The Bird and the Sword might be for you if you loved the mysterious eagle rescue in Tamora Pierce's "Wild Magic," but want something more grown up with a witcher-style MMC. The writing style wavers between fairy tale and heavy introspection and our woebegone heroine Lark might annoy you with her poetry.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29008738-the-bird-and-the-sword?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=6z5vwruIWd&rank=1

Other books mentioned in this episode:

A Vow of Blood and Tears by Cate Corvin

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219513328-a-vow-of-blood-and-tears

Thorn by Intisar Khanani

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51265989-thorn?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_24

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60717747-half-a-soul?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=6qRtvWQZtq&rank=1

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13928.Daughter_of_the_Forest?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=lMYP39a6xD&rank=1

An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9408584-an-offer-from-a-gentleman?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=buvk9jJP0W&rank=1

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