A review by ecothalis
A Dragonbird in the Fern by Laura Rueckert

3.0

I had high hopes for A Dragonbird in the Fern (culture clash! arranged marriage! ghosts!) but this feels like it was a teenager's first attempt at a novel. The characters don't have any defining personality traits, the plot is slow, and the book is so forgettable I'm struggling to remember enough to write this review, even though I just put the novel down this morning. The fact that the two leads don't speak the same language is an intriguing twist, but I'm not invested at all in the characters and the idea of continuing holds almost no appeal. DNF at 4 hours 10 minutes.