"Cry of the Raven" by Morgan L. Busse

About this book:

  “Wife. Warrior. Lady of Two Worlds.

    As War Looms, Will Her Power Be Enough to Save the Ones She Loves?

    Lady Selene Ravenwood has come into her full power as a dreamwalker--a power greater than any in history. She embraces her new role as Nightwatcher, able to intercede for her people in the dream world, but the dark shadow of war draws ever closer. 

    Working together, the Great Houses come up with a plan to secure the borders from the approaching Dominia Empire. But dissension, conflict, and suspicion threaten to destroy their tenuous treaty, and as the empire burns a path across their lands, Damien Maris starts to lose his ability to raise the waters, leaving the lands vulnerable to the empire's attacks.”


Series: Book #3 in “The Ravenwood Saga”. Review of Book #1 Here! and #2 Here!


Spiritual Content- Prayers; Talks about the Light (God figure), praying to him, trusting him, & following him; 'H's are not capital when referring to the Light; Witnessing to others about the Light; Many mentions of the Light, having faith, & giving loved one over to him; Mentions of prayers, praying, & Thanking the Light; Mentions of those with gifts (Damien & Selene) offering their gift up to the Light (similar to worship) & praying for their people; Mentions of monks, their chanting, an abbey, priests, & a temple; A few mentions of a festival about the Light; A few mentions of people wishing the Light to be with others on their journeys; A mention of someone following “some of the tenets of the Light”; A mention of seraph from ancient stories that made supplications to the Light; 
             *Note: Each of the seven Great Houses have a special gift (some control water, others fire or the earth, and Selene’s house is able to get into others’ dreams) and some believe in gods of some form, the “old god/god of old ways”(called “the Light”), and others believe in “the Dark Lady”; The gifts each house has are from the Light to protect their people; The House Ravenwood’s patroness is the Dark Lady and it is their belief in her that gives her power (Lady Ragna is spending a lot of time with her so her powers can grow); Fighting the Dark Lady in the dreamscape (Light vs Darkness, up to semi-detailed); Selene slips into others’ dreams, talking on the form of a raven and can change back into her human form; The dreamwalker gift of House Ravenwood can be used to encourage people or manipulate them; Mentions of souls & some being dark and some being light; Mentions of the Dark Lady, Lady Ragna being close to her, & the dark priest receiving messages and prophecies from her; A couple mentions of seeing those who have passed through the veil & seeing them again; A mention of a place being Hell; A mention of a hellish sound. 
 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘for Light’s sake’, a ‘Lands’, three forms of ‘Light/Dear Light’ (used as the beginning of a sentence), and four ‘dart’an’s; A man is called the “back-end-of-a-wyvern”; A mention of a curse (said, not written); A bit of eye rolling & sarcasm; Seeing deaths (including loved ones, up to semi-detailed); Fighting, Seeing killing, Being attacked, Being burned, Pain, Injuries, & Passing out (up to semi-detailed); Nightmares (up to semi-detailed); Damien struggles with using his gift to harm or kill others (even if they are the enemy, up to semi-detailed); Damien is grieving his parents and brother & Selene grieves her sister; All about many mentions of wars, fighting, a razing of an empire, & murders; Mentions of deaths, murders, killing, assassins/assassinations, & drownings (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of bodies, blood, how they died, burning the bodies, & the smell (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of fires (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of attacks, fighting, injuries, pain, passing out, & blood/bleeding (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of threats; Mentions of nightmares & people being put into a deep sleep (by the Dark Lady); Mentions of hatred; Mentions of lies, lying, & liars; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of rumors; Mentions of deaths from a plague & grief/grieving (for parents, a father, a brother, a sister, & a mentor); Mentions of throwing up; Mentions of a woman’s mind being shattered and her becoming “like a living corpse” as she can’t do anything (Happened in Book #1; *Spoiler* Selene goes into her mind and shows her the Light and then she passes away peacefully *End of Spoiler*); A few mentions of alcohol, drinking, & feeling drunk; A few mentions of wyverns being injured (up to semi-detailed); A couple mentions of slaves/slavery; A mention of a suicide mission; A mention of someone losing a hand in a battle (barely-above-not-detailed); A mention of a young girl being slapped.
 
