The White Widow's Revenge - Pembalasan Dendam White Widow

Ferals #3

by Jacob Grey, Reita Ariyanti (Translator)

BUKU KETIGA SERI FERALS

Caw telah mengalahkan Spining Man yang jahat dan menaklukkan Bunda Lalat yang beringas. Akhirnya, Blackstone semestinya menjadi tempat yang aman untuk Feral dan manusia.

Tapi Feral baru muncul-orang yang berniat mewujudkan cita-cita kelam Spinning Man. Dikenal sebagai White Widow, Feral laba-laba ini bertekad membawa Blackstone kembali ke era penuh ketakutan, dan siap menghancurkan semua yang Caw cintai.

Ketika semua Feral di Backstone ditarik ke dalam pertempuran di kota mereka, semua orang yang Caw sayangi akan sekali lagi berada dalam bahaya. Dan kali ini Caw mungkin tidak dapat melindungi siapa pun.

Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Adventure, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Paranormal

292 pages, Paperback

First published November 8, 2016

About the author

Little is known of the mysterious Jacob Grey. He is said to live in a big city in the USA, where he wanders the streets at night dreaming up his dark and twisted tales. He has a deep love of animals and even talks to crows himself . . . although no one knows if he understands their replies.

Reviews

[Elaine - Splashes Into Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow - this series continues to be an action packed, suspense filled, enthralling, paranormal read. It is a series that I recommend is read from the first book, in sequence as the storyline continues through the novels.

The background to the story is that in this world there are humans and ferals . The ferals generally live alongside the humans, without drawing unwanted attention to themselves but they are each gifted with the ability to communicate with and, to some extent, to control a particular species of animal. There was a huge battle in the past between ferals who wished to use their abilities to take over humans but they were defeated. Unfortunately a group of these rogue ferals have escaped from imprisonment and are now working together to the same goals.

In this story the hero, Caw, the crow talker, continues to lead the ferals who are determined to thwart the rogues. Many have moved into his home and others visit regularly, Caw finds socialising with them difficult at times, he likes being with his crows but finds crowds difficult. Someone he cares about was seriously injured at the end of the last story and is now in a coma in hospital. The others don't trust her, believing she is actually working against them but when she's kidnapped, Caw is determined to rescue her. Someone who he had been working with is only pretending to be on the same side. Get ready for friends being enemies, enemies being friends, disheartening discoveries and a dangerous ancestor in this, the third book in this superb series.

I was gifted an ARC of this novel via NetGalley. This is my honest review after choosing to read and review it.

[Behdad Ahmadi · Rating 2 out of 5]

سلینا بی‌هوش است و مادر مگس‌ها زندانی. اما تمام تبهکاران بزرگ شهر تبدیل به فرال شده و مشغول خراب‌کاری در شهرند.
کاو می‌خواهد جلوی این تبهکارها را گرفته و بفهمد با وجود زندانی بودن مادر مگس‌ها و مرگ مرد تارعنکبوتی، چه کسی در حال رهبری زندانیان فراری است.

به اندازه‌ی دو جلد اول دوستش نداشتم. جلد یک خاص بود و دنیای جدیدی رو معرفی می‌کرد. جلد دو به این دنیا و به شخصیت‌ها عمق می‌داد و تاریخچه می‌گفت و پخته‌تر بود، اما احساس می‌کنم نویسنده جلد سوم رو فقط نوشته که دوگانه‌ش تبدیل به سه‌گانه بشه. یک پیرنگ بسیار کلیشه‌ای که تمام انیمیشن‌های والت دیزنی قریب به اتفاق ازش پیروی می‌کنن. دشمنی ظهور می‌کنه، دوست‌ها از هم جدا می‌شن، دشمن بهشون ضربه می‌زنه ولی لحظه‌ی آخر دوستان با هم متحد می‌شن و دشمن رو یکبار و برای همیشه شکست می‌دن.
همین.

