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Eyes of Crow (Aspect of Crow #1)
by
Jeri Smith-Ready (Goodreads Author)
For Rhia was bound to the Spirit of Crow, gifted with the foresight of Death's approach and doomed to the isolation of one feared and set apart.
There must always be one whose magic can ease the passage of the people of Asermos to the Other Side. But to be the guide her people require, to truly know the depth of her gift--her curse--Rhia must surrender herself to the wisdo
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Published
November 1st 2006
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You would think I should know better But the book sounded interesting..a fantasy about Crow among others. What I did not notice was the publisher..Luna..the fantasy imprint of Harlequin Books, And it does show. Excuse me while we stop the plot for this romantic interlude without sex brought to you by......
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Hi! I'm rating this excellent book 4/5 stars!
I won this in a giveaway, and when I started reading it I got all freaked out about tribes and stuff, thinking: "Oh no! This is something I normally read! Hide it! Ahh!" But, later, after a bit of more sensible thinking. I gave it it a go.
And loved it.
Now, be warned, there are a few *adult* scenes in this book. *ahem* sex *ahem* But it's not too graphic. If you're an older teen reader looking to move on from Young Adult this will be the perfect book f...more
I won this in a giveaway, and when I started reading it I got all freaked out about tribes and stuff, thinking: "Oh no! This is something I normally read! Hide it! Ahh!" But, later, after a bit of more sensible thinking. I gave it it a go.
And loved it.
Now, be warned, there are a few *adult* scenes in this book. *ahem* sex *ahem* But it's not too graphic. If you're an older teen reader looking to move on from Young Adult this will be the perfect book f...more
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The start of a fantasy series based on the premise that among the protagonist's people, a totem animal chooses you around maturity after a ritual ordeal. Book focuses on the protagonist's personal life and trials for most of the book, but has a large conflict with another society towards the latter half of the book...a conflict that I expect will play a major role in the subsequent novels.
I originally hadn't planned on reading this book. Mostly because it didn'tseem like my thing. But in the end i'm really glad I read it. I enjoyed it very much,more than I thought I would. Thanks Amy! :) Jeri Smith-Ready has created a wonderfully unique world. Rhia's journey in accepting the crow is an amazing emotional ride. I teared up few times while reading it. Rhia's relationships between both Arcas & Marek were both intense. But I have to say I like Marek alot better than Arcas. I'm lo...more
Es ist die dunkelste aller seherischen Gaben, die Rhia besitzt: Ihr Totemtier, die Krähe, schenkt ihr das Wissen über den nahenden Tod. Rhia weiß: Es macht sie mächtig und verletzbar zugleich. Sie muss fort von ihrem Heimatdorf, nach Kalindos, wo die Krähenfrau Coranna sie in die Geheimnisse des Totenvogels einweihen wird.
Schon auf dem Weg dorthin begegnet ihr der geheimnisvolle Wolfmann Marek, der sie in einer sternenklaren Nacht zur Liebe verführt. Wenig später im neuen Dorf angekommen, muss R...more
Schon auf dem Weg dorthin begegnet ihr der geheimnisvolle Wolfmann Marek, der sie in einer sternenklaren Nacht zur Liebe verführt. Wenig später im neuen Dorf angekommen, muss R...more
Jeri Smith-Ready has a fine narrative voice that draws you into her dark post apocolyptic tale. I loved the start of this series. I could say it's full of spirituality and it would be a true statement but this book is so much more than just the beliefs of a people. It's about not understanding the belief of multiple peoples and the start of a war for the thought that there is only one true belief.
We first meet Rhia, main character of the book, as she struggles to accept that she might be a chose...more
We first meet Rhia, main character of the book, as she struggles to accept that she might be a chose...more
Where Rhia is from, and the towns that surround it, the people are bound to a spirit who they must serve during their lifetime. From a young age, the leaders in the town believe Rhia's spirit to be Crow, who handles the aspect of death. For a long time, however, Rhia trys to push it away and refuses to go for her Bestowing. After a family death, Rhia realizes she should never have waited and goes off to recieve her gift. While training in the next town, she finds the meaning of love and death, a...more
Loved it, loved it and loved it!
Eyes of Crow grabbed me and wrapped its pages around my mind and my heart and I never wanted it to let go but like all good things, there comes an end but wait… there is a second book. YAY!
