When Among Crows

 By- Veronica Roth

    

   I have been seeing articles and advertisements for this book for a while. I  have been planning on reading it not for those reasons, but instead because of who the author is. Veronica Roth, the author of the Divergent series. Nevertheless, when I saw the book on the shelf at the library I figured it was time to read, and I checked it out. 

    At the start of the book we have Dymitr, the main character, he starts alone and on a mission. We also meet Ala who is a zmora that suffers from a painful curse that is killing her. The story is based on modern times however it is full of mystical creatures and monsters from polish folktale. Together they set out on a journey to meet Baba Yaga for reasons that are unclear. Dymitr appears to be a reluctant member of the Holy order who hunt and kill non humans. The unlikely duo have help and obstacles along the way as the story unfolds and we learn about the characters. However, the truth about Dymitr is not revealed until the end of the story, is he a good guy or bad?

    Veronica Roth has written another page turner, the only disappointment would be that the book is short and the story over. In less than two hundred pages Roth makes you fall in love with the characters and does a great job explaining the world and giving just enough information that you understand what's going on. There was a good pace to the read, when the story needed more back story the author did a good job to gives us a flash back of a characters life that provides the back story we need.

    I highly recommend this book to both avid readers and social readers. The book is small enough for those with less time and detailed enough for those who love a good story. I hope Roth keeps writing these small stories.