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Bird of Paradise is an imaginative tale with a young adult, or possibly middle grade flavour. The first few chapters start slowly to allow the reader to get to know the characters and lead up to meeting Kara, who is a key figure for the rest of the book.

The story subtly draws the reader into examining questions of spirituality and specifically reincarnation. While I felt that the lead up to the part where Kara speaks about her past lives was drawn out too much and didn't give the other characters much credit for being able to assimilate the information, once Kara starts telling her tales it gets rather interesting.

Some of the dialogue could use some punctuation editing and there are parts that get a little slow, dragging out the lead up to the next story, but the Egyptian history was well researched and I enjoyed that story perhaps the most.

There were various diversions off into obsessing about weight, a tangent about racial prejudices and 'correct' terms to please the pc brigade, a diatribe about beautiful women and intelligence and a part about gender stereotypes, all of which I thought bogged the story down unnecessarily and gave it a preachy tone.

I didn't really like Kara, as she occasionally got temperamental and seemed to need to manipulate the others to do as she wished.

There were some lovely passages, one of them very evocative about the beauty of the birds and their birdsong. I wondered what significance their odd behaviour would show in the end. Without giving anything away, there was a satisfying tie-in that finished on a pleasing note.

There were times when I felt like I was reading a women's positive affirmation book rather than a story, or it would go off on a tangent about early Canadian settlers. Then it would go back to the budding romance between Brittany and Brad or start leading up to another story of Kara's previous lives.

I felt that the author was trying to cram too much into one book. There were two separate storylines that might have been possible to intertwine more smoothly if the factual information and social commentaries were tightened up, and Kara's incessant dithering before telling the next story became maddening.

There was a strong feminist angle which became heavier as the story went along and I think I could rate the book higher if the book description came out and presented it as a feminist history of Canada. On that the information was strong and well-researched


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Bird of Paradise Drums Beating Penny Ross 9780986903335 Books Reviews

I received this book thru the author for free for my honest review.

This book is centered around three characters Amy, her daughter Brittany and her new friend Kara. The personalities are well described throughout all the chapters. A lot of dialogues concern Kara's experiences with reincarnation.

In fact, the three ladies meet every day or second day in Kara's living room, to hear the incredible stories of historic personalities that Kara have replaced for a while during their life. This is how we live a few years of Cleopatra's turbulent adventures. 

Only at the end of the book, we are told about the role of the Bird of Paradise, and its link with Kara.  

What I appreciated most while reading the book was how brilliantly the author described the emotions of all the characters involved in different situations and how they tried to take care of each other.

I recommand this book to all those interested in historical fiction. Beware, you might not be able to leave the book even if you need to get some sleep !
This book bears some similarities to the work of Marrie Corelli. Since I am a fan of Corelli, I found it easy to connect with the plot, only at the beginning.

The pages evolve with suspense, which made me want to turn over to the next. The opening Chapter was about Brittany’s encounter with a mysterious bird on her way to class. Then the focus shifted to her parents, Amy and Andy. Amy yet again encountered the same mysterious bird, which had something to do with a mysterious character, Kara. The secret of the mysteries took me beyond Chapter five, when Amy and Kara became acquaintances. Kara’s way of evading questions about herself, her death, added to my curiosity. At this stage, my interest in the book was not just about the suspense but also the use of subtle metaphors, about the beauty of the writing style. In Chapter six, the plot began to come alive with Kara’s talk of life, nature and consciousness. Kara’s story delves into the core of religious metaphysics, reincarnation. Going further, the author injected some discussions into the plot, which is centered around race relations in North America.

The only criticism I have about this book is the same sentiments I have always expressed about Corelli’s work; few characters and too lengthy discussions which gives an impression that the author is being too assertive. At one time, I was asking myself if the subject of reincarnation and the suspense at the beginning of the book were a means to introduce the reader into the subject of Aboriginal history of Canada.
This novel, which appears to be written for the teen market, is a journey into fantasy told in the third person.

A mother and daughter both meet a mysterious stranger, in separate incidents, while walking through a park. This woman invites them to her home where she reveals she is a time-traveler, sent to help famous women throughout history.

To tell more about the plot would spoil any surprises, but I think I can say that we discover some interesting facts about famous women.

The story is told in a heavy-handed manner and conversations between the three main characters seem too detailed at times. The dialogue is good, the settings are described well, but there isn't enough rising and falling tension.

A reader with an interest in the aboriginal history of Canada would probably enjoy this book. I, however, felt it was a bit too long and detailed. I'm unsure how a young adult would feel about this.

Ms Ross is a good story-teller and I wish her well in her future writing career.
Bird of Paradise is an imaginative tale with a young adult, or possibly middle grade flavour. The first few chapters start slowly to allow the reader to get to know the characters and lead up to meeting Kara, who is a key figure for the rest of the book.

The story subtly draws the reader into examining questions of spirituality and specifically reincarnation. While I felt that the lead up to the part where Kara speaks about her past lives was drawn out too much and didn't give the other characters much credit for being able to assimilate the information, once Kara starts telling her tales it gets rather interesting.

Some of the dialogue could use some punctuation editing and there are parts that get a little slow, dragging out the lead up to the next story, but the Egyptian history was well researched and I enjoyed that story perhaps the most.

There were various diversions off into obsessing about weight, a tangent about racial prejudices and 'correct' terms to please the pc brigade, a diatribe about beautiful women and intelligence and a part about gender stereotypes, all of which I thought bogged the story down unnecessarily and gave it a preachy tone.

I didn't really like Kara, as she occasionally got temperamental and seemed to need to manipulate the others to do as she wished.

There were some lovely passages, one of them very evocative about the beauty of the birds and their birdsong. I wondered what significance their odd behaviour would show in the end. Without giving anything away, there was a satisfying tie-in that finished on a pleasing note.

There were times when I felt like I was reading a women's positive affirmation book rather than a story, or it would go off on a tangent about early Canadian settlers. Then it would go back to the budding romance between Brittany and Brad or start leading up to another story of Kara's previous lives.

I felt that the author was trying to cram too much into one book. There were two separate storylines that might have been possible to intertwine more smoothly if the factual information and social commentaries were tightened up, and Kara's incessant dithering before telling the next story became maddening.

There was a strong feminist angle which became heavier as the story went along and I think I could rate the book higher if the book description came out and presented it as a feminist history of Canada. On that the information was strong and well-researched