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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was weird in the best way. The whole story was so new and refreshing, it was an absolute pleasure to read. Skelly was my favourite character, and despite her shaky introduction, Sue was okay in the end. Although the ending became predictable towards the end I enjoyed the journey it.. The way the story was written made me keep wanting to pick up the book after putting it down. I felt compelled to finish it.
dark
funny
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have already wasted too much time on this book so I'll try to be brief.
Positives :
+ The cover, it was actually what drew me to the book
+ Po, the MC's doggy. He was the the cutest.
+ Some dialogue bits between Josie and Skelly were amusing
Negatives:
- Everything else.
The MC, Josie, wasn't someone I wanted to read about.
The plot was all over the place. Nothing wasn't happening for the majority of it, and by the end whatever happened didn't make any sense. There was no point in this book. I'm trying to think of a lesson or a message and I see nothing.
Positives :
+ The cover, it was actually what drew me to the book
+ Po, the MC's doggy. He was the the cutest.
+ Some dialogue bits between Josie and Skelly were amusing
Negatives:
- Everything else.
The MC, Josie, wasn't someone I wanted to read about.
The plot was all over the place. Nothing wasn't happening for the majority of it, and by the end whatever happened didn't make any sense. There was no point in this book. I'm trying to think of a lesson or a message and I see nothing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
This book was not what I expected at all. This book is tagged as "horror," but I don't really think that's true. There is a talking skeleton, yes, but this book is much sadder than it is scary. It kinda gave me Pan's Labyrinth vibes, like in how it could be listed as horror, but the fact that it contains elements of horror doesn't really make it so. I might suggest cataloging this as magical realism or character driven, because this story is mainly about the development of the character Josie. We see that on the surface she is successful, but as the book progresses we get a look at all of the things she's struggling with and how she turns to some rather unhealthy coping mechanisms.
I enjoyed this book okay, but I'm not sure I really understood it, nor did I really get what the author was trying to do. Maybe it just wasn't for me?
I enjoyed this book okay, but I'm not sure I really understood it, nor did I really get what the author was trying to do. Maybe it just wasn't for me?
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Death of parent, Alcohol
Moderate: Vomit
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Life certainly has a way of upending itself just when you think you have it figured out."
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tiffany Meuret's Little Bird is a fantasy horror work, albeit light on the horror elements. We mainly follow Josie, who is a single woman who secludes herself inside with her dog, alcohol, and stay at home job. One day, a plant sprouts in her back yard and turns into a bunch of vines that reveal a skeleton who can talk to Josie. A new neighbor, Sue, who seems to be insistent on inserting herself into Josie's life seems to know more than Josie originally thought.
Little Bird is a weirdly plotted and cleverly told character driven book. Despite not knowing where in the world we were going with the plot, I was intrigued to keep reading, especially with Skelly's smart remarks that never fully answer what you're looking for. If you're a lover of fiction on the weirder side or someone who likes character driven stories that may not include likable characters, this is for you. While Josie is an unlikable mess, we start to understand how her troubles and inability to cope has led to her becoming the alcoholic hermit we meet in the beginning.
I do feel as though some things were left unanswered, maybe open ended on purpose. But not knowing how Sue, the nosey neighbor, came to find Josie, is something that bothers me because it was a question I was hoping would be answered since reading the summary. The descriptions are great and atmospheric, and though there wasn't a lot of plot, I was still pushed to read to figure out the mystery behind the surprise plants and skeleton in Josie's back yard. Definitely a book that will stick in my brain just because of how unique it is.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tiffany Meuret's Little Bird is a fantasy horror work, albeit light on the horror elements. We mainly follow Josie, who is a single woman who secludes herself inside with her dog, alcohol, and stay at home job. One day, a plant sprouts in her back yard and turns into a bunch of vines that reveal a skeleton who can talk to Josie. A new neighbor, Sue, who seems to be insistent on inserting herself into Josie's life seems to know more than Josie originally thought.
