Crow Girl

Crow Girl #1

by J.B. Trepagnier

He just wants to be left alone in his cottage in the idyllic Irish countryside to deal with his writer's block
Liam Collins wants to be a writer more than anything else. After unceremoniously being laid off from his job at the paper after thirty-seven-years, he thinks he finally has time to write that book. As his writer’s block continues, he spends his time gardening and brewing his own beer. One day, he notices someone has been stealing peas in his garden in the idyllic Irish countryside. Only meaning to scare them off, he accidentally shoots someone in the dark in his patch. Following them to the Hawthorn tree, there is a wailing girl up there dressed in strange, ripped clothing who doesn’t appear to understand him or have the ability to speak except in strange noises. Curiosity wins out after he drops her off at the hospital and he goes back to visit her. This strange, wild girl cannot speak and doesn’t know what food is when it’s presented to her. Thinking she appeared in his tree as a shrieking banshee for a reason, Liam claims her and brings her home. He thinks he can help her and teach her to speak and she can help him by giving him the book he knows is inside him.

168 pages, ebook

First published April 4, 2017

About the author

USA Today Bestselling Author JB Trepagnier is secretly 30 feral cats in a trench coat and combat boots writing romance with a shared feral cat hive mind.

Reviews

[Angel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the intense emotion of this book and I'm not the kind to shy away from things of this nature or this intensity of emotion in fact I look for it in the books I read because it's what I can relate to. This book was so extremely relatable. The scenes with Liam and Einin were similar to the life me and my son who is autistic and nonverbal live and have lived everyday.

The scene where Einin gets frustrated because no one understands the sounds she is making that she in that way is asking for more food. Was the exact situation my son and I were in when he was younger and I was trying to communicate with him and learning the sounds he was making were him trying to communicate what he wanted, or was feeling. He didn't chirp like Einin, but he was making sounds and noises that would be called gibberish. He still makes those sounds since he is nonverbal. But I began to understand him and from that day on we were in sync, but it wasn't without trial and tribulation or struggle or miscommunication problems.

Most of the time things went very well, but my son still struggles but less and less as each day passes and I don't struggle to understand him anymore. The scenes in which Liam was brushing Einin's hair was the exact same scene I had with my son, with the exception we were at home. I have been showing him how to brush his hair and he is almost getting in a rhythm of doing himself. He's still learning and there are times when we are in a time crunch and the bus is on the way and I will comb or brush his hair for him sometimes when we're standing in the mirror (I have to stand behind him so he will engage in the routine) I take him by the hand with his hand on the brush or comb and guide him) as we go through his grooming routine he will take initiative more often than not and guide me on how he wants his hair brushed by grabbing my hand or taking the comb from me and showing me which direction, which is always a forward motion from the crown of his head toward the hairline toward the forehead.

My son is particular about what he eats and he doesn't like certain cooked foods and for years he didn't like cooked food. He ate it when he was younger and at three years old stopped and it took five or six years to get him to eat cooked food again, but he will only eat cooked food at school and maybe once one food item cooked at home. He likes to eat snacks, mostly cheese crackers, Nabs, uncooked pasta (don't ask), uncooked oatmeal. It took me a longtime in the early years of his growth to teach him how to eat with a spoon.

Teaching him to use a fork came shortly after and it was harder than teaching him with a spoon. My son was a lot like Einin and at times some of those old symptoms arise, but he is more cognitive aware and it doesn't happen as often as it once did, Liam and Einin's interaction their journey, their depth, their lives was lot like me and my son's. There were so many parts in the story of Liam and Einn interacting and the world around them that were so uncanny in accordance to our life story.

My son and I continue to go through this journey in a world that will never understand, but for the first time I found a book and an author who has depict it masterfully. This was such a powerful and moving novel and it will forever resonate with me. Highly recommended.

