A review by timefliesaway
The Snake Who Loved a Sparrow by Nna Natsuo

challenging informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Plot: Snakeman saves sparrowman from boars, but sparrowman calls snakeman evil and they part ways. Upon meeting again, they accidentally lose their clothes, sparrowman sees snakeman's genitalia and is so mesmerized by it that he cannot help himself but grope him. Snakeman has never been touched in that way, but it felt kinda good, so now he wants to see sparrowman again. 

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I don't care if you don't have the same genitalia and may have never seen the genitalia of another species, but you do not just touch and keep touching it when the person tells you "no" multiple times!

That was absolutely cringe and uncomfortable. "Falling in love after rape" type of trope. Additionally, sparrow guy is very immature and childlike (I already found him annoying in the first chapter), so it basically felt like a child is molesting a young man, and that's even more uncomfortable. 
Also, the last chapter?
Why does sparrow suddenly have a normal human penis, when earlier he said he does not have any genitalia and birds mate by rubbing their asses together??


Unlike some other reviewers, I did like the anatomical correct genitalia. Makes it unique. Well, except for the last chapter. 
It could've been a cute story without the sexual assaults, cause the other scenes do feel like the author was onto something sweet. But WITH them, it's just off-putting. 

3 stars for the art and 1 star for the concept, but … minus 5 stars for the execution and plus 3 stars for achieving utter uncomfortableness in me. Do not recommend, unless you're into this rapey trope.

-21.02.25

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