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A review by louandlife
Firebird by Elizabeth Wein
3.0
I picked this book up because I wanted something short to read that wasn't a manga. I feel like I've been in a mini reading slump for the past week so I wanted to finish at least one book and encourage myself to read more and try to get out of the slump before it becomes worse and an actual slump. I originally bought the book because it was written by Elizabeth Wein. I hadn't read any of her books before I bought this one, but by the time that I read this book, I have read Code Name Verity which I really did enjoy, so I had a strong feeling I would like this book.
I did like this book. It is essentially a short story into life as a female Russian pilot in WWII. Even though this book is marketed towards teens, I would have thought that it was a children's book. Like I could see like 8 year olds reading this fine. The plot itself was okay. It wasn't the story that kept me reading this book but because of the fact that the book was so short and that I would finish it soon and be able to tick off a book from my tbr. I felt like the story was too short to develop any sort of feelings. I did like the main character Nasia, and the chief, but other then those people, nobody else is developed or even around much to form any emotional attachment to them. I think this story would be interesting if it was longer and more complex.
Overall, I did enjoy this story but I think I enjoyed finishing this book more then I did reading the story. It was an average read. It didn't particularly invoke any emotions in me and I think after a few weeks/months, I'll forget about this book. I think this book would be good if a younger reader was reading it, like a child to early teen, because I feel like that is where the story would resonate most.
I did like this book. It is essentially a short story into life as a female Russian pilot in WWII. Even though this book is marketed towards teens, I would have thought that it was a children's book. Like I could see like 8 year olds reading this fine. The plot itself was okay. It wasn't the story that kept me reading this book but because of the fact that the book was so short and that I would finish it soon and be able to tick off a book from my tbr. I felt like the story was too short to develop any sort of feelings. I did like the main character Nasia, and the chief, but other then those people, nobody else is developed or even around much to form any emotional attachment to them. I think this story would be interesting if it was longer and more complex.
Overall, I did enjoy this story but I think I enjoyed finishing this book more then I did reading the story. It was an average read. It didn't particularly invoke any emotions in me and I think after a few weeks/months, I'll forget about this book. I think this book would be good if a younger reader was reading it, like a child to early teen, because I feel like that is where the story would resonate most.