This debut novel takes a risk and includes a rare paranormal character - harpies.
According to the dictionary, a harpy is: "A rapacious monster described as having a woman's head and body and a bird's wings and claws or depicted as a bird of prey with a woman's face." In her novel, harpies come in both male and female. They are bad-tempered beings, quick to anger and intolerant of humans. The vast majority of humans have no idea that harpies even exist.
Avery attends The Mayweather Academy, a boarding school in Alaska. She notices a tall man watching her as she returns to school for the fall semester. It seems that she has somehow obtained a magical amulet that belongs to a Harpy Prince. The fun begins......
I enjoyed this book. The harpies are great characters, and Avery is your typical teenager. Not popular, or even especially brainy, she has a best friend, Leela, and boy troubles. Or, shall we say, lack of boy troubles. That changes once Mason, the Harpy Prince's son, comes into her life.
I don't want to give away too much of the story, but there is plenty of action and magic involved, along with some teen angst. Does Avery really like Mason, or are her feelings a result of the drastic situations they find themselves in? Does Mason have feelings for Avery, or is he just out to reclaim the magic Avery possesses?
This isn't a tender YA book, but neither is it overly graphic. I would recommend it for ages 14+. I am definitely going to be looking for the next book in this series.
According to the dictionary, a harpy is: "A rapacious monster described as having a woman's head and body and a bird's wings and claws or depicted as a bird of prey with a woman's face." In her novel, harpies come in both male and female. They are bad-tempered beings, quick to anger and intolerant of humans. The vast majority of humans have no idea that harpies even exist.
Avery attends The Mayweather Academy, a boarding school in Alaska. She notices a tall man watching her as she returns to school for the fall semester. It seems that she has somehow obtained a magical amulet that belongs to a Harpy Prince. The fun begins......
I enjoyed this book. The harpies are great characters, and Avery is your typical teenager. Not popular, or even especially brainy, she has a best friend, Leela, and boy troubles. Or, shall we say, lack of boy troubles. That changes once Mason, the Harpy Prince's son, comes into her life.
I don't want to give away too much of the story, but there is plenty of action and magic involved, along with some teen angst. Does Avery really like Mason, or are her feelings a result of the drastic situations they find themselves in? Does Mason have feelings for Avery, or is he just out to reclaim the magic Avery possesses?
This isn't a tender YA book, but neither is it overly graphic. I would recommend it for ages 14+. I am definitely going to be looking for the next book in this series.
