Night Owls

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What, exactly, is the anatomical shape of a heart? I can tell you. It's a bloodied splat on the floor, with gory little pieces of bodily tissue everywhere because that's what it looks like after I've stomped on the figurative heart within this book for 10 minutes after having read it. When you’re searching for a book about owls, keep the following criterion in mind: author expertise, illustrations, and research. The one issue I had with NIGHT OWLS was the weird way the point of view changed- sometimes it felt like it switched mid-paragraph. It got a little frustrating because it felt like the reader was jumping between the different character’s heads. However, it wasn’t ever an issue of being confused as to who was the focus, it was mainly the jerkiness of the transitions that bothered me. Say goodbye to your inner farmer. You don’t have to get up with the cows.’ Illustration: Eiko Ojala/The Observer By the same author as above Little Owl’s Night puts a fun spin on the classic bedtime stories as this little owl talks about all the curiosities of the night

So if all the scientific evidence supports the idea of flexible schedules aligned with our individual sleeping patterns, why aren’t we there yet? Employers have long been hesitant to allow their employees to work flexibly and remotely, though this attitude has been undermined by the sudden shift to online working that the coronavirus pandemic has required. As well, another feature that I love about The Anatomical Shape of a Heart is how very diverse it is. First of all, the main character’s brother is gay, which is becoming more common in YA, but there is also a character with schizophrenia. I loved how this is incorporated because the reader can learn a lot about schizophrenia and what it really is. This book raises awareness by mixing it with art, which I found to be really interesting.Only, she wasn’t feeling any relief. Elly looked out a window into the night. Somewhere out there, the Creeps were coming. A day, maybe two, and they’d find her here. They wouldn’t be kind to anyone aiding her. The author, Mike Unwin, has studied owls for years and describes the behavior, breeding patterns, diet, and cultural superstitions of various owl species. I was worried my initial impressions would prove accurate based on the first chapter or two. But look, that's not how it went. I kind of feel like some editor told the author "Hey, this book isn't sexy enough for how we want to market it, so if you could just... fluff up those first chapters?" And so she did. The first chapters have what I guess is a typical noir attitude about what's sexy and dark and crap, but don't worry - that all clears right up soon enough, and you actually get to meet a well-developed, don't-rely-on-sexy-times-to-be-interesting cast of characters. I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and I was not compensated for this review. Un calor extraño surgió dentro de mi pecho y se extendió sobre mi piel. No sabía lo que estaba pasando entre nosotros, pero honestamente no me habría sorprendido si el Owl hubiera estallado en llamas, saliera de la carretera y explotara. Un infierno de fuego.

I loved the relationship between Val (the vampire) and Elly (the young hunter [lower case h] with her on the book cover). They could have hated each other, they could have killed each other. But they each found something appealing in the other and worked together because they had to. I would have expected them to be catty or hurt each other but they both adapted.

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Little Hoot is such a fun story, it features a little owl who wants to be like his friends and not a night owl like his parents want him to be. Both my kids loved it and the role reversal in the story. The Barn Owls

The Enigma of the Owl is one of the few very detailed yet captivating books on owls. Mike Unwin wrote the book with unique photographs by David Tipling. Mike Unwin has studied the birds for years and describes the behavior, breeding patterns, diet, and cultural superstitions of various owl species. Shifting to flexible working hours as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has been a revelation for publicist Mayah Riaz. She has always known she preferred to work in the evening, but previously stopped herself from doing so because she worried about being perceived as immature or a workaholic. Val is a vampire, running her bookshop with Chaz, her Renfield and living a normal life – very normal, away from all the messiness of vampire politics or of her pastFor night owls, the expectation that they should adapt their behaviours can also be frustrating outside work. Lisa Akker, who is 60, has been a night owl her whole life and thinks the tendency runs in her family. “It’s caused problems in my marriage. My husband doesn’t understand why I can’t change my sleep times so I can be more of a lark. My cousin is always making fun of my sleeping late proclivity; she’s the quintessential illustration of the early bird getting the worm, and prizes that.”