Call of the Raven // by Wilbur Smith
Call of the Raven is the story of the son of a slave owner who was swindled out of his inheritance and lost the love of his life with it. It follows him as he plans and attempts to execute his revenge in an eerily similar way to the Count of Monte Cristo. There are many ups and downs on Mungo St. John's journey but is he ready to pay the price that his success demands?
Call of the Raven is the first Wilbur Smith book I have read but this experience was so good that I immediately added his other books to my TBR pile. Smith's writing is excellent and his world-building and character development is stunning. Aside from an interesting and engaging story, you can enjoy the clear and concise writing itself as well. While I cannot always agree to or approve of Mungo's reasoning behind his actions, it is easy to follow his thought process and see how he comes to the conclusions. Smith shows you that bad people can have good moments just like good people can have bad ones. Mungo struggles with his morality but feels that his end goals demand and approve clearly unethical moves. This book had my feelings all over the place and I cannot wait to let Smith pull me into the next one.
Call of the Raven is the story of the son of a slave owner who was swindled out of his inheritance and lost the love of his life with it. It follows him as he plans and attempts to execute his revenge in an eerily similar way to the Count of Monte Cristo. There are many ups and downs on Mungo St. John's journey but is he ready to pay the price that his success demands?
Call of the Raven is the first Wilbur Smith book I have read but this experience was so good that I immediately added his other books to my TBR pile. Smith's writing is excellent and his world-building and character development is stunning. Aside from an interesting and engaging story, you can enjoy the clear and concise writing itself as well. While I cannot always agree to or approve of Mungo's reasoning behind his actions, it is easy to follow his thought process and see how he comes to the conclusions. Smith shows you that bad people can have good moments just like good people can have bad ones. Mungo struggles with his morality but feels that his end goals demand and approve clearly unethical moves. This book had my feelings all over the place and I cannot wait to let Smith pull me into the next one.