Reviews

Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller

taylah13's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

chloewiart's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

kat7890erina's review

5.0

Haunting, with an action-packed climax, Ghost Bird is a book I won't hesitate to recommend to YA readers. Great characters and an engaging exploration of culture (even if it was somewhat fictionalised to avoid misappropriation - author's words). I'll never look at shadows and ghost birds in the same way again.

panda_charlotte's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

gifflesnooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

woduz's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? N/A

5.0

Loved loved loved this book 

anonymous_blobfish's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Acknowledgement: I read this book and wrote this review whilst on the traditional lands of the Pambalong Clan of the Awabakal people, and on the traditional lands the Wonnarua people. I would like to pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. 

I listened to this book on Invasion Day as my own little fuck you/support indigenous Australians political protest and it fucking slapped.

I don’t want to say too much about this for fear of spoiling anything but I will say that it was insanely atmospheric and tense. Listening to the audiobook while the world turned to twilight added an element of *shudder* that I cannot overstate. I already want to listen/read this one again and I wished more people talked about it.

wild_er_ness's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Racism, Violence, and Sexual violence

magicmoments's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

cec_loves_to_read_books's review

4.0

I’d heard good things about this book and the beautiful little CBCA shortlist sticker on the cover cemented it as a must read. I really enjoyed this one; it was eerie and strange and honest and funny and complex and a real page turner.

Spooky and spellbinding. Wonderful story of family bonds and learning from history.