Wings (edition 2009)

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Summary : Laurel isn't the average teenager. She hates meat or greasy food. She loves fruits and vegetables. Here's why; she's a fairy.


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My Opinion : This remarkable book was my first book involving a Fairy/Faery/Fae. I actually liked it a lot.


The writing was pretty good and the story was well paced. I found myself thinking about it after I'd set the book down; I had to read more.


Although most reviews I read said that the book wasn't goo, I read it, and enjoyed it.


Somehow, Laurel got me hooked up on this book because of her weird way of eating. It made me want to know why.


I recommend it to anyone who enjoys Young Adult Books or Fantasy Books.
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It was a good book if you like fairy-ish book. It was a very fun book. It was more of a girl book though. It was mysterious too. I read this book because I was looking for a cute, girly, fun book.

I liked it well enough. It was an interesting take on the biology and history of faeries. I will admit that I almost did not read it because it's recommended by Stephanie Meyers, and that I still have a bit of a sour taste in the back of my mind knowing she recommends it. Guilt by association type thing or something. I don't know.

However, the writing was well done. Light and lyrical, not shabby and overwritten like Meyers. The characters were interesting and I wanted to know more about them. My main complaint is that it felt a little as though the adventure portion of the book was rushed -- as though she spent a lot of time developing the characters and the discovery of the protagonists heritage, and then bunched in the mystery/adventure/what-have-you at the very end.

I mean, she hinted at it here and there in the first couple chapters, but it really felt like the book took a left turn from coming-of-age self-discovery to fantasy action-adventure, and while not entirely unexpected, the shift in tone was a little irritating.

I'm noticing this trend more and more in YA -- it was present in Twilight and it's popping up in other books. I don't mind mixing coming of age and fantasy-action adventure, I just wish authors did it more smoothly -- it seems as though a lot of them are writing a coming of age and then tacking an adventure on at the end because they feel they have to, and it feels awkward and messy. ( )

Loved how different this book was! Very pleasantly surprised ( )

This book started off with a quirky girl moving to a new town, new school, and she meets a boy in Biology class. A very overused formula lately, but it did have some significance as the book went on so I was able to overlook it. The story is about a young girl, Laurel, who discovers she is a faerie. The faeries in this book aren't the ones in general folklore, so it was interesting to read. I found Laurel irritating at parts- mostly because she was stringing David along from start to finish. It was a quick, easy read but not amazing. ( )