[J.P. Willson · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the things I like about this sort of review group is you are never totally sure going into it exactly what you are about to read. Crow Girl by J.B. Trepagnier is something I otherwise would only have picked up for the wonderful artwork on the cover. So, right from the start with the eye-catching cover it pulls people in. This is not a genre I would generally read so for me, without that cover I would never have even picked it up, obviously the author is aware of this little selling feature.
Although this is a tale that is not a new premise it does have it's twists and turns that I would not have expected. In essence it pulls you in with a known story-line, then keeps you engaged throughout by changing what you think is going to happen to something unexpected and quite different from the initial thoughts you may have had.
I found the last few chapters had an interesting surprise that goes along with the fact that one of the main characters is an aspiring writer....to say any more would of course spoil this for others, hence I shall desist from doing such.
My suggestion is to have a look...
A wonderful read that I thoroughly enjoyed

[Davyne DeSye · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an enchanting story with the “feel” of a fairy tale – I think that was my favorite part. From the very first page, I felt the story could have started with “Once upon a time…” Given that I love fairy tales, I quite happily dove into this story. (The fact that fairy-tale-like stories are a part of the book is an added plus for me!)

The simple and straight forward language of a fairy tale continues throughout the book, without the book being at all simple. Liam, a retired (well actually, fired) widower is ready to settle into his quiet life. When he finds a person ravaging his garden, he fires a shot to scare them, and accidentally hits the woman. On rushing her to the hospital, he discovers that she is completely “wild,” unable to speak or understand anything around her… except the crows that now seem to populate his yard. Enter the opportunity for an interesting relationship between these two!

I adore the lessons of love, acceptance, learning and growing that wind throughout this charming story. Although it does have some parts that are quite horrifying (ie, how the woman came to be how she is), they are not at all explicit. This is ultimately a feel-good story with an ending that leaves you quite satisfied. Most enjoyable!

True rating: 4.5 stars

[J. Giresi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Charming and fascinating tale. It soars with imagination!

Wow! This book totally blew me away. I was thinking it's a little like "Nell" meets "The Birds." Then cane the ending that really tied it together well.

This book is charming, captivating and keeps you reading. Though it took me a couple of days to finish (mostly due to my work schedule) it was well worth it.

I would recommend this book wholeheartedly and enjoyed it immensely. I'm not going to give any of it away but it is a heartwarming and evolving story.

Loved it and will check out more of your books!! Great job! Hope to see this as a best seller!

[Johnny Moscato · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I could have given it five stars just for being different and refreshing. There are none of the stereotypical, overdone clichés we see in other books so often it seems as though they are mandatory. I also liked the straight-forward writing style. This means when a character asks a question the reader doesn’t have to wait through three pages of description and characters’ thoughts to get an answer. It made this book a quick, fun and ultimately enjoyable read.

Crow Girl, aka Einin, is found in the forest by a writer, Liam. After accidentally shooting her (sometimes you have to get hurt to get fixed), he brings her to a hospital where it’s discovered that she’s quite wild. She speaks with a strange clicking language and doesn’t seem to understand anything that’s going on. Being retired and having plenty of time on his hands, Liam names her Einin and decides to take her under his wing (pun intended) to try to teach her to speak so we can find out exactly how she got to this point. But I’m not here to summarize the book. It’s an interesting story and an incredible journey getting Einin adjusted to life “inside”. Just following along with her learning process in the first half of the book is worth the read.

The thing I enjoyed most about this book was reading about all the clever ways Liam developed to teach Einin. Because, how do you teach a 30-something woman to speak and eat like a civilized person, and use the bathroom, etc? It was fun following her progress and the method used to get her there. The book progresses nicely at the perfect pace so that it doesn’t get boring. The plot moves forward steadily and then almost explodes toward the end which is great because you actually get answers. Straight-forward, no teasing, very satisfying answers to all the questions the characters and the readers want to know. As a reader, it’s always nice to be rewarded with answers at the end instead of being left hanging. Crow Girl delivers in many ways. A rare gem that is definitely worth reading.

