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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
To be honest I thought this book was only okay. Laurel was a rather unlikable character. The only character that really made me want to keep reading was David and of course he's in the middle of the dreaded love triangle.
I'm going to have to take a break from YA's or something because the love triangle is starting to annoy me. How 'bout you? I love series where the main character just loves one person and we actually get to see the relationship grow instead of 'I can't decide'. Sorry I went off on a little rant there...
On the plus side, the author had a fresh take on the Fae that I enjoyed. If there is a second book, I think there will be, I'll give it a chance.
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I'm going to have to take a break from YA's or something because the love triangle is starting to annoy me. How 'bout you? I love series where the main character just loves one person and we actually get to see the relationship grow instead of 'I can't decide'. Sorry I went off on a little rant there...
On the plus side, the author had a fresh take on the Fae that I enjoyed. If there is a second book, I think there will be, I'll give it a chance.
http://lorilaws.blogspot.com/
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Okay, so props to the author for trying to be original, but honestly is the kind of book I think I need an EMBARRASSED TO HAVE READ THIS shelf. Again.
Also, here's another book with a ridiculously named female character (sorry to all you named Laurel out there; I do think it's very pretty, but it sounds like one where the author was so worried about picking a name for her character that she forgot to write a real personality in as well).
I just feel like the concept was very beautiful and the execution poor. It might have been good if the plot was completely different without the usual young adult theme of LOVE TRIANGLES *gasp* I didn't even bother to read the following book.
In any case, good read for someone in late middle school who likes fantasy and is willing to lower their standard for a novel or two.
Also, here's another book with a ridiculously named female character (sorry to all you named Laurel out there; I do think it's very pretty, but it sounds like one where the author was so worried about picking a name for her character that she forgot to write a real personality in as well).
I just feel like the concept was very beautiful and the execution poor. It might have been good if the plot was completely different without the usual young adult theme of LOVE TRIANGLES *gasp* I didn't even bother to read the following book.
In any case, good read for someone in late middle school who likes fantasy and is willing to lower their standard for a novel or two.
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
wings is about this girl called laurel and she is different from everybody else, she doesnt like being indoors alot and she only eats certian foods. that is what we know at the beggining. she starts a new high school and meets this boy called david who is very welcoming to laurel. As this story progresses we find out other differences that laurel has compaired to humans and find out why.
i loved this story. i loved the character of david. i thought he was really sweet with laurel and how he didnt freak out with the discoveries they made together and he was always there for laurel no matter what.
tamlin however is a total different character to david even though they both dearly cared for laurel. it was sweet to see the friendship/relationship she had with both of them.
i loved this story. i loved the character of david. i thought he was really sweet with laurel and how he didnt freak out with the discoveries they made together and he was always there for laurel no matter what.
tamlin however is a total different character to david even though they both dearly cared for laurel. it was sweet to see the friendship/relationship she had with both of them.
I really couldn't get into this book. I made it into the first chapter and stopped. So, I honestly cannot give this book a true review. Just that it didn't pull me in and really wasn't my cup of tea.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Note to self: NEVER try a book that is praised by Stephenie Meyer. Just no.
But no, I decided that I'd give it a try when I was randomly browsing at the library and thank god I borrowed it. Otherwise I'm sure it would have ended up as maybe a doorstop. I'm really not sure why I even finished it. I guess I wanted to see if it got better and it did not.
So our mostly normal main character Laurel has recently moved to a new town with her really nonobservant hippie parents. She also starts public school for the first time after being home-schooled all her life. But then suddenly a plant blooms out of her back.
The idea of that kinda grosses me out.
This book just felt impossibly boring to me. It was filled with boring biology about plants, whining, screaming denial, awkward dialogue, one dimensional characters, and just plain fail. And even when it was supposed to be actiony I found myself yawning.
Laurel's parents happen to be the STUPIDEST parents ever. I'm not a doctor but how can they not see that Laurel so clearly has anorexia? Oh no, let's just follow their logic: It'll go away on it's own! Go tell that to cancer or any other sickness or disease that gets worse if left untreated.
She only eats because she is told and a half a peach is a huge indulgence? Every time there is food, she gets nauseous as the narrator so nicely points out every time. No big deal that she hasn't gotten her period yet either. But it's OKAY because instead of looking like a sick bag of bones Laurel looks like a "lithe" supermodel with willowy limbs, translucent skin, and she doesn't even wash her hair but it comes out looking perfect! So totally symmetrical too, amirite? Not bad for a fifteen year old! Excuse me while I unroll my eyes. I know it's all part of the faerie lore in this book but still, ridiculous.
Onto faeries being plants...Seriously? PLANTS? How does that even work? Does Laurel even have a brain? I'd really be surprised if she did.
It was extremely annoying to me how she just ran off to tell the guy she'd known for a couple of weeks everything. Because I mean hey, hot guy. He has to get in on this totally not exciting action. And of COURSE he is conveniently smart at biology. How else would he have been useful? Well besides mowing the lawn without his shirt on.