There was so much to love about this story. The characters were wonderful and easy for me to understand and connect with. There was an array of different relationships including a very interesting love triangle. The spiritual aspect fascinated me to the point where I just couldn...more
Eyes of Crow grabbed me and wrapped its pages around my mind and my heart and I never wanted it to let go but like all good things, there comes an end but wait… there is a second book. YAY!
There was so much to love about this story. The characters were wonderful and easy for me to understand and connect with. There was an array of different relationships including a very interesting love triangle. The spiritual aspect fascinated me to the point where I just couldn...more
I want to say first that I kicked myself over and over for not reading this sooner than now. It is by far one of the best books I have ever read. I am a HUGE fan of Jeri's WVMP series, and Shade. This book is completely different than either one of those. If it's not on your to be read list I highly recommend you add it NOW.
There were a couple of times I had put the book down and step away. Jeri's writing not only takes you alongside Rhia and her family, it makes you one of them. You feel the pa...more
There were a couple of times I had put the book down and step away. Jeri's writing not only takes you alongside Rhia and her family, it makes you one of them. You feel the pa...more
I really liked Smith-Ready's other series so I was looking forward to reading this, especially since I have always been fascinated by Native American mythology. I don't know whether I am reading too much into it or what but I find the society of the main groups really confusing and distracting. They have the mythology of a lot of the SW and Plains Native Americans but then are also living in trees or villages with taverns. The physical features of the characters also seem to run the gamut. I gue...more
May 21, 2011
Jane
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Decent fluff, but also some *very* adult scenes (sex). Plot occasionally suffered because of the sex scenes which was quite annoying. Interesting premise with post-apocalyptic world and some humans bonding with animal aspects and gaining abilities from those aspects. Plot line was predictable and had gaping holes, also frustrating in that characters were occasionally very inconsistent with earlier stated motives. *shrug* Not a great book. Fluff, but not something I'd come back to. [Tried to read...more
I was beginning to think it was over, that there were not going to be any new well-crafted novel to be created. Jeri Smith-Ready has given me hope with Eyes Of Crow. One of the best books I have read in years (outside of Potter world, of course). I stumbled onto this book by pure chance and am so very thankful I took the risk. Wonderful imagination; the characters are endearing, complicated, and evolving; the story telling is magnificent. You will not be disappointed in this book. From the first...more
Lovely. Interesting world/spiritual setting and main character is real in both her weaknesses and strengths. I look forward to seeing how this series develops. That said, I was disappointed by the fact that a character's spiritual strength only increased with children & grandchildren - leaves no option for homosexuality within the society, which is certainly counter to actual society norms. Hopefully this is addressed in future books? I'd prefer to think this was just oversight than planning...more
I actually won a signed copy of this book during a class at grad school, and it's been sitting in my TBR ever since it arrived in the mail in 2008. I was never sure what I was getting into with this title either, short of the fact that due to the publisher, some kind of romance angle was a sure bet. And it was: Eyes of Crow is a fast read that's primarily a romantic fantasy, though the fantasy elements are pretty unique: instead of a medieval or Victorian-based fantasy society, you've got one th...more
Oh, how I loved this world, where people were in contact with the spirit world, and each person had an animal spirit to guide them, and to help others.
Rhia is truly an extraordinary young woman! She was afraid of her gift, and had to deal with the guilt that came because of it. However, when she finally chose to embrace it, she showed both strength and weakness, confidence and insecurity. And she continued to be true to herself as she grew.
I loved how she was with Arcas, but was even happier wit...more
Rhia is truly an extraordinary young woman! She was afraid of her gift, and had to deal with the guilt that came because of it. However, when she finally chose to embrace it, she showed both strength and weakness, confidence and insecurity. And she continued to be true to herself as she grew.
I loved how she was with Arcas, but was even happier wit...more
This is a story set in a world that could be ours in the future or maybe its set in a different world, I couldn't tell. The society depicted here is a tribal society where every person has a Spirit animal. The focus in this story is Rhia. As the book starts she is a young girl and it is becoming evident that she has the aspect of the Crow - bringer of death. What's interesting is that Rhia does not embrace this right away at all. She doesn't want to be able to tell who lives and who dies, and sh...more
I can't honestly give this a good review. Despite having good lore and fun ideas about native Americans, I feel cheated by this author. I think it's low when you get advertised as a fantasy sci fi author and then you clearly have erotica and many graphic sex scenes. Not to mention the voice of the character is obnoxious, predictable, and shallow in regards to all of this.
