A River of Crows by Shanessa Gluhm – Review by Rebeca Elliott Figueiras

A River of Crows by Shanessa Gluhm
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love books which have a good mystery so this book jumped out at me.
My concern when I started reading was when it became apparent there were going to be some jumps in time to tell the story. This can sometimes ruin it for me, but I was pleasantly surprised that I was still able to follow along and actually enjoyed the way the ‘time jumps’ helped the narrative.
There seemed to be little clues dropped throughout (some red herrings) as to what happened, and this created twists that were at times surprising and unexpected. This kept me engaged with the story and I found myself contemplating the secrets and deception even when I wasn’t reading.

I felt like I was accompanying Sloan as she faces all the difficulties of a divorce, caring for her mother and her father being released from prison. She goes from one hardship to another and just keeps getting battered as the secrets start unravelling and I was invested in the way she navigated the new dynamics and changes and how/if she would be able to come out on the other side of it all.

I thought the book was very well written, flowed well and led you down the paths the author wanted, only to turn around and surprise you. This is a skill I admire in an author as it can be difficult to surprise your audience in the way this has.
This was my first book by this author, but I will be seeking out more. If their other books are anything like this one, they have a new fan in me!

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