A review by nedasaurus
The August Birds by Octavia Cade

4.0

It's really hard to describe exactly what made this book so hard for me to stop reading. It dealt with a difficult subject--terminal illness-- in a sensitive and realistic fashion, and the frame story of visiting important moments in science was, for the most part, successfully executed. It's a very quiet, sad, and thoughtful read. I read that the author doesn't think of it as a children or YA book despite the simple language and youthful protagonist, and I agree that adults will get more from the tale.