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Wings by Aprilynne Pike

Wings

Aprilynne Pike

HarperCollins · Paperback · May 3, 2011

Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things.

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Who it’s for
A startling transformation turns ordinary life into a world of unsettling beauty and faerie danger.
Themes
Hidden identity, Protecting family, Faerie conflict
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things. 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. Laurel's life is the very definition of normal . . . until the morning when she wakes up to discover a flower blooming from her back. As it turns out, nothing in Laurel's life is what it seems.

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Now, with the help of an alluring faerie sentry who holds the key to her true past, Laurel must race to save her human family from the centuries-old faerie enemies who walk among them.

Beauty With a Bite

A startling transformation turns ordinary life into a world of unsettling beauty and faerie danger.

Come here for

  • Flower-like wings and the uncanny mystery behind them
  • Faerie intrigue with human family stakes

Expect

  • A contemporary fantasy that makes the familiar feel newly strange
  • Beauty edged with danger, not just enchantment

Where it sits

Paranormal & Supernatural for Teens49%
Paranormal YA Romance49%
YA Fantasy Romance25%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Adventure
  • Coming of Age
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore for Teens
  • YA Adoption Stories
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  • YA Fantasy
  • Contemporary YA Fantasy
  • YA Fantasy Romance
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
Authors
Aprilynne Pike
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 3, 2011
Format
Paperback
Theme
Hidden identity · Protecting family · Faerie conflict
Reading lane
YA Adventure