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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
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
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I am always a sucker for magical realism and a slow burn mystery that I can’t immediately guess - Grave Birds has both and is one of my favorite reads of 2025 so far.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Interesting storyline. I enjoyed it and found it to catch my attention.
emotional
mysterious
medium-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:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I liked the book. Hollis (the fmc) was a good main character. The romance was meh but I wasn’t here for the romance so it didn’t bother me very much. The actual premise of the grave birds is so interesting and I think it was used successfully. The twist was interesting if not a little predictable. Overall not a chore to read by any means. I would recommend.
This is an interesting take on someone who comes back from a near death experience and can see dead people. Instead of just seeing ghosts Hollis Sutherland sees birds tethered to the ground where someone has died. When she touches the bird not only does she release it from bondage, but she is shown images of what happened to the person who has died.
Hollis Sutherland is steps away from buying her late godfather’s mansion and landing the biggest gala event in Hawthorne, South Carolina. But as she waits for the bank to approve her loan, the skies start to darken. Cain Landry has swooped in and bought the mansion out from under her. Now she finds herself not only facing eviction and not having anywhere to host her event but also caught in visions of the dead.
Something is rotten in Hawthorne, and she believes its connected to her visions and may be connected to the strange woman who lives with Cain. As fire tornadoes and other biblical warnings start to plague the town Hollis is hoping to solve the mystery, throw an amazing gala, and win the handsome stranger.
For fans of Southern Gothic fiction this is a good one.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Grave Birds was such a wild ride! It’s got magical realism, strange occurrences, buried secrets, and mysterious new people all wrapped into one spooky, small-town mystery.
The plot twist at the end got me GOOD, and I loved how everything tied together.
The pacing was solid and the atmosphere was chef’s kiss. Read it in a day. Highly recommend if you like mystery with a paranormal edge.
📚 Vibes: strange, eerie, twisty, slow-burn suspense