From the Bookshelf of WACKY READING CHALLENGES…

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

Leslye Walton

Start date: February 1, 2015

Finish date: February 28, 2015

Why we're reading this: 20 Question Group Read
[close] 20 Question Group Read

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

No group discussions for this book yet.

What Members Thought

Apr 22, 2015 Nancy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, magical-realism

I did really enjoy this book, which was a blend of magical-realism, allegory and literature. From the first moment when we meet Ava, born with a pair of wings, we believe in her. At no point did I feel my credulity was stretched. I really enjoyed how the strangest things were written into the story as if they were completely natural. he futility of love is probably the main theme, although I did want to shake a couple of the characters for their determination to put their lives on hold because o ...more

3 likes · Like · see review

Jan 13, 2015 Brindi Michele rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ys-advisory, want, young-adult, morris-award, fantasy, historical-fiction, ys-new-2014, favorites-ya, cover-love, romance

2015 Morris Finalist

Full of pain and passion, this book had me at the prologue. I loved and was captivated by everything... from the unusual, yet perfectly fitting character names to the stories that broke off like feathers but still were vital parts of the whole story to the way it was beautifully written. Absolutely stunning and quite magical, but it worked. An instant YA favorite. And the ending!!!!! So heartening, breathtaking, and beautiful but, oh so perfect. Flawless.

Definitely the kind o ...more

Like · see review