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The Knight and the Butcherbird by Alix E. Harrow
5.0
emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

How dare you Alix E. Harrow, how dare you.

36 pages is all it took for you to enrapture me with this story, the characters and the setting and then you go and rip out my heart. Please do it again?

Y'all - Harrow never misses.

At six, I’d thought love was a full belly; at sixteen, I’d thought it was wildflowers and gooseberries and Mayapple’s mouth on mine. At seventeen, I knew better: love is whatever you’re willing to kill for.

Also - I love the subtle nods to Ohio in her more contemporary-ish books.