Simon, the main character is a really sweet and likable character that gives me all the Dear Evan Hansen vibes. All together this was an average boy meets girl type of story. It was a different take on it, perhaps even more academic than other love stories I read, but that was the part I didn't like about it. I felt like I was maybe not smart enough to keep up with everything. Thank you to NetGalley and Duckworth Books: Farrago for a copy of this book for an honest review.

The premise sounded adorable, but after reading the first few pages I quickly grew bored. I ended up skimming through some parts and I struggled to finish reading it. While I understand the way it was written was on purpose, it gave off the vibe of a textbook.

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The title of odd bird really does fit this book. My main gripe is that the writing often feels purposefully obtuse and I just don;t like the way the characters are set up. Overall I don't even like the main character Simon very well. One of my biggest gripes is that for months Simon is obsessed with a woman, Kim, just because she is pretty. He literally knows nothing about her other than she is beautiful which makes him rather shallow and kind of a stalker. He literally pretends to be friends with someone he doesn't actually like or care about during this whole time just so he can see Kim again, who is as mentioned prior just a woman he finds pretty. I will admit I have not finished the whole book but I honestly don;t think I can. I find the main character very creepy and odd, and the supporting cast doesn't give me much hope either. For me the only redeeming quality about the book is all the cool bird facts I was learning.

3.5 stars. I thought this one looked super intriguing because of how awkward Simon was. Simon studies bird coupling and he is having some issues with his own, coupling that is. After a recent break up, Simon struggles to find that ZING that makes him want to stay in a relationship. He feels like there needs to be more to it and he wants to feel longing for someone.
At a work colleague's party he meets Kim. Kim is lovely and she makes Simon feel things he longs to feel. After the party, a series of events keep Kim and Simon from meeting again, but he still holds out hope for Kim.
After a while, Kim and Simon do finally find their way to each other, but is it everything that he hope it would be, and more?
This story was a little choppy and I did struggle with the writing. I'm not sure if it was the way it was written or if it was translated or not. The story jumped months at a time and I felt it lost some of the longing Simon might have felt because I didn't feel what he was supposed to be feeling. In the end I really liked this story and the moral that came out of it. I don't want to give too much away, because it is a great twist ending, but I do want to say that I enjoyed the book overall and was glad to see the book end the way it did. Simon was quirky and the book was fun.

I enjoyed the story told in ‘Odd Bird’ and I liked the main character of Simon and his verbose narration, and deep fascination for the mating practices if birds. After a while though, it was just difficult to read, as if every other word was drawn from a thesaurus. It just got to be a lot for me. I very much enjoyed most of the characters, perhaps it was too Intelligent for me.

I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I wanted to like this book, but to be honest it didn't captivate me. I found the main character very likeable if very naïve, but the other characters were all quite grating and I was frequently thinking why the main character even wanted to be around them. At about the halfway mark I gave up on this book sadly as it just wasn't going anywhere. It felt really slow going, nothing much happening other than putting up with annoying conversations between the main character and his "friends" who were either disgusting (Phil) or very selfish (Kim). Sadly this book has put me off others by this author