به هیچ عنوان به یاد موندنی نبود. یک پایان خیلی سرسری و غلط‌های ویرایشی پرتعداد کتاب هم تیر خلاصی رو به ستاره‌ی سوم می‌زنن.

[Abdollah zarei · Rating 4 out of 5]

نسبت به کتاب دوم کشش و هیجان کمتری داشت. توی این جلد شجره ی فرال ها کامل شد و کلا عنوان شد که چی به چی شده. خوب جمعش کرد ولی توع بهتر از اینو داشتم. یکم نویسنده شتاب زده عمل کرد م تونست بهتر عمل کنه. ولی در کل تمام اون حوادث از دست دادن ها و مرگ و میرها و زخم ها نشون از بزرگ شدن کاو و ورودش به دنیای بلوغ و بزرگسالی بود که به نسبت خوب نشون داده شده بود. سه گانه ی دوست داشتنیی بود با این که جهان داستانی بزگ و یا اورجینالی نداشت.ولی قلم و نثر نویسنده داستان رو جذاب و گیرا کرد

[Shwan Majeed · Rating 5 out of 5]

في الجزء الثالث والاخير من سلسلة المتوحشون, بعد ان هزم كاو رجل الدوام وهزم أم الذباب, ولكن ظهرت وحشية جديدة, شخص يعتزم دعم تراث الرجل الدوام المظلم. هذا العنكبوت المعروف باسم الأرملة البيضاء ، مصمم على تدمير كاو وإعادة بلاكستون إلى عصر الجريمة والخوف. الآن كل شخص عزيز على كاو في خطر, وهذه المرة قد لا يكون كاو قادرًا على حمايتهم.


مع انتهائي لهذه السلسلة الذي كانت ثلاثة اجزاء استمتعت بقراءته جدا وحسب رأي الشخصي القصة في هذه الثلاثية كانت كاملة واظهر جميع النواحي من القصة, وقسم السرد للأحداث الاصلية على ثلاثة أجزاء حتى لا تحس بالملل او عدم الفهم والتوضيح, صحيح ان جزء الثاني والثالث كانت كتقاربة في نوعية القصة ولكن هناك تعارف أكثر لأعماق القصة بشكل كلي.
سبق وقلت ان هذه السلسلة جميلة وممتعة لمحبي كتب او افلام قوى الخارقين, وايضا للتغير في نوعية القراءة, ونستطيع ان نقول انه شبابية أكثر شيء من ناحية القصة او الاحداث, يمكن ان يقول البعض القصة لا جديد لها ولكن عندما تفكر بها وتدخل في الاحداث سوف تغيير رأيك.

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In the third and final part of the Savages series, after Cao defeats perpetual man and defeats the Mother of the Flies, but a new brutality appears, someone intent on supporting the man’s dark legacy. Known as the White Widow, this spider is determined to destroy Kao and return Blackstone to an era of crime and fear. Now everyone dear to Cao is in danger, and this time Kao may not be able to protect them.


By the end of this series, which was three parts, I enjoyed reading it very much and according to the opinion of the character, the story in this trilogy was complete and showed all aspects of the story, and the narration of the original events was divided into three parts so that you would not feel bored or lack of understanding and clarification. It is true that the second and third parts were a convergence in The quality of the story, but there is more knowledge of the depths of the story holistically.
I previously said that this series is beautiful and fun for fans of books or movies of supernatural powers, and also for the change in the quality of reading, and we can say that it is more youthful in terms of the story or events, some may say the story is nothing new to it, but when you think about it and enter into events it will change Your opinion.

