A RIVER OF CROWS
by
SHANESSA GLUHM
Fiction / Suspense / Thriller / Revenge
Publisher: TouchPoint Press
Date of Publication: April 18, 2023
Number of Pages: 427 pages
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Now twenty years later, Sloan’s life is unraveling. In the middle of a bitter divorce, she’s forced to return to her rural Texas hometown when her mother is discharged from a mental health facility.
Overwhelmed by memories and unanswered questions, Sloan returns to the last place her brother was seen all those years ago: Crow’s Nest Creek. There, she is shocked to hear a crow murmuring the same syllable over and over: Ridge, Ridge, Ridge.
When the body of another boy is found, Sloan begins to question what really happened to her brother all those years ago. What she discovers will shock her small community and turn her family upside down.
A River of Crows is the story of Sloan and her family, as she undercovers the mystery behind her brother's presumed murder and her family's history. This book sent me on a wild ride and I could not put it down. It was so engaging and I love the parallel storytelling that introduces Sloan's childhood and the challenges she went through before reaching her adulthood.
Another thing I really love about this book is the atmosphere and imagery. The attention to detail with the crows is incredible and I was stunned that the title came into play so early into the story. At times this book feels very harrowing and I was engrossed from the beginning. This book has a lot of suspense and it had several moments that had me saying "oh no" as things were pieced together. From her father's PTSD to the awkwardness of past love and failed love, there's so much to unpack and sift through.
There are so many things to enjoy about this book, including the music mentioned throughout it. I love the soundtrack the book presents and how each song just feels like it fits into the events and emotions of each moment. I also love when stories force characters to go back home into uncomfortable situations. I like when they notice all the differences since they've left and how they have to figure out where they fit now, while feeling completely out of place. I highly recommend this book if you're into suspense and want to feel a world away - even though it's still set in Texas and really isn't so far away from some of us. I give A River of Crows a Lone Star rating of ✯✯✯✯ stars.
Shanessa Gluhm works as a librarian at an elementary school in New Mexico where she lives with her husband and children. It was during her own elementary days when a teacher encouraged Shanessa to share a story she wrote with the class. She hasn’t stopped writing since.
Her debut novel, Enemies of Doves was an IAN Book of the Year Finalist in the category of first novel, an NIEA Finalist for cross-genre fiction, and first place winner in the Chanticleer Clue Awards for mystery, suspense, and thriller fiction.
When Shanessa is not writing she enjoys birdwatching, reading, and watching true crime documentaries.
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What a fabulous review -- it sounds like the storylines are mesmerizing. Love a page-turner that keeps me in suspense -- this sounds like just the kind of book I'll enjoy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this wonderfully insightful review. I'm so happy you enjoyed it.
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