As you can tell from the cover, this book has to do with owls. To be specific, an owl named Soren. From the moment his eyes first fluttered open, Soren has a feeling in his gizzard, as all owlets do, that says, "Fly!" Over and over again, his parents tell him to ignore these feelings until his wings are fully formed.
Kludd, his brother, feels so superior to his brother to the point that it could be distinguished as hate. While Soren's younger sister, Eglantine, absolutely adores and idols him.
For the first few chapters, Soren spends his time learning so he can be prepared for when he is fully grown. He goes through ceremony after ceremony, until one day, Soren's parents decide to go hunting for prey, leaving Soren, Kludd, and Eglantine in the nest alone.
Suddenly, Soren finds himself out of the nest and plunging towards the forest floor. He lands in a plush lining on the ground, dazed. He was 99% sure that he hadn't disobeyed his parents orders and attempt to fly when he wasn't ready. Perhaps he had fallen? But he hadn't been anywhere close to the edge?
Fearful for what lurks on the forest ground, such as raccoons and other creatures, he tries to hide himself as well as he can while he waits for his parents' return.
If only he hadn't been snatched before then. . .
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I never thought I would actually read a book that was all about owls with absolutely no humans in sight! It was actually a very informative read as a learned many things about owls, such as the names of various body parts (down, gizzard, etc.)
What I really liked was how creative everything about the book is. There are little songs and chants included sung by Twilight himself. The terms created and defined by Lasky made reading this book feel all the more unique.
The language in this book is really simple though, and the word 'gizzard' is repeated over and over. There's also death in this book, which I didn't really like, but it wasn't at all descriptive.
four stars
