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The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1)

Amy Harmon

Start date: June 16, 2016

Finish date: June 22, 2016

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May 05, 2016 Sera rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

Absolutely unique and captivating. If I was truly a lover of fantasy this would certainly be a 5 star book. I do read fantasy, or intend to but it must have a pretty strong element of romance to keep me interested. That being said even with all the fantastical elements the romance between Tiras and Lark was beautiful and this book kept me engrossed pretty much the entire time. Amy Harmon truly has a gift with words. The writing was amazing!

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May 11, 2016 Ela rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, end-of-tens-faves

No words! The writing and story beautiful. This author sprung a huge and pleasant surprise with this book. Thank you!

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May 01, 2017 Diane (Books and Tequila Blog) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars, favorite-authors, listened-to, kindle, audible

Love, love, love!!

"I was a slip of a girl, a woman with little to offer and nothing to say,"

This is an absolutely gorgeous story. A romantic fantasy about a young girl who lost the ability to speak and needs to find a way back to the power of her words. The lyrical and beautiful writing drew me into to an amazing world that I didn't want to leave.

"I found him in the library with Kjell, a room towering with books from every land, a room I had frequented often since becoming queen. It smelled ...more

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