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barkylee15's review against another edition
DNF @ 25%. I have many more interesting books to read and I just can’t get into this one right now. I’ll put it on my “someday I will return” shelf just in case though.
kmdegarmo's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book. It’s not a hard hitting mystery but it’s more than just a mystery. I’m very curious about Maisie’s back story. The ending was good and answered one of the questions I had. I’ll read the rest of the series some day but I’m glad I picked up this first book now.
yarnylibrarian's review
mysterious
medium-paced
2.0
Meh. Maisie's prickly sensations are a bit overdone, and this mystery wasn't as interesting to me as the storyline in #1. I kept getting the murder victims mixed up (never a good sign when you can't keep the characters straight!). I didn't know about the white feather girls, though, and that was an interesting historical tidbit.
In general I'm not a fan of the mystery genre, and I guess this book reminded me why. Also, I read it on a Kindle, not in print, and I think my eyes move over the words more quickly on a screen than they do over paper. Or, maybe it was this book... (review from April 2011)
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Re-read because I enjoyed listening to #1 as an audiobook, thought I'd give the series another try, and couldn't find #2 as an eaudiobook. I honestly have NO memory of this plot and was surprised to see I'd read it before! It was okay. Not great, but diverting enough. I read this as an ebook again (regular ebook on OverDrive) and the 2022 Libby platform is much improved over 2011 Kindle. (review from March 2022)
In general I'm not a fan of the mystery genre, and I guess this book reminded me why. Also, I read it on a Kindle, not in print, and I think my eyes move over the words more quickly on a screen than they do over paper. Or, maybe it was this book... (review from April 2011)
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Re-read because I enjoyed listening to #1 as an audiobook, thought I'd give the series another try, and couldn't find #2 as an eaudiobook. I honestly have NO memory of this plot and was surprised to see I'd read it before! It was okay. Not great, but diverting enough. I read this as an ebook again (regular ebook on OverDrive) and the 2022 Libby platform is much improved over 2011 Kindle. (review from March 2022)
audreylee's review
4.0
Maisie Dobbs--3 stars. Birds of a Feather--4 stars.
Winspear's mystery set in post WWI is very well written. Her compassion for those who suffered physical, emotional, and mental injuries in WWI is almost unsettling in its intensity. In the first book, there is a large flashback to Maisie's youth and then her time spent nursing on the front. The flashback, while setting the stage for the series, was a bit long and drawn out.
Birds of a Feather picks up the pace while still looking at the specific WWI experience. Winspear's books are thoughtful and there are no easy, evil villains.
Winspear's mystery set in post WWI is very well written. Her compassion for those who suffered physical, emotional, and mental injuries in WWI is almost unsettling in its intensity. In the first book, there is a large flashback to Maisie's youth and then her time spent nursing on the front. The flashback, while setting the stage for the series, was a bit long and drawn out.
Birds of a Feather picks up the pace while still looking at the specific WWI experience. Winspear's books are thoughtful and there are no easy, evil villains.
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