Wings by Aprilynne Pike

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.

Wings is by far the best book I've read in a month or two. It's perfectly written, easy to read, and filled with everything I want to read about. The story was never slow, and kept me wanting more, page after page. It was an easy read and I love that about a book.

Laurel is a teenage girl whose family has just enrolled her in public school, after being home schooled her whole life. The transition is difficult for her to grasp, until she gets closer to David and befriends Chelsea. Her life seems pretty normal, until a wing-like flower grows out of her back. With the help of David, and another faerie, Tamani, she learns more about herself and struggles to save a gate that leads to the faerie realm.

I love the characters. Like David; he's gentle and willing to do anything to help Laurel, and he hasn't given up on her. I love that. Tamani, however, was a little harder to understand, for he was always mysterious and playful.

Another thing that I loved was the romance. I'm a complete sucker for romance, and in Wings it's light, and lovely. Overall, Wings was a great debut novel! Aprilynne is now one of my favorite authors! I simply cannot wait for the next book!

Ratings:

Writing: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Character: 5/5
Cover: 5/5