Date published November 2008
ISBN 978-0-373-80271-5
Fantasy series
Trade Paperback
Reviewed by Dawn
Rhia, bound to the Crow Spirit, has spent many years fighting for her people’s independence; conflicts are escalating and the time for the final battle or as they call it, the Reawakened, has Rhia wondering how much more her people can afford to lose in the face of the Descendants mighty army. An ancient prophecy drives her people and Rhia herself but with magic comes a price…one that may have her family’s blood on it.
THE REAWAKENED is the final book in Ms. Smith-Ready’s marvelous Aspect of the Crow series. Full of magic, war, bloodshed and loss, Rhia finds herself trying to keep the faith as she watches friends, family and others die as the fight continues to free their land from the Descendants rule. Can the world of the spirits live on to fight for the land that Rhia’s people love and work? Will the Descendants crush them in one fell swoop? Rhia learns what the prophecy is all about and also mourns as death comes calling on her door time and again. Will she be able to lead her people when the Reawakened comes? All the questions are answered when you read THE REAWAKENED.
I found the final book of Ms. Smith-Ready’s Aspect of the Crow series to be a fast paced and wild ride. The last two books, Eye of the Crow and Voice of the Crow, lead up to this final battle-the one to end all wars. With martial law in effect and magic outlawed, Rhia with a network of family and friends find themselves pushed to the brink as they fight for not just themselves but for their spirit animals as well. This is an author who delves deep into Rhia’s story and delivers a wild ride complete with so many twists and turns, you get dizzy from it all. THE REAWAKENED is a completed journey that Rhia finds herself making, with wars, battles, loss and love playing about on the pages. I found the characters to be multidimensional and very intricate, especially as the climatic ending came and I found myself wondering if it will turn out the way I hoped it would. Ms. Smith-Ready definitely delivers a series that will keep you on the edge of your toes and anxiously awaiting what happens next.
If you enjoy a series that has magic, romance, love and battles, then you will enjoy this charming author’s Aspect of the Crow Series. I do recommend reading the first two books first before THE REAWAKENED as you will get a complete picture of all the central characters and what brought them to this point. I am sad to see that this author is done with the series but have high hopes that Ms. Smith-Ready delivers another wonderful book soon for us to devour.
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