The Unleashing (Call Of Crows Book 1), by Shelly Laurenston
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Winging ItKera Watson never expected to face death behind a Los Angeles coffee shop. Not after surviving two tours lugging an M16 around the Middle East. If it wasn't for her hot Viking customer showing up too late to help, nobody would even see her die. In uncountable years of service to the Allfather Odin, Ludvig "Vig" Rundstrom has never seen anyone kick ass with quite as much style as Kera. He knows one way to save her life--but she might not like it. Signing up with the Crows will get Kera a new set of battle buddies: cackling, gossiping, squabbling, party-hearty women. With wings. So not the Marines. But Vig can't give up on someone as special as Kera. With a storm of oh-crap magic speeding straight for L.A., survival will depend on combining their strengths: Kera's discipline, Vig's loyalty... and the Crows' sheer love of battle. Boy, are they in trouble.
The Unleashing (Call Of Crows Book 1), by Shelly Laurenston- Amazon Sales Rank: #10172 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-03-31
- Released on: 2015-03-31
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Review "Johanna Parker has quickly become one of my favorite narrators." ---Hot Listens
About the Author Shelly Laurenston is the New York Times bestselling author of many paranormal romance titles, including the Pride series, Hunting Season, and the Magnus Pack series. As G. A. Aiken, she has also penned the Dragon Kin series. Originally from Long Island, Shelly now lives on the West Coast.Johanna Parker, an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, has earned an esteemed Audie Award and three Audie nominations. She has received high praise for her work in all genres, including her portrayal of Sookie Stackhouse in Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire Mysteries series.
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160 of 172 people found the following review helpful. meh By Sadie Forsythe INTERESTING CHARACTERS SEEKING PLOT TO PERFORM INMust be action packed and accepting of humour, violence and dogs.This book is a mess. It has so much potential though. The idea is interesting. The characters, though shallow and undeveloped, are funny. The world, though inconsistent, could support a series. The first chapter sets the book on the right path, even if it does deviate immediately. There is material here to make something great.Despite all of this, the book is a dud. Why? Because the closest thing it has to a plot, beyond ‘hey, here is a woman and here are a lot of volatile, hostile, RANDOM people she meets one day,’ comes out at 88% and is only introduced before the book ends on a cliffhanger. In other words, this whole 400-page book is essentially a prologue and not even a very good one.In the introduction, the author states:"The first book in my new series, Call of the Crows, and right off the bat, I want you to understand that this is not a rewrite of an old book nor is it a fleshing out of an old book. The Unleashing is a brand-new book and series, with brand-new characters, brand-new locale, and brand-new trouble. Although my book Hunting Season, which has been out since 2005, was the start of this idea…The Unleashing is me taking the whole thing to the next level, and it’s a definite stand-alone."I mention this because I think the author doth protest to much and, though she may believe it, I don’t. Or rather, either this book does depend on the previous book to support this book’s world-building or this book’s world-building isn’t very well developed.Here is an example. At one point two Crows are discussing their wings. One (Annalisa) states it took her wing 6 months to come out. The second (Maeve) said her’s took a year. Kera has been with the Crows 2 or 3 days, but someone decides her wings need to come out now. So, she arranges for the man Kera likes to accidentally walk in on her without a shirt on, somehow thereby forcing the wings to emerge.But I sat there wondering how that worked. If one character waited 6 months and another a year, then is there something biological that needs to be waited on to develop wings? If not, if it’s just the odd hunching movement a woman would make to cover her breasts when walked in on that forces ones’ wings out, then why would other characters wait so long instead of just being taught how to get their wings? It makes no sense and isn’t explained at all. I mean this in the sense that the author doesn’t even try to explain it and as a reader I had no idea why or how a Crow’s wings come into existence. I was left wondering if it’s explained in The Hunting. I wondered this on several occasions.This lack of teaching was a constant irritant to me. I understood that the Crows were supposed to be wildcards that didn’t do well with too much structure. But how is a 1,300-year-old institution supposed to survive if newcomers are treated with such open hostility, told NOTHING about their situation and literally expected to be able to fly without a word of instruction? (Especially when also being told repeatedly, “You can always trust a fellow Crow.” Um, pretty sure I saw no evidence of that.) It felt very much like all of the slapstick results of Kera’s lack of appropriate mentoring were only there for the laugh. Like, “Oh, look