[D.R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Crow Girl” by J.B. Trepagnier is a fanciful tale of Liam Collins, a middle-aged man who rekindles his love of writing through a chance encounter with a mute nymph of a girl. Liam is widowed and recently fired from his job at the newspaper. His motivation and future are uncertain, so he turns to brewing beer and gardening to pass the time. One afternoon, Liam takes a shot at someone, or something, ravaging around in his pea garden. He mistakenly shoots a young urchin girl and rushes her to medical care.

The girl is unable to speak, at least not words. It is unclear how long she has survived living off the land, but her lack of social skills indicates she’s had little human interaction. Liam names her Einin. (I had to look it up to find the pronunciation. It’s Irish for “little bird,” fitting for the story.) It seems Einin has more in common with the crows that appear to protect her than she does with humans. Liam takes responsibility for returning Einin to good health, and then enabling her to adjust to society. She eventually becomes like a daughter to him.

To say Einin’s rehabilitation is painstaking, is an understatement. The author did a great job of putting the reader in the middle of what it must be like to return a speechless, injured urchin back into society, but she did it at the expense of the pace of the book. The speed improves in the second half with more characters entering the picture, and the suspense surrounding how Einin ended up alone takes center stage.

I liked the book. The story is original and the characters are compelling. I’d give the second half of the story five stars. My fear is some readers may not make it that far, and that would be a shame.

[Jeremy Helton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crow Girl is a fresh twist on a somewhat familiar story of feral children being reared by animals. Almost everyone is familiar with Mowgli, the young boy raised by wolves in Kipling’s The Jungle Book. Crow Girl reminds me more of a little-known book, Incident at Hawk's Hill by Allan W. Eckert. In the latter tale, a little boy spends a summer living in a hole with a badger who becomes like a mother to him.
But Crow Girl is different from both of these. There is the startling idea that crows could have compassion on a little girl. In 1 Kings 17:4, ravens brought food to Elijah, though, so perhaps the idea is not so startling, after all. It seems that Crows also featured in Celtic myths as oracles, able to provide portents of the future. So this idea of Crow Girl, it seems to me, has rich cultural depth.
A second theme is brokenness. We learn that the Crow Girl is the product of brokenness. There is a particular focus on the brokenness that results from a tragically-dysfunctional family. The main protagonist (other than the Crow Girl, or Einin ) is Liam Collins, also broken, who is a widower in the twilight of his life after being forced into retirement. He accidentally wounds her, and develops a relationship with her in the hospital. She is like a wild thing and almost impossible to treat, but he gradually tames her and she begins to trust him.
This is a rich tale, with real depth of human emotions. There is some dry humor as Einin’s caretakers try to teach her about bathing and underpants. But there is a sense of loss, of the strangeness of the bond between Einin and her crow friends, and finally, of redemption.
I enjoyed the book very much and would recommend it to an adult audience. There is some salty language by some of the adults that would never be acceptable in polite company. The dark themes of abandonment and child abuse combine with the adult language to make this unsuitable as a YA read. But there is much here of value and those willing to take a chance on a little-known author will be well rewarded.

[T.C. Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an interesting read and different from what I typically read. The two main characters in this book, Liam and Einin (Crow Girl) are like to separate ends of a magnet coming together. Maybe they were actually pulled together. It makes sense: Crow Girl is trying to survive on her own so she decides to steal food from Liams garden; Liam is about to lose his job and he's a writer without any success or motivation. When the two are brought together they are able to help each other through their problems in life. Crow Girl is given another chance at life after having a rough upbringing and becoming nearly inhuman. She is cared for medically and helped socially. Liam has a newfound hope and inspiration for his writing.

This was a good tale about human compassion and the different troubles people go through.

