Immerse In To Dream, Perchance To Soar By Ashlyn Nafina Accessible As Hardcover

started reading this book a very, very long time ago and for reasons beyond my control, never got the chance to finish it, I had absolutely adored the part that I had gotten to read, so I was excited to finally find out how the rest of the story went.


I still think the story here is interesting, though I was not quite as enamored as I wasyears ago, Mainly because there are parts I feel could be edited down, The epilogue, in particular, felt at least partially unnecessary, with some scenes being drawn out, such as the interactions with Kuleo's parents, which I think could have been mentioned in about one or two sentences.
That closure was nice to have but didn't need to be a scene in and

of itself, And certain characters, such as Kepaki and Nehala, were focused on more than I felt was necessary to properly advance the story, And, while I found Aubrey's character advancement interesting and certainly didn't find her unnecessary, I think she needed to have more scenes to elaborate on her story in order to be more important to the book as the whole.


I also found myself more interested in certain plotlines than others mainly, the parts about the world/traditions of les volants I'm not going to attempt to spell out their official name because I know I'd get it wrong and I don't have the book on hand to check my guess.
It's not that the worldbuilding is superfluous after reading the entire book, I feel like all of it has a point plotwise, It's more that not all of the fantastical details were as compelling as the plot of Aila struggling to fit in as she faced prejudice from both humans and les volants.
By the end, these two parts of the plot had more or less converged, and so this was less of an issue, In the middle of the book, though, I skimmed certain paragraphs,

That being said, this book is so delightfully weird, It stands in a category of its own, with a plot unlike anything I can remember reading of before, I think that's the beauty of indie books, as I'm not sure I'd find anything like this from a traditional publisher, which is a damn shame.
The style of writing is beautiful, and at times melodic, I'm slightly disappointed at seeing that this is the only book the author has published,
Well, I must say, I don't know where to put this book on my shelves, It was an intriguing book, and I loved the ideas in it, The concept of magic, the Song, the winged people and the parallel world, was amazing, The need for a changed world, where acceptance is real is so so true,
I really liked Aila, and I could see myself as her when I was younger, Even now, I'm still ready to believe in magic and anything being possible, even a little human girl growing wings, Who hasn't wanted to fly before Maybe not enough to give up our whole known lives, but as she said, everyone has some dream that they may or may not have held onto since childhood.


Ashlyn Nafina said some things in the authors note that I really liked,
"I feel our world has lost it's way, We are losing our ability to relate to each other as thinking, individual beings, We can't deal with uniqueness in people, "
"It's time for our Earth to Open as well"
"The faepocalypse is coming"

Things I didn't like only minor really:
The book was over many many years, from Aila's childhood to her own child in the epilogue.
It seemed a little fast, and of course I see the reasons it needed to span that long, but it seemed to be done a bit too quickly.


I thought there was more but now I can't think of them, that really is it, Overall a good book : Possibly a bit out there for many people, but I think there will be people who really enjoy it, I know I did :D Aile Molyneaux has a secret, a passion, and a dream, She wants to fly more than she could ever want anything else in the world, Of course, thats just not possible, All she can do is dream,

Except that Aile lives in changing times, And the change thats coming is going to blow her, and the world around her, away, Metaphorically and literally.

Ailes France is not too different from the one we know, The zeppelins fly overhead, shuttling passengers from city to city, The cars drive by, business continues as usual, Then one day a parallel universe touches hers, and suddenly everything changes, Les volants soar through the skies like angels, Dreams become real. What isnt possible.