This book was just not my cup of tea.  I got completely sucked in by the fact that it was a Stephenie Meyer recommendation, and it sounded like an interesting plotline.  To be completely fair, I did actually read it twice, just to make sure my initial impression was the same on a subsequent reading- and it was.  I hate to give away any plot points in case you want to read this, but to be perfectly honest the whole book is so completely predictable that nothing I say is going to spoil anything.  The main character Laurel I found to be a little annoying.  She’s a sheltered home-schooled kid from a small town that’s suddenly thrust into a “normal” teenage life by a move to a bigger town.  A week into her new life, she suddenly discovers she’s a faerie.  One of the things I found most annoying about Laurel is how easy she finds everything- she has easy going parents that just ignore her bizarre eating patterns and have forgotten half her life growing up but don’t seem to find anything strange about that.  Her first day of high school, the perfect boy (David) falls right into her lap, he’s smart and non judgemental, with perfect friends who all completely accept her immediately.  Even when we discover Davids best friend Chelsea is actually jealous of her, there’s absolutely no tension or awkwardness- she befriends Laurel immediately and is even happy for them as a couple- I just find this to be completely beyond the realm of belief for a group of high schoolers.  I also felt the storyline wasn’t very well developed, so much of the plot is in the introduction that there’s not a lot left over for exploring what I actually read the book to discover- Aprilynne’s Faerie land.  We only really see Tamani the faerie, and his part is more in explanation of the the past, instead of us getting any glimpse of the present.  This would probably be a great read for younger teenagers, and anyone that loves the mystical world of fairies(although you’ll have to wait for the sequel if you actually want to enter fairy world).  If you’ve read it I would love to hear your opinion.

Wings is written by Aprilynne Pike and is currently really cheap at Costco