I’m sorry to say it, I am generally a big fan of Hilton’s other works and find them endearing rather than over-the-top, but for some reason, this one just did not do it for me! And I was excited because I’m really in to birding! 

I think what really worked with the Dangerous Damsels series was the juxtaposition between the life of a pirate and the life of a Victorian lady. Like, the ladies calmly drinking tea while shooting cannons at each others flying houses? Hilarious and fun. The idea of ornithologists pointing guns and fighting just doesn’t quite pack the same punch! 

This book is just as quippy and punny, with a play on words or a tongue-in-cheek moment every other sentence, but again, the subject matter just made it seem less engaging. The attempt at making interesting magical birds was there, but they just kind of fell flat and felt like a side-show to the main story of the characters falling in love. What I liked about the other series was that the action (though silly) felt just as important as the romance, and I didn’t feel that way for this one. That being said, I still had fun reading this and positivity flew through reading it (there, a bird pun!). 

Oh well, tally ho, and I am still looking forward to her next books!