Review: Parts of it were sweet, tender, and loving, and other parts of the story were harder to connect with
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
2.5-3 stars This is a mixed review. Parts of it were sweet, tender, and loving (Laurie), and other parts of the story were harder to connect with (especially the bird theme and Wren).Bird After Bird was a story told by a bird loving girl. I knew that going in, but I didn’t know the novel was saturated with all things bird. So, if aren’t fascinated by them be prepared to read more than you ever wanted to know. I’m one of those people and I’m pretty sure I skimmed most of those sections. As much as I wanted to be sucked in, I just didn’t find that I wanted to know what bird vs. what bird did what. It bored me. But what was harder than Bird Class 101 was that it felt like a paranormal story instead of contemporary. In my entire life of 41 years I’ve never met a bird lover and all of a sudden there was a whole town dedicated to it. Named Birdseye. And all the bird names. It was just a wee bit too much for me. I tried to accept it for the sake of the story, but honestly, I guess I never did.The shining spot in the story is the leading male. I found myself in love with Laurie. He was the swooniest. He was true, wore his heart on his sleeve, and a total catch. He loved with his whole being and I really could connect with him almost all of the time. What a good guy, and he definitely pulled on my heart strings.On the other hand I found that I just didn’t care for Wren. While she had a tough go of it because she lost both parents, she was ultimately kind of shallow to me and chose career over love. Me personally,  I would choose love every time, so right there it’s harder for me to connect because we wouldn’t have the same goals in life. Plus, she was kind of mean to Laurie when she left him.The ending was a HEA, but you have to get through a lot to get there and it was pretty predictable…from when Wren was faced with job choices to the fate of the band…is that a good thing or a bad thing? Would I rec this? Depends on what you are looking for in a read.  So, if you light birds and stories that are light and fluffy YES, but I love stories that dig a little deeper, push a little harder, cut a little more…and this wasn’t it. Plus, the bird theme was too much for me. However, it was pretty different so you might want to give it a shot if this theme appeals to you.