American Film

Even though it’s a short book, it felt surprisingly intense and engaging. It left me wanting to read more from this author and explore her longer works. I found her writing style particularly interesting, and the use of multiple points of view really added depth and gave a fuller sense of the story.

I want to start off saying that I can never explain the beauty of this book with my review.

Where the Birds Don’t Fly is the sequel to The Chameleon. Here we follow Rory Wilde and his family as they leave South Africa and head to New Zealand.

This story is a heartfelt, and thought-provoking read. It’s one of those books that gently pulls you in with its beautiful writing and keeps you hooked with a story that feels both personal and universal.

The Wilde family’s journey from Africa to New Zealand, a place famous for its flightless birds, makes for such a rich and symbolic backdrop. Farrell captures their emotional and cultural struggles as they try to find a new sense of home in a land that’s as foreign as it is fascinating. You really feel for them as they navigate isolation, the longing to belong, and the tricky balance between adapting to a new culture and staying true to their roots.

What I loved most about the book is its underlying sense of hope. Despite all the challenges the Wilde family faces, Farrell manages to convey that even in the toughest situations, there’s a path toward connection and understanding.

Where the Birds Don’t Fly stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. It is a timely and timeless exploration, inviting readers to peer through the window of the migrant experience with empathy and grace.

THIS one of those audiobooks that quietly pulls you in and then refuses to let go. From the very beginning, the story feels raw and intimate, exploring addiction, trauma, and self-destruction in a way that never feels sensationalized. Instead, it’s deeply human. Charlie Noir doesn’t shy away from uncomfortable truths, and that honesty is what makes this story hit so hard.

The narrators brought Charlie Noir’s book to life by speaking each character in such a phenomenal way!

Nice way to introduce both the main character and what a working dog does.
The conflicts between the handler and other law enforcement personnel fits exactly how I would picture the encounter happening.
Glad that some people were able to change their mindsets by the end of the novel.
Cannot wait to read the next books in the series.