[Juan Manuel Sarmiento · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ferals. Araña es el tercer y último título de una trepidante trilogía de aventuras, con una atmósfera fascinante que recuerda a Batman y a El libro del cementerio de Neil Gaiman.
Acción, aventura, fantasía y ritmo cinematográfico.
Reseña completa en THE BEST READ YET BLOG

[Aggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

*spoilers bellow*

I feel so lucky that I got to read this trilogy! Middle grade books or not, I had an amazing adventure with Caw and his friends 🖤

The most I loved the scene where Caw's friends turned against him. My heart was beating like after a race while reading. That felt so wrong and so damn intense. I knew it. I just knew it that Johny is a scatchy guy. Not even a small part of me trusted him. So I wasn't surprised of the fact that coyote talker is working with the criminals. It actually was very satisfying to be right about that little fu... But broke my the most was the death of Screech. Even Glum were my favorite character in the book (weird, I know), but I actually cried when other craw died. I hoped she will come back from the land of dead with Selina and Caw. Yet, it felt right when she stayed there.

Another thing, I liked how the first of crow talker was finally showed as a rotten man. He wasn't a hero. Just a mean person who wasn't able to deal with jealousy. I think that help Caw a lot to find himself. To realised that he is who he is and he don't have to measure up to someone. That's important thing to learn for anyone fictional and not 😊

The only thing what I didn't liked the final death of our spider talker. Maybe because I didn't slept all night or what, but I just didn't get it how he died. And why he won't be able to come back anymore 🤔

None the less, I loved this trilogy so damn much! I strongly recommend it to every fantasy lover. Easy, quick and amazing adventure guaranteed!

[Liviu Szoke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excelentă încheiere pentru o trilogie care mi-a intrat la suflet încă de la începutul primului volum. Fantasy întunecat, vorbitori cu animalele, prietenie și spirit de sacrificiu, și să nu uităm că majoritatea copiilor sunt doar niște copii, nici măcar adolescenți. Detalii, pe FanSF: https://wp.me/pz4D9-2Mp.

[Simona Stoica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Când spui serii pentru copii, deși adulții le citesc cu și mai mare plăcere, te gândești la „Harry Potter”, „Percy Jackson”, „Cronicile din Narnia”, „Materiile întunecate”, „Cronicile din Wardstone”, „O serie de evenimente nefericite” sau „Tunele”.

Acum doi ani am descoperit „Neîmblânziții”, o serie neașteptat de fascinantă, ce copiază din multe puncte de vedere „Harry Potter”, fără să atingă complexitatea universului creat de Rowling.

De ce e seria specială? Pentru că autorul (o altă enigmă, pentru că avem foarte puține informații despre el), reușește în volume scurte, de sub 300 de pagini, să te atragă în Blackstone, un oraș dezolant și prăbușit, câmpul de luptă între două forțe „clasice”, Binele și Răul, unde te atașezi de o serie inedită de personaje, care nu au la dispoziție mii de pagini pentru a-ți cuceri inima, dar izbutesc acest lucru după câteva capitole.

90% din timp uiți că protagoniștii sunt copii. Atenție: nu tineri, nu adolescenți, ci copii. Orfani, fugari sau copii rătăciți, manipulați de adulți, pioni într-un joc pe care-l învață din mers, între răzbunări, crime și trădări.

Dacă Jacob Grey ar fi dezvoltat mai mult seria, sunt sigură că situația ar fi fost diferită. Sunt atât de multe momente-cheie lipsă sau scene importante, pe care le aștepți cu nerăbdare, redate în paragrafe, nu în pagini, personaje secundare care apar doar în focul luptei, mereu în umbră, fără posibilitatea de a evolua.

Chiar și asa, e o serie ce va avea întotdeauna un loc special în biblioteca mea. Iar finalul a fost perfect! Sunt mândră de tine, Caw!

[Lisa Fernández · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm angry about it, i dont know why or how, but by the time i finished it, it made me angry; not at the story of course, its a good story, i like it.
I need to know if that was the ending. If it is, then its a good ending, its powerful and well done, gave me closure. If it isnt, i need to know when the next one comes out because im so invested in the story.
I wish i had read it when i was ten or eleven y/o, so it had been part of my childhood.
On the 'negative' side, it took me a long time to finish it because there are a few unnecesary chapters and the story is sometimes slow.
Its an alright book for adults/teens and a great book for children/tweens.

[Kirsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5

[Dion Yulianto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jika digambarkan seri ini: buku pertama adalah novel anak, buku kedua novel fantasi seru, dan buku ketiga adalah buku middle grade yang rumit, lebih gelap, juga semakin seru. Pertempuran antar Feral diobral habis habisan walau kayaknya jadi tidak sedetail buku 1 dan 2. Tetapi ada dua twist yang disisipkan penulis. Saya berhasil menebak satu, tapi yang satunya lagi beneran di luar dugaan. Memang benar kata Corvus: batas antara kebaikan dengan kejahatan kadang sangat tipis.

Buku ketiga sekaligus pemuncak ini diawali dengan adegan menegangkan dan ditutup pula dengan keputusan Caw yang memuaskan. Caw kedatangan musuh baru, White Window yang meneruskan kejahatan Spinning Man. Tetapi kelompok Feral baik juga kedatangan satu orang baru, pengendali coyote yang sepertinya bisa diandalkan.

Sayangnya, sebagaimana di buku satu dan dua, banyak binatang yang dikorbankan dalam cerita ini. Setelah para napi menguasai kekuatan Feral berkat batu tengah malam, kota Blackstone diliputi oleh serangkaian kekerasan aneh. Caw dan kawan-kawan harus melawan para penjahat ini. Di sisi lain, ancaman White Window juga mengintai Caw. Dalam kepungan beban berat itu, Caw akhirnya kehilangan banyak hal, termasuk dukungan dari kawan kawannya.

Elemen kelam buku ketiga ini mirip dengan suasana dark yang dihadirkan di buku pertama. Selain kehilangan banyak hal, Caw harus berdarah darah demi mempertahankan hidup dan juga menyelamatkan kawan-kawannya. Dan dalam perjuangannya, Caw menemukan fakta yang sungguh di luar dugaan tentang leluhurnya, tentang orang tuanya, juga tentang dirinya sendiri.

Buku ketiga ini memang obral pertempuran, tetapi agak kurang detail jadinya. Pertempuran penghabisan juga kayak dipercepat, tidak seintens di buku kedua. Namun, bobot buku ketiga ini adalah yang paling berat. Dalam kisah ini, kita akan melihat Caw yang akhirnya bertumbuh dewasa dengan segala petualangan luar biasa yang telah dia alami.

Semoga kita bisa semakin mencintai binatang-binatang kesayangan yang ada di sekitar kita.

[Simon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Contains Spoilers for this book, Harry Potter Spoilers, and Coco spoilers.
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Meh, I read this to finish the trilogy.
My main feeling for why I didn't connect so well to this story is most likely because it is not made for my age group. It's so incredibly juvenile that borrows from other stories to make their own thing.

The Panter came to play and there was some coyotes too, even a Bison, but other than that, just more spiders. Too many spiders. So many annoying spiders. Boring.

Even the Coyote Feral being a bad guy so predictable, I saw him being bad right from the start.

What I did find interesting was the dark villainy of Caw's ancestor, that was interesting, and similar to what happened in Pixar's Coco. I also assumed and was correct in that about the inevitable death of one of the main crows. It was a tragic death and the loss is felt within the words, so well done there. We even get a nice final goodbye in the Land of the Dead, so there is closure.

Also this story borrowed from Harry Potter with Caw destroying the stone for finality, where the same occurs in the film, but not in the HP book, where the Elderwand is simply placed back in Dumbledoor's Grave to rest with him for eternity.

[Braulio SolHer · Rating 5 out of 5]

3er. libro sobre los Ferals y no podría estar mas satisfecho, Grey hizo un gran trabajo en este libro
Desde el comienzo nos da acción y problemas, los cuales van creciendo y sumandose uno a uno hasta volverse una avalancha de cosas malas sobre Blackstone, aquí utiliza recursos de todos los libros y eso es genial.
Si quieres saber más visita mi reseña:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p2pX...

