Review: This is one book that isn't for the "Birds"!!  Sorry... @badwordplay
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2014
I am always on the lookout for new books to read, and especially new authors.  Maybe it’s the excitement of getting in on the ground floor of a potentially great author’s work that compels me to do that, or maybe it’s just to check out an author’s first work, before all of their kinks have been worked out.  Whatver the case may be, I was very excited to check this book out, after reading the premise.It’s honestly your run of the mill story with run of the mill characters.  You’ve got your standard attractive ornithologist, a bio-semiotician that studies folklore, and a flock of birds that are the carriers of souls of people that have been unjustly killed, and who can’t leave in peace until something has been done about it.  What?  Well, that’s a pretty cookie cutter story for me, but I am also apparently a crazy person…Alright, so the main plot and characters are fairly original, and I really enjoyed the book overall.  Sure, the main conceit with the birds was a little bizarre at times, and almost cheesy at others, but I was totally immersed in the story, and the mythical and supernatural aspects.  I liked it for the same reasons that I enjoyed Lost for example, except that instead of random polar bears, this has SOUL BIRDS!!I did enjoy my time with this book.  It was an interesting read, and it kept my attention throughout.  I am happy to say that my  gamble paid off very well, and I very much enjoyed Amanda’s first outing.  I will definitely be on the lookout for what comes next!