[Kate Rauner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crow Girl is a gentle story and, although it's set in today's world, it's written with the cadence of a fairy tale. Like real fairy tales, by the end the story deals with some serious issues. I think younger readers can enjoy it and most of the violence is off-stage.
A lonely, newly unemployed widower finds a feral woman eating peas in his garden and accidently injures her. He takes her to the hospital for stitches and a leg cast, and assumes her care since she speaks only in bird-like chirps and no one knows who she is. Bringing this woman into his home leads others to join him - a recently retired nurse and her aimless son.
With each addition comes conflict as these lonely people form a sort of family through their day-by-day interactions.
I won't offer any spoilers, but will say that Trepagnier provides a satisfying end to the story that includes the crows of the title. At one point when I thought the story was ending but there were more pages, I found a charming bit of extra.
The book flows and is easy to read.

[Kaye Newton · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Liam, a widower who never had children, is fired from his job at the newspaper, he is distraught and angry. Liam then finds an intruder in his garden and shoots at her. The intruder turns out to be a girl raised in the wild by crows. Liam takes Crow Girl to the hospital. When it's clear that Crow Girl is alone, scared, and unable to communicate, Liam steps up and acts as her advocate. He teaches her how to speak and relate to fellow humans. They eventually develop a father- daughter relationship.

I liked the originality of this story, the pacing, and the realistic details of how Liam taught Crow Girl "normal" functions like eating and speaking. Both the main characters grew and developed through out this novel. And the author wrapped up the ending well. While I would have liked more show and less tell, I enjoyed this story.

[Jessica Jesinghaus · Rating 4 out of 5]

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What starts out as an apparently straightforward story about a grumpy widower who takes in a wounded and feral child... Wait? Did I say straightforward?!? Nope. Nothing straightforward about this story!

Liam is, as mentioned, both recently widowed AND sacked from his job of over thirty years as a newspaper reporter. With nothing else to occupy his time Liam decides to take up an old hobby: writing. Perhaps he'll write a book? Settling into the peace and quiet of his solitary cottage, brewing his own beer and gardening in his small patch, the last thing he expected was to shoot a trespassing intruder. But when that intruder turns out to be a frightened young girl, Liam's life takes a crazy turn.

Early on, it appears that the tale will follow a supernatural track with talk of sidhe and banshee. I mean, come on, the girl can communicate with crows! But when Liam brings her home from the hospital to recuperate things veer toward the sweet and endearing. Watching Liam, who never had children of his own, struggle with how to teach a fully grown, non-communicative young woman the concept of using an indoor toilet was adorable!

If you're looking for an action-packed story, this isn't that kind of book. This is a tale to be read at a leisurely pace. It's a story about what makes a family: the obstacles, the arguments, the struggles, and the rewards. The author did a great job investing me, as a reader, in the characters. Liam's growth is almost as remarkable as his crow girl's. A heartwarming read!

[Deborah Mitton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do not normally read fantasy. I really enjoyed this light tale of a lost child raised by crows and using her own intelligence over thirty years.
Liam loses his job after many years, on the very day he returns from bereavement for the death of his wife. He goes back to his empty house, and isolates himself from the world until one night he accidentally shots a young woman.
She is unable to communicate, and bites people trying to escape the hospital. She is childlike, innocent and only speaks to crows. No one claims her so Liam takes her home to take care of, with the help of Greta, a retired nurse and her son Ciaran.
The rest is a sweet story of love and caring that heals deep emotional wounds. Sometimes it isn’t the family you have but the family you make that save you.
I also love the artwork on the cover.

[Robin Goodfellow · Rating 5 out of 5]

-I received this book from Reader's Favorites. Below is my honest review.

The Crow Girl, by JB Trepagnier, is a story about an elderly man struggling to help young woman in need, and illustrates what it means to be a family.

Liam Collins had recently been fired from his job at a newspaper. After finding a young woman hiding within his garden, and subsequently shooting at her, he takes her to a hospital. Despite the nurse’s, Greta’s warnings, he decides to take her in and teach her how to talk, to not be afraid, to understand the environment around her. Little does he know, both he and the mysterious woman he named Einin slowly begin to learn from one another, and understand what it truly means to be human. In this heartwarming story, Trepagnier explores the bond that develops between two unlikely individuals, both of whom realize that there’s more to life than what they realized.

