This unique novel is by an author who seems to want to prove she can turn her hand to anything. She's so comfortable in her craft that this novel narrated by a magpie, is woven playfully darting between humour and tension effortlessly. The themes of objectification, the influencer culture and Hunan attitudes towards animals she explores here are interestingly handled and come through the plot alone resulting in me as a reader never feeling lectured to or bored by any authorial soapbox. A truly oneoff reading experience.
This honest review is given with thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this book.