Stone Crows

Crow's Row #3

by Julie Hockley

third and final book

Genres: Romance, New Adult, Dark, Dark Romance, Crime, Mafia Romance, Suspense

426 pages, Paperback

Published July 21, 2022

About the author

Julie Hockley is a graduate of the University of Ottawa. She lives with her growing family in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. This is her debut novel. Visit Julie’s website at www.juliehockley.com

Reviews

[Mare SLiTsReaD Reviews · Rating 1 out of 5]

You know what I’m so fucking angry right now I have to actually review this bc my thoughts are going a mile a minute.
Was this even a romance.
Guys I have loved Cameron since I started this series back god knows when
But
The MCs spent a total of 20% together in all 3 books
That. I just can’t deal.
At 72% of book 3 these 2 still weren’t in the same space, like what in the actual fuck
Cameron and Emmy after everything, after all those deaths, useless fucking deaths and that’s how this book ends
I just you know what I’m so angry I gotta go kick something.
I am truly disappointed with how this stupid book progressed and ended
Jesus take the wheel bc right now I actually need you!

Edit to say I woke up angry from a horrible sleep.
Still so pissed what a way to ruin my weekend fml

Mare~Slitsread

[Silvana · Rating 1 out of 5]

So I sat here wondering how to review this because when you wait eight years for a book, you expect closure. Well, this book sure did not give me closure; all it gave me was the question "why?"... Why after eight years, we get this ending, we get endless unnecessary deaths, we get to see the heroine die while pregnant, the hero miserable at the end and his relationship with Billy non-existent. I am sorry, but I feel like the author got sick of writing this and gave us the finger, a big FU.

I do get that sometimes these endings are necessary and tie everything together, but here, it made no sense. Instead of reading it and having everything cleared up and resolved, all I get left with as a reader is anger and disappointment.

I HATE IT.



I remember having no wrinkles when I finished the second book in 2014, after a TWO-year wait, and I was hoping that the third book does not take as long to come out.... ha ha ha

[❥ KAT ❥ Kitty Kats Crazy About Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

8 years it took for the author to wrap this series up and I was on that ride from the get go. Once I knew this was finally getting published a re read commenced and my whole weekend was taken over with this series.

The wrapping up of this wrung so many emotions out of me, closing that last page was like saying goodbye to family, these two went through so much for it only to come to an end so swiftly, I raged, I sobbed, I hated the unfairness of it all, why why why!?! After all this time, craving, needing, seeking their HEA. Freedom was right in their grasp!! I'm never going to get over this book!!

Happy parts, sad parts, and everything in between, this series will always have a place in my heart. I'm devastated, and just can not for the life of me comprehend their ending. So many dead, so many lives destroyed, but throughout I always rooted for these two, even though I’m heartbroken with the outcome and can’t believe it came to that as tears slid down my face, no matter what I’m glad I read this series!

This was such a rollercoaster of an emotional ride from the very first book to this one.
I feel like I've lived a thousand life times, pulled through the wringer, the push and pull on all my emotions wrung me dry. This is a series I would definitely buy in paperback.

I truly hope we see more from this author because she definitely knows how to weave a tale that pulls you in against all odds.

[AleJandra]

agosto 7,2022

Por fin, en 15 días ya tendren en mis manos este bebe que llevo esperando por 8 años.



03/october/2017
Esta mañana la autora nos confirmó que, si está trabajando en este libro, pero que tardara. No importa que Julie se tome su tiempo.


A nosotras solo nos queda ser pacientes, pero con solo saber que la autora SI está trabajando en el libro me llena de felicidad.

[Sharon ∞❥ is an emotional book junkie ❥∞ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐'s

This book was a long time coming and while I enjoyed being back in Cameron and Emmy's world, I'm not sure how I really feel about things.

Don't get me wrong...I loved all the emotional and angsty parts, it's just that I'm torn over that ending. Wow...and what an ending it was. Do I wish it was different? You betcha and I'm really sad about it but I get it all the same.

And once again, just when things seem to be coming together - everything is torn apart. Emmy and Cameron just can't catch a break.

Also, this book was really violent...there are a lot of deaths and I'm not happy about that either. However, it was enjoyable getting to know some of the characters in more depth.

