 Hi, I'm Kate and this is Bite Size Book Review. Today I'll be reviewing King of Crows by Libba Bray. King of Crows is a paranormal horror historical fiction novel set in New York City. This is the fourth and final novel of the Diviner series. It follows up on end, concludes all of the storylines of the protagonists and the two main villains. Since it's the fourth in the series, I can't necessarily go in too much about the plot, but I'll talk a little bit about the characters. As always, the focus on the characters in this story is excellent. You can really feel that the stress of their situation is starting to cause strain, especially for Memphis, who is a bit angrier and snappier than usual in this one, which is pretty understandable given his situation for much of this book. I felt like we got a really good amount of growth from all of the characters that we've grown to love so much, and I especially love the character growth of background characters like T.S. Woodhouse, Woody, the journalist. He was really given a moment to shine, sort of a bit of a redemption arc, which I really loved. Also, my ship is canon forever, hell yeah. There were some things about King of Crows that I didn't like. The pacing was definitely off. The sense of urgency that we have in the first third of this book completely dissipates. And that was pretty confusing given how urgent and high stakes everything felt. The middle of the book sort of meandered in a lot of different ways, and it took a very long time to get from point A to point B in a way that felt like we were wasting time. The ending felt a little bit rushed, which probably had a lot to do with how slow the middle of the book is paced, and there were a couple of things that tied up a little bit too nicely to be entirely satisfying. The choice to change the setting from New York City felt like a bit of a negative. The atmosphere of the city that Bray has evoked in the last three books feels very central to the series, and the lack of it here was noticeable. Was it narratively necessary? I don't know. I gave this 4 out of 5 stars, and while it seems I found a lot wrong with this book, ultimately I did really enjoy it. I thought it was a good conclusion for the series, if imperfect. I am excited to reread it because I think that I will like it more the second time, which has been true of all of the other books in the series. I'd recommend this book if you have already read the first three Diviners books and are interested in completing the series. Otherwise, I don't think picking up King of Crows on its own would be a particularly good idea. That has been today's bite-sized book review of King of Crows by Libba Bray, and I will see you next time.