A review by thenexthing
The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

team! family! home! (families of choice having a very bad time but

getting a mostly-hopeful ending

is my jam )

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, and Death

Moderate: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Trafficking, Slavery, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal death

when the main character is a concubine born into slavery, their bff is a magic-user/divine seer and the plot is driven by the Spanish Inquisition, people are not going to have a great time