Review by ciera0602 -- Apollo's Raven by Linnea Tanner
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Review by ciera0602 -- Apollo's Raven by Linnea Tanner
[Following is a volunteer review of "Apollo's Raven" by Linnea Tanner.]
Apollo’s Raven by Linnea Tanner is a great work of historical fantasy that tells the story of a young princess named Catrin who faces turmoil when she begins to fall in love with the son of her father’s enemy, Marcellus. Her brother, Marrock, who once tried to kill her, is now back and seeking revenge on their father. With her ability to see through her pet raven’s eyes, she has an advantage over him. The raven allows her to see from its own eyes in real time or see the future. Even with this, she must still determine what is more important to her: love or protecting her family.
The story begins with Senator Lucius Antonius of Rome travelling to Brittania with his son Marcellus to investigate the claim that King Amren of Brittania banished his son Marrock. Once the Senator and King Amren begin to discuss this issue, a fight breaks out between each country’s guards, resulting in Catrin saving the life of Marcellus. Because of this incident, both countries decide to exchange a “prisoner” to ensure that their discussion will continue to remain tranquil. Britannia will keep Marcellus, while Rome will keep Vala, another daughter of King Amren. As this discussion is happening, Marrock is behind the scenes trying to get Rome to overthrow his father and become king himself. However, we begin to learn that Catrin is known as the Raven and she can save her country from Marrock.
My favorite part of this story was Catrin’s ability to use her pet raven to see, and the relationship she developed with the raven over time. She begins by having a troubling relationship with the bird since she hasn’t completely understood her powers yet. Each time she uses the raven’s vision, she falls completely unconscious. As she gets used to her powers, they begin to grow. She can pull herself in and out of the raven’s vision and even control where the bird travels. Eventually, she learns so much that she can begin to see the future and appreciate the bird’s value.
The only thing I struggled with in this book was how quickly Catrin and Marcellus fell in love. I felt like towards the end of the book Tanner was trying to convince us that the two characters had a great bond that would last forever, but it seemed more like a purely physical relationship. With this being the only thing that I disliked, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I was completely satisfied with the plot and felt myself wanting to read more. The rushed relationship between Catrin and Marcellus did not affect the story in any way; I just feel like they could’ve been given more time to develop feelings.
Anyone who likes a good story about magic or Roman/ Greek history would enjoy reading this book. It appears that Tanner did an extensive amount of research to make this fiction appear to be as accurate as possible. With the amount of detail she used, it feels like it could have been a part of history.
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Apollo's Raven
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Apollo’s Raven by Linnea Tanner is a great work of historical fantasy that tells the story of a young princess named Catrin who faces turmoil when she begins to fall in love with the son of her father’s enemy, Marcellus. Her brother, Marrock, who once tried to kill her, is now back and seeking revenge on their father. With her ability to see through her pet raven’s eyes, she has an advantage over him. The raven allows her to see from its own eyes in real time or see the future. Even with this, she must still determine what is more important to her: love or protecting her family.
The story begins with Senator Lucius Antonius of Rome travelling to Brittania with his son Marcellus to investigate the claim that King Amren of Brittania banished his son Marrock. Once the Senator and King Amren begin to discuss this issue, a fight breaks out between each country’s guards, resulting in Catrin saving the life of Marcellus. Because of this incident, both countries decide to exchange a “prisoner” to ensure that their discussion will continue to remain tranquil. Britannia will keep Marcellus, while Rome will keep Vala, another daughter of King Amren. As this discussion is happening, Marrock is behind the scenes trying to get Rome to overthrow his father and become king himself. However, we begin to learn that Catrin is known as the Raven and she can save her country from Marrock.
My favorite part of this story was Catrin’s ability to use her pet raven to see, and the relationship she developed with the raven over time. She begins by having a troubling relationship with the bird since she hasn’t completely understood her powers yet. Each time she uses the raven’s vision, she falls completely unconscious. As she gets used to her powers, they begin to grow. She can pull herself in and out of the raven’s vision and even control where the bird travels. Eventually, she learns so much that she can begin to see the future and appreciate the bird’s value.
The only thing I struggled with in this book was how quickly Catrin and Marcellus fell in love. I felt like towards the end of the book Tanner was trying to convince us that the two characters had a great bond that would last forever, but it seemed more like a purely physical relationship. With this being the only thing that I disliked, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I was completely satisfied with the plot and felt myself wanting to read more. The rushed relationship between Catrin and Marcellus did not affect the story in any way; I just feel like they could’ve been given more time to develop feelings.
Anyone who likes a good story about magic or Roman/ Greek history would enjoy reading this book. It appears that Tanner did an extensive amount of research to make this fiction appear to be as accurate as possible. With the amount of detail she used, it feels like it could have been a part of history.
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Apollo's Raven
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