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Wings
by Aprilynne Pike
I have to say that I'm disappointed with how easy this book was to read. I was hoping for something a little more... challenging isn't the right word, and neither is adult. I suppose I was looking for something a little more teen-directed than pre-teen, I suppose. The chapters are incredibly short, and in typical fashion, the girl becomes best friends with a boy and their relationship quickly develops. Adults are never involved, another boy enters the scene and the first boy is a giant science geek and performs rudimentary experiments on her. What fifteen-year-old boy owns a powerful microscope these days and knows the difference between plant and animal cells? Furthermore, I couldn't tell if the characters were thirteen or seventeen. The writing suggests thirteen, the activities suggest seventeen but the text says fifteen.
So what I did enjoy.
I liked the twist on the usual faerie-tale saga. The fact they're plants- highly evolved plants, however- is a fun twist. I'd have liked to have seen more 'plantish' behaviour, but it worked for where it was needed. I liked the troll element, in a way, but I think it fell a bit weak. Barnes will clearly return, that much is obvious. Laurel is a realistic enough character. A little perfect, yes, but she seems to be somewhat neurotic. Hopefully Pike will develop this tiny trait. But everybody's a little bit too perfect. I guess that is fairly obvious, though, when [a:Stephenie Meyer|941441|Stephenie Meyer|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1250877761p2/941441.jpg] calls it a remarkable debut.
I don't think I'll be reading the sequel, but I may check the movie out when it's released. I'm somewhat gagging, though, at the prospect of playing Laurel. I honestly pictured someone more along the lines of Taylor Swift. If they had to pick a singer/sometime two-bit actor, it'd be her. At least she's blonde and has pale skin.
So what I did enjoy.
I liked the twist on the usual faerie-tale saga. The fact they're plants- highly evolved plants, however- is a fun twist. I'd have liked to have seen more 'plantish' behaviour, but it worked for where it was needed. I liked the troll element, in a way, but I think it fell a bit weak. Barnes will clearly return, that much is obvious. Laurel is a realistic enough character. A little perfect, yes, but she seems to be somewhat neurotic. Hopefully Pike will develop this tiny trait. But everybody's a little bit too perfect. I guess that is fairly obvious, though, when [a:Stephenie Meyer|941441|Stephenie Meyer|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1250877761p2/941441.jpg] calls it a remarkable debut.
I don't think I'll be reading the sequel, but I may check the movie out when it's released. I'm somewhat gagging, though, at the prospect of playing Laurel. I honestly pictured someone more along the lines of Taylor Swift. If they had to pick a singer/sometime two-bit actor, it'd be her. At least she's blonde and has pale skin.