel of the Others Anne Bishop 9780451465269 Books Reviews

I liked this book just as much, if not more, than the first book in the series. I love all of the wonderful characters in this book but I also was really drawn to the story. Meg has really sparked a lot of change in Simon and her world. I now completely understand why so many people love this series.

Meg speaks prophecies but she doesn't just come out and say what is going to happen. It takes some work to put everything together. The Others seem to be very good at piecing together her warnings and they don't hesitate to act upon them. There has been an outbreak of strange behavior in both humans and the Others caused by a new drug that has resulted in a lot of deaths.

There is another group in danger. The other blood prophets, like Meg, are not being cared for in the manner that everyone believes. They are used for profit and really live in a prison. Once the Others learn how things really are for this group they intervene. There are some truly heartbreaking scenes involving this group of people

I love the characters in this book. We met nearly all of the characters in this book in the first book but the more time we spend with them the more I like them. Simon is just awesome. He confused himself but he knows that he wants to be around Meg and considers her to be his. Henry is another favorite character. He is always so peaceful and has a really gentle strength. Tess, Vlad, Jenni, and the rest of the individuals in the Courtyard are all a lot of fun.

I would highly recommend this series to others. This is a second book in a series that really does need to be read in order since each book builds on the last. I can't wait to read more of this exciting world.
Murder of Crows is the second book in the "Others" series by Anne Bishop. In order to read and understand this book, you absolutely need to read the first book, Written in Red.

Murder of Crows takes up where Written in Red ended. By now, Simon knows that digesting the sweet blood of the cassandra sangue, or blood prophets can cause extreme anger and a feeling of invincibility. Up to this book, Simon has kept that knowledge to himself to protect Meg Corbyn, a blood prophet who is their Human Liaison and lives among them. With the saving of Simon's nephew, Sam, in the last book, Meg has cemented her place among the Others, and can depend on their protection from the Controller. The Controller is the individual who owns the institution that houses the blood prophets. No one knows his identity or how to find him, but the Others are looking. The book opens with Meg's vision of black feathers and blood as the Crows are being murdered and she warns Simon in time to stop the massacre. From this point the visions come faster and many pieces start coming together from the Others, the police, the villains, and other human cities.

I read this book in one sitting (probably drives authors nuts who read stuff like this, when it took them months to write). From the standpoint of holding my attention, I would have to give this book five stars. I was thoroughly engrossed with the book, the plot and the characters. What downgraded the book was a lack of the relationships with the characters that happened in the first book. While Meg and Simon's relationship grew and deepened, it was really the only one. The other characters were skimmed - Tess, Erebus, Ruthie, Sam, Henry, etc. We saw all of the characters from the first novel, but didn't "see" the deep connection with them and Meg, nor see any further development with them. We hardly see the Elementals at all. Instead the author draws new characters into the plot - the doctor who healed Meg after the storm, police, a new village near Lakeshore, Humans First and Last, and a couple of new villains. While it all made good to great reading, this book lost the "flavor" of the first book by too many things occurring simultaneously. In the first book, I felt the leisurely way the author wrote the story and it was fascinating to see each character relate to one another. This book the pace picked up considerably, and it felt as if too many things were going on for one book. All that said, it was thoroughly engrossing story. I liked the direction it is going in and hope that in the next book - which the author is writing now - the story will slow down some and go back to the deep connections and interactions from the first book.
I really loved the first one, but this one was kind of meh... When I look back and try to explain why I loved so much the first one I believe it was because of the world building. I think all the creatures that live in the Courtyard are quite interesting and the whole thing about us (humans) not being the dominant species is refreshing, since in most of the fantasy books I've read the supernatural are always hiding, so it was cool to see that this time the supernatural are the ones calling the shots. It was entertaining to get to know and learn about this world, which brings me to why I gave the second installment just 3 stars (and I think I'm being generous) because the wonder is over. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with the wonder of the world building being over, it happens with every series, always the first installment will have that new-world spark of novelty, that's normal, but the thing is that in this case now that the new-world novelty passed there's not really much else about it, I honestly can't recollect what happened in this book (aside from everybody freaking out about Meg all the time, I'll get into that in a sec) I don't even consider there was an actual climax to the story, all of a sudden when I tried to flip the page I found out the book ended. I was so confused. Then I was like "THAT was the climax?" I swear I thought it was still coming. I guess I'll have to pay more attention the % progress.

Here are my two main peeves about this series

*Meg*
Yes, it's kind of sad when the (supposedly) main character annoys you most of the time... I'm SO sorry to say this but she is SUCH a Mary Sue, I hadn't seen this level of MarySue-ness since Twilight's Bella. Oh my God, everybody pushes her around all the time and she doesn't even THINK about putting her foot down. It's not like she thinks about it but is scared or shy or whatever, no, she just takes it and doesn't give a second's thought about it. But other times she gets all riled up for stupid reasons, I don't get it. I gave it a pass the first book, but not this time. I was hoping to see her grow at least a bit of a backbone, see some growth, but nope.

And then, we have EVERYBODY'S reaction towards anything even barely related to Meg. Everybody freaks out every time she so much as sneezes. She can't even stub a toe without having the whole Courtyard going Code Red and Simon growling and wanting to bite someone's head off. It gets old real fast, I think 90% of Meg's scenes are just her getting hurt or something and everybody dropping whatever they are doing to run to her. I don't know how they get anything done in that place, since half their days are spent baby-sitting Meg.

*Multiple POVs*
Meg and Simon get so little scenes that I'm not even sure they are the main characters anymore, and it's not that I wanted anymore Mary Sue scenes, no, but I'm just not interested in reading about EVERYBODY AND THEIR MOTHER'S take on what's going on. And the thing is that they really are not necessary, in fact, most of those other POVs are rather pointless. We got plenty of pages of the police having a discussion among themselves about some new event or lead or something, to then have them meet with the Others at the Courtyard to share with them that same information, it was like reading the same things twice, so I mostly skipped those Monty-scenes and read the condensed version when they had the meeting with the Others.

These are my thoughts about the series, not so much about this book in particular since, as I said, not much actually happened in this one. I will continue to read this series, because I really like the world building and I have hope that Meg will grow a backbone in the next installment.