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A review by hannahsnerdycorner
All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This isn't the kind of book you can enjoy, appreciate and ponder yes, but enjoy? Not really - at least I didn't.
The premise is good - a woman escaping someone from her past, then her sheep start getting brutally killed - but by the end I had more questions than I did to begin with, and only a few of the questions I had at the beginning were answered.
I did really like the style/layout: odd chapters are the present, going forwards, and even chapters are Jake's past, going back in time. It was really unique and I liked how it made the story unravel - although the past getting further into the past confused me at some points and I had to keep reminding myself what was happening.
I'm sure the beast attacking the sheep is a metaphor of some kind - I just wish I understood what for. The book felt kind of clunky, like it didn't all fit together and way it is presented is just long paragraphs and underdeveloped sentences - which again is probably symbolic of Jake's mind but I personally didn't like it.
There isn't really a filter; it's in first-person and she just says whatever she thinks, they don't censor the sex scenes (and they aren't pleasant, but not rape). This book is not for people who are prude.
The premise is good - a woman escaping someone from her past, then her sheep start getting brutally killed - but by the end I had more questions than I did to begin with, and only a few of the questions I had at the beginning were answered.
I did really like the style/layout: odd chapters are the present, going forwards, and even chapters are Jake's past, going back in time. It was really unique and I liked how it made the story unravel - although the past getting further into the past confused me at some points and I had to keep reminding myself what was happening.
I'm sure the beast attacking the sheep is a metaphor of some kind - I just wish I understood what for. The book felt kind of clunky, like it didn't all fit together and way it is presented is just long paragraphs and underdeveloped sentences - which again is probably symbolic of Jake's mind but I personally didn't like it.
There isn't really a filter; it's in first-person and she just says whatever she thinks, they don't censor the sex scenes (and they aren't pleasant, but not rape). This book is not for people who are prude.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Sexual content
Minor: Sexual violence