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"The Weight of Feathers is one of the most stunning books I have read in years, and one that I desperately wish I had written. Equal parts heartbreaking, insightful, and charming, it's a truly unforgettable read. McLemore's gift for finding perfectly unique turns of phrase astounds, but equally important is her ability to bring to life fully-realized characters that you'll want to live with long after you turn the last page of this exceptional debut." ―I.W. Gregorio, author of None of the Above“Readers beguiled by the languorous language-a striking mix of French and Spanish phrases, wry colloquialism, lush imagery, and elevated syntax-will find themselves falling under its spell. The third-person narration alternates between Lace and Cluck, doling out twists and building to a satisfying, romantic conclusion. A contemporary, magical take on an ever compelling theme.” ―Kirkus Reviews“A gripping, beautifully rendered story with prose reminiscent of Eva Luna and a fantastical world as captivating as that of The Night Circus.” ―Sabaa Tahir, author of An Ember in the Ashes"Scales and feathers touch and burn in McLemore’s stunning debut. The beauty of the language wraps around you, not letting go until long after the final page.” ―Jaleigh Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of The Mark of the Dragonfly and Secrets of Solace“Draws us into a world that's magical but still feels very, very real. The writing is beautiful, fluid, lyrical. I never wanted this story to end.” ―Robin Talley, author of Lies We Tell Ourselves“A gorgeous debut, lush and heart-tuggingly romantic, full of bittersweet magic.” ―Jessica Spotswood, author of The Cahill Witch Chronicles“An unmissable story... Will leave you enchanted till the last page. Beautiful.” ―Emery Lord, author of When We Collided and Open Road Summer“A dazzling debut full of imaginative flair, long-buried secrets, and hypnotic power. It drew me in with its gorgeous passages and left me reeling with a fantastical story about love and struggling against the confines of family and creating a life all your own."―Nova Ren Suma, author of The Walls Around Us and Imaginary Girls

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About the Author

ANNA-MARIE MCLEMORE was born in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, raised in the same town as the world’s largest wisteria vine, and taught by her family to hear la llorona in the Santa Ana winds. She is also the author of Stonewall Honor Book When the Moon Was Ours, which was longlisted for the National Book Award, and Wild Beauty.

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Product details

Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Wednesday Books; Reprint edition (September 26, 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 125011599X

ISBN-13: 978-1250115997

Product Dimensions:

5.6 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.4 out of 5 stars

98 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#102,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Lovely worldbuilding in this book. I liked the writing style. It was very poetic and I think that alone made up for some of the faults, but there were still a few things I got caught up on.I wish there were less Spanish and French words used or at least, that they were more quickly translated. I shouldn’t have to be fluent in two different languages after ordering the English version of your novel. Okay, so maybe it wasn’t that bad, but bad enough to be distracting and pull me from the story a few times—especially in the beginning.There was a whole chapter where the girl was topless in front of the male character for no reason other than “she wasn’t sure what to wear.” Ridiculous and pointless. Just grab a shirt. Any shirt. I might have even accepted a bra since she was swimming. I can be forgiving for some content depending on how it is handled/framed and who it is marketed for, but this just seemed stupid, even if it wasn’t graphic.I liked how the different story threads came together in the end. The characters were well-developed and interesting, even though the action parts of the plot were a bit slower. I’m interested in looking at what else this author has written, but I would pay careful attention to any potential content issues to see if it would be an okay fit for me.Four Stars

