We Never Asked for Wings : A Novel

from Loried

I'm so glad I had the opportunity to read an advance copy of We Never Asked for Wings. I enjoyed this book even more than the author's previous book. It's a unique book with real life characters and challenging situations. The main character isn't the most likable, but it was interesting to see h...

from shelleyraec

Vanessa Diffenbaugh's debut novel, The Language of Flowers, was an impressive debut that captured my heart. We Never Asked For Wings is a similarly poignant and touching story. We Never Asked for Wings is a story of redemption as Letty Epinosa picks up the mantle of motherhood when her parents de...

from sunshine608

This is really more like 4.5 stars to me because I felt like some parts of the story were too rushed. Other than that, I loved it. This was one of those books that once you start reading makes you want to do nothing but read so you can finish it. Most of the characters were so rich and vivid, it ...

from knittingmomof3

We Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh is a beautifully written novel which tackles some rather difficult and, at times, controversial topics, while truly humanizing the characters and using birds as analogies for emotions throughout the book, making the prose even more beautiful and dee...

from Neftzger

Vanessa Diffenbaugh has done it again: she writes about individuals on the edge of society and makes them accessible to the mainstream. It's difficult not to become engaged with the characters the way that she writes them. Even when they make bad decisions, instead of judging these characters I f...