pickWeatherly is a Death Talker, she can pull somebody out of death‘s grasp, but only once.
She‘s never had much of a handle on her life but when her cousin/best friend is killed in a hit-and-run, she spirals in a whole new way, but when the mayor & his son are found dead, suspicion turns on her.
Weatherly‘s long-lost mom is somehow connected to the murders and Weatherly needs to know how.
Family drama, folk magic, childhood trauma, and perseverance.
pickThis is the latest pick in Jenny Lawson‘s Fantastic Strangelings book club and it‘s a stunner. Full of Appalachian folklore and magic blended with serious family dysfunction and trauma. Read it in one sitting.
Good but not my favorite. I read this book in one day but was very aggravated in parts by it. It's just ok for me.
I suggest you read it and decide for yourself.
pickAdvance Reading Copy • Expected publication date is June 3, 2024.
• family secrets • dark magic • murder • Appalachian folk magic • 4.5 Stars
#InTheHourOfCrows by #DanaElmendorf is a Southern gothic novel set in a small town in Appalachia. The story follows Weatherly Wilder, a young woman gifted with the supernatural ability to "talk the death out of the dying," a power that comes with the price of being tied to her community. ⬇️
In the Hour of Crows: A Novel | 