I am in love with this series. Had I read Wicked Game after Eyes of Crow, I would have been really disappointed in the WVMP series. Eyes of Crow has amazing detail. The world Jeri Smith-Ready creates is tangible and the emotions expressed are heart felt as well as realistic. An amazing book and a wonderful read- not extremely deep, not massively mysterious, but a beautiful journey.
This is slow, it's not some action packed adventure with a kick-ass heroine. It's more of a coming of age story although there is some action, a love story and lots of mysticism.
I like the main character,although she can be a bit of a wimp especially at the start,
I like the main character,although she can be a bit of a wimp especially at the start,
This book is the first in a trilogy about a land in which each person has an affinity to a particular animal, which grants them certain skills and magical abilities. Otters are healers, wolverines are terrific fighters, spiders are great artisans and so forth. Rhia's spirit animal is a crow, making it her responsibility to guide people into the underworld when they die. Her spirit animal makes her both essential and feared, and at first she is reluctant to answer Crow's call. . .until tragedy st...more
All I can say is WOW!!! I read Wicked Game first, and liked it so much I read this book by the same author, and even though they are completely different in every way, they are both so good. I literally could not put this book down.
Ok but the main protagonist isn't likeable making this story hard work for me. Some cool supernatural ideas but the lack of character development ruins this series for me.
I think those who enjoy reading epic fantasy with a good dash of romance, good-will-triumph-evil sort of theme (similar to Finnikin of the Rock) will enjoy this.
Apr 24, 2012
Cat
marked it as to-read
In a quiz I took in the author's website I had as a result that my Spirit animal is Swan so I fit very well with Tereus, Kalia. My interest is spiked.
I found this to have a really slow start with little action but the story itself is interesting mixing American Indian lore with mythology and of course what all young adult books must have, a love triangle. I thought the sex was gratuitous and happened quicker than expected for a young adult novel. Though IMHO it's young adult as in the main character is under 18 to start but the world and situations are definitely not young adult. Regardless of the slow start (well over half the book actually)...more
For Rhia was bound to the Spirit of Crow, gifted with the foresight of Death's approach and doomed to the isolation of one feared and set apart.
There must always be one whose magic can ease the passage of the people of Asermos to the Other Side. But to be the guide her people require, to truly know the depth of her gift--her curse--Rhia must surrender herself to the wisdom of the Great Forest and drink deeply of Death itself. And though two powerful men stand ready to aid her, even to love her,...more
There must always be one whose magic can ease the passage of the people of Asermos to the Other Side. But to be the guide her people require, to truly know the depth of her gift--her curse--Rhia must surrender herself to the wisdom of the Great Forest and drink deeply of Death itself. And though two powerful men stand ready to aid her, even to love her,...more
OH my HOLY FISH!!! This was almost the greatest book I have EVER read! I totally recommend it.
I didn't even actually finish this book. Please do not get me wrong, I tried really hard and the premise of the book is good, I just could not get passionate about the characters or the way the author wrote. It just turned into a chore that I couldn't finish. It is not that it was that bad, it was just that blah to me.
This was so great. It was a perfect combination of fantasy, romance and adventure!! Hat goes off to Jeri Smith-Ready, is there anything she CAN'T write?
I may write a full review later but for now I want to continue reading about Rhia in the next book, Voice of the Crow ;)
I may write a full review later but for now I want to continue reading about Rhia in the next book, Voice of the Crow ;)
The people of the villages in this book have magic that corresponds with various animals. Rhia has the power of Crow, to help people across to death and make sure their souls reach their destination safely. The book is about how she finally accepts her gifts and begins to learn them, and grows past “puppy” love to the longer lasting type, and how the people work together with their magics to defend their way of life from Outsiders. The system of magic and the village cultures are interesting, th...more
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Award-winning author Jeri Smith-Ready has been writing fiction since the night she had her first double espresso. She holds a master's degree in environmental policy and lives in Maryland with her husband, cat, and the world's goofiest greyhound.
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