Meg Corbyn is a cassandra
sangue, someone who has the ability to see snippets of the future, however
in order to prophesise she needs to cut herself. This instantly rewards her
with feelings of euphoria bordering on the erotic – but only if she voices what
she sees, if she bottles up the future, pain envelopes her.
For many cassandra
sangue the addictive nature of their being has led to early death and/or
misuse at the hands of powerful men seeking answers and fulfilment. In Meg’s
case, she’s endured the pain of being a pawn in a sadistic game and now resides
in a small town community surrounded by shape shifters, vampires, and other
supernatural beings.
Simon Wolfgard (is a wolf – need I point it out) is one of
Meg’s closest and most trust worthy friends, but their friendship is forged on
a delicate balance, for humankind and the Others have a long and sordid past
bathed in blood and steeped in violence.
There is a lot to like about Anne Bishop’s urban fantasy series
of the Others. MURDER OF CROWS is a self contained story, primarily set within
the confines of a small community that is still part of a larger picture. When
crows start dying following forage into human rubbish, an investigation gets
underway to determine the cause with human/other hostilities at the forefront.
Additionally, the blood of the cassandra
sangue is being used as a powerful drug to corrupt the minds of human and
Others alike, not to mention there’s the omnipresent threat of Meg’s life
hanging over the condensed community setting.
A lot of drama, a lot of possibilities, and a lot of plot
threads converge in a single bloodletting conclusion that has me salivating for
the next instalment.
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