Maria Dean
Hot Tree Publishing
20 March 2025
347
eBook - EPUB
Romantasy
ARC via NetGalley
What can the man convicted of killing your brother possibly want if he doesn’t desire forgiveness?
Evangeline Bransby’s world is thrown into turmoil when she receives an unexpected invite from Valdemar Montresor, the man convicted of killing her twin brother ten years ago.
Within the ominous walls of Monroe Penitentiary, Evangeline is beguiled by Valdemar, a man wrapped in darkness and danger yet with a seductive allure she cannot ignore.
As he reveals the secrets of the Raven Hands and the truth behind her brother’s death, Evangeline finds herself caught between the dream world and reality—where the dead are restless and intent on being heard.
Evangeline must seek the truth to unravel the mystery that binds her to Valdemar and discover the power within herself to see beyond the veil of death.
Can she be the saviour, or will she perish in the arms of the man who shattered her world?
We Become Ravens started strongly. I liked the premise with its enemies-to-lovers trope and was interested in how the past would unravel as the revelations started. However, my interest began to waiver at the mid-way point. Valdemar had seemed intriguing at first, but then his character devolved into only fixating on Evangeline without any real development of his own. Meanwhile Evangeline had my sympathy at first but soon lost it due to her sense of entitlement. I can't say too much to avoid spoilers, but I also found her brother's actions hard to reconcile. The fantasy elements were there but really played second fiddle to the sexual aspects. The pacing too felt off at times, dwelling for ages on flashbacks to the past while racing through moments in the present (except for the sex scenes which sometimes went on for pages). In the end, I am giving this book 3 stars. The plot idea was interesting and there was plenty of spice for those into that end of the romantasy scale. However, I felt the writing didn't always live up to the storyline's promise.
I received this book as a free eBook ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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