Some people call it “magical realism”, and there are some moments especially at the beginning that could help class it as such. YA is a genre I’ve had problems with in the past ( Marked being the most recent one I’ve had trouble with) and I’ve found the books can vary wildly in quality.Ĭonsidering this is a first book from this author, she has done a wonderful job. I’m slowly making my way through the stack of YA books I picked up from the event and this was next in the pile. I got a paperback copy of The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender from Waterstones during one of their 2015 blogging events. First-time author Leslye Walton has constructed a layered and unforgettable mythology of what it means to be born with hearts that are tragically, exquisitely human. On the night of the summer solstice celebration, the skies open up, rain and feathers fill the air and Ava’s journey and her family’s saga reaches a devastating crescendo. But it is a dangerous world for a naive girl – a world which may view her as girl or angel. In her quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing desire to join her peers, Ava ventures into the wider world. And for Ava Lavender, a girl born with the wings of a bird, it is an ominous thing to inherit. A mesmerizing, lyrical tale of the bright and dark sides of love and desire.įoolish love appears to be a Roux family birthright.
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