[ضحى · Rating 2 out of 5]

ظل هاري بوتر رافق الرواية بشدة دون شيء محسوس

[Rook · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't know what to do with my time now that I've finished this series! It was an amazing ride and I really love Caw and all his crows!

[flight_wings · Rating 3 out of 5]

و بالاخره تموم شددددد

[Annalisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've really enjoyed reading this whole series. I love all the different animals and how they interact. The story is action packed and emotional. Some parts were predictable, but it didn't stop me from wanting to see how they played out.

[Nining Sriningsih · Rating 5 out of 5]

* baca di Gramedia Digital

seruuuuu..
akhirnya tamat juga bacanya, setelah baca yg kedua 3 juni 2020.. XD

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

More reviews (and no fluff) on the blog http://surrealtalvi.wordpress.com/

The White Widow ends the Ferals series nicely, giving closure but also widening the story in interesting ways. Caw continues to grow as a character and in similar ways to the Harry Potter series, faces his darkest hours in these pages as the confrontation with the Spider feral builds.

Story: The spider feral has returned, using Selina and her blood connection to the spider feral line as a doorway from the white world to the real world. His first objective is to first make Caw pay by taking away everything he holds dear. Then he will destroy Caw completely. The plan is insidious: as Caw's allies are destroyed or draw away from him, new enemies emerge and a larger picture comes into play - a sad history between the spider feral ancestors and the crow feral ancestors. Caw soon learns all is not as it seems and the true villain may not be the spider feral after all.

I greatly appreciated that the story expanded and changed to include the sins of the past of Caw's ancestors as well as wrongs done to the spider ferals. It's clear in the beginning that the spider feral has more than enough power to kill Caw but instead wants to torment him, to get revenge for the past. Unfortunately for Caw, his friend Selena is drawn into the battle and his friends and allies do not understand how he can be trying to save Selena when she has become the evil white widow.

There is loss in the book and I think one of the hardest parts is seeing all the dead animals after each battle; battles that only have relevance to the frailty and stupidity of the humans. If there is one flaw in the story it's that: humans should never have power over nature because it always ends badly eventually.

There are many surprises and Caw gets a great redemptive arc. Along with the surprises are the revelations and plenty of action and battles. It makes for an engaging read throughout.

I listened to the Audible narration and greatly appreciated the narrator's work. He has a young enough sounding voice to suit a 16 year old protagonist but also nicely embodied Caw's strengths and weaknesses.

[Kenji · Rating 3 out of 5]

S2
هذه المره انتهيت من الرواية في اقل من ١٢ ساعة كانت رواية جميلة و رحلة ممتعة الى اللقاء كاو 🫡🕊️

[Ren Puspita · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 bintang

Setelah mengenal kemampuan pengendali gagak dan mengalahkan musuh yang membunuh orang tuanya dan dilanjutkan bertarung dengan Feral buas pengendali lalat yang sempat menguasai kepolisian, petualangan Caw pun berakhir di buku ketiganya, The White Widow's Revenge. Sayangnya, meski dibilang ini buku pamungkas, ada beberapa hal yang bikin gue merasa ga terlalu puas sama seperti saat baca buku 1 dan 2.

Di buku ketiganya, Caw kembali melawan Feral laba-laba. Masalahnya, Spinning Man sudah tiada di buku pertama, jadi sekarang siapa yang dilawan Caw? Seakan masalah juga datang bertubi - tubi, Selina hilang dari rumah sakit dan napi - napi yang menjadi Feral gegara tindakan Bunda Lalat di buku 2 sekarang mulai berbuat onar. Caw dan para Feral baik yang mendapat bantuan Feral baru, yaitu Feral Coyote bernama Johnny Fivetails tentu saja berusaha menggagalkan tindak kejahatan mereka. Seakan ingin mengekskalasi konflik, dibuatlah para Feral ini jadi ragu - ragu sama Caw, mengingat Caw memegang dua relik penting yang membuat Feral gagak disegani. Pada akhirnya, Caw harus kembali menghadapi musuh lamanya yang entah gimana bisa balik lagi dan jadi tahu kenyataan yang disembunyikan sama pendahulunya dulu.