 
Sexual Content- A fingers-to-lips touch, a hand kiss, three cheek kisses, a neck kiss, three not-detailed kisses, three barely-above-not-detailed kisses, and four semi-detailed kisses; Touches, Embraces, Cuddling, Warmth, & Smelling (up to semi-detailed); Remembering touches & embraces (barely-above-not-detailed); Wanting to touch & embrace; Noticing & Staring (barely-above-not-detailed); Selene & Damien share a bed (multiple times, but there is also a mention of them putting on their clothes the next morning; also a couple mentions of them missing the other being next to them in bed); A man covets Selene and her power; A man touches Selene’s cheek & she slaps him away; Mentions of an affair & an illegitimate child from it (the man makes also offers for the woman to stay the night with him); Mentions of kisses & kissing; A few mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of blushes & winks; Love, being in love, & the emotions.
 
-Selene Maris, around age 19
-Damien Maris, around age 24
                   P.O.V. switches between them, & Lady Ragna (x3), Raoul (x2), Caiaphas (x1)
                                                        384 pages

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My personal Rating- 

I can see why this is a popular series, as the plot is very unique and interesting. I think the bottom line, though, for me, is that I’m not the right reader and not a fan of certain parts that I mentioned in my review of the second book. I do have to say, this trilogy has been an adventure and I’ve enjoyed seeing what would happen next. Had there not been a fade-to-black scene in the second book, I would have kept this series in my bookshelves. (Side note: If you loved the whole “River of Time” series by Lisa T. Bergren, you would most likely be completely okay with how it’s handled in this book.)

I like Selene a lot more in this book. She’s more confident and well-spoken. I actually wasn’t a fan of seeing Lady Ragna having doubts…I kind of just wanted her to always be evil? That’s probably terrible to say, but her doubting her goals makes her feel wishy-washy, which she was not that way at all in the prior books. However, I was very satisfied by the ending. 

This fantasy trilogy has been a journey and I’m glad that I finally read it and can mark it off of my TBR. It definitely had its good points and not-so-good points in my eyes, but overall, I can see why so many love it. Older girl who are big fantasy fans would probably enjoy this series the most. 

 

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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

 

 

"Flight of the Raven" by Morgan L. Busse

About this book:

  “Outcast. Stragner. Lady of House Maris.
    Will her new life in a new land set her on a path from which she can’t escape?
   Selene Ravenwood, once the heir to House Ravenwood, is now an exile. On the run and free of her family's destiny, Selene hopes to find the real reason her family was given the gift of dreamwalking. But first she must adapt to her new life as wife to Lord Damien Maris, the man she was originally assigned to kill. 
    While adjusting to her marriage and her home in the north, her power over dreams begins to grow. As the strongest dreamwalker to exist in ages, her expanding power attracts not only nightmares but the attention of the Dark Lady herself.
    With a war looming on the horizon and a wicked being after her gift, Selene is faced with a choice: embrace the Dark Lady's offer, or search out the one who gave her the gift of dreamwalking. One path offers power, the other offers freedom. But time is running out, and soon her choice will be made for her.”


Series: Book #2 in “The Ravenwood Saga”. Review of Book #1 Here!


