A review by pohutukaryl
The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Accidentally devoured it in one three and a half hour sitting, oops, because the prose is beautiful and felt like someone was telling you a story around a campfire, effortlessly weaving together seemingly disaparate characters over several years. I do wish there had been less of a time skip but that's because I enjoy seeing how found families are forged.