Flock: The Ravenhood, Book 1

I found a physical copy at a sale nearby and figured I'd carry it around for times when I can be off of my phone. After about a month or so of sitting in my purse I opened it in the dentists office. And I didn't stop until I finished the 3 books of this series. Kate Stewart you have quite the story telling and this book brought emotion and thrill to each page! Setting a beautiful stage for the next book!

I have such a love hate relationship with this series, especially this book. Do I feel like it’s a book everyone should read? Yes! Do I love it? No, it’s so frustrating.I’m not sure if it’s because I know what happens but I can’t stand Sean. I know I know. I’m so sorry to all the Sean girlies but I just can’t like him. I also have to remind myself that Cecelia is only 19 and young because she can be so childish at times.I can’t say too much to ruin this series but as frustrating at it is you have to read it at least once. It kinda gives off early Fast and Furious vibes with a car club, found family, and secrets and deception.

I will admit at the very beginning I had restart the book several times but once I got to certain point I couldn't put it down. Very well written, I've already downloaded the second one.

OMG it ended on a cliffhanger. I’m starting the second one now. I loved every page of this book. It’s so good. The plot is so interesting and the spice is sexy as he!!.

Started off great, really slowed down. Unsure if I want to continue. Very confusing moments, like purposely confusing. High spice.

First of all I'd like to state that the writer is excellent and the first book in particular had some beautiful passages that resonate with the reader, perfectly conveying the tone and emotions of the characters. The characterizations are very good and one can easily see the motives of all the MCs as she made them all come alive in their wounded, tragic stories. I won't rehash the plot or characters because other reviewers have done so but I do want to make a rather important observation on something in each book and which affected my reading. Before I go further, I would probably read another book by the author, and may have given 5 stars except for a rather glaring problem that never got better in all three books...As a fluent French speaker living in a Francophone country, I am very well-acquainted with all sorts of dialects and particularly those in Paris. And here's the problem: "The Frenchman" characterizes himself as a violent person raised except for a short period of time in the US mostly in France. It is his education, his intelligence and his outward appearance that makes him rise from his origins. But he readily admits that he is, for lack of a better word, a thug with (it seems) North African / Sephardic origins. The dialect for someone like this would be like the "Beurs" of Paris , particularly Saint Denis or Barbès which would fit his personality and his origins perfectly.But the French that is used in all three books is often stilted and sounds like something from Google Translate, or something a non-native speaker would use. Definitely not the way the main characters would have spoken! I initially found it slightly jarring but by the last book I was flipping through just to avoid reading it. Yes, I know, most people reading this don't speak French but for those of us who do, the rather stilted French was annoying. One example is in the overuse of the F word that was like a cop out instead of using variants -- if you're going to use the word you need to use the French expressions which have a lot of variety. Believe me, the French know how to curse rather colourfully!The thing is, with a bit of research on the entire culture of the culture of "The Frenchman" especially in the last book, the story would have been far richer and more accurate. There was nothing polite and cultured about him except what he'd learned and adapted to, and whether he was from the French countryside or Marseilles before he came to land in Paris, he would have been a victim and a product of his background.The "Beur" culture in Paris in particular is very rich and combines both the Arab/Jewish culture of North Africa as well as the French culture. Its uniqueness and contribution to the French culture is very important. Anyone interested in what "The Frenchman's" French should have sounded like, listen to this song which was featured in Ocean's Twelve for the laser dance of the French actor Vincent Cassel. The intonation and accent are the first thing I thought of when reading about him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akFZtK0GVU4"The Frenchman" is a product of his background and he is not ashamed of it, in fact he admits it and revels in it because he has come so very far from his early days. Despite being a wounded wolf, he is the protector of so very many and proud of it. A gentle good guy might have wanted to accomplish what he did, but it would have been impossible. "The Frenchman" did what he did because of who he was and still is.My advice for anyone writing a book and using a second language to add variety, please please please do research to give the characters the correct phrases. I don't mean swearing, I mean slang if the MC is a product of that background. If not, then just preface a paragraph by saying, "He turned to his brother and spoke in their native language." Then put their conversation in italics. It works and would have made the books more accurate.

I want to start off by saying that I wish I never read this book. Truly and deeply wish I never was recommended this series.Unfortunately not for the reasons you think.This is hands down the first book series EVER, to make me feel so many things.The character building in this book is just absolutely insane.You grow with the characters and it is so painful. This series is just so real. We all remember our first loves, we all get lost along the way.This book series completely through me to the wolves. To the point that I had anxiety going to bed and not understanding how the author can do this to the characters, but that is what makes this series so good. Life doesn’t go the way you expect it, or even want it. You make do.This had spiceAmazing plotPull you in writing. I could imagine I was there.Read this series, but trust me when I say you will be heartbroken, you will laugh, and oh my gosh will you cry and scream.

This was a fantastic read that has laid a good foundation for the next in its series. Robinhood meets Sons of Anarchy. Cecelia finds herself working for one her estranged father’s companies and meets Sean & Dominque. These boys are apart of a secret group that spans states that are into doing “illegal things for the greater good” Cecelia finds herself forced to trust them when she is brought into their world and subsequently falls for them. Then she finds out what they are planning and has to decide whether to keep their secret.Such a good book but don’t read unless you can devote time to go right into the next read. Trust me, you will want to do just that!