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Reviewed by Stephanie Chapman for Readers' Favorite
Brenna has become trapped inside her body, and Maura is not collecting souls to increase her power. Damon, Aeria, and Aiden are desperately searching for her to prevent more bloodshed. When Aiden disappears and nobody can find him, the group wonders if he has fallen victim as well. Lara, Leon, and Orrick are asked to help find Maura and Aiden. As bodies and news reports begin emerging with a mysterious disfigured woman present, the race is on to end the serial killings before humans catch on there is something more powerful than they could ever imagine. When Lara finds Maura and Aiden, she strikes a deal with the psychopathic woman. Aiden knows that Lara’s sinister intentions will cost Brenna’s life as well as unleash a mass murderer. Aiden has vowed to protect Brenna, regardless of the cost. In To Fly The Raven, Sarah Lampkin creates a dark world that needs to be brought back into the light.
To Fly The Raven is the fourth novel in Sarah Lampkin’s The Dead Dreamer series. The prologue of the book gave a good understanding of the symbiotic relationship between Brenna and Maura. Brenna was the spirit and Maura was the soul of the body. Somehow, Maura was able to gain control of Brenna’s body and bind her spirit. Unfortunately, this causes Maura to require souls to continue existing. I could understand how Maura felt she had been given an unfair existence since nobody acknowledged her existence. Curiosity had me wondering why Maura drew the line at not hurting children, especially when every time she stole a soul, it caused the faces of the victims to show abject terror. It was obvious that Aiden loved Brenna, and I found it horrible that she rejected him. The end of the book brought forth conflicting feelings for me. I hated Brenna’s lack of empathy for people who had lost loved ones. Brenna’s coldness mirrored Maura’s bloodlust, and evidently, she wasn’t as innocent as her friends felt she was. I would recommend reading the entire series to fully understand the roles that each character filled. This is a very dark fantasy that can be appreciated by young adults who enjoy stories where the heroine is not always a good person.
