#tiras of jeru

[bramblrose]

“Kjell is right. You are a dangerous little bird. But I think I will keep you.”

[bmacreadz]

"The Bird and The Sword" by Amy Harmon

"The Bird and The Sword" is the perfect picture of brilliant storytelling. Amy Harmon created a masterpiece that draws me back in again and again. I have read this book so many times because at any given moment, I want to be back in the land of Jeru with Lark and Tiras. This story is romantic, exciting, heartbreaking, and fascinating in every aspect. It feels effortless to read it and equally effortless to love it. If you are a fan of fantasy, or even just a fan of excellent writing, "The Bird and The Sword" is the book for you.

Sometimes, I am left speechless when reviewing a book because I can't accurately describe how I feel about it. There are so many more things I wish to say, but I can't match the beautiful and poetic writing that made me love it so. And by attempting to try, I feel I do a disservice to the work. As I find myself speechless over "The Bird and The Sword," I think I will just highlight some of the reasons why this book means so much to me: unique characters; unique background histories for each of those characters; friendship grown in the unlikeliest of companions; vulnerable betrayal; hope in a brighter future; desperate and raw romance; strength in characters when it is most unexpected; triumph; bravery; instances of selflessness and innocence even in the darkest moments of hurt and insecurity.

"The Bird and The Sword" is simply magnificent and always worth the read - no matter how many times I go back to it.

[nakladatelstviyoli]

Amy Harmonová: Meč a ptáček 

V království Jeru byli všichni obdaření magickou mocí postupně vyvražděni krutým králem. Tento osud potkal i Mesharu, popravenou přímo před očima její dcery. Dívka přezdívaná Skřivánek je od té doby němá, a tak nemůže využít svůj dar – přetvářet pomocí slov skutečnost. Pak však do království vtrhnou ptačí muži Volgaři a Skřivánka si mladý král Tiras vezme na svůj hrad jako rukojmí, aby donutil jejího zbabělého otce podpořit obranu země. Pokud má přežít, bude muset mladá dívka najít způsob, jak nechat zaznít magická slova. A taky se vyrovnat s láskou k synovi vraha vlastní matky, který skrývá temné tajemství…

plánované datum vydání: červen 2019

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[cococassey]

Book Title: The Bird and the Sword Series: The Bird and the Sword Chronicles 1 Author: Amy Harmon Genre: Fantasy Romance Synopsis: (from Goodreads) The day my mother was killed, she told my father I wouldn’t speak again, and she told him if I died, he would die too. Then she predicted the king would trade his soul and lose his son to the sky. In a land purged of enchantment, love might be the only magic left, and who could ever love…a bird? My Rating: 5/5

Review (No major spoilers): With too little time, and too many books to read, I’m guilty of skimming long expositions and jumping to the good parts of a book. In recent memory, not since Laura Thalassa’s Rhapsodic did I savor each and every single line of a story. Amy Harmon made me love Lark so much, and parroting Tiras’ confession: “I was not supposed to love you. But I do. And it is terrible.”—terribly good that is.

As a romance fangirl, I’m hopelessly fixated with how swoony the hero is, with the heroine taking a backseat serving as the eyes to the fantastical world. But in Jeru I felt every pain Lark felt with each syllable she cannot speak. I felt the joy she felt when she learned each letter that was taken from her.

Following her enthusiasm for learning words was endearingly charming and touching, words that I…and those who speak often take for granted and carelessly spew about. Yes, my eyebrows rose as she was handled as a political pawn, but when they’re together Tiras treated her well. It was all a deliciously complicated mess of are we doing this thing we’re doing out of duty or out of love? Him teaching her patiently the simple language that was stolen from her made me fall hard for these two.

The tale reminded me so much of Howl’s Moving Castle (my fave anime ever, I know I need to read the book asap): a man’s struggles to retain his identity and the woman who is his salvation. In a fantasy setting, oftentimes action and politics take a front seat, but Amy’s prose remains grounded in the emotional development of the couple’s relationship, giving me all the feels, while telling me: it’s okay to be different—it’s a gift.

[bramblrose]

“You chose me because I am of use. But I chose you because I wanted you. All I ever wanted was for you to love me in return.”

[bramblrose]

“I have loved you every moment of every day, and I will love you until I cease to be. B i r d, m a n, or k i n g, I love you, and I will always love you.”