4.5 stars maybe? I avoided this book (despite it's gorgeous cover) for a few months, though I kept stumbling across it, but I'm glad I finally gave in. For a YA book, it also had some beautiful prose in it, and it also had one of the few believably-teenage-but-not-maximum-annoying teenager characters I've read. The story, while a little silly to explain to anyone, is lovely in it's originality and "YEAH THERE ARE OWL PEOPLE AND ITS WEIRD BUT JUST GO WITH IT OKAY" attitude, which I pretty much love. Fun, quick read... except the beginning. That was beautifully written but not so fun, as I was listening to it at work and literally crying at my desk because, MAN. But worth it, imo.