One for Sorrow: Two for Joy

from Goldengrove

What a disappointment! "An epic tale in the tradition of 'Watership Down' and 'Lord of the Rings'..." it says on the front cover, but the only resemblance (as so often with that sort of comparison) is that the birds can talk. Almost from the first page I was inwardly shouting "show me, don't tell...

from zjakkelien

I thought this book was really bad. I rather liked the concept, which is why I bought it. Fantasy with birds as characters! Unfortunately the idea was totally bungled: the characters were totally flat and boring. The whole story seemed to be just a list of what the characters were going to do nex...

from phoenixcomet

A decent story about the trials and tribulations of a lone robin who is the last of his species due to the evil machinations of the corbidi. The first book ends with the death of the main character, and after all he went through, that was a let down. The second book wasn't nearly as satisfying as...

from SonicQuack

Fans of animal literature aren't spoiled for choice and when a new angle appears in a novel it can generate quite a bit of hype. Clive Woodall's story of one Robin's fateful part in a war between magpies and the rest of the bird kingdom should make great reading. However, it doesn't. The story ne...

from shaunesay

I listened to this one, very good narrator. A very good, but quite violent story.