[♠ Becka & Cerys ♠ | Spitfire Reviews]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, another book!! I thought that #2 was the end and as much as the ending was great, there were loose ends I needed tying to settle it in my mind

[Trixie]

well, this book is never coming out-awesome (note the sarcasm)-at least I saved money on the long run because I'm not gonna buy this book (even if in the really distant future it comes out) in my mind Emily forgave Cameron in the last book (miracle it actually came out) their problems magically resolved themselves and they lived happily ever after... and carly and spider had a child and also lived happily ever after, way to lose a fan. Note to self don't read (if any) anymore of this authors books...

[Keeley · Rating 1 out of 5]

2022

It finally comes out and… god I don’t even know what to say. I got this book the first day it come out (about two months ago) and I quit half way though and haven’t picked up another book again till yesterday.

I spent all these years waiting on what I thought was the best series ever and I got this dog shit. It put me off reading for a while and I never thought that could happen but it did. She knew we were all waiting for them to finally get together and be done with this stupidly long over due story after all this time and she did this. Without giving it away incase people shill wanna read this pig shit, SHE BENT US OVER AND FUCKED US HARD IN THE ASS!!!! It feels like she fucked us over on purpose with this book, she did everything no other writer would have done. She killed it! Julie, ur shit. I’m sorry but it’s the truth.

I have nothing more to say than I hated this book and will never read anything again with the name Julie hockley on it 🐶💩

Book 1 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

About 3 years for book 2👎🏼

About 7 years for book 3👎🏼

Book 3 been a total puddle of sheeps piss 😡🤬👎🏼

Julie hoockleys writing career …..K.O
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2017

And once again its been three years since the last book. I hate to put the author down an all but she is shit with a capital S. I get that life happens and things have to be put on hold for a long time as other things are more important, trust me i get it. What i dont get is how this author can (AGAIN) drag it out for three years but not even bother to give an update to let us know if this book is even still happening, its been over two years since she last wrote anything about book three... WTF???? Think its safe to say when this series is over (if this series is ever over that is) her writing career will be over. Dont think many people will want to do this to themselfs again, i know i wont. Id seriously rather eat shit!

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10-10-2018

4 year... 4 F£ING YEARS!!! This book is going to be shit!! She must really be struggling with what to write to still not be finished 4 years later. Iv half paid my morgadge in the time it’s tuck this lady to still not finish her book. I’m over the series, stuff this. Such a shame though because it was a good story and good writing.

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30-12-2019

This is getting embarrassing now, is this lady an author or what?? It’s 6 years in March since the release of book two... 6 fucking years!!! It tuck four years for the second one so that’s 10 years of my life I waited for a series and that’s sad as fuck. Obviously this is why she charges stupid prices for her books cos it needs to pay her rent for years and years before she can bring another book out. Think she must write one word a day so I’d say she is maybe halfway through the book by now. Not even fun taking the piss anymore it’s just irritating so my last words on this book is let’s hope we are still alive when this book comes out because at the rate I’m seriously starting to doubt it!

[Amanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Remember when we were all like “please don’t take 2 years for this next book”

She didn’t disappoint.

It’s been 6 😂

[❀ Crystal ✿ - PEACE ☮ LOVE ♥ BOOKS]

