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Chasing Echoes #3
Spring of Crows: The Chasing Echoes Finale
Four sisters. One betrayal that may cost them everything. Phoenix Aevos has always prided herself on being tough. But now that she’s trapped in 1886, even she’s not sure if she’s strong enough to save her sister Taz from the hands of a madman, let alone deliver everyone safely home. Meanwhile, darkness is cast upon present-day Sezona Hills as young Krystal Aevos faces a deadly ice age. The animals—especially the crows— seem to be trying to tell her something. But what? From 19th-century Sezona Hills to present-day Death Valley, the Aevos sisters, with the help of Stryder, Kade, and a few unlikely allies, will battle forces more sinister than they ever imagined as they search for answers. The truth may set them free...if it doesn’t kill them first. Just follow the crows.
490 pages, Paperback
Published February 12, 2022
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Jodi Perkins
6 books157 followersHigh school teacher moonlighting as a writer of contemporary fantasies with fairy tale endings. For more, visit www.jodiperkins.com.
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February 15, 2022
Here it is...the finale of the Chasing Echoes series! This installment not only resolves the cliffhanger from Black Lilies, but also takes the readers on a memorable quest to find the Aevos sisters' imprisoned mother. Thank you so much to all of my readers who hung in there with me for all these years. Your patience and dedication mean the world to me. I hope you enjoy the final book!
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February 18, 2022
Why parents do what they do, and how that ends up affecting the next generation, so on, and so on….act III of the series, and its finally bring together the spirit for coming of age, the fallibility of young adults who’ve now are sporting a bit of grey, and the true natures of people, even if they were acting for many years, for better or worse. Mix in a bit of old school marvel whoop-ass, and this is where our author has taken us.
I did quite enjoy the (movie version) queen of the damned-esque city planning rearrangement by one of my favorite mythology gals. Also, is the intense focus on artifacts, not in the sense of intrinsically valuable, but they carry weight of the story, the lives of the people involved who possessed, gave, made, or found these highly distinct items. It makes the reader care about not only the people, but the artifacts as well.
And of course, where would this series be without a little romance. This time around its Phoenix who gets to snag herself a guy, in a fantastically comical tables turned exchange, sprinkled by a bit of wicked wit, eyes abound.
Although the series is over, it wouldn’t surprise to hear about the sisters in their later years, much in the way the movie “Logan” presented an unflattering picture of aged heros, yet a fantastic story was still to be had. As someone close to publication myself, I appreciated seeing the work put in here, even posted it to IG.
I did quite enjoy the (movie version) queen of the damned-esque city planning rearrangement by one of my favorite mythology gals. Also, is the intense focus on artifacts, not in the sense of intrinsically valuable, but they carry weight of the story, the lives of the people involved who possessed, gave, made, or found these highly distinct items. It makes the reader care about not only the people, but the artifacts as well.
And of course, where would this series be without a little romance. This time around its Phoenix who gets to snag herself a guy, in a fantastically comical tables turned exchange, sprinkled by a bit of wicked wit, eyes abound.
Although the series is over, it wouldn’t surprise to hear about the sisters in their later years, much in the way the movie “Logan” presented an unflattering picture of aged heros, yet a fantastic story was still to be had. As someone close to publication myself, I appreciated seeing the work put in here, even posted it to IG.
July 2, 2022
A perfect final to this series well done! I will miss these characters, maybe we can hear from them again hint hint Jodi
February 26, 2022
(Minor spoilers for Black Lilies)
After reading the second book in the series, "Black Lilies," I was left wondering how Perkins was going to handle the setup of having one of the main characters in the clutches of a serial killer. What first came to mind for me was wondering how she was going to handle that plot thread and still keep the books in YA territory; because on one hand, you want the stakes to be high by making the killer feel realistic, but you don't want them to be *too* realistic, or you probably wouldn't have a book appropriate for any young people to read anymore.
She really impressed me with how she portrayed the danger convincingly but still kept the focus where it should be; whereas another writer would try to delicately tiptoe across the YA/Adult line like a tightrope walker (or, worse, write an adult novel and call it YA anyway), meanwhile Perkins is doing jump ropes with it.