I loved seeing the relationship between Liam and Einin. You have a man who takes in a strange woman, a woman that hasn’t been in human society in decades, and you have a frightened creature who doesn’t understand a word anyone’s saying. Even so, they both managed to overcome the barriers, and become family, despite everything that’s happened. What’s more encouraging is the support they get along the way, from Greta with her strong, sharp disposition, to her son, who offered Einin an opportunity at financial independence. Needless to say, I was a bit shocked when I learned that Einin was around thirty years old, and am that much more surprised with the progress she’s made. It shows that there is something truly wonderful inside people, something that neither science nor religion could grasp.

I also liked reading about the familial ties in this book. What started off as mere strangers living their lives had become more than that the moment that Einin burst into their lives. It was like I was watching them becoming more and more intertwined with one another with each page I read. It was magical, because it showed that even if you have nothing, you can create a home out of something. Even the most unlikely of people can become precious to you in just a blink of an eye. It sharply contrasted to Einin’s own family and the love they showed her.

Personally, this story reminded me of a news article that I read back in my high school psychology class. Officials in France found a supposed wild child living in the woods. Given the name Victor of Aveyron, this child had ran away from different homes eight times, and had been the subject of developmental delay in academic circles. Einin’s case reminded me of his, because they were both found in the woods. Despite that, Victor made little progress intellectually, while Einin blossomed beautifully. Of course, cases such as these are incredibly rare, but fascinating nonetheless.

I loved this story. It showed the timeless themes of family and love in a way that made the story heartwarming. Not only that, but its analysis of developmental delay was also something I took an interest in. While I couldn’t help but disagree with the miraculously rapid progress Einin was making, I was happy nonetheless. As such, I would give this book a 4.5 out of 5.0 stars, and recommend it to those who enjoy Jessie’s Song by Jeremy Williamson and My Ladybird Story by Magus Tor.

[Erin Daniels · Rating 5 out of 5]

I give Crow Girl by JB Trepagnier a solid 4.5 stars and have no problem rounding up to 5. I see no need to summarize the plot because that has been done so well by other reviewers and is info that can be gleaned from the book description, as well. I would, however, like to say that this book was one of the most surprising cases of mistaken identity I have ever come across! I fully expected a different type of story and got something that was countless times better. Instead of a mystery shrouded in the mists of time and folk magic I got a story of how poignantly and valiantly people fight to establish their places in one another's lives and hearts. Instead of a story heavy with allegory and classic modern fairy tale juxtaposition I got a story as heartbreaking as it was heartwarming. This is a story about second chances, building a family out of the broken pieces of who we become when we're isolated and forgotten and the wonder hidden in the everyday building blocks of that process. Trepagnier's style is skilled enough but there is something slightly left of center about it that I find fascinating, although I can't put my finger on it. I will be moving on to another title by this author within the next few weeks, I'm becoming a fan. I was and continue to be impressed with this book and will be sending it to my sister who is a big fan of Celtic lore and family sagas. When she finishes it I'll be anxious to compare notes with her. I can't wait to hear which category she would put this book under!

[James Maxstadt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Crow Girl is the story of a man who finds a wild girl in his garden, takes her in and finds a type of redemption for them both.
Liam is an older man, who has been essentially forced out of his job at the newspaper, shortly after losing his wife. He has retired to his country home, where he spends his time brewing beer and lamenting the loss of his writing days. Then, he finds a strange girl raiding his garden, and accidently shoots her. He takes her to the hospital, where she is fixed up and released back into his custody. Over the next several weeks, he nurses her back to health, begins to teach her to speak and understand, and develops a paternal love for her.
Greta, a hospital worker, and her son, also help out with teaching the girl, and find that she has an amazing singing voice. Eventually, Einen, (the girl), gets to the point that she can show them where she comes from, and the mystery of her past is solved.
It’s a nice story, with some significant problems. The prose is rough and tends to overexplain; things along the line of, “he fed her, because she was hungry”, that type of thing. There are huge plot holes, such as the hospital releasing an un-named, uncommunicative girl into the custody of a stranger, who was the one who shot her no less. One character is constantly slapping another on the back of the head, which I found to be very annoying.
But, if you can get by that, there is a nice underlying story of an older man and younger woman becoming each other’s salvation.

