#10 in Romance
Shield of Sparrows
- 528
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 3 weeks on the list, peaked at #4
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Our view
“Shield of Sparrows” is a romantasy that puts its enemies-to-lovers slow burn first and gives it more than five hundred pages. Readers who enjoy a long-drawn courtship are its natural audience. Some find that little happens in the first half and that the heroine’s many unanswered questions leave the world vague, yet even they rate the final quarter highly. It is the opening volume of a trilogy.
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About the book
Shield of Sparrows is a romantic fantasy novel by American author Devney Perry. It was published on May 6, 2025 by Entangled Publishing. A film adaptation is set to be produced by Amazon MGM Studios. It is Perry's first fantasy novel, having previously written contemporary romance. An audiobook narrated by Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke was released concurrently with the ebook and hardcover editions.
Reading order · Shield of Sparrows
Full order & progress →- Shield of SparrowsThis book
8.48.4 / 10 - Rites of the Starling
8.48.4 / 10 - Seven and the SwiftSeven and the Swift–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 282 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 66% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 282 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Shield of Sparrows?
It has 528 pages — shorter than 52% of the ranked books in Romance.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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