When Among Crows

When Among Crows

Hardcover
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Beschreibung

When Among Crows is swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic folklore and asking if redemption and atonement can be found in embracing what we most fear.

We bear the sword, and we bear the pain of the sword.

Pain is Dymitr’s calling. His family is one in a long line of hunters who sacrifice their souls to slay monsters. Now he’s tasked with a deadly mission: find the legendary witch Baba Jaga. To reach her, Dymitr must ally with the ones he’s sworn to kill.

Pain is Ala’s inheritance. A fear-eating zmora with little left to lose, Ala awaits death from the curse she carries. When Dymitr offers her a cure in exchange for her help, she has no choice but to agree.

Together they must fight against time and the wrath of the Chicago underworld. But Dymitr’s secrets―and his true motives―may be the thing that actually destroys them.

"Lovely, lush, and full of otherworldly longing, this modern fairytale about righteousness and the weight we bear for love is Roth at her most imaginative and ethereal."―Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six
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Format
Hardcover
Seitenzahl
176
Preis
19.75 €

Beiträge

4
Alle
4.5

Fantastical Slavic mythology with stunning atmospheric vibes, engaging and empathetic characters, a brief queer romance, and a whimsy but strong world building. This urban fantasy novella has it all and I can’t recommend it enough!

„When among crows, you must caw as one.“ „How did you carry it without being able to bear it?“ „Eternity is long. Time enough for hearts to soften.“ „Men always mean harm. The question is simply when.“ „That kind of sacrifice creates a debt, and there’s nothing magic likes better than the great hollow of a debt.“ „But that’s what the song is about […]. The wild hope for restitution. Healing. Despite a total lack of understanding.“ „We were not the first - or the last - to flee our country to survive. Sometimes it was because we weren’t human, but sometimes it was because we were too human — the wrong religion, during the war, or perhaps the wrong political affiliation, after it.“ „We bear the sword, and we bear the pain of the sword.“ „Suffering isn’t atonement. […] Pain is not penance.“

3

A novella about magic, unlikely alliances and the possibility to decide, who you cant to be. No matter what you're raised to be.

Als ich sah, dass Veronica Roth ein neues Buch rausbringt war mir klar: Das muss ich haben. Ich wusste, dass es polnische Folklore behandelte und war doch am Anfang ziemlich verloren. Viele Begriffe und Wesen, für die es kein Glossar gibt, aber man fuchst sich da irgendwie rein. Trotzdem empfand ich das Leseerlebnis als sehr schleppend und trotz des geringen Umfang des Buches kam ich kaum voran. Ich habe das Buch schließlich einen Monat pausiert und nun vor ein paar Tagen wieder zur Hand genommen und beendet. Die letzten 35% waren dann wirklich spannend, ließ einen vor allem mit Dymitr und Ala mitfühlen und mitfiebern. Das Ende hat mich positiv überrascht. Mir hat das Buch im Großen und Ganzen gefallen, ich war auf jeden Fall Mal etwas anderes.

A novella about magic, unlikely alliances and the possibility to decide, who you cant to be. No matter what you're raised to be.
5

Not at all what I've expected - but so much more! Fingers crossed that this is not the end. Please consider reading this without looking at the blurb first - you may get the wrong idea ;)

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