Today's Book Recommendation is a
particularly special one for me. Here's why:
That's me! I read this book before it
was a book!
Patrice Sarath was one of my mentors my
very first year of ArmadilloCon. She gave me some great advice on
description that changed the way I think about writing. We've stayed
in touch since then, and last year Patrice honored me with a request
to read The Crow God's Girl.
I read it again this past week to
prepare for this post, and I found myself in the same position I had
been in the first time—racing through the second half to the end,
and neglecting dinner in order to finish it, even though I already
knew what was going to happen.
Summary: Kate Mossland is an American
girl stuck in the very foreign world of Aeritan. The only thing
making her new life bearable is her engagement to her Aeritan
boyfriend Colar, and the position that gives her in his great House
of Terrick. Only her position isn't as secure as she once thought,
and when the politics of Aeritan tear her and Colar apart, the only
place left for her is among the crows—the wild, landless wanderers
that plague Aeritan. With them she has a chance of making a better
future—for herself, for the crows and even for Aeritan—but only
if she can survive the scheming of the Houses.
What I liked: Kate goes through a
beautiful transformation from a young girl struggling under the rules
of a patriarchal society to a strong woman who makes her own path. I
love seeing how her understanding of her new world changes, and
particularly the way in which her view of the crows changes. Most of
all I love how everything weaves together in the end of the book. As
I said above, I couldn't put it down.
Bottom line: This book gets a place of
honor on my shelf, not just because my name is in it, but because
it's a book I love to read.
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