Conspiracy of Ravens (The Shadow, #2)

Posted on 07 February 2018 by Lila Bowen

Monsters, magic and the supernatural combine in this sequel to Wake of Vultures, in which a young woman must defeat the evil hiding beneath the surface Nettie Lonesome made a leap not knowing what she d become But now the destiny of the Shadow is calling.A powerful alchemist is leaving a trail of dead across the prairie And the Shadow must face the ultimate challenge side with her friends and the badge on her chest or take off alone on the dangerous mission pulling her inexorably toward the fight of her life When it comes to monsters and men, the world isn t black and white What good are two wings and a gun when your enemy can command a conspiracy of ravens Conspiracy of Ravens continues the exciting journey begun in Wake of Vultures as Nettie Lonesome discovers that she, and the world, are than what they seem. Best Read Books Conspiracy of Ravens (The Shadow, #2) by Lila Bowen – kino-fada.fr Excellent continuation of Nettie and Rhett s journey After the doozie of the cliffhanger from the previous installment, I, like many readers, was unsure how these new events would play out Through the course of the first book, it was becoming clear that Nettie Rhett was the Shadow What the Shadow is is still a work in progress, as are the powers that com...2.5 stars It was okay with elements of good My problem with this was Rhett Nettie Her whole I m a man and I m in love with some and hate the rest attitude.As you may know from my review, I LOVED Wake of Vultures, book one in this series about the Shadow This installment, Conspiracy of Ravens, hit me in a lot of the same feels, but this time, it felt a little less polished The plot took longer to spool up to where the action would really start the first 50 60% of the book was strictly traveling to the location where the main plot would actually begin to create the real action This book had a lotsetup, creating some new threads for fut As you may know from my review, I LOVED Wake of Vultures, book one in this series about the Shadow This installment, Conspiracy of Ravens, hit me in a lot of the same feels, but this time, it felt a little less polished The plot took longer to spool up to where the action would really start the first 50 60% of the book was strictly traveling to the location where the main plo...I would like to start this review off by saying that this was written by one of my most favorite authors and despite the following review, I still feel that way.This book was written well It has a good general story going on and a great description feel of the book 99% of the characters and interesting and complex My mind is completely, 100% in 1800 s Texas when reading and I love it.But I strongly dislike the main character There may be slight spoilers going forward.I really liked Nettie S I would like to start this review off by saying that this was written by one of my most favorite authors and despite the following review, I still feel that way.This book was written well It has a good general story g...Gender and sexual awakenings in a fantasy version of the old west as we continue the story of Nettie Lonesome, now Rhett Hennessey and the Shadow.Nettie comes back to herself after discovering she can shift into a huge vulture like bird to find that she has a new mission And a new identity, as she finally realizes that Rhett isn t just a disguise, but the identity that she wishes going forward If nothing else, Rhett is a stubborn man After reuniting with old friends he heads out of his part o Gender and sexual awakenings in a fantasy version of the old west as we continue the story of Nettie Lonesome, now Rhett Hennessey and the Shadow.Nettie comes back to herself after discovering she can shift into a huge vulture like bird to find that she has a new mission And a new identity, as she finally realizes that Rhett isn t just a disguise, but the identity that she wishes going forward If nothing else, Rhett is a stubborn man After reuniting with old friends he heads out of his part of Durango to deal with the proprietor of a railway construction company that uses enslaved monster labor and stands to learn a lotabout himself along the way.If Wake of Vultures was about th...Full Review at Tenacious Reader starsDISCLAIMER I normally write spoiler free reviews In this case I really wanted to talk about some of the diversity features of Conspiracy of Ravens There may be spoilers in regard to that aspect of the book.Unfortunately, Conspiracy of Ravens just did not work as well for me as Wake of Vultures which was an unexpected hit for me last year I felt the over all pace of the story was slower In the first book, I Full Review at Tenacious Reader starsDISCLAIMER I normally write spoiler free reviews In this case I really wanted to talk about some of the diversity features of Conspiracy of Ravens There may be spoilers in regard to that aspect of the book.Unfortunately, Conspiracy of Ravens just did not work as well for me as Wake of Vultures which was an unexpected hit for me last year I felt the over all pace of the story was slower In the first book, I loved getting to know and understand Nettie Rhett, learning about the magic and creatures I loved reading about Nettie s fight for survival I never once felt like the book was slow And the ending of the first book It was exciting, and promised so muchstory to come.That is part of the reason I was so surprised to struggle to engage as much with the second one The first quarter, or maybe even third of the book, I honestly fought to find anything interesting happenin...Every book from Lila Bowen Delilah Dawson is a gift Each is full of flawed, raw, beautiful characters and lots of glorious violence Conspiracy of Ravens is the second book to feature Rhett s continued adventures as the Shadow, and this was one hell of a ride The thing I love most about Rhett is that he s stubborn, decisive when he ought to be a littlethoughtful, hot headed, amd he refuses to live his life by anyone s terms but his own He s not your typical hero, and that makes him mi Every book from Lila Bowen Delilah Dawson is a gift Each is full of flawed, raw, beautiful characters and lots of glorious violence Conspiracy of Ravens is the second book to feature Rhett s ...3.5 stars Received an ARC copy for review.Holy heck this pretty damn good A great sequel for sure The western writing was still about difficult and annoying to read at times The lingo just bores me, but the overall story was just phenomenal Paranormal beings, alchemists, humans, magic, sexism, racismjust full of so much that builds this story up.Nettie is still working hard as a Ranger, but she has finally embraced being the Shadow She know goes by a new name Rhett Hennessy Walker She is still Received an ARC copy for review.Holy heck this...It was nice to Rhett finally discovering himself I don t like the guy half the time, because he s an ass, but that could be just me.I still love Winifred so much, tho.

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07 February 2018

Lila Bowen