Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1) in /r/Fantasy Discussion Group

Jul 30, 2014 Andrea Luhman rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, audio-book, fantasy, favorite-reads-of-2015, fantasy-top-novels-reddit, epic-fantasy

I give this book five out of five stars; I will read this book again someday. It’s engaging, with a beautiful balance of character and story driven action. I did not want to put this book down and the minute I had to I was calculating the minutes until I could pick it back up. It’s a book full of twists and turns as truths are uncovered only to reveal even more questions. The characters you think you know you don’t, and the flawed are filled with beauty and depth. If you enjoy a complex plot or ...more

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Mar 01, 2014 Amanda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy-epic, library-favorites, 2010s, bingo24-entitled-animals, bingo24-book-club

I heard the hype. I heard it a while ago and intended to read the book, but it sat on my to-read list for a really long dang time before I finally got around to it.

I finally read the book. I loved it. It lived up to the hype. Book two is currently sitting on my reader waiting for me to get to it, and you know? I'm not in a big dang rush to read it. I think the first book stood alone pretty well without the crazy cliffhangers (The next morning, when she woke, she was blind EFF YOU kind of cliffha ...more

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Dec 15, 2019 Lel rated it really liked it

Shelves: dragon_jetpack_challenge

This was a good read. I liked the fact that it chronicled his life and you got to see how a character can mean so many different things to so many different people and how people can misinterpret actions. It was fast paced with good characters. I found the romance/love story a bit thin, but that isn't what I read this book looking for, so im not that worried about it. Not sure if I will pick up the rest of the series, i'm kind of happy where it ended truth be told. ...more

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Mar 28, 2014 Beth Rosser rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star-books

This is one of the best books that I have read in a long time. I couldn't put it down and got annoyed when something pulled me out of this world that Anthony Ryan has created. I really can't wait for the next one to be released.

I really enjoyed the style that this has been written in. In some ways, it reminds of The Kingkiller Chronicles where you have a first-person narrative as well as a third-person. Watching Vaelin grow up and learning the background of the world as he does is a fantastic co ...more

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Aug 03, 2014 Shyam Nathwani rated it it was amazing

I fit into the same category of those looking for something to come even remotely close to Patrick Rothfus in his The Kingkiller Chronicle.

Praise the Lord, for I have found something close in Anthony Ryan and his A Raven's Shadow trilogy!

I can't say I'm the first, nor the last, to gush over how epic the story line in this series has been. I was pulled in from the start and devoured the book in no time. ...more

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