Alurnya sendiri tetap cepat dan konfliknya pun sebenarnya termasuk yang ringan tapi bisa banget memainkan emosi. Yang bikin gue kesel adalah selain Caw ini gampang percaya sama orang, gampang juga kena tipunya. Like, di setiap buku si Caw ini kena tipu mulu astaga. Untuk ukuran anak jalanan, Caw ini suka menurunkan kewaspadaan ya :'). Walau gue suka sama kegigihan Caw buat menyelamatkan Selina padahal Selina itu dulunya ada di pihak musuh, tetep aja agak gemes baca sikap Caw yang kadang juga taking things for the granted, terutama sama hubungannya dengan para gagak. Ini juga yang bikin gue ngurangin rating karena gue ga terima salah satu gagak jadi harus berkorban, huhuhu .

Masih sama kayak pendahulunya, di series Ferals ini tokoh anak - anaknya hanya sedikit, cuma Caw, Lydia, Selina dan juga Pip, bocah Feral tikus. Sisanya ya banyakan orang dewasa yang dulunya juga veteran Musim Panas Kelam. Jadi, menurut rada kurang seimbang juga apalagi musuhnya pun orang-orang dewasa . Jadi kayak gampang kalah ya ini orang dewasanya, hahaha. Pun perang terakhirnya juga kayak yang gampang banget selesainya kalau dibandingkan sama buku satu dan dua. Meski begitu, gue cukup apresiasi sama cara Jacob Grey buat mengakhiri kisah Caw di buku tiga. Semua konfliknya udah selesai, rahasia Feral Gagak juga sudah terungkap termasuk rahasia di balik Batu Tengah Malam. Meski gue kadang juga kesel sama tindakan - tindakan beberapa tokoh kayak Felix Quaker yang main rahasia dan baru ngomong pas akhir-akhir. Kayak, seandainya Quaker jujur dari awal, ya ga bakalan Caw babak belur kesana kemari kan, lel.

Sebagai satu kesatuan series, gue tetep merekomendasikan series Feral ini kalau kamu nyari fantasy untuk middle grade atau YA dengan tone yang cukup gelap, suram dan seakan ga ada harapan. Pun tiap bukunya juga tipis dan alurnya cepat jadi cukup seru juga buat dibaca, selain juga bakal bikin greget sama Caw yang kadang - kadang bingung kadang gegabah hehehe. Ceritanya yang cuma tiga buku pun pas buat binge reading, tanpa harus dipanjang2kan kayak serial fantasy middle grade lain yang ...ya YTTA lah ya :))).

[Karine Darnessy · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5/5.
Enfin, j'ai pu lire le dernier tome de cette sympathique série.
J' ai été ravie de revoir Crow et ses amis corbeaux, Lydia et les autres Ferals. Tellement ravie qu'il n'a même pas tenu une journée, c'est peu dire.

Le combat final approche et un ancien ennemi remontre le bout de son nez en kidnappant la fille de la matriarche des mouches, Sélina, l'amie de Crow. Celui-ci veut absolument sauvé son amie même si tout le monde lui dit qu'il est trop tard.

Concernant les personnages, j'ai toujours de la sympathie pour Jack(Crow) même si à certains moments sont manque de jugeote peut agacer, il le compense par un courage insoupçonné. Lydia, toujours fidèle à elle-même et qui est prête a aider son nouvel ami. Les autres Ferals sont sympathique mais attention a ne pas vous laisser berner par certains d'entre eux.

