A Court of Crows: A Dark Epic Fantasy Romance (Talons and Tethers Book 1)

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The punishment for raping another crow’s wife (female partner) is that a group of crows kills the culprit by stabbing it with their beaks!

I really liked that the plot wasn't solely romance. The mix of politics, war, and romance was perfect and I was interested throughout the novel. I have the honor of being named the Duke, for I am the loudest of my loyal vassals. My feathers are also the most resplendent!" Trust me its an engaging experience. From tiredness of battle, friendships and in each sensual banter chemistry ridden moment. I will keep close eye on Ruthie's next work. The whole assassination plot line. It was very open and shut, which I found a little disappointing since it was an assassination. The White Island is considered the most secure place at the Ice Court. Several guard towers on the White Island watch over the moat and prevent unauthorized passage across the glass bridge.Afterward, Nina left for Ketterdam, plotting to break Matthias out, and was contracted by Kaz Brekker to work at the House of the White Rose. Up until she became part of the group, she charged people for use of her Heartrender powers. The bathroom scene by E.K. Belsher for the Litjoy Special edition of Crooked Kingdom Etymology and translations Pretty much every MC. Honestly, my favorites were definitely Ieduin and Katyr, they both had such distinct personalities. Ieduin had no business being as funny as he was and I like the part that he played for the Crows in the last few chapters. Katyr, the fact that they literally dug up a ley line. Nineteen-year-old Eris Telari was never supposed to rule Brucia. She’s always been more interested in swordplay than courtly intrigue. After her brother’s assassination, however, Eris has no choice but to take up the crown and defend her city against an invasion led by an undefeated elven warlord. With Brucia’s forces decimated, and a siege looming, Eris needs help. Who better to repel the elven invaders than a band of elven mercenaries? Their leader, Ruith, is as charming as he is deadly, and used to getting what he wants. Six thousand swords strong, his Crows have a reputation for winning against impossible odds. He won’t take a fight he can’t win, and now he has his sights set on Eris…. Nina hopes Brum does not recognize her from the ship over a year ago, since she looks so different in Menagerie clothes than she did as a dirty prisoner. She decides to take a chance and see if he can reveal Yul-Bayur's location to her. She acts like she wants to see a Grisha in person, and he offers to escort her away to show her one. He takes her to the treasury, the most secure location in the Ice Court, and she wonders if this is where Yul-Bayur is.

Matthias and Nina exit the vault facility with Kuwei but are stopped by drüskelle. Kaz, dressed as a drüskelle, uproots the sacred ash tree in the center of the Ice Court and drags himself, Nina, Matthias, and Kuwei into the hole. They activate their baleen pellets, which give them about ten minutes of breathable air underwater, as they fall into the icy moat. Kaz hopes he has figured out the Ice Court complex correctly—that it is built on a spring, and the river will carry them into the gorge below. As his ten minutes runs out and they are still underwater, his thoughts go to Inej. He realizes he wants to live to tell her that he wants to be a better man for her. You shall be rewarded. I hereby bestow upon you citizenship of these woods, as well as vassal servants to aid you. Welcome to Crow's Wood, fledgling." There was a joke of sorts at the end of Shadow and Bone season 2. Jesper says he wants them to be known as the Four Charming Rogues of Ketterdam, and then Kaz says, but there’s five of us. Then, Jesper starts to say they should be called the “Five of Crows” before getting cut off. This story was such a balanced mix of battle, magic, war, and romance. Nothing felt like there was too much, and while the world/magic system was slow to build it was still completely digestible. A whole cast of unique individuals, a siege, an unwilling queen, found family? Delicious.Another version includes an additional paragraph, which explains in detail how land mafias operate, lawyers and judges in Pakistan rule in favour of influential individuals, and how people greedily accumulate wealth. It ends by advising readers to follow religion and be wary of the afterlife, as well as an instruction to share the message widely.