Above and Beyond Dark Waters

Thanks to NetGalley for this free book, opinions are my own.
Man... this was a weird book. I mean honestly, I never read anything like it. It was interesting and had a LOT of lessons inside. First off it's nothing how the premise says it is. I guess that's why I was confused. It's never mentioned that Jane the MC in a Quinlin which is a creature that can turn into other creatures to learn lessons and save everyone... something like that. I feel like it went too slow, even though it was a short book. The way this book could have been better is if it started with learning more about Jane in her human form, her likes, dislikes, family, school, just life, and personality as she didn't even have any. If we got to know her more in the beginning it would make her lessons and growth be more subtle. It's a very narrative style, doesn't show us much. The creatures she turned to were mostly different kinds of birds, a bee and an atom, that's all. I think it would be more interesting if the creatures were more drastically different. I mean she could fly in all her forms, maybe that was intentional as Jane always wanted to be a superhero (so she mentions herself, not that we know her much). And her whole adventure is said to have taken quite some months, so that was also weird, I'd say it's more likely just a dream... But OK, not a book I hated, it was philosophical at times so those who like these not very ordinary books may like it!