Quant à l'histoire. On ressent tout de suite que c'est bien la fin de l'aventure, de la série. L'affrontement final pour enfin libérer Blackstone de cette chape de brume qui pèse sur la ville depuis plusieurs générations. On découvre aussi un secret concernant la famille de Crow, sur leur ancêtre Black Corvus. Le livre est court, dynamique, il y a des pertes mais aussi des victoires.

Pour conclure, ce dernier tome conclut parfaitement la série. J'ai été ravie de pouvoir livre cette série et de rentrer dans l'univers fantastique qu'a crée l'auteur. C'est une bonne série pour ados et je ne peut que l'a recommander.

[Erma Aulia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meskipun Caw berhasil mengalahkan Bunda Lalat, namun para napi yang memiliki kekuatan Feral berkat berkat Batu Tengah Malam, berhasil lolos. Kekacawan pun terjadi, kejahatan ada dimana-mana, kota Backstone kembali terancam seperti Musim Panas Kelam 8 tahun yang lalu.

Sekali lagi, Caw dan para Feral baik berusaha mengalahkan Feral musuh, dan melindungi kota Backstone. Tapi kali ini, ada banyak hal yang Caw korbankan.

Di awal-awal aku sempat kesel banget sama Caw ini, dan aku dibikin yakin kalau semua masalah yang terjadi, gara-gara keegoisan Caw, seringkali Caw bergerak sendiri tanpa kasih tau teman-temannya, dan pada akhirnya hal itu bikin masalah makin runyam.

Tapiii, setelah plot twist nya muncul, aku jadi merasa bersalah dengan Caw, dia berbuat begitu karena dia tau bagaimana rasanya hidup bertahun-tahun sendirian, dan ketika ada salah satu temannya ditawan oleh musuh, Caw nggak pikir panjang untuk nyelametin temannya. Meskipun pada akhirnya, Caw harus kehilangan sosok yang dia sayangi. Kasihan Caw.

Dan di buku ketiga ini, pertarungan nya makin sengit, banyak korban berjatuhan, dan yang bikin aku senang, di buku ini Feral kucing dan para kucing nya ikut bertarung! Yeaaay kalau kata Feral kucing,
"kucing-kucing sulit dibuat marah, tapi kami bisa jadi sangat bengis."

Siapa yang pernah merasakan kebengisan kucing? 🙋🏻‍♀️😸

4.5/5.0⭐

[dollgowns · Rating 3 out of 5]

The third book of the Ferals series was much better than the second. It actually had an air of excitement that the previous book had failed to produce. It was quite alright but not the best read. Couldn’t Selina have stayed dead? I mean not trying to sound rude but Caw bringing her back to life was quite predictable and it took the fun out of the book. It would’ve been good, a proper death. None of that noble funeral gibberish that centipede feral, Emily, had gotten. Her death would’ve been instrumental in the unhinging of Caw in another book and maybe to his dethroning by another feral. Maybe a raven feral or one of his close friends, like Pip. That would’ve been quite interesting indeed. Lyndia’s family quarrels were a nice input of humane logic in the book. Normal people who had just learned about the world of ferals couldn’t possibly take it very well (as shown with Lyndia’s father). At least there was something new in the series. A betrayal from someone everyone trusted. Even though Selina betrayed the ferals in the second book no one except Caw really trusted her so it wasn’t such a big deal. At least in this one Johnny Ninetails (ridiculous name for a coyote feral) was a close friend to many and his betrayal wasn’t expected.

[Anna || BooksandBookends · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review by the book's publishers via NetGalley. Thank you!

I've become very engrossed in this series and it just continues to enthrall! It's a superb read for anyone who enjoys action, fantasy, the supernatural and isn't too scared of spiders! With this series you definitely need to read them in order and this novel is the third in the series.

