Details Books In Pursuance Of Wings (Wings #1)
Original Title: | Wings |
ISBN: | 0061668036 (ISBN13: 9780061668036) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Wings #1 |
Characters: | Laurel Sewell, David Lawson, Tamani |
Setting: | Crescent City, California(United States) |
Literary Awards: | Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) Nominee for Best Young Adult Paranormal/Fantasy Novel (2009) |
Aprilynne Pike
Hardcover | Pages: 290 pages Rating: 3.75 | 71237 Users | 5033 Reviews
Ilustration Concering Books Wings (Wings #1)
Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things with wide eyes. They were terrifyingly beautiful—too beautiful for words.Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings.
In this extraordinary tale of magic and intrigue, romance and danger, everything you thought you knew about faeries will be changed forever.
Mention Regarding Books Wings (Wings #1)
Title | : | Wings (Wings #1) |
Author | : | Aprilynne Pike |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | 1st Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 290 pages |
Published | : | May 5th 2009 by HarperTeen |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Romance. Paranormal |
Rating Regarding Books Wings (Wings #1)
Ratings: 3.75 From 71237 Users | 5033 ReviewsAssess Regarding Books Wings (Wings #1)
I love the very original (for me) faerie mythology that Pike has created in this book. And have to say I'm Team Tamani.Reviewed by Marta Morrison for TeensReadToo.comWhat happens when you find out that you are different. Not just a little different but really DIFFERENT?! Laurel finds herself in public school for the first time when she is a sophomore. She has been homeschooled in a small cabin in the forest. Her parents moved to Crescent City, in Northern California, about an hour away from her cabin to open a bookstore. At her high school Laurel meets David, and he invites her to join his group of friends. He
"There's always someone who secretly believes in myths and legends."Beautiful, short book that kinda reminded me of a Disney movie but was an enjoyable read nonetheless. And of course, Tamani and Laurel were my favorite characters to read about in this story. David was an amazing best friend and should just stay that way :)
Wings was definitely a unique take on fairy mythology. And I finally get the significance of the cover now, which I have to say fits the novel perfectly. Im a huge fan of the Faery/Fairy/Fae... (was it is really?) genre, or rather sub-genre. I wasnt surprised that I really liked this novel. Sensational plot line, really different than anything Ive read. The first part of the novel moved a little slow for me. But once I became fully engrossed in the world that Pike created, I couldnt get through
I probably shouldn't have read this. If you read the pre-read section at the bottom of the review, you'll see that I didn't even intend to order it. Yet, since I had it, I thought I'd give it a go.I lasted 24 pages because that's all my sanity could take. Laurel is a magazine-beautiful, waif-like teenager who leaves homeschooling in grade 10 in order to begin her high school career. And that's when the story stops making sense. Not that the above makes any sense either. Models in magazines
This is the fairy equivalent to Twilight, funny considering the fact that Stephanie Meyer blurbed it. The entire book form pg 1-200 was terrible, was okay pg 200-280, and back to terrible for the next 20 pages.The Plot: Just like Twilight, it was added at the last minute and was a bit cheesy. Trolls trying to take over a forest? C'mon. If you're going to write a fantasy book, then you need a better imagination than that.Characters: One-dimensional, no goals or purposes, exactly like Bella from
Just as good as ever! These characters are so dear to me, and even though I've read Wings, like, 4 times now the plot never gets boring!
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