a topless woman is having a cat fight. Ha, ha, ha…” (And this after she already kicked some serious ass while naked.) Meh.The book also starts with Kera waking up and being an awesome asskicker. I had such high hopes for the book at this point. That asskicker doesn’t show back up until around 85%. The whole rest of the time Kera just wonders around meeting random, vapid Crows more concerned with the thickness of Kera’s thighs than fighting, doing completely random things and falling gracelessly in love with Vig. And while there was a lot of humour in these women’s shallow comments and ridiculous antics, it’s all POINTLESS and often over played.It was kind of like seeing Kera join a homicidal sorority (of the Legally Blond variety). And with the Ravens having conversations like this:“Is p***y really worth what you’re about to do?” the Raven leader asked.Vig’s brow furrowed as he immediately replied, “Yes, it is.”“He’s right,” Stieg agreed. “It is.”“Totally worth it, dude.”“He’s right, bruh. It’s absolutely worth it.”“I can’t believe you’re actually asking the question.”the Raven’s feel disturbingly like a gang of marauding frat boys. (And you’re guess is as good as mine about how many people are involved in that discussion. It’s no clearer in context than in a floating quote.)Then there is Vig, the love interest de jur and another inconsistent character. He’s said to be scary and dangerous. But we’re shown a quiet, introverted, nice guy. Don’t get me wrong, I liked him. He’s cute. But despite everyone saying how frightening he is, no one, not one single person, shows any fear of him and not once does he do anything to support this assertion.There are also about a million faceless Crows. You are constantly meeting new ones and losing track of others. And in this endless flow of Crows you get a barrage of wealthy, successful, famous people. After a while it became cheesy (and not the good kind), as if each new famous face is only there for the effect instead of any importance.All in all, I found this a weak, plotless Urban Fantasy that leans far too heavily on its attempt to be sharp and witty. Its effort is too apparent. It’s trying too damned hard and therefore fails miserably. The writing itself is fine (except for the constant head-hopping), the editing passed muster, and I appreciated having a POC as a main character (as well as most of the female side characters) but I have no desire at all to continue the series.A note on the cover: I have to ask, considering the book is about a woman (Kera) as she joins and adjusts to an all female fighting unit, why is there a man on the cover? I assume it's mean to be Vig, but he's not the main character, so why does he get to be on the cover? It seems to be putting the emphasis on the wrong character.Note: received a copy from the Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
41 of 47 people found the following review helpful. A Great Start To A New Series By Douglas C. Meeks Let me get this out of the way, I really liked this book, it sets up the background for the series while still getting a bit of action and the typical insanity we expect from Shelly Laurenston.Now that is out of the way, lets talk. Compared to her other paranormal series book 1 this one probably comes in third behind DragonKin and The Pride while not being as totally insane as Magnus Pack BUT you are going to see a lot of things in this book that will remind you of those series.Now let me say that the long term story for this series looks to be superior to those other series and I can't wait to get to the next book. this one ends nicely with a decent conclusion while letting you kinda know where the next book will be going and leaving you gasping for more but this story has so many threads that she could have written 1000 pages and it would still leave you that way. There is just a LOT to be told and a host of barely sane characters to match up :)Interestingly, the author made a point in her forward to let anyone know that this is NOT a rewrite or revision of The Gathering (which I gleamed will likely never see another sequel), that this is an original series that The Gathering just gave her the basis to write. I gather this is a touchy subject but if you think this is some kind of sequel to that book, forget it.Less I forget to mention it, the romance between Kera and Vig was more like watching professional wrestling to see how they would ever get from point A to point B and it was entertaining in the same vein that the romances in DragonKin and Pride books are, kinda a ultra-violent love affair. You got to love Shelly Laurenston or none of these books will appeal to you. What I am not sure about is how large a part Kera /Vig will play in the next book, there are things that have to include them yet to be solved and yet she seems to be pushing a few of the characters in the direction of becoming couples.Bottom Line: I liked it but I did not love it. It shows a ton of promise for future exceptional books but she had to do the requisite world building and introduce a cast of about a dozen people or more (including some really insane Crows) so I think a 4 Star rating for this novel is ultimately fair. Still highly recommended but while she gives good closure to most of the actions in this book you will be left wanting more.