Little Bird is a weirdly plotted and cleverly told character driven book. Despite not knowing where in the world we were going with the plot, I was intrigued to keep reading, especially with Skelly's smart remarks that never fully answer what you're looking for. If you're a lover of fiction on the weirder side or someone who likes character driven stories that may not include likable characters, this is for you. While Josie is an unlikable mess, we start to understand how her troubles and inability to cope has led to her becoming the alcoholic hermit we meet in the beginning.
I do feel as though some things were left unanswered, maybe open ended on purpose. But not knowing how Sue, the nosey neighbor, came to find Josie, is something that bothers me because it was a question I was hoping would be answered since reading the summary. The descriptions are great and atmospheric, and though there wasn't a lot of plot, I was still pushed to read to figure out the mystery behind the surprise plants and skeleton in Josie's back yard. Definitely a book that will stick in my brain just because of how unique it is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a dark yet fanciful dive into grief, self destruction and redemption.
I won't lie I picked this book because the cover was so pretty. I didn't read the back and I wasn't sure what to expect at all.
Normally I find lead characters given to drink and black out angering and triggering. The way this story was told I didn't feel that way at all. This story shows that hurt and broken people are just people who's heart has been shattered.
The unpredictable element of a talking skeleton and wild magic vines taking over Josie's yard keeps the reader off kilter and waiting for the main character to discover (or decide) if they are real or hallucinations of a drunk recluse.
I enjoyed this book although it's nothing like I thought it would be.
I won't lie I picked this book because the cover was so pretty. I didn't read the back and I wasn't sure what to expect at all.
Normally I find lead characters given to drink and black out angering and triggering. The way this story was told I didn't feel that way at all. This story shows that hurt and broken people are just people who's heart has been shattered.
The unpredictable element of a talking skeleton and wild magic vines taking over Josie's yard keeps the reader off kilter and waiting for the main character to discover (or decide) if they are real or hallucinations of a drunk recluse.
I enjoyed this book although it's nothing like I thought it would be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
To me, Little Bird felt something like a love letter to grief and depression. It's so easy to get lost in the all consuming darkness that comes with those things, and Josie was just that - lost. Then enters seemingly sentient vines and a skeleton who can communicate with her telepathically and Josie doesn't know how to cope. Her interactions with Skelly, the skeleton, mimic the stages of grief and with these interactions Josie is forced to confront the reality of how she's not coping with things that have happened in her own life. In the end, the message is hopeful. Or at least, it was to me as someone who has suffered with depression and had people I love also suffer from it. This is a hard read. There were times it made me cry and want to put the book away because it made me feel things that were a little too much, but I kept reading and I am so grateful I did. Little Bird is a beautiful story that's a little weird - okay, maybe a lot weird - and very real in a way that will stick with you after you've read the last page.
*I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
*I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Josie Lauer is a newly divorced woman who has secluded herself inside her house. Her life revolves around her work, her Chihuahua, Po, and unfortunately her bottles of alcohol (vodka preferably). Everything changes when a mysterious shrub starts to grow in her backyard and a new neighbour moves into the house next door.
It is complicated for me to give my opinion on this book, because I have nothing to complain about it per se: it is well written, the story is original, but I did not manage to get hooked... I like to feel emotions when I read a book, to feel the wheels in my brain spinning, to feel my heart racing in my chest, but with this book I felt like I was crossing a sea on which the wind had forgotten to blow. No waves, just a dead calm.
I think I failed to grasp the essence of the story, what it was supposed to convey to me. I just didn’t get it, and that’s okay, because I probably wasn’t intended to be the target of this book.
I do want to note, however, that the cover of this book is gorgeous and really want to praise Tiffany Meuret’s writing style.
That’s why I give it a 3/5.
It is complicated for me to give my opinion on this book, because I have nothing to complain about it per se: it is well written, the story is original, but I did not manage to get hooked... I like to feel emotions when I read a book, to feel the wheels in my brain spinning, to feel my heart racing in my chest, but with this book I felt like I was crossing a sea on which the wind had forgotten to blow. No waves, just a dead calm.
I think I failed to grasp the essence of the story, what it was supposed to convey to me. I just didn’t get it, and that’s okay, because I probably wasn’t intended to be the target of this book.
I do want to note, however, that the cover of this book is gorgeous and really want to praise Tiffany Meuret’s writing style.
That’s why I give it a 3/5.