The Weight of Feathers : A Novel (Hardcover)

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This is an absolutely beautiful magical realist/romance YA novel. Featuring two families -- extremely insular and at odds with each other -- this book managed to remind me of 100 Years of Solitude, The Night Circus, and West Side Story, all while clearly being its own work. I love the characters...

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When someone compares a book to The Night Circus I get excited, and when this many people compare a book to The Night Circus I have very high hopes. I don't know what I'm missing but I would have never made the comparison. I think its a decent YA novel but nothing as special as The Night Circus. ...

from HelenGress

I have conflicting views on this book. There are two traveling performing families- one who perform in the trees with wings crafted from peacock feathers, and the other who perform as mermaids with carefully crafted sequined and beaded tails. The feud between these families plays out in superstit...

from janerawoof

A Romeo-and-Juliet-type story of two feuding families, both circus-type performers: one their females dressed as mermaids, swimming, and the other, former tightrope walkers, who walk on tree branches. Wildly imaginative for which I added one star. After the heroine's life is saved by the hero, sh...

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This is a really hard book to classify, as it brings to gather fantastical elements and romance in a contemporary setting. With rival family, hints of magic, and a touch of romance, I really should have liked this book more. However, I'm not a fan of magical realism and I think these elements tur...