#BookReview: Becoming Crone (The Crone Wars #1) by @LydiaMHawke

Synopsis: She wanted purpose. She found dark magick and war.

For Claire Emerson, there is nothing ordinary about turning sixty.

First, there are the crows. Then, a pendant that unlocks a gate to a house in the woods--which comes with a snarky gargoyle, an entirely too-sexy wolf shifter claiming to be Claire's protector, and a legacy that turns her reality upside down.

Because divorced, menopausal grandmothers with creaky hips and hot flashes? They don't just randomly discover they're next in a long line of powerful women protecting the world from the dark magick of Mages.

Claire's first instinct is to turn tail and run back to the safety of baking cookies and reading bedtime stories. But when it becomes clear the Mages have targeted her, she may have no choice but to accept her calling. There's just one problem: she never got the lifetime of training she was supposed to have, and her magick is... well, unreliable would be an understatement.

With the Mages threatening everything she loves, can Claire learn what she needs to in time to become Crone? Or will she be the one to lose an ancient war—and her life?



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Rating: 4 Stars
My Review: This character driven story was one that was very surprising.  You don't find many Indi published stories that are this good.  The characters in this one were fabulous and I think fantasy lovers will enjoy this one.  The older characters were a breath of fresh air as well. Since we usually get people in their teens or twenties.  So this was kind of nice. Overall, I will be excited to continue this series. 

Review

"A genre-savvy adventure with excitingly unusual age representation." - Kirkus Reviews

"...anyone looking for character-driven fantasy or a clever subversion of the "chosen one" trope will find much to love." - Publisher's Weekly

"...sure to entice and entertain longtime genre fans and newcomers alike." - The PW BookLife Prize

"Hawke flips familiar tropes on their head with sixty-year-old Claire, who's passionate, punchy, and realistic without falling back on stereotypes surrounding people of a certain age." - Brandon Crilly, Blackgate Magazine

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Posted in: 4 Stars, Adult, Edelweiss, Indie Published, Review