It was also rather stupid that she just runs away from the guy willing to give her answers. But oh well! No need to stick around! Giant flower growing out of your back for some reason? Who the hell knows why! Oh wait, we do know why? Nah let's just pick and choose what we want to believe and not go back and talk to said guy until shit hits the fan.
And yeah okay if you can't shoot the guy at least freaken' act like you got a pair. Thanks!
Laurel just seemed slow witted and whiny. Not the uber-special-awesome-heroine that the other points of the love triangle seemed to think. Let's just leave it at that. /facepalm
I have to add that there is a part where she is literally like:
*Gets seen by weird creature-troll while peeking in a window*
Says: "We have to go, NOW!"
*Waits under window for some reason*
*Still waits as creature-troll alerts the others*
*Goes to peek in the window again instead of running away and then gets dragged inside because of this*
Uh...what?
Nice old faerie guy to swoop in and save the day in the form of a magical life saving elixir and a big old diamond to solve all of Laurel's parent's financial problems! /sarcasm
And on the note of trying not to be totally negative of this book, I thought Tamani was awesome. And uhm...good cover? (I still don't get why it was called Wings though, besides the fact that her flower looked like wings...)
If anyone ever invents a time machine though, please let me unread this book!
But no, I decided that I'd give it a try when I was randomly browsing at the library and thank god I borrowed it. Otherwise I'm sure it would have ended up as maybe a doorstop. I'm really not sure why I even finished it. I guess I wanted to see if it got better and it did not.
So our mostly normal main character Laurel has recently moved to a new town with her really nonobservant hippie parents. She also starts public school for the first time after being home-schooled all her life. But then suddenly a plant blooms out of her back.
The idea of that kinda grosses me out.
This book just felt impossibly boring to me. It was filled with boring biology about plants, whining, screaming denial, awkward dialogue, one dimensional characters, and just plain fail. And even when it was supposed to be actiony I found myself yawning.
Laurel's parents happen to be the STUPIDEST parents ever. I'm not a doctor but how can they not see that Laurel so clearly has anorexia? Oh no, let's just follow their logic: It'll go away on it's own! Go tell that to cancer or any other sickness or disease that gets worse if left untreated.
She only eats because she is told and a half a peach is a huge indulgence? Every time there is food, she gets nauseous as the narrator so nicely points out every time. No big deal that she hasn't gotten her period yet either. But it's OKAY because instead of looking like a sick bag of bones Laurel looks like a "lithe" supermodel with willowy limbs, translucent skin, and she doesn't even wash her hair but it comes out looking perfect! So totally symmetrical too, amirite? Not bad for a fifteen year old! Excuse me while I unroll my eyes. I know it's all part of the faerie lore in this book but still, ridiculous.
Onto faeries being plants...Seriously? PLANTS? How does that even work? Does Laurel even have a brain? I'd really be surprised if she did.
Spoiler
Not even counting when she thought she was suddenly going to drop dead when she found out she didn't have a heart...It was extremely annoying to me how she just ran off to tell the guy she'd known for a couple of weeks everything. Because I mean hey, hot guy. He has to get in on this totally not exciting action. And of COURSE he is conveniently smart at biology. How else would he have been useful? Well besides mowing the lawn without his shirt on.
It was also rather stupid that she just runs away from the guy willing to give her answers. But oh well! No need to stick around! Giant flower growing out of your back for some reason? Who the hell knows why! Oh wait, we do know why? Nah let's just pick and choose what we want to believe and not go back and talk to said guy until shit hits the fan.
Spoiler
Also, troll who ordered your death just shot the guy you supposedly care about and what are you doing Laurel? Whimpering in a corner trying to melt into the wallpaper?! Why the hell did you even insist on going with him if you weren't going to be USEFUL.And yeah okay if you can't shoot the guy at least freaken' act like you got a pair. Thanks!
Laurel just seemed slow witted and whiny. Not the uber-special-awesome-heroine that the other points of the love triangle seemed to think. Let's just leave it at that. /facepalm
I have to add that there is a part where she is literally like:
*Gets seen by weird creature-troll while peeking in a window*
Says: "We have to go, NOW!"
*Waits under window for some reason*
*Still waits as creature-troll alerts the others*
*Goes to peek in the window again instead of running away and then gets dragged inside because of this*
Uh...what?
Spoiler
Valiant effort at the cartoonish troll villains wanting super special land. Really, trolls aren't loved enough these days. Pretty much all the trolls do is try to get the gate to Avalon and they don't really seem to be trying at all and the fact that they get killed rather easily is what exactly? Besides lame.Nice old faerie guy to swoop in and save the day in the form of a magical life saving elixir and a big old diamond to solve all of Laurel's parent's financial problems! /sarcasm
And on the note of trying not to be totally negative of this book, I thought Tamani was awesome. And uhm...good cover? (I still don't get why it was called Wings though, besides the fact that her flower looked like wings...)
If anyone ever invents a time machine though, please let me unread this book!