"Wars are lousy with killers, but those who can heal? They're rare birds. Irreplaceable." This started out amazing (the first sentence alone was a masterpiece). I was right back there with all the pretty birds of prey and those awesome characters! The thing is, around the middle of the book I had to force myself to pick it up again. But the last 150 pages came back even stronger. The revelations and the ending made me really thankful not to have to wait too long for the finale.