This story explores the world of Ferals and humans who live (usually) relatively harmoniously alongside the rest of the world. Ferals live alongside humans and have amazing abilities which enable them to communicate and work alongside a specific type of animal.

In this novel Caw, the Crow talker, is now leading the ferals. Continuing from the previous story, someone who Caw cares deeply about has been taken into hospital. His friends and fellow Ferals have moved into his house to work together. However, Caw starts to be taken out of some particularly important decisions. Are his friends truly friends after all? Get ready for an action packed adventure filled with crazy ancestors, animals and a chance to see who you can really trust...

[cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yang terbaik dari trilogi ini, lebih menegangkan dari kedua buku sebelumnya, dan jadi penutup yang sangat baik dari seri ini.

Jadi setelah mengalahkan Bunda Lalat, Caw tdk bisa santai2 karena para napi mutan yg melarikan diri malah jadi merajalela, meresahkan masyarakat dan bahkan kemungkinannya punya majikan baru. Majikan yg bahkan menakutkan bagi si mantan feral lalat yg sdh kehilangan kewarasannya.

Siapa sih majikan baru ini. Lalu keadaan jd lebih buruk ketika para feral baik malah cekcok dan tercerai berai.

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Aku suka nuansa gelap dan angst yg dibawa buku ini di tengah2nya. Caw yg biasanya punya dukungan dari sana-sini, harus berjuang sendirian berkali-kali, bahkan di jelang akhir, benar2 seorang diri saat ia ditinggal gagak2nya. Memang sih penyelesaiannya masih agak 'ringan' karena ini kan masuk kategori middle-grade, tapi endingnya, keputusan yg diambil Caw, terasa sangat kompleks, real, dan dewasa. Top dah. Sudah lama gak baca buku fantasi anak yg menyenangkan begini.

#GD

[Alexander Draganov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Макар лично на мен The White Widow’s Revenge да не ми хареса чак колкото “Роякът се спуска”, останах много доволен от романа, който предложи не само вихрен екшън, характерен за стила на автора, но и доста интересна идея. Опитайте да си представите последната книга за “Хари Потър”, ако не само Волдемор, но и Дъмбълдор беше зъл магьосник, опитващ да спечели безсмъртие и ще придобиете смътна представа за истинския конфликт в “Отмъщението на бялата вдовица”. Това води до пасажи, където изглежда, че ситуацията пред героя е безнадеждна, но Грей успява да изведе нещата до страхотен завършек - може да прочетете цялото ми ревю в Цитаделата:
https://citadelata.com/the-white-wido...

[Franz Katla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another amazing book in the series! I really love these books, I think that Caw is a really nice and complex character who showes fear, low selfesteem and the fear of trusting strangers in a good way.

He is an hero who not always want to, but he do what he thinks is right, eventho it goes against his friends believes. He kind of reminds me of Neville Longbottom in that way!

This book is as action filled as the other but is also sadder then the others.

I hope it will be more books in this series!

[Cosmos · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is the best in the series. I'm sad that this series is ending. Its a very good and story turning event that the white widow was partially Selina. Even thought that was sad for Caw it helped him when he talked with Corvus.
Sad that Caw did lose his powers for awhile because of Corvus he got it back in the end so that is good. Also that Quaker decided to help was good for Caw's cause. Good that Caw wins against the white widow and the spinmaster for good but sad that the story ends here.

[Ailed Rguez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Para mi este libro pasó sin pena ni gloria. Estuvo simplemente pasable. Nunca me aburrió pero tampoco me tuvo en vilo.
Aquí vemos el final de la pelea entre ferals pero honestamente creo que me podría haber quedado solo con el primer libro.
Me gustaría decir que si lo hubiera leído en otro momento me habría gustado más pero lo dudo porque simplemente nunca tuve ninguna conexión y hubieron varias cosas que no me terminan de cuadrar. Pero claro, esa es solo mi opinión, porque es de los libros favoritos del amigo que me los prestó así que cada quien.