We had to wait so long last time I don't think I can do it again!!!





~~~~~Because I

[K. S · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have never been this disappointed in a book like this one. This has to be one of the worst sequels ever. I absolutely loved Crow´s row and waited for years to know what happens to Emily and Cameron, but now I wish it had never come out. This is why.
1. Too many characters that are totally irrelevant to the story (like Kaya, Gianni etc). It is supposed to be a sequel and we are here to know about Emily and Cameron, you know, main characters. Main story was mayorly sidelined.
2. First half of the book is about Emily starting a drug business. Who cares! We want Emily and Cameron.
3. Second book is left off so that Emily can`t forgive Cameron. In this book forgiveness is instant.
4. The second Emily forgives him, Cameron takes off with Manny and is gone half of the book.
5. Cameron is with Manny the other half of the book. He even saves her like 2 or 3 times and Emily is left to fend for herself. I just wanted to cry at that. I have no words although Cameron killing her kind of redeemed him.
6. Too many deaths. Kaya, Pops, Margaret, Tiny, Griff, Spider, Frances, Emily`s mom, and Emily with her unborn child. I usually don`t mind when character is killed and consider Doctor Zhivago and Tess of the D`Urbervilles one of my favorite books but it has to be justified. In this is wasn`t. By the time Emily dies all the bad guys have already died and Spider could have been saved. Why author decided to end the story like that, I have no idea.
7. I think we all waited three books to see Victor get his painful death. No one really got him. He commited suicide. After all he had done and we see Spider get killed in front of Carly, this is what he gets????
8. Carly did not deserve what she got, neither did Spider, neither did Emily or Cameron.
I could continue with this list forever. I feel cheated because I started reading mafia romance but ended with Hamlet. It was not fair to the reader or the characters to turn romance into tragedy.
I am trying to forget I ever read this and imagen my version of the story: Cameron explains himself, grovels and wins Emmy back. They together fight Manny and Victor and kill them. They start fresh, Cameron goes to MIT like he wanted to and they have five kids. Carly and Spider buy a county house and life happily ever after. I would have not cared about the rest.

[Stephany · Rating 1 out of 5]

Big disappointment. Don’t waste your time reading this bs. All these years waiting for nothing. Such a terrible ending.

[Jenn]

Oh, don't mind me. I'll just wait here:

[Anastasia Beaverhausen]

This shit is never coming out, y'all.

[Melisa M · Rating 1 out of 5]

If I could give this a zero I would!

I waited 8 YEARS!! Yes you read that right 8 freaking years and for what??!!! For Emmy to just die! This Author literally knew how much we wanted this book to come out. The whole point was for them to end up together and live happily ever after. No wonder she delayed publishing she was probably anticipating that we would be mad. I will never read anymore of her books not like they will come out soon she will spend another 10 years to push another one. SMH!!

[tori ✧˖° · Rating 1 out of 5]

After seeing all these reviews... I have no plans to read this book. Almost a DECADE of waiting and this is what you deliver to your readers? Most people wouldn't have even waited this long and the fact that so many did, only to be given this??? What a farce. I don't know what the author was thinking... why this felt like the right path to go down after all these years.

What a colossal disappointment.

[Aestas Book Blog]

Ooooh!! This is the third and final CROW'S ROW book!!!

[Anne · Rating 1 out of 5]

I just finished this book, and I will never get over the ending. There was no reason why Emmy had to die. I mean why would you kill her off when she is pregnant? The book could have just ended with Emmy telling Cam that she was pregnant. I feel that the author killed off so many characters because she did not know how to fit them in the story. We did not get enough of Cam and Em together, sharing with their daughter. Overall the story was a little anticlimactic. Although, the ending did not leave anything about the series unresolved, I can not get over how Cam has to spend his whole life alone after everything he went through; he deserved to spend the the rest of his life with Emmy. I also wonder if the author will write a story for Billy, but I hope that is not the case because we will have to wait ten years for that to happen.

[Lauren ♡]

It is 2020, I don't remember a thing from the series and frankly at this point, I do not care. She has done yearly updates from 2019 to 2020 on Facebook; yet, we are still not any closer to seeing this book published... I am relatively a patient person, which I'll wait for a good story to unfold but at this point it is ridiculous.

[Ivana]

Esperé 8 años.
Casi una década esperando la conclusión(¿?) de una historia que en su momento me gustó mucho y, en mi humilde opinión, había terminado con un buen cliffhanger.