[K.W. Benton · Rating 3 out of 5]

The cover of this book is lovely. The story is a good one. I gave this three stars because I wanted more out of the writing. Beyond a few proofreading and formatting issues this book could use an editor that challenges the author to be present in the story. Senses that explain the scenes are left on the back burner through much of the book. It felt very much like someone explaining their day at work rather than being engrossed in a story. I love the tie ins to Celtic folklore, as mentioned before the story is good and worth the telling. But, as a reader I want to be wrapped in the book rather than told a story. I like the characters but felt at arm’s length from them. Mostly because their emotions were handed out on a tray rather than described with actions. At the beginning of the book it was very pronoun heavy as well, which pushed me away as a reader. I am not saying every noun needs to be a proper name but a few more uses wouldn't hurt particularly when you are just starting out the relationships with the characters.
There are several laugh out loud moments, sweet romantic links, and redemption out of loss. I think the arc of the story was well balanced and left me with a grin at the end.

[Robert Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have read and reviewed two other novels by JB Trepagnier and became a fan of her stories, if not her writing. Crow Girl, however, is a good story and much better written than the others. It’s about a feral girl and the widower who takes her in. Although there are elements that stretch credulity, the plot and its development are engaging.

If Trepagnier wants to become a good novelist, she must learn how to show her story. For example, in writing about the characters moving under a tree she describes the tree as “out there” instead of something like “in the cool shade.” Another example is writing “They all worried again when they woke up and she wasn’t in the tent again,” when it could have ended with the visual “her sleeping bag was empty.” We have many senses, many of them should be portrayed in a novel. A good story is only half the challenge, good writing is the other half and equally important. The final sentence in Crow Girl, by the way, is an understated gem.

I recommend the book, am excited about her talent and hope she continues to put the effort into mastering her craft.

[Maggie Hasbrouck · Rating 3 out of 5]

Crow Girl by J.B. TREPAGNIER
At the core of this book there is a sweet, happily ever after love story. For me, however, the writing got in the way. All throughout, the book was bogged down with the mundane minutia of everyday life and often details were unnecessarily repeated. It felt like a lot to wade through and seemed to keep me at a distance from the characters. It is an emotional story, yet the writing flattened out a lot of that emotion.

The characters were interesting and likeable, although I found their emotional shifts to be too quick and convenient and not very believable. On the other hand, the crow girl’s almost mystical relationship with the crows was well developed over the course of the book. For me it was the most authentic and compelling part of the story.

I was interested enough in the story to finish reading, I did want to know what happened to everyone. The author wraps everything up neatly in the end, which isn’t a bad thing. Although for my tastes, it all fell into place a little too easily.

[Pamela Canepa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this story has the potential to be a truly heart-warming tale. However, it was too easy to come out of the story in the exposition, pretty much up to 40% of the way in. This is because the first portion was characterized by such long paragraphs with very little dialogue and was more in the way of telling the story, not showing. I even forgot that the man was widowed. The appearance of Greta's son and Einin's developing ability to talk made the story a little more interesting as it moved along. Then, Bam! Greta had an idea that leads them to discover some harrowing truths about Einin's background. The last half of the book was much more interesting, and I loved that Einin's presence sparked Liam's writing again. So, overall, I enjoyed this tale of the mysterious girl raised by crows, and I enjoyed seeing Liam eventually relax around Einin as he grew to trust her independence, much like a father would do.