Spiritual Content- Prayers; Visiting an abbey & a temple; A festival for the Light; Talks about the Light (God figure), praying to him, trusting him, & following him; 'H's are not capital when referring to the Light; Selene longs for the light, but thinks her soul is too dark; Damien shows Selene how he worships the Light with his gift; Selene asks a lot of questions about the Light (*Spoiler* she prays to the Light for others, thinking that is isn’t worthy of asking for anything on her behalf but maybe the Light would listen if she interceded for others; Towards the end, she asks the Light for help and the Light talks to her *End of Spoiler*); Damien protects Selene by calling on the Light; Selene wonders what happens to someone when they die; Mentions of the Light, having faith, & why he allows bad or sad things to happen; Mentions of prayers, praying, & Thanking the Light (mentions of prayers to the Dark Lady as well); Mentions of Damien’s time of prayer and offering his gift up to the Light (similar to worship); Mentions of monks, their chanting, an abbey, & a temple; Mentions of a pilgrimage; A mention of a man believing the Light exists but nothing more as he’s “seen too much darkness”; A mention of a blessing; 
             *Note: Each of the seven Great Houses have a special gift (some control water, others fire or the earth, and Selene’s house is able to get into others’ dreams) and some believe in gods of some form, the “old god/god of old ways”(called “the Light”), and others believe in “the Dark Lady”; The gifts each house has are from the Light to protect their people; The House Ravenwood’s patroness is the Dark Lady, who tries to chase after Selene in her dreams to keep her in her control (Selene wonders if she’s been punished for forsaking her house, but does not want to worship her; There’s a war going on inside of her to who she will choose, up to semi-detailed); To keep people from sharing house secrets, they are “bounded” to their house (and consort as well) and if they go to speak of the secrets with someone else, now words will come out of their mouths; Selene slips into others’ dreams, talking on the form of a raven and can change back into her human form; Amara has no interest in the Dark Lady or the Light, believing that religion was a foolish pursuit (*Spoiler* But goes on a pilgrimage to get to a place to murder someone and starts listening about the Light; She acknowledges the Light at the end *End of Spoiler*); Mentions of souls & some being dark and some being light; Mentions of the Dark Lady, the sanctuary for her in the Ravenwood home, & the dark priest receiving messages from her; Mentions of worship (a couple towards the Dark Lady and a couple towards the Light); A few mentions of people looking like spirits in the dream world; A couple mentions of seeing those who have passed on the other “side of the veil”; A mention of the Dark Lady being capable of many things and have power, but cannot give gifts; A mention of someone wishing for the Dark Lady to be with another on a trip. 
 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘by the Light’ (used as the beginning of a sentence), a ‘stupid’, a ‘who in land’s end’, two forms of ‘confound it/confound it all’, two unfinished ‘what in the…’s, two unfinished ‘what the—‘s, and fifteen ‘dart’an’s; A couple mentions of curses (said, not written); Seeing a loved one die (up to semi-detailed); Seeing a dead body (up to semi-detailed); Causing a death (via a dream and seeing the body in real life, Amara, up to semi-detailed); Fighting, Being attacked, Pain, & Injuries (up to semi-detailed); Being slapped (Amara, from her mother); Nightmares (up to semi-detailed); Social drinking (wine at dinners, both main characters drink, though Selene is careful to not drink too much); Selene has a dream where she’s standing on a cliff and a voice tells her to take another step and end it; Selene feels guilty keeping something from Damien (she tells him a few days later); A handful of lies (from Selene and Amara); Damien is grieving his parents and brother (recalling seeing his brother pass away, barely-above-not-detailed); *Spoiler* Selene grieves her sister *End of Spoiler*; Sibling rivalry (Selene & Amara); All about many mentions of nightmares & different things Selene has seen in them (including a man who was killed by a wolf, barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of wars, fighting, & a razing of an empire; Mentions of deaths, assassins/assassinations, & drownings (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of bandits, attacks, fighting, injuries, pain, & blood/bleeding (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of threats; Mentions of hatred; Mentions of lies; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of gossip & rumors; Mentions of alcohol & drinking; Mentions of deaths from a plague & grief/grieving (for parents, a father, a brother, and a sister); A few mentions of executions; A few mentions of a woman’s mind being shattered and her becoming “as good as dead” as she can’t do anything (Book #1); A few mentions of poison; A few mentions of throwing up; A couple mentions of slaves/slavery; A couple mentions of passing out; A mention of a plan being suicide; A mention of fires burning those who have died because of a plague.
 
