Very odd, but original and extraordinary. The sustained alien POV is quite remarkable

Little Margo loved the crap out of this book. It was the first book I purposely stole from my middle school library (sorry! I brought it back!) I read it probably a million times, and then proceeded to never be able to remember the name of it. Until just now, when I realized I could google "were-owl" and probably get the book that I wanted. Brilliant. I look forward to checking it out (properly!) from the library and re-reading it.

I remember reading this book back when I was in grade five; I loved it. The idea that Owl could change herself into an owl...but she used her powers to stalk her teacher, whom she loved. It was creepy, but ultimately a strange, compelling story.

I bought this book just under 4 years ago - firstly because I collect owls and as I love books it makes sense to collect owl books as well, and secondly because I loved the blurb. I was totally delighted to find it such a lovely, funny, poignant, quirky read.
I'm putting a few of my books into this Goodreads, and scrolled through to find a review that I wanted to add a comment to. I really like your opening sentence, so clicked on your name to find that you're an author yourself. So now I have requested your book from my local library. I'll come back and 'visit' you when I've read it.

Shakespeare meets Harry Potter. This was a slow start for me but finished strong. With a strong protagonist voice, references to Shakespeare, animagus, a crush, a love story, and a story of friendship, Kindl keeps her reader engaged. Due to some more mature content and references, best for 8th grade and up.

What an unexpected little gem!

Owl in love manages to be a fully fraught supernatural teenage romance without spilling over into maudlin self-importance. Just the right amount of humor -- Not parody. Though there is some similarity to Switchers, Kindl tells a delightful story and I would happily read more by her.

"Owls are not house-proud. The almost obsessive tidiness of this room made me uneasy. A few rotting branches or some old leaves would have made the place look a lot homier, in my opinion." (p.51)

"Damp weather means bad hunting for owls, and in a wet spring an owl can progress from stylishly slender to dead in a matter of days." (p.95)

P.S. Don'tcha think Owl is a kindred soul to Temperance Brennan?

Patrice Kindl is my new favorite writer. This was the oddest book I've read lately, which is saying something. A girl with witchy parents can change into an owl. Is head-over-heels in love with her science teacher (who shares the same last name as my cute college zoology professor, funnily enough). Struggles with trying to fit in with classmates when she can't even eat human food. And more . . .

Dark and funny. Strangely sensual.

Owl in Love has a few occult references that freak me out, but besides that it's a very well-written interesting novel. I never would have thought that a book that is primarily about a crush on a teacher would have been so good.

I read this book when I was 9 or something ridiculously young... I got it from the library and 17 years later I'm still thinking about it. I'm going to have to reread it and figure out why it stuck with me so much.