A review by luanam
Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls by Jane Lindskold
4.0
This is one of those novels that will stay with me. It was full of beautifully visceral moments that exist like rest boulders in a flowing river of action. It was shortish novel that is complete with in itself and left me with a feeling of contentment at the end.
My partner read it over two days in two fell swoops while I read it in large bites over the course of a week and for both these reading styles it worked very well.
Only thing that made this less than five stars is that the beginning couple of pages didn't quite measure up to the main body which brilliantly seems to combine a fairytale feel with a more realistic sensibility when dealing with the nature of being outcast or struggling in a normative world. Also the ending was a little bit swift though not in a rushed forced way.
My partner read it over two days in two fell swoops while I read it in large bites over the course of a week and for both these reading styles it worked very well.
Only thing that made this less than five stars is that the beginning couple of pages didn't quite measure up to the main body which brilliantly seems to combine a fairytale feel with a more realistic sensibility when dealing with the nature of being outcast or struggling in a normative world. Also the ending was a little bit swift though not in a rushed forced way.