Incluso llegué a olvidar a la autora.
Ya no revisaba sus posteos en redes, ni siquiera podía recordar su nombre.
Cuando me enteré de la fecha de publicación, volvió mi curiosidad acerca de lo que pasaría con Emily y Cameron (a pesar de lo poco que recordaba de los libros anteriores).
¿Como explicarme sin quedar como una perra? 👉👈
Quiero olvidar los últimos dos capítulos... o mejor olvido de la existencia de este libro y ya 🙈

Mi reacción cuando lo leí:


¿Y ese final? ¿Significa que tenemos que esperar otros 8 años? No, gracias.

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Una causa perdida.

[Cami]

Ya vamos para los dos años y aquí seguimos en la eterna espera. Supongo que valdrá la pena, porque ya es mucho lo que ha demorado y la paciencia no es eterna... ¿Lo peor? La autora ni sus luces.

[Lindsey]

Say What?!?!?!!

Could the 4 year long wait be over this year?

From her FB page:

"Happy New Year!!!!! Finished Book 3 this morning! Just in the nick of time! Taking a 3 month “break” from the 4:50 am wake ups before tackling the first round of editing. On track for a late 2019 publish date!"




Maybe a cover at least?

[Ghiselle James]

OK, WHICH GOD DO I HAVE TO PRAY TO IN ORDER TO GET A RELEASE DATE...........AND FOR IT TO BE RELEASED WITHIN THE YEAR????

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately this book was not worth the wait. I honestly hate to write a negative review but I feel that after waiting 8 years for the final installment to this series that we were cheated. All the suffering that Emmy and Cam had to go through throughout the whole book, to them reuniting then reuniting again then BAM….let’s kill Emmy on her wedding day, and oh yeah, she’s also pregnant on top of that. It just didn’t make any sense to me on why she had to die. The book should have just ended before that scene even played out.

[Claudia Elizabeth · Rating 1 out of 5]

Si por mi fuera, le daría 0.00000 estrellas.

No debí leer este libro, y recomiendo que si les gustaron los dos anteriores, se hagan un favor y no lean este.

Años esperando saber como terminaba esta pareja, AÑOS, para al final llevarme la mayor jodida decepción del mundo, y estoy tan molesta en estos momentos que ni siquiera se que escribir!!

La historia es mala, punto. La trama es mala, el hilo de la historia es malo, el contexto es malo y el final es horriblemente malo y no hay como salvarlo. Sinceramente no se que pensaba Julie al escribir esto y para mi, después de terminar con la historia, no volveré a leer nunca mas nada de ella.

LEA EL SIGUIENTE PARRAFO SI QUIERE SPOILERS.

La historia va así, comienza justo donde quedo el segundo libro y de ahí es solo matanzas sin sentido y nada mas, mueren el 70% de los amigos de Emmy y Cameron, los protagonistas están separados el 80% del libro y luego, para cuando están juntos, Emmy muera el día de su boda estando embarazada a manos de su propia madre, la cual sea dicho, la había salvado unos pocos capítulos antes, para así terminar en el gran final donde vemos a Billie(hija de Cam y Emmy) adulta, siendo criada prácticamente por su "Tía", no recordando a su madre y con un Cameron borracho, melancólico y con una nula relación padre he hija con Billie. Vaya mierda. Ah, me fato decir que al villano no le pudieron ganar, no realmente ya que después de todo el daño que hizo, solo lograron arruinar su reputación haciendo que se suicidara.

Como ya dije, me siento molesta por haber perdido mi tiempo con esto, y se siente como si la escritora nos hubiera dado con el dedo medio a todas las que esperábamos esta historia con ansias.

[Brandy · Rating 1 out of 5]

After MANY years of waiting for this book to come out be ready to wait AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR OR FOUR before you ever see this book published. Julie Hockley said on her Twitter account on 4/13/2018 I quote “Book 3 is going really well. I’ve noticed something lately: I’m talking about what I’m going to do when the book is done. There is a light at the end of the tunnel people! So you ask me when...at this point, not this year but next year is a very real possibility! #crowsrow“. I’m not sure myself if I’m going to stick around and wait for a book that has taken this long though. Anyways I just thought I’d give an update for those fans who are waiting it out an answer on WHEN this book may release since the author hasn’t bothered to update her remaining loyal fans on her goodread for book 3. Hopefully book 3 it worth your wait.

[Angelica Juarez Gonzalez]

Yo aquí, relajada, esperando:

[Diana]

ABRIL DE 2020.

En medio de una pandemia aún sigo esperando EL FINAL DE ESTA TRILOGÍA.

Hacer esperar tanto tiempo a los lectores es UNA FALTA DE RESPETO!! VAN 6 AÑOS DESDE EL ULTIMO LIBRO.

[Tshegofatso Molefe]

I'm even more annoyed that Julie isn't active on social media so updates only happen once a year.....
Its been too long.....

[Donna Glass · Rating 1 out of 5]

Waited 10 years for this book. Purchased direct from the publisher as soon as it was released. Worst ending ever!! Wish I hadn’t read it.