The Boy and the Heron

During World War II, a grieving teenage boy moves to a rural home with his father and pregnant stepmother. When a mysterious gray heron leads him toward an abandoned tower, he enters a strange, magical world and faces an unsettling journey through loss, change, and family.

My take

You’ll likely enjoy this if you appreciate visually rich, emotionally reflective fantasy such as Weathering with You; Not for you if you prefer tightly explained plots, straightforward pacing, or neatly resolved mysteries.

Ask me more about it