Obtain Wings Of Ebony (Wings Of Ebony, #1) Narrated By J. Elle Displayed In Mobi
THAT TITLE IS PERFECTION
Please let me wake up tomorrow and have it be February Holy shitballs this was SO.
FUCKING. GOOD.
Jfc, i'm out here at almost midnight, mind blown, and crying at the end of the acknowledgements, That's where I'm at in life, This is definitely making it into my topof, Is it wrong of me to consider rereading it already stars
Warning: this review is more of a rant than a review.
Theres no swearing, but there arent many coherent thoughts either,
Isnt it so disappointing when the synopsis of a book sounds so good but the book itself just.
. . isnt
Unfortunately, thats what happened here,
On the one hand, I really loved how this book addressed racism in a real and believable way.
This was incorporated throughout the book, and I got to see glimpses of how horrible Black people can be treated, and of all of the minor aggressions they face in their everyday lives.
It was truly eyeopening and heartwrenching, and I really appreciated this aspect of the book, On the other hand, though, I just feel like the book wasnt executed as well as it could have been, The plot, if Im being honest, was kind of all over the place, The direction that this book was going in was never really clear, and some of the events that occurred werent very believable more on that later.
Many of the things that were promised in the synopsis like the mysterious evil played a very minor role in the book, and werent actually that important which was pretty disappointing.
And UGH, the CHARACTERS! I tried to like them, I really did. And then I lowered my expectations and attempted to simply tolerate them, BUT IM SORRY. I JUST COULDNT. There were a total of four different personalities that a character could possess: you were either stubborn, infuriating, halfbaked, or unnecessarily powerful.
Or, if youre talking about our lovely main character, youre all of them, On that topic, LETS TALK ABOUT RUE,
Rue, aka the worlds most entitled girl, is the main object of my loathing right now, Shes super stubborn, ultra rash, and rude as heck, She always finds a way to insult someone, and she thinks the world belongs to her and her alone, And she has serious anger issues, Once, she vowed to blow a persons head off just because he looked at her funny and not in a racist way!, I mean, really Grow up, girlie, To conclude: not that I hate Rue or anything, but I kinda hate Rue,
Some of the things that happened in the book werent very believable, warning: this paragraph may contain very minor spoilers, To start, we dont even get a halfdecent explanation about why Tasha got in the car with that creep, I mean, really He offers you donuts and suddenly you think getting in a car with a stranger is a good idea Where is your common sense Also, Rue apparently isnt supposed to touch other humans, but uh we bypass that rule many many times.
. . AND, the romance if you can even call it that between Rue and Jhamal I think thats his name is SO instalovey and very very fake.
Like, she sees him performing magic tricks with his shirt off ONCE and suddenly theyre both in love And UGH, the thing where he calls her “My Queen” is soooo cringey.
Okay, but the ONE THING that really set me off yes, even more than Ms, SelfCentered was all of the stuttering that was going on!! Seriously, Everyone in the book stuttered at least twice, For reference:
“IIm so sorry”
“Yyou wanna come in”
“Aare you okay”
“IIm just not sure what to do”
“Ookay.
IIm ready. ”
“Yyou can do that”
“II didnt know”
This all happened in the span of three pages.
Overall, Id say that this book sounded promising but did not deliver, :/
yeah the first sentence made me cry, AND WHAT ABOUT IT
s e r i e s r e v i e w
Wings of ebony:
sitelinkAshes of gold: anticipating Unfortunately, this book wasn't for me.
After seeing this beautiful cover, I feel like I had high expectations and that I expected something else, Perhaps a book focused a bit more on the fantasy, on the worldbuilding and magic system I don't know, My biggest issue is that I had a hard time picturing what the world was like and what was going on and because of that, I quickly lost interest and didn't really get it back.
And while I appreciate what the author did with the topics and subjects like racism, I can't say I enjoyed this book or would want to read a sequel.
I loved this book so much, I loved badass, beautiful Rue, who was sometimes brave and sometimes questioned herself, just like all of us, I loved Rue's relationship with her sister and the people of her old neighborhood, Occasionally with urban fantasy, authors rely too much on our familiarity with the modern world, and don't create a sense of originality and depth in their worldbuilding.
That's not the case with J, Elle. Her worldbuilding is intriguing and layered, leaving you with the feeling that you absolutely MUST see more of this place, At the same time, the pace is breakneckthis book is VERY difficult to put down, Add it to your TBR! Bookof
This was a very highly anticipated read for me, and I was glad to finally get the audiobook.
I shot it right to the top of my TBR, and it was ultimately a great book with a strong message,
When I started this book, I enjoyed how fast paced it was, even though it took me a long time to form any attachment to the characters.
This book was full of action and emotions, and it was very enjoyable,
This book tells the story of Rue, and her adventures in Ghizon, a secret magical world where she was whisked to by her father after the murder of her mother.
Having to abandon her sister was the hardest thing Rue had ever done in her life, and the rules of Ghizon make it so that she can never have a relationship with her sister again.
