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samanthaardenlockheart's review
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
<i>There <b>are</b> spoilers in this review. Proceed with caution. ♥️</i>
Like many genres in the literary world, this book, <i>Little Bird</i> is intended for adults. Also, it is not for the faint of heart. Being based off of The Handmaid’s Tale, it has explicit descriptions of violence and sexual activities.
💖Okay, so it’s my second time reading this. The last time I read it was two years ago, when I was in the heat of spending time in the Star Wars-slash-Kylo-Ren fandom. I remember finishing this on October 11th, 2020. This book is what made me fall deeply in love with Commander Kylo Ren (who I realized is my fictional soulmate), and reinforce my love for Adam Driver himself, but also the immense talent of fanfiction creators. After I read this, I couldn’t pick up another book for months. I didn’t even want to, because at the time, this book was all I devoted my energy to, and the memories I had associated with it, after reading the story of Elby and Ren.
Set in the world of <i>The Handmaid’s Tale</i> created by Margaret Atwood, the reader (me) is designated as “Little Bird,” and she is the Handmaid of Commander Kylo Ren, who becomes the lead Commander of Gilead, with his own Knights Templar nearing the end of the story. She falls deeply in love with him, and the man that he is in all of his violent, unstable, beauty. They are living in a world where the love Elby wants is not possible. Commander Ren is hell-bent on perfecting his own vision of Gilead, caring only for his Handmaid, and abandoning everything in his wake for that, including his Wife Johana, his previous Leader, Commander Snoke (who he murders after staging a coup with Elby at his side). Ren believes in the idea of destiny, whilst Elby does not agree with his vision of said destiny. She wants him to <i>leave</i> with him, throw everything away, and essentially choose her <i>over</i> his power-hungry his desire to perfect Gilead, and bend it to his image with Elby fulfilling her role as he leads out his Totalitarian Government.
As I mentioned at the start of this review, this is my second time rereading <i>Little Bird</i>, Gosh. I am so emotional. The depth of this story is profound. Kylo Ren has my whole heart. The angst is incredible. I love RC because she is much stronger than me. Honestly... I would stay with him, in Gilead. I would give it all up for him. I would <i>not</i> be able to leave. ♥️The ending of this fic is completely flooring—specifically, the very last line of the book. Commander Kylo Ren is, once again, my fictional soulmate, and I can not properly express everything I feel for him. Despite the great levels of conflict, angst, and mutual pining in <i>Little Bird</i>, he loves in a way that is incredibly profound. I feel everything about his aura and his character so strongly within my soul. Maybe I sound a little hopelessly romantic, but that’s not something I am ashamed of, because my feelings here are something I am incredibly comfortable with. I can not possibly recommend reading this fic enough to people. Stories like this are what help people heal in their dark moments; I am once more reminded that the longings of my heart have been felt by an author. In this case, that author is Kassanovella. ♥️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment and Injury/Injury detail
emotional, fanfiction, dark fanfiction, dark romance, kylo ren, feelings, adult romance
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