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful. Not her best work... By Gypsy Reader So let me start this off by saying two things. One: Shelly Laurentson aka G.A. Aiken is an acquired taste. And two: I am a huge fan of her stories and characters.So that said, this book is a bit of a mess. Where to start? How about a plot summary. The Norse Gods (and some other pantheon gods) are real. And they have human clans that are sworn to them. One of the these clans is sworn to the Norn Skuld and they are called the Crows. Unlike the other clans, to which membership revolves around bloodlines, the Crows are made up of women with fighting spirit, who have died violently before they have really had a chance to really live, and given a second life by Skuld, along with talons and wings and powers, in return for service to her. Kera is a former marine (not ex-marine....) and works at a coffee shop. One night in an alley she is stabbed to death while trying to save someone else. Next thing she knows she is being offered the choice of death or a second life as a Crow. With one stipulation, she agrees to become a Crow. And that's when the fun is supposed to start.The Crows, in typical Laurentson style, are a loud, violent, chaotic group of women who consider themselves and fight, like sisters. At least... that's what we are told.And that's where the problems starts. We are TOLD a lot of things. We are told that the Crows are fiercely loyal to one another. We are told they are a sisterhood united with a common purpose and common history (dying violet deaths). We are TOLD that it takes as long as 6 months to a year for a crow to have her wings pop out. And yet... what we are SHOWN does not match that. The Crows do not act loyal to one another. They do not help the new member Kera out by explaining anything to her about her new world. They do not even give her a book that explains the Norse mythology (which she knows next to nothing about) which has suddenly become such a large part of her life. They do not show her how to fly. They do not even show her empathy or respect. What they SHOW her is in fact, the OPPOSITE of loyalty. As for being a sisterhood united with a common purpose. Yeah, not so much. At one point Kera is shown how the first group of crows came to be. She is shown WHY those first five women banded together. And what they fought for. The common goal of 'girl power' if you will. It was apparently very motivating for Kera. The problem is... I have no idea why it was so motivating. All it did for me is show me how LACKING in comparison the modern crows are of that same solidarity. The first crows are abused slaves, killed by their masters the Northmen, who are given a chance of revenge and the gift of rage with a second life. These are women who truly are united into a sisterhood by a true common past of slavery, and we see that even in the one short scene we are shown. But I never saw that with the modern Crows. Instead we are told about their disparate lifestyles, how some are married, how many are or were movie stars, how much they have accomplished in terms of wealth and prestige and fame as a result of having a second life. But we do not see the unity of purpose the modern crows have as sisters with a common goal or a common need for... justice? No. Revenge? No? Nothing unites these women in solidarity. No they are just individuals that have sworn themselves to service to Skuld and have to retrieve lost items for her and kill people. And that's all that they really have in common, their oath to Skuld. And it's not enough. They really have no purpose beyond that and the entitlement to slaughter whomever they want because their "rage" allows them to. And it was a bit sad honestly. And finally, there are the wings. We are told that a Crow cannot fight until she has wings. And then we are told of two different Crows who it took months to get their wings to pop out. Kera? 48 hours due to some forced modesty gimmick that was so flimsy it was frankly appalling.There was a also some romance. It was very superficial. You knew the couple were going to end up together from the start. They faced no real obstacles in this book and frankly their courtship was boring. Though "Odin's wrath" was thrown about, nothing ever comes of it.There were many attempts at Laurentson's trademark humor in this book. For the first 1/2 of the book they pretty much all fell flat. Once Brodie the dog got her revenge things started to pick up. And that was honestly the best part of this book. Brodie's revenge. That's when things picked up and started rolling with the rest of the book too (though the romance was still sub-par).I was actually going to give this book 3 stars because of Brodie's revenge (it's that good) and Jace. But then the end was a cliff hanger so... it lost a star there too.Over all, I'll keep reading it. I don't love all of Shelley's books equally at all, and while its mostly hits for me, there have been some notable misses in the past books. Even some of the ones that are back to back, like Blayne and Dee's stories I don't care for equally (Blayne's is 5 stars in my book, Dee's is barely 3). So I do expect that eventually this series will get better. There's a lot of promise here. Many of the secondary characters like Jace were interesting...so, we'll see what happens from here.
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