A review by casseyt
The Company of Birds by Nerine Dorman
4.0
A 3.5 read rounded up. This read has been odd. It took sometime for me to fully get into it - 6 chapters - and then it was all systems go. It's most frustrating as I've loved other words from Nerine, but somehow everything was just that smidge off kilter for me with this one.
I think it's likely because the protagonist, Liese was just not someone I could like.
I'm not saying that all protagonists must always be likeable, that's boring, but the moments of liking her were far outnumbered by those when I liked her. She's utterly human often, which makes it tough given where she ends up. She's got to be that little bit more than your average human given her power and the lot befallen to her. The world building is great in this read - lots of it will feel very familiar to South Africans, and those who know our history.
The internal journey that Liese takes is intense. Birds are extra scary to me now. Revenge is best served hot. Isha is the best. And when do we get book two?
I think it's likely because the protagonist, Liese was just not someone I could like.
I'm not saying that all protagonists must always be likeable, that's boring, but the moments of liking her were far outnumbered by those when I liked her. She's utterly human often, which makes it tough given where she ends up. She's got to be that little bit more than your average human given her power and the lot befallen to her. The world building is great in this read - lots of it will feel very familiar to South Africans, and those who know our history.
The internal journey that Liese takes is intense. Birds are extra scary to me now. Revenge is best served hot. Isha is the best. And when do we get book two?