A gorgeous retelling of the Persephone myth, Sarah McCarry brings us the story of Cass and Maia--the mothers from All Our Pretty Songs--and how their fates became intertwined.Maia is a teenage piano prodigy and dutiful daughter, imprisoned in the oppressive silence of her adoptive parents' house like a princess in an ivory tower. Cass is a street rat, witch, and runaway, scraping by with her wits and her knack for a five-fingered discount. When a chance encounter brings the two girls together, an unlikely friendship blossoms that will soon change the course of both their lives. Cass springs Maia from the jail of the only world she's ever known, and Maia's only too happy to make a break for it. But Cass didn't reckon on Jason, the hypnotic blue-eyed rocker who'd capture Maia's heart as soon as Cass set her free--and Cass isn't the only one who's noticed Maia's extraordinary gifts. Is Cass strong enough to battle the ancient evil she's unwittingly awakened--or has she walked into a trap that will destroy everything she cares about? In this time, like in any time, love is a dangerous game.
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About the Author
Sarah McCarry was born in Seattle and lives in Brooklyn. She is the recipient of a MacDowell Colony fellowship and has written for Glamour, The Stranger newspaper, the Rumpus, and Tor.com. She is the editor and publisher of Guillotine, a nonfiction chapbook series focused on revolutionary nonfiction.
My Review 2 Wingless Stars
Well I'm sad to say that this one didn't go over any better than book one. It was the same old pointless no plot story with a twisted friendship. This one says that it is a retelling of Persephone but I couldn't find any similarities between the two. This book although a number two can be read as a stand alone. You won't feel like your missing out or anything. I have to say that the best thing about this book was the two characters. I loved learning about the moms from book one. But, the story/plot didn't give them anything to work with. So it ended up being boring and pointless.
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“[A] lyrical stand-alone prequel…The prose is exquisitely crafted, moving effortlessly from dizzying to heartbreaking…A breathtaking companion volume, fully readable on its own and devastating in the context of its predecessor.”—Kirkus (starred review)
“McCarry’s hauntingly beautiful, darkly poetic language is her strength, and a sense of magical realism pervades the narrative throughout.” —School Library Journal
“Exhilarating.” —VOYA"Sarah McCarry's strange and gorgeous punk fairytales make magic accessible and imbue the everyday with the weight of myth. A joyous and heartbreaking journey to the dangerous crossroads of friendship and love,Dirty Wings left me in awe."—Bennett Madison, author of September Girls"We all talk about the next Francesca Lia Block, but Sarah McCarry is it. This is the kind of fevered and subversive story that teenage girls will pass around. Sarah McCarry is the patron saint of girls on the edge."—Erica Lorraine Scheidt, author of Uses for Boys
Praise for All Our Pretty Songs
"McCarry's beautifully rich narrative is smooth and seductive...effortlessy dropping references to authors from Rousseau to Block...Goths and romantics both will eagerly await the second installment of this suspenseful planned trilogy."—Booklist (starred review)
“Haunting, otherworldly and heartbreaking.” —Kirkus (starred review)
“All Our Pretty Songs is a gorgeous, haunting tale of love and loss that manages not only to be deeply passionate, but desperately tender. The prose melts in your mouth.” —Tahereh Mafi, New York Timesbestselling author of the Shatter Me series
“[A] lyrical stand-alone prequel…The prose is exquisitely crafted, moving effortlessly from dizzying to heartbreaking…A breathtaking companion volume, fully readable on its own and devastating in the context of its predecessor.”—Kirkus (starred review)
“McCarry’s hauntingly beautiful, darkly poetic language is her strength, and a sense of magical realism pervades the narrative throughout.” —School Library Journal
“McCarry’s hauntingly beautiful, darkly poetic language is her strength, and a sense of magical realism pervades the narrative throughout.” —School Library Journal
“Exhilarating.” —VOYA"Sarah McCarry's strange and gorgeous punk fairytales make magic accessible and imbue the everyday with the weight of myth. A joyous and heartbreaking journey to the dangerous crossroads of friendship and love,Dirty Wings left me in awe."—Bennett Madison, author of September Girls"We all talk about the next Francesca Lia Block, but Sarah McCarry is it. This is the kind of fevered and subversive story that teenage girls will pass around. Sarah McCarry is the patron saint of girls on the edge."—Erica Lorraine Scheidt, author of Uses for Boys
Praise for All Our Pretty Songs
"McCarry's beautifully rich narrative is smooth and seductive...effortlessy dropping references to authors from Rousseau to Block...Goths and romantics both will eagerly await the second installment of this suspenseful planned trilogy."—Booklist (starred review)
“All Our Pretty Songs is a gorgeous, haunting tale of love and loss that manages not only to be deeply passionate, but desperately tender. The prose melts in your mouth.” —Tahereh Mafi, New York Timesbestselling author of the Shatter Me series
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