 
Sexual Content- A fingers-to-lips touch, four hand (up to semi-detailed) kisses, three forehead/head kisses, a cheek kiss, two almost (semi-detailed) kisses, two barely-above-not-detailed kisses, six semi-detailed kisses, and two detailed kisses; Remembering kisses (up to semi-detailed); Wanting to kiss (up to semi-detailed); Touches, Embraces, Cuddling, Hand holding, Heat, Warmth, Smelling, & Flutters (up to semi-detailed); Remembering touches & embraces (barely-above-not-detailed); Wanting to touch & embrace (mainly Damien towards Selene, up to semi-detailed); Blushes & Winks; Noticing & Staring (including muscles, barely-above-not-detailed); Damien walks in on Selene bathing (he doesn’t see anything because of her hair, barely-above-not-detailed); Selene & Damien share bedrooms (at first, one of them sleeps on the floor and a few other times, she falls asleep next to him in bed); About halfway, Selene wonders if she is ready to do more than just kiss with Damien (there are scenes of her thinking about it and if she’s ready; Later that chapter, there’s a fade-to-black scene of them going into his bedroom and the next chapter starts with them waking up in bed together, missing clothing; They continue to sleep in the same bed for the rest of the book); Mentions of an affair & an illegitimate child from it; Mentions of the main couple sleeping together (in the same room and bed, mostly blushing and being flustered when it’s brought up); Mentions of kisses & kissing; A few mentions of blushes; A few mentions of jealousy; Love, falling/being in love, & the emotions;
             *Note: A comment/misunderstanding of joining someone while washing up (didn’t mean it that way and so he awkwardly clarifies); Mentions of the main couple getting dressed & the other not being ready to see them in a “state of undress”; A mention of a woman’s curves; A mention of a group of men being coarse and vulgar. 
 
-Selene Maris, age 19
-Damien Maris, age 24
                                P.O.V. switches between them, Amara (x7), & Lady Ragna (x2)
                                                        396 pages

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My personal Rating- 

**Due to a fade-to-black scene, this rating is a case-by-case bases. See below.

This book definitely toed the line for me, personally. 

While I’m interested in the plot and this world (the author has made it well, it’s very fleshed out and detailed), this book went past my comfort zone on some elements. Mainly the romance and the Good vs. Evil fight.

Let’s discuss the second one first: Because of the Dark Lady is chasing Selene in her dreams, it kind of felt like a spiritual warfare book, which I’ll admit, I typically stay far away from those kinds of stories. I can handle all kinds of suspense books, but spiritual warfare is my personal tipping point. 

Secondly, the romance: There’s a fade-to-black scene of our main couple and while they’re married at the time, I still don’t need to know about their kissing leading to the bedroom. It’s an unpopular opinion, but one I stand firm on. I think it rubbed me the wrong way even more because they were not equally yoked then and being lead by their emotions and feelings for the other. I wish that would have at least been touched on, but no. (Side note: If you loved the whole “River of Time” series by Lisa T. Bergren, you would most likely be completely okay with how it’s handled in this book. I wasn’t a fan of that series because of the marital content. This book had it milder and less comments/suggestions. I’m not a fan of either way, though, so there’s that.) Damien and Selene are cute together, but there’s quite a bit of tension now that they’re married. 

So, opinion thus far on this series? Hmm. I see why so many love it. It’s fleshed out and captivating. But this book definitely goes right up to the line of what I’m comfortable with in both the spiritual warfare and the romance. 

 

 

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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

 

"Mark of the Raven" by Morgan L. Busse

About this book:

  “Dreamwalker. Nightwatcher. Lady of Ravenwood.
    Lady Selene Has Come into Her Family's Power. But Has She Inherited a Gift or a Curse?
    Lady Selene is heir to the House of Ravenwood and the secret family gift of dreamwalking. As a dreamwalker, she can enter a person's dreams and manipulate their greatest fears or desires. Soon after the gifting, however, Selene discovers that the Ravenwood women have been secretly using their gift to gather information or to assassinate those responsible for the fall of House Ravenwood to the Dominia Empire hundreds of years ago.
    As she becomes more entrenched in Ravenwood's dark past, Selene longs to find out the true reason behind her family's gift, believing that its original intent could not have been for such evil purposes, but she is torn about upholding her family's legacy—a legacy that supports her people. Selene's dilemma comes to a head when she is tasked with assassinating the one man who can bring peace to the nations—but who is also prophesied to bring about the downfall of her own house.
    One path holds glory and power and will solidify her position as Lady of Ravenwood. The other path holds shame and likely death. Which will she choose? And is she willing to pay the price for the path chosen?”


