The Conference of the Birds

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.