Book of the Month: Flight

Book of the month is something new I'm going to be doing.  Every month I will be highlighting a different book or series to introduce other reader's to it.  Every Monday (or so) of the month will have something dedicated to this book or author.  The idea originally came from Danny Marks' youtube channel (he's awesome) when he made a propping video.  Go check it out.  Basically he was talking about how some books aren't showcased enough and get left in the dark, so I'm trying to remedy that.

This month I'll be focusing on Flight, by Alyssa Rose Ivy.

This book isn't great.  It's good, at best, really, but there is so much potential.  It's an Indie book, and as far as I know, you can only purchase it in eBook form.  Because it hasn't been through as professional an editing process it has several flaws, particularly with the ways character's respond to certain things and character's not being completely fleshed out.

The writing makes for a fast read (less then 24 hours) and it is a captivating idea.  The "creature" in this story is a Pterons, which means they're basically humans with wings (think Maximum Ride, but with a paranormal aspect).  For the record, it's been my dream to be able to have wings, so it was fun to just live in this world for a bit and enjoy it.

The characters are decent besides the fact that they're rather shallow, and I did like Levi, he was fun and really sweet.

I must warn you, though.  This may be YA, but it borders on NA (New Adult).  There are some scenes that may not be suitable to younger readers (not that I would ever listen to those warnings when they were given).  Nothing R, but make sure you know what you're getting into when you pick this one up.

Also, did I mention the cover?  (Phat Puppy Art did it, and I think she does the most amazing covers in the whole entire world!)

Another fun little thing about the book is that it takes place in New Orleans (where I would love to live someday).  In the story there are other shifters and also vampires, although the main idea doesn't belong to those types of characters.

There is so much potential to this book and it is a very enjoyable read regardless of its flaws.  I will be reading and reviewing the next two (the third comes out mid-July), so look for those soon!


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