Series: Book #1 in “The Ravenwood Saga”. 


Spiritual Content- Prayers (to “the Light” from Damien and to “the Dark Lady” from others); Selene prays for any of the gods to help her, if they’re real & later says another prayer, wondering whom it is towards; Damien believes that the gifts of each house are from the Light & prays to the Light before using his gift; Both encouraging and negative voices appear in Selene & Damien’s minds (Good vs Evil); Mentions of prayers, praying, & Thanking the Light (mentions of prayers to the Dark Lady as well); Mentions of monks, an abbey, & a Father; A few mentions of priests & a temple; A couple mentions of miraculously healing & a House being able to heal people by touching them; A mention of a House being blessed; A mention of someone looking like an angel; 
             *Note: Each of the seven Great Houses have a special gift (some control water, others fire or the earth, and Selene’s house is able to get into others’ dreams) and some believe in gods of some form, the “old god/god of old ways”(called “the Light”), and others believe in “the Dark Lady”; To keep people from sharing house secrets, they are “bounded” to their house (and consort as well) and if they go to speak of the secrets with someone else, now words will come out of their mouths; Selene slips into others’ dreams, talking on the form of a raven (she is told to never touch the orb in the dream as that is the person’s soul); In the opening chapter, Selene is at a sanctuary with her mother and sister praying to “the Dark Lady” (who is the patroness of their House) while a “dark priest” speaks in an old tongue; Later, Selene’s mother receives a message from the Dark Lady via the priest; Prior to getting her gift, Selene was a “doubtful—but dutiful— follower” of the Dark Lady (she picks up her string of beads to pray, but is unable to, feeling like her lips have been sealed; she starts questioning about the Dark Lady about halfway, thinking that she knows the Dark Lady exists, but wonders about the other god, “the Light”, and who actually gave them their gifts; Later, Selene prays for the Dark Lady to help her but is met with silence); After seeing a soul that is a bright light, Selene desperately wants to touch it, wonders how somehow has a blazing light, & wants to have it as well (*Spoiler* It seems to be connected to how someone believes, the person who’s soul she sees is a follower of the Light *End of Spoiler*); Selene wonders what’s after death, thinking that her soul is too dark for a good place and the Dark Lady will make her pay; It’s said that the Dark Lady exists “where she is given power”; Selene’s mother doesn’t want to think that the Dark Lady is bound “by a higher power” or inferior to the Light as her house has trusted her; Mentions of how those who are followers of the Light’s dreams are harder to manipulate; Mentions of souls & some being dark and some being light (in the dream world, Selene’s mother says the pure ones are the most dangerous to them); A mention of Selene thinking that her destiny will “paint [her] soul blacker than hell”; A mention of the Dark Lady blessing the House of Ravenwood; A mention of keeping demons away (thoughts); A mention of a devilish smile; A mention of a rumor of someone being cursed. 
 
