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Reader reception
Bridge of Birds is generally well-received; on major review site Goodreads, 57% of readers rated the book 5 of 5 and a further 28% as 4; only 13% rated it 3 or lower. Readers described it as a wonderfully written fantasy story and wrote that it "kept [them] riveted with each new chapter, each new adventure, and each twist in the labyrinth,” that it resembled a “Sherlock Holmes mystery based in the Tang Dynasty.” Hughart was praised for keeping a steady first person character and dialogue throughout the novel but criticized for the main character's willingness to follow the lead of another character, Li Kao. Readers also criticized the absence of main female characters in the novel and the depiction of the women who did appear as being mean, aggressive, uneducated, or courtesans. On Amazon.com, like Goodreads, "Bridge of Birds" received nearly 5 of 5 from about 200 user reviews.