{"id":12384,"date":"2020-01-11T20:38:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T01:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=12384"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T01:26:54","slug":"the-night-raven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/12384","title":{"rendered":"The Night Raven"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Night Raven<\/a><\/em> (2018) Sarah Painter (Crow Investigations)<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>Lydia Crow has returned to London for a bit, after a case she was investigating turned uglier than expected.<\/p>\n

But she liked being on her own, and doesn’t want drawn back into the family, yet she turns to Uncle Charlie for a place to stay, which draws her back in all the same.<\/p>\n

No matter how far away she wants to stay.<\/p>\n

Daisy cut across her. \u2018What job? Playing at detective? You should be at home looking after your poor father.\u2019 <\/p>\n

\u2018You may not speak about Henry Crow,\u2019 Lydia said flatly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On the positive side, she does get to spend more time with her best friend.<\/p>\n

Emma sunk onto the squashy leatherette seating and immediately slipped off her heels. \u2018These things are fucking torture. How the hell did I used to wear them?\u2019 <\/p>\n

Lydia put her Dr Marten\u2019s onto the low table in front of the sofa and said \u2018no idea\u2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There was a lot I liked about this story. I liked the conflict between Emma and Lydia, as well as how that was resolved. (Yay! Words!)<\/p>\n

I also liked that Uncle Charlie remained enigmatic throughout the story, and you really are never sure which side of right and wrong he lives.<\/p>\n

And I also really liked the ghost. <\/p>\n

(the ghost) stopped crying. \u2018What are you doing?\u2019 His voice was thin and impatient. <\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m listening,\u2019 Lydia said. \u2018I\u2019m being a sympathetic ear.\u2019 <\/p>\n

(The ghost) tilted his head to one side. \u2018Is that right? You look constipated.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The weak spots were Lydia’s awareness of the magical systems of the world, and I was unsettled by her interactions with DCI Fleet.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Siskin Press Limited
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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