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Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
*MILD SPOILERS*
(i guess)
i will start by summing up my emotions through the texts i sent my friends while reading:
“I NEED THE WORD IN THIS BOOK ENGRAVED ON MY EYEBALLS”
“i have reached the point where the ‘giggling and kicking my feet’ has gotten so strong that i’m literally just tweaking
send help”
“HE DID THE— HE DID THE— HAVE EITHER OF YOU WATCHED PRIDE AND PREJUDICE BC HE BASICALLY DID THE HAND THING IM SENT IM DEAD”
*gif of that skeleton crashing out*
"I NEED HIM"
“I JUST GOT SHOCKED SO BADLY BY THIS BOOK I NEED TO DOOMSCROLL AS A COMMERCIAL BREAK I HAVENT PULLED THIS MOVE SINCE I WAS DEEP IN MY FANFIC DAYS
I CANT DO THIS I CANT CONTINUE I CANT CONTINHE IM GONNA KMS”
“I’M GONNA THROW UP I AM GOING TO CRY”
*audio messages of my despair*
“if i don’t find milori in my bed when i go to sleep im taking it up with God himself”
Anyway, I have not read a book that has made me so giddy in a while. I could not put it down so I read it in one day. It brought out such strong emotions in me that I sank my teeth into and had greatly verbally articulated (i was screaming and crying🥲). Not many books are able to bring out that much passions from me, but this did and it was such a refresher because of it. The books that have me slamming them shut because of something that happened, texting my friends nonsensical updates, basically crying (but not actually), pacing around the room, getting shocked so badly I needed a commercial break, and momentarily not be able to continue because something bad is happening and I became so immersed in the story and cared so deeply that it was painful to read that moment—yeah, books like that have a special place in heart.
Beyond that, little me WISHES they had this book when I saw that movie for the first time. And Allison Saft did such an amazing job adapting and expanding Clarion and Milori’s story. I have absorbed them into my soul. I crave more of them, which is another high compliment from me. I’m talking I had urge to check if there were fanfics of them because of how much I crave them. I don’t desperately want more because Allison Saft didn’t write it well and didn’t have as much substance as I’d like, but because she did write it so well and I have absorbed it. I will cherish Clarion and Milori and this stupid, devastating book forever and always.
Also, much before I read this book, I stumbled into (by that I mean I realized there was a pattern one day and mentally slapped my forehead) my favorite type of book: toxic gays. The more codependent the better. I love devastating books. I love tragedy. I gobble that shit up like I’m a turkey. I love messy gays. And something about that combo has me going more feral than that raccoon that broke into my mom’s attic that one time. (I am queer myself, just putting that out there. this is a no fetishizing corner) I PROMISE I’M MAKING A POINT HERE! I knew going in what was going to happen to Clarion and Milori: Milori was going to end up with a broken wing, and Clarion and Milori will become estranged because it’s too dangerous for warm season and fairies and winter fairies to meet. I KNEW AND IT HURT! I LOVE TRAGEDIES! THE EMOTION THE PASSION THE DEVASTATION!!!! I GOBBLE IT UP🍴Because I knew going in it would be a tragedy (and it is…sorry (wait why am I saying sorry this is Disney and Allison’s fault (I HATE BOTH OF YOU BTW PAY FOR MY THERAPY RIGHT NOW))), obviously I have to love it. It fulfills the toxic gay stories I crave without being queer. Congratulations. BUT THEN, Clarion’s besties, Artemis and Petra, ended up having their own small romantic subplot SO I DID, IN FACT, HAVE MY TRAGEDY AND MY GAYS! I GOT MY CAKE AND ATE IT TOO!
I will end this by saying that, mostly importantly, I have now gained a new hot, long-haired man to drool over and a stunning, gorgeous, spectacular, whole woman to worship on my knees
(i guess)
i will start by summing up my emotions through the texts i sent my friends while reading:
“I NEED THE WORD IN THIS BOOK ENGRAVED ON MY EYEBALLS”
“i have reached the point where the ‘giggling and kicking my feet’ has gotten so strong that i’m literally just tweaking
send help”
“HE DID THE— HE DID THE— HAVE EITHER OF YOU WATCHED PRIDE AND PREJUDICE BC HE BASICALLY DID THE HAND THING IM SENT IM DEAD”
*gif of that skeleton crashing out*
"I NEED HIM"
“I JUST GOT SHOCKED SO BADLY BY THIS BOOK I NEED TO DOOMSCROLL AS A COMMERCIAL BREAK I HAVENT PULLED THIS MOVE SINCE I WAS DEEP IN MY FANFIC DAYS
I CANT DO THIS I CANT CONTINUE I CANT CONTINHE IM GONNA KMS”
“I’M GONNA THROW UP I AM GOING TO CRY”
*audio messages of my despair*
“if i don’t find milori in my bed when i go to sleep im taking it up with God himself”
Anyway, I have not read a book that has made me so giddy in a while. I could not put it down so I read it in one day. It brought out such strong emotions in me that I sank my teeth into and had greatly verbally articulated (i was screaming and crying🥲). Not many books are able to bring out that much passions from me, but this did and it was such a refresher because of it. The books that have me slamming them shut because of something that happened, texting my friends nonsensical updates, basically crying (but not actually), pacing around the room, getting shocked so badly I needed a commercial break, and momentarily not be able to continue because something bad is happening and I became so immersed in the story and cared so deeply that it was painful to read that moment—yeah, books like that have a special place in heart.
Beyond that, little me WISHES they had this book when I saw that movie for the first time. And Allison Saft did such an amazing job adapting and expanding Clarion and Milori’s story. I have absorbed them into my soul. I crave more of them, which is another high compliment from me. I’m talking I had urge to check if there were fanfics of them because of how much I crave them. I don’t desperately want more because Allison Saft didn’t write it well and didn’t have as much substance as I’d like, but because she did write it so well and I have absorbed it. I will cherish Clarion and Milori and this stupid, devastating book forever and always.
Also, much before I read this book, I stumbled into (by that I mean I realized there was a pattern one day and mentally slapped my forehead) my favorite type of book: toxic gays. The more codependent the better. I love devastating books. I love tragedy. I gobble that shit up like I’m a turkey. I love messy gays. And something about that combo has me going more feral than that raccoon that broke into my mom’s attic that one time. (I am queer myself, just putting that out there. this is a no fetishizing corner) I PROMISE I’M MAKING A POINT HERE! I knew going in what was going to happen to Clarion and Milori: Milori was going to end up with a broken wing, and Clarion and Milori will become estranged because it’s too dangerous for warm season and fairies and winter fairies to meet. I KNEW AND IT HURT! I LOVE TRAGEDIES! THE EMOTION THE PASSION THE DEVASTATION!!!! I GOBBLE IT UP🍴Because I knew going in it would be a tragedy (and it is…sorry (wait why am I saying sorry this is Disney and Allison’s fault (I HATE BOTH OF YOU BTW PAY FOR MY THERAPY RIGHT NOW))), obviously I have to love it. It fulfills the toxic gay stories I crave without being queer. Congratulations. BUT THEN, Clarion’s besties, Artemis and Petra, ended up having their own small romantic subplot SO I DID, IN FACT, HAVE MY TRAGEDY AND MY GAYS! I GOT MY CAKE AND ATE IT TOO!
I will end this by saying that, mostly importantly, I have now gained a new hot, long-haired man to drool over and a stunning, gorgeous, spectacular, whole woman to worship on my knees