When Among Crows

 When Among Crows by Veronica Roth, 166 pages.

In modern Chicago the Holy Order hunts monsters from Slavic folklore with swords made from there own souls. These monsters are mostly just normally communities of people, who happen to do things like eat fear and pain. Dymitir is seeking Baba Yaga, the oldest witch of all, and dragging Ala along for the journey. She is has a bloodline curse that will one day kill her, just like her mother, and Dymitir has the cure, if she's willing to help him on his mission. They have only one day before the cure fails, and their adventure will take them all over a fascinating supernatural city.

This was a really neat little novella. To be honest I picked this book up because the cover was gorgeous, but I would say I wasn't disappointed by the interesting little adventure story inside. Roth's version of Chicago was very interesting, and I learned a lot about a branch of folklore I don't know well. I also thought it had some interesting thoughts about the nature of guilt and duty. The characters were all good, and I enjoyed seeing them interact. Overall, this is a short, exciting book that's easy to tear through, and definitely worth the time.