 
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘bah!’, an unfinished ‘what the—‘, and seven ‘dart’an!’, (used as an exclamation); Curses that go with the gods of the book: a ‘Light’ and two forms ‘Dark Lady’ (all used as the start of a sentence or could be a replacement for taking God’s name in vain); A tiny bit of sarcasm; Selene receives her “gift” of being able to walk into others’ dreams and her mother teaches her to be able to manipulate the dreams to find out the dreamer’s fears, secrets, or possible guilt or even kill them (Selene is unsettled by this and doesn’t want to do it, but believes she has to because her mother will train her sisters if she doesn’t and Selene doesn’t want that for her sisters, so Selene tries to lock away her heart and emotions); Selene’s mother orders her to kill others (some to practice her gift & another who is in the way in her plans), which Selene does not want to do, but finds herself wondering if she’s turning into a killer (up to semi-detailed on the planning); Selene’s mother puts her and her sister against each other (which Selene hates as it does nothing to help their relationship); Damien grieves his parents & brother; Causing deaths (drownings) & seeing bodies (for the protection of his people, but still feels guilt, up to semi-detailed); Fighting (barely-above-not-detailed); Almost drowning & Pain (up to semi-detailed); Seeing a fire, bandits attacking, a wolf attack, & deaths (in dreams, up to semi-detailed); Social drinking (wine at dinners, both main characters drink); A couple lies; Eavesdropping; Mentions of wars, deaths, a razing, fights, fighting, & weapons; Many mentions of murders, murderers, assassinations, assassins, & plans/orders to kill others; Many mentions of nightmares; Mentions of plans to kill others (via nightmares/dreams); Mentions of executions (including burnings at the stake) & treason; Mentions of deaths, drownings, bodies, & blood/bleeding (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of fires, deaths, injuries/burns, & guilt (in a dream, up to semi-detailed); Mentions of a wolf attack, a death, blood, & a body (in a dream, up to semi-detailed); Mentions of criminals/bandits, bandit attacks, screams, & injuries (in a dream, up to semi-detailed); Mentions of blood/bleeding, injuries, & a girl’s mind being shattered (leaving her disable *Spoiler* Selene accidentally does this and is distraught by doing it and plans to protect the girl *End of Spoiler*; Mentions of threats & blackmail; Mentions of hatred; Mentions of rumors; Mentions of throwing up; Mentions of the deaths of loved ones & grief (for parents and a brother); Mentions of drinking & wine; A few mentions of lies & lying; A few mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of pipes & smoking; A few mentions of relieving oneself (more awkward because it’s a group of mixed genders); A mention of a suicide mission; A mention of divorce (which Damien’s House does not allow); A mention of a man being cruel to animals.
 
 
Sexual Content- A (borderline barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed) hand kiss; Touches, Dancing, & Warmth (barely-above-not-detailed); Blushes & Flutters; Noticing & Smelling (including muscles, barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of affairs & lovers (*Spoiler* Selene is told her mother is having an affair and she thinks it’s true *End of Spoiler*); A few mentions of blushes; A couple mentions of bandits taking women away from their group & Selene being shaken to see what happened (in a dream of an actual event, all she can see and that is mentioned is her seeing their legs; implied assault); A mention of seeing a couple in bed together (Selene looks away, not wanting to see an intimate moment, but realizes it’s not); A mention of a man staring at Selene and her thinking that she knows what’s in his mind without going into his dreams (implied suggestive); A mention of hand holding; Some attraction & interest; 
             *Note: Selene wonders how her youngest sister came to be as her parents detest each other; A couple mentions of a girls dress with a deep neckline.
 
-Selene Ravenwood
-Damien Maris, age 24
                                P.O.V. switches between them & Lady Ragna (x2)
                                                        341 pages

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Pre Teens- 

New Teens- 

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My personal Rating- 

I’ve heard about this trilogy for years and since I was craving a fantasy series, I decided to finally pick this one up. 

At first, I was a bit concerned about what I was getting myself into with that opening chapter. Selene is at a sanctuary praying to “The Dark Lady” which is said to have given her ancestors their powers. Needless to say, I was concerned on this darker element, but it’s quickly was revealed to be a book of Good vs Evil (or in this case, Light vs Dark) and have a moral dilemma for our main character (which I love reading those!). 

This was a really interesting plot, I have to say. The fantasy elements worked well and made sense even to my not-a-big-fantasy-fan brain. Though I did struggle a bit with all the characters, thankfully there was a character guide at the beginning of the book. I was quickly invested into the story and was curious how things would go. 

I would probably mark this series as more NA (new adult) than YA (young adult) based on a few hints in this book and different things I’ve heard about the rest of the books, but we’ll see how the rest of the trilogy continues. I think major fantasy fans would probably really like this one.  

 

 

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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.