Bird of Paradise Drums Beating by Penny Ross

Of course, she’s reliving stories of other people she has been, but her sentences and demeanor start to blend in with Amy’s and Brittany’s, and she loses the fish out of water quality of her character that was set at the beginning. Halfway through the conversations with the three main characters, Kara’s dialogue also seems to change.

Many conversations are obvious and just go through the motions. The author’s intention and overall messages are in the right place, but the execution is lacking. This book could be edited down to around 200 pages and it would do wonders for pacing. However, from that point on the book suffers from over-explanation and loads of repeated information. Up until the first long conversation in the conservatory, the story kept good pace and the elements were unfolding nicely. For this reviewer, the events that happened to Amy and the mystery of Kara read almost like the beginning of a suspense or horror novel. The core premise of Bird of Paradise Drums Beating is solid and engaging. Is this account laced with ancient wisdom real or an epic novel of fantasy and time travel? If you love historic fiction, join Kara, Brittany and Amy as they discover dreams and reality are best layered with laughter, excitement and intrigue. Brittany juggles a new love life and university assignments as she sifts through secret lives of Kara to record adventures of history and culture. In this Canadian historic tale, Kara channels the lives of famous women while Amy embraces her Metis culture. How do the typical lives of eighteen-year old Brittany and her mother Amy mesh with a woman who claims she was Cleopatra, Nellie McClung, Pauline Johnson, Marie-Anne Lagimodiere and other legendary women? Find out as Kara's secrets are exposed through startling revelations.įrom a Mayan peasant about to be sacrificed, to a famous singer afflicted by anorexia, and a queen paraded up the Nile on a state barge, to a princess bewitched by a handsome vampire in a forest, Brittany and Amy follow Kara through an ancient labyrinth of stunning proportion. If you enjoy Canadian history and exploring women's issues this book will appeal to you.

Bird of Paradise Drums Beating by Penny Ross