I read a lot of books. Novels, mostly, but lots and lots of books in general. It’s probably the one thing I’m really good at—reading books!

All that’s to say only a few of the books actually stand out. Are, in the literal sense, exceptional.

I don’t want to give away too much or tell too much about this novel. It should be experienced. It’s not for the faint of heart as it is set in WWII on the Eastern Front.

The protagonists—four teenagers, strangers to each other—are caught in the chaos and flee to the wilderness, hoping just to survive. Instead they make an astonishing discovery that binds them together in ways they never imagined.

Ray Nayler’s Palaces of the Crow is an exceptionally good novel. Go get it and read it.

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