Almost 3 stars
Where do I start? Maybe with the
meaning I understood behind this story: Love is greater than death and may
last for all eternity.
After analyzing this short novella for a
few hours, I hit that conclusion. This story is meant
to be a romance. But to me it felt like it had to do more with eternal love, the mourning of
loss and a new opportunity granted to the main character, Travis Howland, by a
beautiful woman, Emma the “Night Bird".
Travis is
an enigmatic sailor who traveled through the South Pacific looking for sperm
whales to bring oil back to his homeland in Maine. He is assaulted by his
father’s enemy and killed in the deep sea. After he dies, Emma appears and (bites?)
him, giving him back his life (for a few days?). I couldn’t help but picture a little bit of the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean when he was sailing the South Pacific.
One thing I have to give Teresa Blue kudos for is the delicate
writing style she has. I really enjoy a descriptive journey through the scenes. The setting was incredible to read.
Personally, I wished the author would have included more details....it left me trying to figure out some things. There was enough room to add a romance scene, which I think is possibly missing from this book. I would have liked to learn more of the characters background. After all that happens, I can only imagine Emma is a ghost/spirit/shapeshifter? I would’ve loved to
understand her origins and not only a small
description of what happened to her and how she became what she is. Why would she be able
to grant Travis “the gift”? And WHAT exactly is the gift? Who and exactly WHAT was Emma? I
have to admit, I failed to understand some parts of this story. It’s like I
missed something....but yet it was the conclusion of the novel....
2 comments:
Sophia, thank you so much for reading Night Bird and reviewing it. Awesome! I also appreciate our views on it!
Sounds like an interesting read! Thanks for sharing
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