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The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

Subgenre
romantasy
Edition year
2024-07-23
Rating
★ 3.9 · 78 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
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This historical fantasy romantic comedy follows professional rival ornithologists Beth Pickering and Devon Lockley, who clash when Devon steals Beth’s captured rare deathwhistler bird mid-competition. When a Birder of the Year contest requiring the capture of an endangered magical caladrius bird is announced, the two are forced to team up to compete, leading to shared close quarters, playful tension, and growing attraction as they navigate the English countryside hunt and uncover underhanded fowl play threatening their chances.

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  • Only One Bed: “Now keeping their distance becomes a question of one bed or two.” source
  • Strong Heroine: “She's so pretty, so polite, so capable of bringing down a fiery, deadly bird using only her wits.” source
  • Quest: “Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird” source

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