[Elizabeth Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Crow girl, is a nice story, it reminded me of jungle boy. Liam a widower, finds that an intruder has been eating his peas, he aims his gun to scare away, but in the process, he shot at a wild girl raised by Crows, he would later name her Einin. Einin broke her leg in the process and had to be hospitalized, problem is, she doesn't know how to be with other humans. This book tells of the relationship between Liam and Einin and how he claimed her as a daughter, helping to civilize her, teaching her to talk, and eat and in the process, she helped him get his creative writing juices flowing. All in all, there was a nice ending to a very tortured life that Einin had before coming into Liam's life. I gave this a three, because even though the story was nicely told, and I liked how the author took the time in explaining how Liam did a very difficult job claiming and training the crow girl, the storyline for me had no twist to keep me totally engrossed and engaged. But still, a good read.

[Cruikshank · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book quite a bit! I like stories about writers (think Stephen King) because it usually feels very truthful and less like the author is trying to make up a backstory for the character. Liam was a really well put together character and the struggles of Einin were incredibly moving and painful. I found certain parts of the book difficult to read because of just how strong the emotions were in the story.

The beginning sets a lot of things up and delves deep into the pain of Einin's ongoing life and struggles, but by the second half of the story the author is able to keep things moving fairly rapidly to bring things to a conclusion, and I have to say that I am incredible excited about checking out the next entry in this series and seeing where the author is going to take things.

There were some good lessons in this story and great writing. Stick with it and give it a chance and you'll find something to love here!

[Tia Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crow Girl is a sweet story about a man named Liam who finds a wild girl (well woman actually!)eating peas out of his backyard and decides to take her in when no one claims her from the hospital after he accidentally shoots her.
I love the way the two characters are lonely and the bond they form as Liam tries to tame the wild girl. The characters are well developed and very loveable. There was only one character I did not like and perhaps I wasn't supposed to. She will remain nameless (but hint: she is a nurse).
The plot was great, although a bit slow moving. I was very interested in Eninn's back story and how she became the way she was and was not disappointed.
I haven't read too many books written like Crow Girl. It is mostly in story form with a little bit of dialog sprinkled throughout.

[Rhian · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little mystery and a lot of heart in this Irish-inspired tale. Though the language would make it unsuitable, this would work well as a teen book. There are a lot of good ideas here, moments of drama and some heartwarming parts. The style needs to be refined in order to best showcase them.

Full review here: https://rhianwriting.wordpress.com/ai...

Rating: 13/20

[Tanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

He is out of a job now and he knew it was time to write his book. He has a block and when he find his peas are being taken he tries to stop them but he shoots them rather than scaring them. Soon he finds things are very different and he wants to help her and it may help him. Will it? See if it does

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Ann Pratley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant story! Oh my gosh, how original and intriguing I found this story to be. The characters are so likeable and just everything about it left me feeling like I'd just heard the absolute best yarn ever! Will I read book two? Absolutely!

[S.E. Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable

I enjoyed the premise of the story and found the character development engaging. I warmed to Liam and Einin and genuinely wanted to find out what had caused her to be lost and abandoned in the first place. The nurturing and soul building of the protagonist was tender and sensitive, and kept the reader focused.

[C.F. Rabbiosi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book. Review to come.

[Essy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very enjoyable read that touches your heart .I look forward to reading more from this author.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Nadea Croix · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was quite creative with spectacular and stupifying scenes, well thought of plot that thickens as issue begin to engage the reader in getting to the solution in this story.

[J.J. Clown · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a big fan of J.B. Trepagnier. (Read my profile, kinda have a lady crush on her.)

I do write my reviews from my enjoyment of the books I read though. This is a book I could not help but love all the characters in it.

I'm not sure how J.B. wrote a book with such an Irish theme so well. I was born in Scotland and don't even think I could write on this well in a Scottish theme. Anyway, the book made me laugh and cry, and I really adored it. I really loved the "Crow Girl".