Review by Kruhl -- Apollo's Raven by Linnea Tanner
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Review by Kruhl -- Apollo's Raven by Linnea Tanner
[Following is a volunteer review of "Apollo's Raven" by Linnea Tanner.]
4 out of 4 stars
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Apollo’s Raven written by Linnea Tanner is about a young woman, Catrin, who is struggling to overcome a prophecy which has guided her entire life and to remember a life-altering experience that has tortured her since childhood. At the request of her father, she manages care for a hostage to her village, Marcellus, and an unplanned romance quickly ensues. She is challenged by her growing powers that she doesn’t understand and is concerned about the people who are working to steal them. Her experience with Marcellus guides her to understand her powers more than ever, and her fear of losing herself to them drives her to understand her past.
The story follows Catrin and Marcellus through their time together. They are both ordered to gain information from the other, but what they never counted on were the strong feelings that would surface while they are together. Marcellus holds a key to help Catrin accept who she is, and he gives her the motivation to explore her powers more extensively. She gains the courage to face her enemies head on and reveals them for who they really are.
The author does an amazing job of explaining and describing details. The reader can see and feel every detail, from the village and fields to traveling through Catrin’s memories and into the Raven's mind. It makes it easy to appreciate and understand the uncontrollable fire a first love can have on a person. The story is further reinforced through multiple characters telling the story. This helps to give the readers a feeling of urgency when the climax hits, making you unable to stop reading and waiting for the story to unfold.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. The story is written well but there was an editing mistake in Chapter 16; Marcellus agrees to himself that Catrin was right about meeting in a past life. She does not tell him that until Chapter 17. This minor mistake was the only one I found; the rest of it was extremely well written and edited.
This book is good for a wide variety of audiences, from young adult and up. It uses an unnecessarily high vocabulary at times which could deter younger readers from being able to enjoy the story fully. This is probably what I liked the least about the book itself, the vocabulary used is not necessarily common and at times took away from the overall effect of the book. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and look forward to reading the rest of the books in the Curse of Clansmen and Kings series.
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4 out of 4 stars
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Apollo’s Raven written by Linnea Tanner is about a young woman, Catrin, who is struggling to overcome a prophecy which has guided her entire life and to remember a life-altering experience that has tortured her since childhood. At the request of her father, she manages care for a hostage to her village, Marcellus, and an unplanned romance quickly ensues. She is challenged by her growing powers that she doesn’t understand and is concerned about the people who are working to steal them. Her experience with Marcellus guides her to understand her powers more than ever, and her fear of losing herself to them drives her to understand her past.
The story follows Catrin and Marcellus through their time together. They are both ordered to gain information from the other, but what they never counted on were the strong feelings that would surface while they are together. Marcellus holds a key to help Catrin accept who she is, and he gives her the motivation to explore her powers more extensively. She gains the courage to face her enemies head on and reveals them for who they really are.
The author does an amazing job of explaining and describing details. The reader can see and feel every detail, from the village and fields to traveling through Catrin’s memories and into the Raven's mind. It makes it easy to appreciate and understand the uncontrollable fire a first love can have on a person. The story is further reinforced through multiple characters telling the story. This helps to give the readers a feeling of urgency when the climax hits, making you unable to stop reading and waiting for the story to unfold.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. The story is written well but there was an editing mistake in Chapter 16; Marcellus agrees to himself that Catrin was right about meeting in a past life. She does not tell him that until Chapter 17. This minor mistake was the only one I found; the rest of it was extremely well written and edited.
This book is good for a wide variety of audiences, from young adult and up. It uses an unnecessarily high vocabulary at times which could deter younger readers from being able to enjoy the story fully. This is probably what I liked the least about the book itself, the vocabulary used is not necessarily common and at times took away from the overall effect of the book. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and look forward to reading the rest of the books in the Curse of Clansmen and Kings series.
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Apollo's Raven
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