Little Bird by Tiffany Meuret

 

The skeletons in the closet have nothing on the one in your backyard.
Freshly divorced and grieving the death of her father, Josie Lauer has caged herself inside her home. To cope with her losses, Josie follows a strict daily routine of work, playing with her dog, Po, and trying to remember to eat a decent meal—and ending each night by drinking copious amounts of vodka. In other words, she is not coping at all.
Everything changes when Josie wakes to find a small shrub has sprouted in her otherwise dirt backyard the morning after yet another bender. Within hours, the vine-like plant is running amok—and it’s brought company. The appearance of the unwieldly growth has also heralded the arrival of a busybody new neighbor who insists on thrusting herself into Josie’s life. The neighbor Josie can deal with. The talking skeleton called Skelly that has perched itself in Josie’s backyard on a throne made of vines, however, is an entirely different matter.
As the strangely sentient plant continues to grow and twist its tendrils inside Josie’s suddenly complicated life, Josie begins to realize her new neighbor knows a lot more about the vines and her bizarre new visitor than she initially lets on. There’s a reason Skelly has chosen to appear in Josie’s suddenly-blooming backyard and insists on pulling her out of her carefully kept self-isolation. All Josie has to do is figure out what that reason is—and she has only a few days to do it, or else she might find herself on the wrong side of catastrophe.
LITTLE BIRD is a story about found family, no matter how bizarre. 

MY REVIEW: 4.5 Stars 

Wow! This book was a surprise! The cover is what originally grabbed my attention, but as soon as I started reading the book, I didn’t want to put it down. I will definitely be adding the physical copy to my collection. 

The book is about Josie, Po, Skelly and Sue. I should say Po is a cute little dog, Skelly is a talking skeleton, Sue is the nosy neighbor and Josie has many issues. This book is very sad on so many levels. I’m not even sure if I totally understood all that was going on, but I still quite enjoyed it. I look forward to a slow reread and highlighting! 

If you’re looking for something different, this book is the one. Some will like it some won’t. All I can say is, try the book! 

Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾

*Thank you to Netgalley and Black Spot Books for a copy of this book.