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The Bird and the Sword is a beautiful fairytale full of magic, secrets, curses, and romance. Lark, even though she seeks to hide, is headstrong and doesn’t take to being dominated by men. Even without being able to speak, she makes her opinions known. It is that push and pull that is so wonderful in this tale. Everyone in her entire life dominated over her in one way or another, from her mother who cursed her, to her father who kept her locked away in his keep (who she still managed to defy by sneaking out into the neighboring forest), to the king who kidnaps her as his pawn against her father. The story is very loosely a take on the Beauty and the Beast tale as Lark finds herself kept prisoner in the castle as a key to unlock a curse over the king, while she finds herself quickly sympathizing with the king and falling down the slippery slope of blossoming attraction. Tiras himself, is the stoic, warm, handsome, regal, take-charge alpha book-boyfriend as he juggles his life between duty and an impossible situation, with always his father’s tyrannical reputation looming over him, and the power-hungry lords of the lands within his kingdom just waiting for something to happen to him, while trying to do things for the good of his kingdom. There are plenty of twists and surprises to this story that I certainly won’t give away with this review only to say that I spent quite a few late hours not being able to set it down and go to sleep at a proper time, and that I did reach for the box of tissues at quite a few scenes, and it does have a wonderful ending and made me sad to part with the characters at the end.


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The Bird and the Sword The Bird and the Sword Chronicles Book 1 eBook Amy Harmon Reviews

One day three years ago, I was scrolling through my Goodreads homepage (it all comes back to Goodreads, doesn't it?), I saw a glowing review for a brand new book called “Making Faces” by Amy Harmon. I looked over the blurb, thought it sounded interesting even though it wasn't not what I usually read. I decided to try it. Thank God I did, and I truly mean that, because that book was such a masterpiece, I was floored. So I reviewed it, and I think I did a good job because I got a lot of responses – something I was not used to. So I thought, can she do it again? I read “A Different Blue”, and yes, oh yes she could. I read everything she had written up to that point. The following year, she published “Infinity + One” and figuratively killed me. She is able to take this gift from God, this gift, and spin it into as close to perfection in writing as many will ever see. Then came “The Law of Moses” (that is a tear tearjerker – they all pull tears, but if that one doesn't do it to you probably aren't alive) and “The Song of David”. All amazing.

And then I read that she's coming out with a fantasy novel. A fantasy novel? Like Game of Thrones and Imagine Dragons (wait, that's a band I like) and Rings and Gollems and Hobbits? But I don't like fantasy. I never, ever read fantasy. I don't go to fantasy movies. Yes, I took my son to all 3 LOTR/Hobbit movies and I got the best sleep of my life. But because Amy Harmon wrote it I would read it. Probably a simple fairy tale for children, and I actually waited 2 weeks to read it.

Big mistake. Because even if Amy Harmon wrote a simple fairy tale for children, it would probably be an instant classic. But this is not for children. Yes, in a way it reminds one of a fairy tale, but one for grown ups, along the lines of “Once Upon a Time”, but far more sophisticated. I can't tell you about the plot. Anything I say would ruin it. If this is the only review you read before picking up this book, stop here. Go into it with a completely open mind, and just let this incredible world open up for you. Amy Harmon's words create worlds, and when I reached the end of it, I was so sad. Because I loved this placce and I loved these characters, and if this were Oz, I wouldn't want to go home.

I wanted to return, and about three quarters through the book, I did go back to the beginning. Because I'm gobbling up the book and suddenly Tiras, the male lead says to Lark, the female lead “Where I am going, you cannot come.” Now I'm Jewish, but I know the Christian bible rather well, and I know exactly when Jesus says that and what it means. And I just stopped and I thought am I reading a parable? Is there another level to this book that I've missed? I thought of the prologue to the Gospel of John, about the Word, and the Word being with God and the Word being God. Lark, the narrator, is always saying that words come from the Creator and they possess immense power. So I went back and I re-read it. And sure enough the words that come from the Creator are powerful, so powerful that they literally give life. So was this a parable about the life of Jesus? Perhaps a bit. There certainly a character plays the role of a messiah. Definitely a parable about the gifts of God and the good we can do with them – as well as the bad.

I don't know if I'll ever read another fantasy book – unless Ms. Harmon writes it, of course. I think I would always compare everything I read with this book. But I am so thankful that she wrote this book. I'm thankful that God gave us words, and that Amy knows exactly what to do with them. Read this, and you too can soar like an eagle.

Hollywood, where are you? Stop wasting time on Nicholas Sparks when you have a library rich in everything a great movie needs. We love our Amy Harmons books, but we really need our Amy Harmon movies!
I love fantasy books, fantasy and romance are my main reason for reading. This was my first Amy Harmon book and I truly loved it.
If you're a fantasy reader, I must warn you maybe it's not as complicated or dense as other books, is a standalone, not a series, but the writing, oh the writing.

I find it hard these days to find a book with a truly beautiful romance that doesn't have explicit sex scenes, I must be the minority here because I know people love erotica in their stories, but I don't. I think a really good story doesn't need that.

This author manages to create this land with a believable magic system, beautiful heartbreaking romance that develops and it's not insta love as in other fantasy books and even though things are kind of predictable it still left me wondering how things were going to turn out. I won't go into the story because you already have the book synopsis and other readers reviews.

I also love that finally I got a glimpse of life in a marriage, most books end when the hero and heroine finally get together but what happens after? I'm married so I have to say both characters are really well written, I understood both of them, their actions and their insecurities.

After this one I purchased 3 other books from Amy Harmon and I loved them too. I really hope she keeps writing fantasy. Her other books are really good but this one's my favourite. I think she has a gift and the fantasy world really likes it.
The Bird and the Sword is a beautiful fairytale full of magic, secrets, curses, and romance. Lark, even though she seeks to hide, is headstrong and doesn’t take to being dominated by men. Even without being able to speak, she makes her opinions known. It is that push and pull that is so wonderful in this tale. Everyone in her entire life dominated over her in one way or another, from her mother who cursed her, to her father who kept her locked away in his keep (who she still managed to defy by sneaking out into the neighboring forest), to the king who kidnaps her as his pawn against her father. The story is very loosely a take on the Beauty and the Beast tale as Lark finds herself kept prisoner in the castle as a key to unlock a curse over the king, while she finds herself quickly sympathizing with the king and falling down the slippery slope of blossoming attraction. Tiras himself, is the stoic, warm, handsome, regal, take-charge alpha book-boyfriend as he juggles his life between duty and an impossible situation, with always his father’s tyrannical reputation looming over him, and the power-hungry lords of the lands within his kingdom just waiting for something to happen to him, while trying to do things for the good of his kingdom. There are plenty of twists and surprises to this story that I certainly won’t give away with this review only to say that I spent quite a few late hours not being able to set it down and go to sleep at a proper time, and that I did reach for the box of tissues at quite a few scenes, and it does have a wonderful ending and made me sad to part with the characters at the end.