This book was everything I thought it wouldn't be, and everything I needed it to be. I too, alike many others, read the synopsis and thought "ugh..birds," and while it was about A bird, it was also so many other things that didn't involve a bird. 
 Cullen is in a slump, his town has gone slightly mad, and in the midst of it all his little brother has taken off. This book was also about Benton Sage, and ultimately about Cabot Searcy. I loved that, I love two roads that eventually meet at an intersection, or this case, many roads-many roads that lead to the small town of Lily, Arkansas. This book left no space for distraction, I was enthralled the whole way through, and felt deeply satisfied when I arrived at the last page-not many books can do that for me. My only qualm, and my reason for only 3 stars, was the eye twitching tendency of the main character to refer to himself in the third person. It seemed clever at first, but quickly grew old. 
 I think many people will find a certain degree of joy and comfort in this book. I would definitely read more from this author.