Unable to resist the temptation to see her sister on the anniversary of her mothers death, Rue breaks the rules and her decision has dire consequences.
She makes a number of discoveries in the time she spends in her childhood home, and none of them are very good.
She soon finds herself on the run from Ghizon authorities, and also in a race to save her childhood home from the hands of some evil people.
Her allies are her best friend from Ghizon, and she also
finds another unlikely ally as she goes,
This book has a lot of suspense, twists, turns, and revelations that blew my mind, I was wowed at every turn, and I absolutely loved what J, Elle did with this book, the characters, and so many other elements, The world building was exquisite, and I loved how she created the layout of the various worlds of this book,
The audiobook narrator, Bahni Turpin, was so good, and I enjoyed her performance as Rue a lot,
Some very important realworld issues were brought up and explored in this fantasy novel, such as racism, the way the media ignores black communities, how black kids are forced into crime, how white people steal from black people, and so many others.
I enjoyed this book and it was worth all the hype and anticipation for me, A book about a black girl who is halfhuman, halfgod Where can I get an advanced copy : This book might have rekindled my love for YA fantasy! Rue is such an amazing relatable character, who made this book so special.
I loved the magic and world, and I was on the edge of my seat through every turn in the story, I'm so excited for the sequel!! I promise if you're like me and have been moving away from YA fantasy, this one is still entirely worth reading.
It's an important, beautiful story, with an essential message, I wanted to love this book more than I did, I absolutely loved the rep and themes in this book, which is why I didnt give it two, However, the plot and writing fell into the typical YA dystopian tropes, There was one thing that absolutely drove me crazy about the writing the overuse of stuttering, On almost every page, a character would stutter, If this is not part of their identity, then dont include it, I would have enjoyed this book much more if every stutter that only served to disconnect me from the reading experience was removed.
Overall, a promising debut. I suspect that this author will greatly improve with her second book, Star Rating: gt Glimmering, Glistening, GOLD Stars
Just.
. . WOW. Wowwowwowwow. THIS WAS EVERYTHING! So fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. I can't i just can't stop crying! It's a good thing, though,
A lush fantasy, BRILLIANTLY written, with so many parallels to our own world, the state it is in, . . my God this novel is so, . . NEEDED. SO moving. Also as a bonus this, I would say, is semiportal writing! Parallel worlds! And yet it is so much more than that, This truly affected me SO MUCH, The sense of humor throughout the novel is incredible as wellit makes this book all the more memorable, It never reads as if it is preaching the issues it tackles, either,
I am just absolutely blown AWAY, J. Elle has written an absolute masterpiece that will impact everyone who reads it I have absolutely NO DOUBT of this,
.
The MC, Rue, is a QUEEN ! A Black girl from the hood, East Row, in Houston, Texas, who loses her mother, amp has her entire life upturned, including finding out that the life of her sister, Tasha, is hanging in the balance.
Due to Rue's attempt to save her sister from harm, she accidentally revealed her magic, which is illegal amp will result in Tasha's death by the hands of the powers in control of Ghizon the parallel world!.
But no way in hell will Tasha die, not if Rue has anything to say about it! In, again, trying to save the life of her sister, Rue has made herself a target as well.
But she finds strength in her pain, because she was raised to be a strong woman, to always find a way, even where there seems to be a dead end.
Rue's mother raised her to be a diamond, . . and a diamond she certainly is, UNBREAKABLE amp FIERCE AF, Even when all the cards seem stacked against her forces from this world AND beyond are determined to destroy her and everyone she lovesshe embraces her strength, and never waivers to defend amp protect herself, and the ones she has come to know in both of her worlds.
She is guided by the strength of her lost mother, amp her mother's words always in her head, always pushing her forward, and helping her find her own strength.
Watching her truly come into her own amp embracing both worlds was nothing short of inspiring, She is a protagonist to admire someone to aspire to be like, She is beautiful in so many waysshe is beyond strong, and she will not allow anything to break her,
BUT YETShe is drawn into a magical world that I mentioned earlier, Ghizon, by her magicwielding father, who resides there, Ghizon has problems that mirror our own, injustice amp prejudice existing everywhere, due to complex issues that people from America especially will hopefully understand and I hope that this novel can open more than a few eyes amp minds to the issues that do exist in real life, as well.
Rue swears to prevail, in both her East Row home in Houston amp in the secret, God dwelling country of Ghizon.
Failure is not an option,
And I won't say anything else I wouldn't want to spoil this memorable, fantastical, yet also very frighteningly real adventure of a story It is a novel that you need to read amp experience.
I am still wiping the tears from my eyes,
It ended on a little bit of a cliffhanger, so I hope it is the first in a series, but if not, with my confidence in Rue, I truly have no doubts about what will happen.
This is a book that needs to be in EVERY LIBRARY, My God, what a truly important YA novel, yet at the same time a novel that transcends age! I cannot emphasize just how important this novel is.
A million times over, I will recommend this book to every single person I know, So, needless to say
recommend
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