Hello Humans!

If you’re like me, you’ve been hankering for some fall vibes, and though summer is slowly losing the battle of the seasons, I needed a book that just screamed fall.

Today I’m reviewing the novel Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese.

You really can’t get more fall than this cover, so I just had to jump right into this read. Let’s see how it went!

Blurb

A girl’s quest to save a forest kingdom is intertwined with her exploration of identity in this middle-grade contemporary fantasy.

The only time Eren Evers feels like herself is when she’s on her bike, racing through the deep woods. While so much of her life at home and at school is flying out of control, the muddy trails and the sting of wind in her face are familiar comforts.

Until she rescues a strange, magical bird, who reveals a shocking secret: their forest kingdom is under attack by an ancient foe—the vile Frostfangs—and the birds need Eren’s help to survive.

Seventh grade is hard enough without adding “bird champion” to her list of after-school activities. Lately, Eren’s friends seem obsessed with their crushes and the upcoming dance, while Eren can’t figure out what a crush should even feel like. Still, if she doesn’t play along, they may leave her behind…or just leave her all together. Then the birds enlist one of Eren’s classmates, forcing her separate lives to collide.

When her own mother starts behaving oddly, Eren realizes that the Frostfangs—with their insidious whispers—are now hunting outside the woods. In order to save her mom, defend an entire kingdom, and keep the friendships she holds dearest, Eren will need to do something utterly terrifying: be brave enough to embrace her innermost truths, no matter the cost.

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The Review

Wow, what a heartwarming middle grade adventure!

In this tale we follow young Eren Evers. She’s always been different, but is more aware of it when her friends suddenly become fixated on dating. Not wanting to disappoint them, she chooses someone she doesn’t actually have feelings for. But there are bigger challenges afoot, and when a battle of good and evil takes place in the woods near her house, Eren must find her inner strength to unite her friends and stop the threat from taking over everything she knows.

I really loved the themes here and think they’re perfect for younger readers. Identity, doubt, judgment, and friendship are all central themes to the story, and it was linked perfectly with the good versus evil battle going on behind the scenes.

Eren was a fun character to follow around. She starts off insecure and conforms to the wishes of those around her, but has a lot of progression throughout the novel and learns to accept herself as she is and to fight for herself. I also really enjoyed Jessie and Alex as her best friends, and their progression with Eren made sense. Kayla’s character was a bit problematic, but that added to the tension of the story.

This story moved fast. Each chapter was nice and short and had developments that kept me engaged. There was also plenty of mystery, fantasy, and twists and turns to enjoy. The Frostfangs were creepy but nothing too extreme for a younger reader.

If you need a heartwarming MG fantasy story to introduce your youngster to the fantasy genre or just to take a little break from reality, you can’t go wrong with this read.

That’s A Wrap!

Well that’s it for this book review. I hope you enjoyed it!

Have you read this book? Are there other similar books you’ve read that you simply have to gush about? Feel free to leave a comment. I’d love to start a conversation!

Have a great day!

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