A review by ehmannky
Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A lovely novella following the fantasy falconry adventures of Ester as she works to train a roc on hunting manticores for the kingdom. I loved the worldbuilding here, Lee's writing and style is just as wonderful as it was in the Green Bone series, and I loved the characters. I think this should have been a full-fledged novel, because all I wanted was way more than 140 something pages. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death