4.09 AVERAGE

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A delightful read! It was sweet and quirky with a touch of magic and fantasy. 

cbarr20's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 56%

I liked the beginning but then it got so boring and repetitive. The plot was going nowhere and the main characters perpetuated the same frustrating misunderstanding.
adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The kind of yearning slow burn that has you kicking stuff. Such a good time.

4/5, very obviously Mr. Darcy coded, but references to 2005 Pride and Prejudice made me itchy lmao fuck that movie. 
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Ultimately not as compelling as the first book for me. I think there was too much complexity to geography that there wasn't in ornithology, and ultimately it made it hard to get invested in the story. About 2/3 of the way in I finally felt settled and invested, but idk if most people would make it 66% of the way through a book to hopefully get there in the end.
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes