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cosmic_sans104 's review for:
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
by Leslye Walton
Book about Ava Lavender took over half the read time to start discussing Ava Lavender.
If I were rating this book specifically on writing style, the book would probably recieve a 4/5. Walton is good at describing scenes that blend magical elements in with realism as if it was common. Magical realism is often a hit-or-miss with me, and I personally enjoyed how she implemented it within the story.
That being said, I struggled to fall in love with this book. I learned far more about the Lavender family rather than Ava herself. When a book explicity calls out a wonderful girl with wings by name , I expect to read mostly about her trials and triumphs. I wanted to know more about how her wings impacted her daily life. I hoped to hear more about her childhood curiosity. This book, although interesting, deviates too much from its primary selling point.
If I were rating this book specifically on writing style, the book would probably recieve a 4/5. Walton is good at describing scenes that blend magical elements in with realism as if it was common. Magical realism is often a hit-or-miss with me, and I personally enjoyed how she implemented it within the story.
That being said, I struggled to fall in love with this book. I learned far more about the Lavender family rather than Ava herself. When a book explicity calls out a wonderful girl with wings by name , I expect to read mostly about her trials and triumphs. I wanted to know more about how her wings impacted her daily life. I hoped to hear more about her childhood curiosity. This book, although interesting, deviates too much from its primary selling point.