On Tour with Prism Book Tours
I’m thrilled to be joining in the blog tour for one of my most highly anticipated books of the year, Flight of the Raven!
I’m sharing my review today, and there’s also a giveaway for Mark of the Raven and Flight of the Raven, so be sure to enter that at the end of the post.
(Missed my review of book one, Mark of the Raven? You can read that here.)
- Title: Flight of the Raven
- Author: Morgan L. Busse
- Series: The Ravenwood Saga, #2
- Date read: May 20, 2019
- Rating: 5 stars!
- Genre: Fantasy
- Age: Adult
- Year pub: 2019
- Pages: 394 (paperback)
- Fave character: Damien!
- Source: Bethany House Publishers
My Review
A breathtaking continuation of the Ravenwood Saga, Flight of the Raven completely swept me away!
I loved the first book (Mark of the Raven) and have been on pins and needles waiting for the sequel to release. Flight of the Raven was one of my top-anticipated releases of the year and I was worried it might not live up to the first book, but it surpassed my expectations and I’m happy to say that I absolutely loved this book!
Author Morgan L. Busse has outdone herself in this delightful sequel, with a unique love story, fascinating dream powers, a vivid world, and characters who stole my heart.
Even as Selene finds her new place in the world and struggles to learn more about her dreamwalking gift, tensions are mounting with the oncoming threat of war while the autumn turns to winter, and Damien must sort out plans with the few allied Houses as well as the feelings of his heart. A few mind-blowing revelations and twists were introduced, and I’m so excited to see where these plot elements go!
The new major setting, Northwind Castle, completely captured me. I want to go visit this castle on the cliffs by the sea! The rest of the world is neat too (and GORGEOUS), especially seeing more of it as we do in this one, and I love the feel of it and of the different Houses with their unique gifts, including Damien’s power over water. I also loved the wintry, Christmas-type fantasy holiday. It made me happy. ^_^
I especially found the dreamwalking to be fascinating! I LOVE dream-related things in stories, and I loved the parts in this book which built on the first one—I don’t want to spoil anything, but THINGS are happening and it’s SO intriguing.
Selene and Damien are the best! I love them so much. Reading their story, especially getting to see both of their points of view, was just delightful. Both of them are growing and changing and their story makes me happy as they face new obstacles together. These characters really made the book. (The other characters are all vivid as well!)
The romance was precious! Those who have read the first book will know about a certain event which changed the dynamics for this book, and it definitely made things interesting! XD But I thought it was really well done, and it felt different. I loved watching Damien and Selene get to know each other, and especially how they each have something that the other needs and how they reach out to help each other.
There’s awesome action near the beginning and end, but although technically the main central part of the book is a quieter part of the story, it never once ceased to be fascinating. I love how these books are so utterly absorbing even when nothing obviously exciting is happening. In fact, some of my favorite parts were the parts between, being immersed in the characters’ struggles, the delightful world, and the romance and political ins and outs. I loved ALL the parts of this book!
I suppose I had a lot of feels about one incident near the end—I’m not sure how I feel about that—and I still want to see more of the wyvern riders someday, but otherwise I really don’t have anything to complain about. It was so, so good!
Threads of excitement, mystery, dreams and danger, love and loss, romance and beloved characters, faith, suspense, an enthralling setting, and light overcoming darkness are all intricately intertwined in this masterful tale. It hit just the right balance to keep me turning the pages. I didn’t want it to end and never wanted to set it down. Definitely one of the best books I’ve read this year!
After the way this one ended, with an almost-but-not-quite cliffhanger, I’m SO ready for the final book, Cry of the Raven! (Which my sister and I have playfully retitled Save Ophie. XD) I’ll just be over here on the edge of my seat waiting until it releases, thank you very much. I need it in my life! (Just like you need these books in your life.)
I love this series dearly and I can’t wait to see how Damien and Selene’s story concludes!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher as part of the blog tour. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions are completely my own.
Flight of the Raven
(The Ravenwood Saga #2)
By Morgan L. Busse
Christian Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 352 Pages
April 30th 2019 by Bethany House Publishers
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.
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Other Books in the Series
Mark of the Raven
(The Ravenwood Saga #1)
By Morgan L. Busse
Christian Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 352 Pages
November 6th 2018 by Bethany House Publishers
Lady Selene is the heir to the Great 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. For the last hundred years, the Ravenwood women have used their gift of dreaming for hire to gather information or to assassinate.
As she discovers her family’s dark secret, Selene is torn between upholding her family’s legacy–a legacy that supports her people–or seeking the true reason behind her family’s gift.
Her dilemma comes to a head when she is tasked with assassinating the one man who can bring peace to the nations, but who will also 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 execution. Which will she choose? And is she willing to pay the price for the path chosen?
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About the Author
Morgan L. Busse is a writer by day and a mother by night. She is the author of the Follower of the Word series and the steampunk series The Soul Chronicles. She is a Christy and INSPY Award finalist and won the Carol Award in 2018 for best in Christian speculative fiction. During her spare time she enjoys playing games, taking long walks, and dreaming about her next novel.
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Tour Giveaway
- 1 winner will receive print copies of Mark of the Raven, Flight of the Raven, and a $20 Amazon gift card
- 2 winners will receive print copies of Mark of the Raven and Flight of the Raven
- US only
- Ends June 7, 2019
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Talk to me, readers! Does this series sound intriguing? And if you’re a fellow fan of these books, have you read Flight of the Raven yet? I must flail with somebody! Thanks for reading!
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