This is one of those books that I picked up not really knowing what to expect. It starts right off with a pretty important death, one that shapes the rest of the book. Then you see all these birds turning up, and at first they really confused me. But then as the book went on, I started to take comfort in the birds showing up. I started to associate them with change, whenever something big was about to happen or right after something did happen, the ravens would be there without fail. I really liked them. There were so many possible directions that this book could have taken, and that was my favorite thing about it! I had to keep reading so I could find out which path it would take and see what was really going to happen. So much was up in the air and you really didn't have too many answers until the last 1/4 of the book. Sometimes that would bug me, but the not knowing fit in so well with On a Dark Wing.

Abbey was iffy for me. Sometimes she bugged me and sometimes I connected with her completely and I got where she was coming from. She has had it rough- really rough, and I can't even begin to imagine how I would behave if I were in her shoes. The thing that bugged me a bit about her was that she acted like a brat from time to time. Especially to her father. He has had it just as rough as Abbey, and sometimes she showed him no respect, and was flat out rude to him. I would have liked to see a little more growth and connection in their relationship. It all stemmed from Abbey's inability to talk about her mother at all. And Abbey does come a long way in her relationship with her mother towards the end of the book. That made me really happy.

The idea of Death personified has fascinated me recently. I just read Existence by Abbi Glines, and I loved it! Here death was a little different, but he still really intrigued me. I liked him more than I liked Nate, actually. Nate just seemed a little flat to me. That was how I pictured Nate actually, because Abbey always had a crush on him from a distance so I never really wanted him to be this amazing, fleshed out guy. I wanted him to be a little high school crush, and to have the real focus elsewhere. Death really opened up to Abbey, and I loved that. I would have liked to spend some more time with him because he still felt so mysterious to me. But no one could hold a flame to Tanner.

Tanner was so sweet. The nicest guy I have read about in a long time. He was willing to do ANYTHING for Abbey, and at points in the book I caught myself thinking that she didn't deserve him. She redeemed herself when she had that same thought though. This was the cutest aspect of the book for me, and I'm not going to give anything away. To experience Tanner and Abbey's friendship you are going to have to read On a Dark Wing yourself! You won't be sorry.

Overall, On a Dark Wing is a thrilling read. Crazy stuff is happening all the way up until the end. It is told in multiple perspectives, but not too many for it to be overwhelming. A few times they switched perspectives without warning so it was confusing for a line or two, but then you are sucked right back into the story that you don't even notice. Such a great story!