Echo hasn't a home like the other people. Her life was strange but now it's even more strange since she met the Ala. She's an Avicen - intelligent humanoid creatures with bird feathers - and she's like her new mother. But Echo is human and the other Avicen aren't happy of her presence in their hidden city. Anyway, she managed to build a friendship with Ivy and romatic relationship with Rowan. 
 The Avicen are figthing since a long time against the Drakharin and when battle, mythology, magic and last hopes of peace mix toghter, Echo's life drastically changes. 
 This book is a pretty, cut, easy to read but nothing epic and unforgettable. Anyway, I can't deny that I really want to put my hands on The Shadow Hour, because I really need to know what happens to the group... I quite like everyone of them, especially the new entries - Jasper... 
 So, a little talks about the fact that everyone say that this book is really similar to Laini Taylor's novels, but I don't think that it's the case. There are a lot of strange creature, magic travel around the world, an embarassing amount of cakes and sweets, but the books start from a similar concept but grow in parted ways. 
 The Girl at Midnight was kinda predictable. Since the start it was pretty clear who was going to be the Firebird. What I liked was the fact tht there wasn't an actual reincarnation between the Firebirds from different generations. If you've watch Avatar-The Legend of Aang now you probably know what I mean. 
 After a really long time I started to ship again and I was kinda okay with the famous love triangle, since I've never been a fan of the triangle male loser. I also like the possibile future couple, but I couldn't stand the way Echo behave with her friend when she was in company of her boyfriend. Definitely the protagonist isn't my favourite one. 
 What is really vague is the magic system of Avicen and Drakharin. So I was really not happy when I saw how both races were: human with feathers or scale. I imaniged some kind of amazing humanoid and they were not. 
 How and why? These were the most important question that needed and answer when it came the history. Also, if we consider the fact that the Ala herself says that Avicen's life is more ancient than the existance of the human race... obiviously I need more facts! 
 Sometimes writing anything is better that writing too much. 
 Also, why the Avicens, so proud of not being humans, have name like Ruby, Ivy and Rowan? Same thing for the Drakharins.