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    Aerie
    Aerie
    Aerie
    Audiobook9 hours

    Aerie

    Written by Maria Dahvana Headley

    Narrated by Thérèse Plummer and Michael Crouch

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    The stunning sequel to Maria Dahvana Headley’s bestselling, critically acclaimed Magonia tells the story of one girl who must make an impossible choice between two families, two homes—and two versions of herself.

    Aza Ray is back on earth. Her boyfriend, Jason, is overjoyed. Her family is healed. She’s living a normal life, or as normal as it can be if you’ve spent the past year dying, waking up on a sky ship, and discovering that your song can change the world.

    As in, not normal. Part of Aza still yearns for the clouds, no matter how much she loves the people on the ground.

    When Jason’s paranoia over Aza’s safety causes him to make a terrible mistake, Aza finds herself a fugitive in Magonia, tasked with opposing her radical, bloodthirsty, recently escaped mother, Zal Quel, and her singing partner, Dai. She must travel to the edge of the world in search of a legendary weapon, the Flock, in a journey through fire and identity that will transform her forever.

    Told in Maria Headley’s trademark John Green–meets–Neil Gaiman style, Aerie is sure to satisfy the many readers who can’t wait to return to the spellbinding world of Magonia.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 4, 2016
    ISBN9780062448620
    Author

    Maria Dahvana Headley

    Maria Dahvana Headley is a New York Times bestselling novelist, memoirist, and editor, most recently of Magonia, Queen of Kings, and the anthology Unnatural Creatures (coeditor with Neil Gaiman). Her short fiction has been nominated for the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards. She lives in Brooklyn in an apartment with a seven-foot stuffed crocodile and constellations on the ceiling. You can find her at www.mariadahvanaheadley.com

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    • 1/5
      "My heart is a black hole"

      I seriously did not enjoy this book. I really didn't like the writing or the narration style. Both Jason and Aza just wouldn't shut up about how tragic their lives were and how much they loved each other, but weren't worthy of anyone's love. God, I just wanted to slap them. I don't mind if that's in a book a bit, but when you can't get away from it...I just can't stand it.

      The world of Magonia is really cool - but just like the first book - we really don't explore it or get anymore details. It's just as mysterious and unexplained as before. We just see our main antagonist and how evil they are and not a whole lot more.

      I really didn't like Aza and Jason this time around. I actually put the book down for 3 months after reading 100 pages because I couldn't deal with how whiney Jason was.

      The writing was way too flowery and descriptive and I really didn't like how every action scene was full of Aza and Jason's feelings about why they could or couldn't act. Like shut the fuck up and do something..I don't care about all your feelings right now.

      This book was just really not my style and I just did not like it. Big struggle bus to get through today - but I paid money for it, so I felt like I should read it.
    • 2/5
      Aza Ray is on earth living a normal life for the first time. Her boyfriend, Jason, and her family are happy to have her back, but part of Aza still wants to be involved in the amazing invisible world of Magonia in the sky. When Jason's worry about protecting Aza causes him to accidentally give the enemy exactly what they need to control Aza, she becomes a fugitive in Magonia and needs to find a way to stop her mother's terrible plan. She searches the world for a legendary weapon called the Flock that can help her find her place between Magonia and earth and save the lives of her friends and family.

      Aerie is a strange fantasy that relies on usual tropes, but tries to create a unique angle with the world in the sky and the singing abilities of Magonians. Aza is a savior with special abilities and is the chosen one to save the world. In spite of the things that could be exciting, most of the book is about Aza singing a song only she can sing and feels things deeply enough to impact her song. The world and characters had a lot to give, but it focuses too much on a main character who is only interesting because she has intense emotions and is no longer dying. The beginning of the book moves very slowly, and the relationship drama becomes laughable at parts of the story. The world has interesting elements, but they often aren't explained enough and become confusing instead of intriguing. Aerie does a decent job bringing the story to a close, but the overall book is not an exciting read and has too many weaknesses to let the stronger points succeed.
    • 4/5
      Aerie is the sequel to Maria Dahvana Headley's strange and unique novel Magonia. We find out what happened to Aza Ray after she assumed a new persona and rejoined her family. She  and Jason are now a couple, and as most YA book couples, they already consummated their relationship. Which makes me sad, I was hoping they would be different from other young, fictional couples. Oh well...The parents of Aza and Jason (who I loved in the first book) are more in the background in this sequel, with the main focus going to Aza, Jason, Eli and the antagonists.For the most part, I like this book and how the author continued the story. However, it irked me a bit when a character, who resurfaced to help Jason, gets killed off immediately. After that character's revelation, I felt he could've added more depth to the story. Another character, who in turn helped Aza, also got killed later on. I would have loved to see that character live and redeem herself, and perhaps find the happiness that she deserves. And don't get me started on Jason. I mean, it's heartwarming how much he loves Aza, but he's so emotionally dependent on her it's almost pathetic. I like Aza more in this book, she's head strong but smart, brave yet sentimental.Also, I was unsatisfied with the ending, don't get me wrong, the author writes beautifully. But in my humble opinion, the ending came abruptly, it felt like the story is left unfinished. Still, this is a good read for those who are looking for a fresh take on dystopian worlds and teen romance.What I really like about this series is its message - that we should take care of the world we live in and all its inhabitants. It's a very timely message that all of us should heed before it's too late.I give this book 3.5 out of 5 stars.