Wings: A sorta fairytale

Wings  by Aprilynne Pike

Wow, faeries are everywhere in YA fantasy lately. Aprilynne Pike adds to this growing subgenre with a novel that stands out in some ways but not in others.

Pike’s best touch is her take on how faeries differ from humans biologically. It’s clever, it’s well-thought-out, and it makes sense. It’s easy to imagine how these beings could give rise to the stories humans tell about faeries.  Laurel’s plantlike biology also turns out to be crucial to the plot, late in the novel.

The pace is slow in the beginning;


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