Anabela.M.'s Reviews > The Ballad of Crow and Sparrow

I'm yet to read a book by VL Locey and not completely love it, and her first dip in historical is as brilliant as I'd expected it to be. The writing was vibrant and skillfully managed to capture the old wild west and what life might have been in those times.

The plot was exciting and fast paced, and in some ways moving excruciatingly slow, because of the high stakes and the constant worry for Spencer and Crow's lives. The romance between Spencer and Crow was not a sex-filled romp but a gradual realization and buildup of emotions that was congruos to their circumstances. I loved these two men. Complete opposites in stature, education and personality, the feelings between them grew quietly and steadily, in a slow burn that was beautifully tender.

The ups and downs of suspense and anticipation never let up, continuing until almost the very last chapter, making it hard to put down the book. I loved it and I can't recommend it enough.