Murder of Crows

Can you pick up this book without having to read the others? I think of the whole series, this book is probably the only book you could pick up without having to read the first. Yes, it does follow shortly after book one, but you get enough information of what happened previously to not get confused. I really enjoyed this book, probably my favorite book out of the series. This book does a bit more world building, not to much to be confusing, but just enough to make you realize there's a lot more to this world. I think Meg, the main character, is the most likeable in this book compared to all the others. The mystery about her was solved in the last book and in this one works around her finally trying set up a life for herself and figure out where she fits. Meanwhile, the author is slowly setting up events that are leading to something. You get a mystery that does get resolved at the end, but also hints of something else coming for future books. Meg and Simon are the main couple and they have a bit more time together, but as far as romance is concerned, there isn't really much. I didn't buy this book from here. I had already bought it a long time ago.