When Kera wakes up from being dead she has a lot of shit to learn of her brand new life. In return of a new life given by the Greek Gods, Kera now became a crow. Crows are females harbingers of death. Kera struggles to fit into her new life but this ride is what make this book so much interesting because there' so many HOT, strong, stone headed female characters that become her sisters-crow which means lots of DRAMA. And I freaking couldn't help liking them all. Yes, but we're agreed that if we have the same results as the Fabrikator, the Council will compensate me? I can't be asked to bear that expense."

So, Kera was a former Marine who was killed by some jerk behind her job at a coffee shop. Her favorite customer, some homeless guy, saw her dying and called out to the goddess Skuld to save her. Skuld saved her, but Kera would only commit to serving Skuld if she would also be allowed to bring her dog, Brodie. This brings us the most epic dog in book history. Because, not only does Skuld save Brodie, but she makes Brodie a Crow as well. And, let's just say that it is the best thing ever... because Crows have wings.... Crows are opportunistic feeders and will take advantage of available food sources. In urban areas, artificial lighting can attract insects and other small prey, providing a nocturnal food source for crows. They may continue foraging into the night if there is an abundance of food. Communal Roosting

Crows often gather in large groups for communal roosting, especially during certain seasons like autumn and winter. Before settling down for the night, crows may engage in social interactions, vocalizations, and territorial displays. These activities can sometimes extend into the night. Nesting and Reproductive Activities The Unleashing is a Viking Paranormal story that takes place right in the big city of Los Angeles and it takes you to a world of Nordic and Greek Gods. I've read PRN before but never anything like this so I found myself soaking all this new information and truly enjoyed the ride. In urban areas with artificial lighting, insects and other small prey may be attracted, providing a nocturnal food source for crows. They may fly at night to access these food sources. Nesting and Reproductive Activities Nocturnal birds have a highly developed sense of night vision, enabling them to fly, hunt, mate, and raise young in darkness. Most bird species are adapted for better vision during daylight hours, with only limited eyesight once night falls.

The younger crows, who were born after the initial experiment, also scolded the “caveman.” The grudge had been passed on. Mind your manners around crows. Because if you mistreat them, they won’t forget you and neither will their friends—or the next generation. 9. New Caledonian crows make and use tools. My apologies to the friend I "buddy read" this with. She loves this series and this book. I don't. I really really REALLY don't. So sorry Buddy. I have to rip this one apart. I had so much fun reading this book! I have found that if I read too many books in one genre, I start getting bored and need to switch gears to something completely different. I have been reading so many romance novels lately that they have started to drive me a little crazy so I decided to pull this book out of my to-be-read pile to mix things up a bit. I have never read any of Shelly Laurenston's work before but I thought this would be a great place to jump in since it is the beginning of a new series. As it turns out, I think I have found another series that I will need to keep up with and a new author to watch out for. Bardugo weaves a captivating spell with lushly descriptive writing, engaging characters, and an exotic, vivid world. Readers will wait impatiently for the next installment.” — Booklist (Shadow and Bone) Some 60 drawings later, I have a palette of characters and have been using them in a range of paintings and statues. Each one throws up surprises and opportunities that I could not invent – a tattoo or a tasselled dress, a goatee or the logo on a T-shirt. I have one group from the middle of the city and one from the beach. By making groups of six walkers I get a street crowd, and a list, and a kind of fashion parade.

Kera tries to find her purpose in her new life with the Crows, etc. Purpose meaning the fighting/killing part, or something. Her place in the group. Honestly, I really have no clue how this part ended up because I kept waiting for this to happen and it didn't until 86% or better.

Brodie stood and walked from one side of the kitchen to the other, wings up, head held high. There was even a little prance to her step. During the day, crows engage in various behaviors such as foraging for food, socializing, building nests, and defending their territories. Making art is a fairly odd decision, but people have been doing it since for ever. If doodling while on the phone I’m inclined to draw a 3D cube and then another. It’s the fastest way to create imaginary space, another world. I live in London and move through a labyrinth of extruded rectangles like an ant on a computer board. I understand space and see movement by the changing views on these shapes. By simply adding flat squares to the sides of my extruded rectangles I create modern buildings.

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I should stop this, Joost thought. I should find a way to protect her, both of them. But what then? He was a nobody, new to the stadwatch, new to this house. Besides, he discovered in a burst of shame, I want to keep my job. The h and thus, the reader, are told there are nine groups. We meet: 1. the Crows-Skuld, 2. Ravens-Odin, 3. Protectors, not sure who they follow, 4. The Silent, ditto, no clue, 5. the Mar? ocean water people, 6) Giant Killers-Thor, 7. Valkyeries-Freya and I think that is it.

Joost's panic vanished. He knew he'd been frightened, but his fear was a distant thing. He was filled with expectation. He wasn't sure what was coming, or when, only that it would arrive and that it was essential he be ready to meet it. It might be bad or good. He didn't really care. His heart was free of worry and desire. He longed for nothing, wanted for nothing, his mind silent, his breath steady. He only needed to wait. Vig helped Kera get adjusted to her new life. He teached her how to fly and shows her how to kill. The more time they spend together the more the physical attraction occurs and is just not physically he truly loved her. Even though there wasn't a lot of sex on this book there was some and it was definitely steamy. The sex scenes between Vig & Kera were freaking HOT it had me melting for Vig. Damn him, he was so nice and perfect to her and I just felt head over heels for him. These birds eat a variety of things, up to a one hundred different things appeal to their appetite. They eat worms, insects, food scraps from trash cans, seeds, and fruit. Myth 7: Crows live in mostly in cities So, that sounds promising and there are definitely great moments. Moments that could have been pulled right out of a favorite graphic novel. But the book is a bit of a mess. It suffers from way too many POVs, things happen for no apparent reason, and there are characters whose purpose for being in the book is tantamount to a child being given the role of a mushroom in the school play. Who knows, maybe they're important in the coming books, maybe the many POVs start to make sense as the series develops ... but this book needs to stand on its own and I'm sorry to say it didn't. Filled with lush descriptions, intriguing magic, and plenty of twists, this memorable adventure offers action and intrigue mixed with an undercurrent of romance and danger.” — Publishers Weekly (Shadow and Bone)I heart Shelly Laurenston! Everything I have read by her I have enjoyed and this is no exception. With Laurenston you expect somewhat off the wall characters, interesting action filled plotlines and humor. Again, no exception.. Although there are definitely quirky characters there isn’t quite as much humor as there has been in some of her previous books but that didn’t make me like this book any less. Is it just jurda?" she asked hopefully. Joost found himself hoping, too. Jurda was nothing to fear, a stimulant everyone in the stadwatch chewed to stay awake on late watches. His name is Ludvig, Vig for short, and his sister, the Valkyrie, Kat, was trying to cheer him up. At least he saved Kera's life so she owes him. Right? Vig calls to Skuld when Kera is killed. Skuld is one of three Norn,female beings who rule the destiny of gods and men,a bit like the equivalent of the Fates in Greek mythology. In this book Skuld chooses women she deems worthy to give a second life to and turns them into her Crows, the Harbingers of Death. Fortunately the book found a home at Saga, a fantasy and science fiction imprint of Simon & Schuster. Crowley’s last few novels have been less overtly supernatural than his earlier work, but Ka represents his triumphant return to the fantasy genre. “That’s part of the reason it was so much fun to write,” he says, “because I knew I was writing a fantasy novel and I could write anything, and I was unconstrained by anything except my own imagination.”