The Conference of the Birds

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though this one was shorter i feel like this one was packed with everything and more with this series. im sad i only have one more in this series...but so happy i picked it up. definitely worth a read and will be a traditional re-read too

While I enjoyed the actual plot, there was something off with the narration. It felt more like the author was speaking, rather than Jacob himself. I cringed at many moments and it distracted from the actual events of the story.

The photos in this book felt forced and irrelevant, as though they were thrown in as an afterthought. None of them felt in place with the story, and it seemed like the author was just trying to toss in as many as possible this time around.

The romance aspect was also a negative for me. It felt forced, and many of the cringiest parts revolved around this. It was painfully obvious that a grown man was writing these scenes, and the narration of Jacob's thoughts/feelings, rather than a teenage boy.

I am curious enough to read the next book due to the cliffhanger, but it's definitely in spite of the narration style.

This book is better than the last one. I really enjoyed every bit of it and only wished it were longer. I hate cliff hangers. Now I have to wait for the next book to come out and I'm not very good at waiting. I can't wait to find out what happens to... well, everyone!

While I really did not enjoy book 4 in this series, “The Conference of the Birds” really made up for it. It was fast paced, had you wanting to keep reading and even has a good cliff-hanger ending. Book 4 was really slow paced for me and was a struggle to finish, but this one, I almost had to force myself to slow down so I could enjoy it more!

Probably my least favourite book in the series so far (and I love this series).

For me The Conference of The Birds felt flat, it was a filler novel that (in my mind) should have been twice the length to actually close off the story... There are two or three stories running at once, none of which really get any closure or solid explanation and I'm left feeling disappointed more than anything.

Don't get me wrong, my reading tastes have changed over the years, it might just be YA isn't for me anymore. Lowest score of the series so far!