Becoming Crone - Book Review

 

Becoming Crone (The Crone Wars #1)

by Lydia M. Hawke

What is it about:

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?

What did I think of it:

I loved Hawke's Grigory Legacy (first published under the name Linda Poitevin) so I decided to give this series a try as well.

And I very much enjoyed this first book. Claire isn't prepared to become a magic wielder with a destiny to save the world, so for most of this book she's in disbelieve or just trying to keep up to the things happening to her. I liked how she gets pushed around by fate before she figures out it's time to stand her ground and take charge.

As Claire learns more about the hidden magic world, you as reader get introduced to it as well. I liked getting to know this hidden world and its rules. I also really liked the gargoyle and wolf shifter, but I will have to say my brain had trouble with one name: Keven. I don't know why, but every time I read this name my brain stumbled on it and I was pulled out of the story. It made for a very uneven reading experience.

Overall I had fun with this book, but I hope Keven's name isn't used as much in the next book.

Why should you read it:

It's a fun Paranormal read