The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs

"Right now we were hunting the wights, but if they ever realized it, they'd start hunting us right back." The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs

The plot of this story isn't that spectacular. Jacob rescues Noor and helps her look for the mysterious V, with the usual fights with hollows and wights mixed in. Oh yeah, let's not forget the love at first sight teen romance that's about to unfold. That's pretty much it.

I'm not sure that this plot offered enough, I certainly expected more from it. The previous stories have been so successful with Jacob and his friends, I didn't understand the sudden teen romance that pushed all these other great characters into the background. 

With every book the photos are fewer and fewer, so if pictures are what you're after, don't depend on it. That's fine by me, because with every book the author is pulling more and more from imagination, and I'll give credit where it's due: he's got plenty of imagination. The world building is good, the peculiars are peculiar, he has a clear view of what he wants to happen and he shows it happening. He just doesn't plan a solid enough happening to create a solid enough storyline.

It's an adventure to be sure, but without the characters that made the story great, does it really matter?

3 Stars