In the previous two installments of the trilogy, we saw things mostly through one POV character. In the first book we mostly saw things through Taz's point of view, and in Black Lilies we saw things through Aviva. This book switches back-and-forth through multiple POVs so that we can see all the previous setups paying off and unfolding simultaneously. It's pretty epic in that way, and it's interesting seeing these couples from the previous two books interacting with each other and working together in this book. Things aren't going so well in the present, and things aren't looking good in the past either. The perspective shifts do a superb job of setting up the multidimensional conflict from multiple angles, and the scope begins to steep and unfold as the story progresses. I also just really adore her prose, it's consistently straight-forward and witty, and it makes me snicker half the time.
All three are good reads, but the climax definitely takes the cake, read all three.
After reading the second book in the series, "Black Lilies," I was left wondering how Perkins was going to handle the setup of having one of the main characters in the clutches of a serial killer. What first came to mind for me was wondering how she was going to handle that plot thread and still keep the books in YA territory; because on one hand, you want the stakes to be high by making the killer feel realistic, but you don't want them to be *too* realistic, or you probably wouldn't have a book appropriate for any young people to read anymore.
She really impressed me with how she portrayed the danger convincingly but still kept the focus where it should be; whereas another writer would try to delicately tiptoe across the YA/Adult line like a tightrope walker (or, worse, write an adult novel and call it YA anyway), meanwhile Perkins is doing jump ropes with it.
In the previous two installments of the trilogy, we saw things mostly through one POV character. In the first book we mostly saw things through Taz's point of view, and in Black Lilies we saw things through Aviva. This book switches back-and-forth through multiple POVs so that we can see all the previous setups paying off and unfolding simultaneously. It's pretty epic in that way, and it's interesting seeing these couples from the previous two books interacting with each other and working together in this book. Things aren't going so well in the present, and things aren't looking good in the past either. The perspective shifts do a superb job of setting up the multidimensional conflict from multiple angles, and the scope begins to steep and unfold as the story progresses. I also just really adore her prose, it's consistently straight-forward and witty, and it makes me snicker half the time.
All three are good reads, but the climax definitely takes the cake, read all three.
February 15, 2022
I received an ARC of Spring of Crows in exchange for an honest review. The book is divided into three parts: part 1 continues and concludes the story from Black Lilies, part 2 sees the sisters traveling across the country to find their mom who might be their only hope for stopping the ice, and part 3 sees the girls enter the Sands of Time prison. Death Valley was the setting for most of part 2, which was a cool setting that you just don't see anywhere. Part 3 in the Sands of Time cave was rock and roll. Like the first two books, there are unexpected twists and turns. I really like the magic elements in this book, we finally get to see the girls' powers come out to play. I also liked how Perkins provides answers to why the girls have their powers, and how she spins a little bit of mythology into her explanations. I like how the girls stay true to themselves at the end, even in the middle of an epic battle. The ending is bittersweet and satisfying.
February 16, 2022
A phenomenal conclusion to a thrilling and beautiful series!!!
Words cannot even express how much I love the Chasing Echoes books! Each novel is so different on its own, and yet they are all amazingly intertwined together.
“Spring of Crows” begins where “Black Lilies” left off: Phee and Taz are both stuck in 1886, as Phee tries to save her sister from a deadly fate. Meanwhile, the sisters’ absence is having perilous consequences, as Krystal faces a deadly ice age. To add further mystery, some of the animals begin acting in an unusual manner, as if they are trying to communicate an important message.
It is so hard to NOT give spoilers, but I will say that the story takes the sisters to Yellowstone and Death Valley as they search for answers and learn more about who they really are. This final novel skillfully and brilliantly weaves everything together in a beautiful resolution.
This book has so much laugher, thrills and heart. One of the best series I have ever read!
Words cannot even express how much I love the Chasing Echoes books! Each novel is so different on its own, and yet they are all amazingly intertwined together.
“Spring of Crows” begins where “Black Lilies” left off: Phee and Taz are both stuck in 1886, as Phee tries to save her sister from a deadly fate. Meanwhile, the sisters’ absence is having perilous consequences, as Krystal faces a deadly ice age. To add further mystery, some of the animals begin acting in an unusual manner, as if they are trying to communicate an important message.
It is so hard to NOT give spoilers, but I will say that the story takes the sisters to Yellowstone and Death Valley as they search for answers and learn more about who they really are. This final novel skillfully and brilliantly weaves everything together in a beautiful resolution.
This book has so much laugher, thrills and heart. One of the best series I have ever read!
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