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Oct 21, 2017samcmar rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I LOVED When the Moon Was Ours, and it is a book I recommend so easily to teens who come into the library looks for magic realism or diverse reads. I have yet to read The Weight of Feathers, but I knew after my first Anna-Marie McLemore book that I would be sold on her for life. She's an amazing writer who weaves such unique stories together while also featuring under-represented groups of people as the leads. Wild Beauty and I actually didn't connect right away. This book is slow, thoughtful, and it marches to the beat of its own drum. Apart of me as I was reading it felt like I didn't entirely understand what was going or who the characters were becoming. However, the more I read, the more captivated I was by all the feelings I was having. This book just has such an ethereal quality to it -- it's like getting lost in something so beautiful, yet simple. There is so much mystery, intrigue, and I feel like I was being swept away. And that's really all I am going to say about Wild Beauty. While it has moments where it's very slow, it's a book that you need to keep going with it because it will grab you and when it does it doesn't let go. The characters, the world, the writing, it's so magical, and it's an experience to say the least.