The Palomas and Corbeaus have a long-standing feud, twenty years to be exact. Not only are they rival performers (with the Palomas swimming in the water like mermaids, and the Corbeaus dancing in the trees like birds), they've had what they believe to be personal loss inflicted upon them by the other. Two weeks out of every year the families end up performing at the same time, in the same small town. Since childhood the Paloma's have always been taught to stay away from the Corbeaus and their magia negra. Likewise, the Corbeaus have always been taught never to go near the Palomas with their magie noire. Unless of course they're throwing punches, that contact is highly encouraged.This is the first year Lace Paloma will get to wear a tail and perform with her cousins in the show. She doesn't want anything to mess up this chance, she's been dreaming about it forever. But when disaster strikes the small town of Almendro where the families are performing, Lace's life is saved by one of the very people she's been warned away from.Cluck may be a Corbeau by name, but he's treated like le diable by most of his family. Not being allowed to perform in the trees with his brother and cousins, Cluck contributes by making their beautiful wings. When he saves Lace, he doesn't know at the time that she's a Paloma.When Lace figures out the boy who helped her was a Corbeau, she's cast out of the family. Trying to get back in the Palomas' good graces Lace sends up incorporating herself into the very family she's been taught to hate. In doing so, Lace begins to question the very superstitions that reign supreme within both families.Magical Realism is one of my favorite sub-genres of fiction. I love fantasy and paranormal stories to the extreme, but sometimes the subtlety of magic that just is can be so wonderful. Magic that just shows up in everyday life, no rhyme or reason. Anna-Marie McLemore pulls this off wonderfully with the Palomas and the Corbeaus all while mixing in some classic feuding families.I loved the subtle commentary about grudges and superstitions. While reading, we are constantly reminded why each family feels the way they do about the other. The wrongs and heartache both families have suffered at the hands of the other. We're learning this from Lace and Cluck's POVs. Two characters who weren't even alive when the slights were committed. I remember thinking how confusing each claim was, how blurred they seemed. The minute changes in each retelling of each blight. But I think that was supposed to be that way. Cleverly stating that, over time, the point of these feuds become lost and muddled until someone is angry only because they are told they should be angry.I loved Lace and Cluck. Together, by themselves. They were great characters. Both respecting the superstitions put upon them by their families, but never letting these superstitions completely close them off from what they know is right. Lace might believe the Corbeaus have black magic and touching one can put a deadly curse upon you, but she still doesn't want actual conflict with them. Until she's forced into their presence, her solution is to stay away from them. She doesn't encourage the fighting that some of the others in her family are prone to.In his own way, Cluck tries to avoid conflict too. Even though the violence Cluck has to endure comes from his own family. He doesn't encourage it by fighting back. He never fights back with his fists, but never once did I take this as weakness on Cluck's part. On his side, Cluck holds no love for the Palomas either, but he also feels the skirmishes between the families need to stop. Cluck fights simply by opposing his brother's penchant for bringing harm to the other family. True, this brings more harm upon Cluck's shoulders but he doesn't stop.Of course, all their beliefs are pretty much thrown out the window once Lace and Cluck get to know one another. Their burgeoning relationship was really sweet amid all the vileness and hatred.Anna-Marie McLemore has truly written a beautiful tale about seeing something with your own eyes and not letting anyone else have influence over it.This will definitely be a story I reread over and over. There's a timelessness about it that I absolutely loved. I look forward to reading more stories by Anna-Marie McLemore in the future.

This enjoyable, though not spectacular, Romeo-and-Juliet story focuses on two competing families of performers, the Spanish-speaking Palomas (Doves) and the French-speaking Corbeaus (Crows), who travel through central California and put on their shows in small towns. The Palomas perform in the water, with their women dressed in fish-tailed mermaid costumes, while the Corbeaus, whose act is descended from tightrope-walking, put on huge homemade wings and dance gracefully in the branches of trees.The families’ schedules overlap each year in the fictional Central Valley town of Almendra, but it is not a happy reunion. Each family hates the other, believing that the opposing family is soaked in black magic so strong that even touching a member of that clan is dangerous. Each blames the other for a disaster that occurred twenty years before, when a sudden flood in the lake near Almendra killed members of both troupes. During one of these meetings at Almendra, another disaster—an explosion at a nearby adhesives plant that makes toxic chemicals rain from the sky—introduces Lace, a young Paloma woman, to “Cluck,” a Corbeau teenager rejected and mistreated by his own family (he got his nickname from the fact that the fingers on his left hand curl inward like a chicken’s claw, the result of his bullying older brother’s having broken them when he was a child). The two slowly become fond of each other, a process that continues even after Lace discovers that Cluck is a Corbeau (Cluck does not learn Lace’s family name until late in the book).For most of the book I was not sure whether it was a fantasy or not. The “black magic” seemed likely to exist only in the superstitious minds of the dueling families; the strange birthmarks that identified family members, for instance, could well be merely, as Lace’s father (a Paloma only by marriage) put it, “aberrations of biology.” Only near the end of the book do some key events occur that do not appear to have a possible natural explanation.The young lovers are appealing, and their relationship is well developed over the course of the book. There are a number of interesting surprises, both about certain members of the families and about the lake disaster, at the end. The writing is good, though not exceptionally so for the most part. The book is suitable for, and probably aimed at, young adults (no sex), though as a not-so-young adult I also enjoyed it. The book didn’t really “zing” for me, but if you like romantic stories about young love that blossoms under difficult circumstances, I can certainly recommend it.

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