Review: Wickedly, darkly humorous
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2013
I read this novella twice just to enjoy the flavor.A beleaguered family of otters, a delightfully evil crocodile, mute and deadly hares,  hordes of rats, a noble horse, smart high-flying crows (one of whom becomes the focal point as he becomes criminally insane), a caring lion, a scheming hyena. These are some of the colorful characters of  A Murder of Crows, a story of Belladonna's Circus Bizarre and a pirate war at sea as told by a fox.One repetitious descriptive line informs the reader of nefarious events to come. Names of characters , especially the crows, will make you smile or maybe groan.  Odd accidents involve the strangest assortment of items which will cause you to laugh and put your imagination to work.I was given this book in return for an honest review.