If These Wings Could Fly

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Kyrie McCauley in her author's note explained that she experienced domestic violence as a teenager and wrote If These Wings Could Fly "so that those who never experienced it might better understand the complexity of domestic violence." Bei der Repräsentation der häuslichen Gewalt kommen auch endlich die Krähen ins Spiel. Klingt abstrus, doch die Antwort ist magischer Realismus. Ich hatte nicht damit gerechnet (bin eigentlich auch immer unsicher, ob ich das in Büchern mag oder nicht), war aber positiv überrascht. Lediglich zum Ende hin wurde es mir ein wenig zu viel, aber die Atmosphäre, die diese magischen Elemente durch das Buch hinweg erzeugten, war wirklich grandios und trug zu der Darstellung des Konflikts maßgeblich bei. Ich will nicht zu viel verraten, außer, dass es sich bei Leightons Zuhause um ein Haus handelt, das die Wut ihres Vaters widerspiegelt, und bei den Krähen um sehr schlaue Kreaturen, die eine größere Rolle in dem Geschehen spielen als erwartet. A HUGE thank you to Harper360UK for sending me this copy as I had a marvelous time reading it. And, of course it has no influence on my willing and always honest review. You may know, deeply in your soul, that what is happening is wrong, abnormal but you still hide it. You don't want the shame. You don’t want the pity. Or you don't want your world to be turned upside down, even if it hurts, because it's a world you know.

Leighton would have done everything to protect her little sisters. And they would have done the same. Their bond was strong. It was the cement of their resistance. The fuel to go on and live day after day in this horrible environment. Venti huffed. “I'm a busy guy, okay? I don’t have enough brain space to remember everything. Besides, I only got here this morning.” The two men slowed down, but continued on the warpath to where Xiao stood. Both of them towered over him in what they probably thought was an intimidating manner. Ace spun around and pointed at the people staring at them, and oh dear, everyone was staring at them “ I WON THE BET!!!”Sabo presumed the sigh came from the other blond even as the man told the other, Thatch, to set off. The nobleman weakly opened his eyes just enough to see his father's ship going up in flames, lifeboats and all, before he passed out from the strain he'd been put under. I haven't lived through any of what Leighton has gone through, so I'm really not to person to judge how realistic it really is, but from what else I've read, this is probably one of the most realistic feeling domestic violence and abuse books I've read. I thought that the complicated feelings were well portrayed as they all try to deal with it and figure out what to do.

Alright, Xiao decided. I’ll go with them as far as their hotel and that will be that. He sighed. “Where are you staying?” Sabo stiffened, but the 2nd Division Commander didn't mind, he just held him tightly, his face pressed against his brother's shoulder, whispering his name over and over again, unable to stop the tears. Soon he started apologizing, which was when the blond finally reacted. MCCAULEY: I thought it was important to be as accurate as I could about the cycle of violence. Often with domestic violence, it doesn’t feel like a constant threat. It goes through this pattern, with violent outbursts, yes, but also moments of calm in between. That can make it really hard to understand, whether you are living through it or looking in from the outside. While writing Wings, I wanted to capture that cycle. First, to honestly portray domestic violence, and second, so that there were moments building to the next incident, cues that a reader could use to know when to take a break or step away from the story if they needed to, especially if they are sensitive to depictions of violence or perhaps even survivors themselves. A vein pulsed in the man's forehead. He glanced at his companion. It was good to be right; if they really meant business, they would've started swinging by now.MCCAULEY: I think it takes Leighton a while to decide to even spend time with Liam, out of her home, away from her family. She really feels the weight of that fear, that question, what if something happens because I’m not there to stop it. That’s a lot for any kid to bear, so I wanted to show Leighton carrying it, and also her setting it down sometimes. Letting herself be young, fall in love, feel that lightness. Once she’s able to do that, even if it is just a little at a time, she gets to see Liam for who he is, someone she can confide in, but she also gets to see herself in those moments, too. Or who she would be, without all of that worry all the time. The pompadour-haired man then spotted his suitcase and grinned wider, though he didn't know how that was possible “Oh, how convenient, let's go!” the man exclaimed and strode over to the bed and grabbing the handle. There was a look of triumph on his face as he finally managed to grab it, but Marco could see what was about to happen moments before his grip slipped. If These Wings Could Fly is a tense and emotional story that will in turns break your heart, make you swoon, and leave you feeling hopeful.” -- Elizabeth Eulberg, author of Past Perfect Life Xiao’s idol had watched him punch a guy in the stomach. And then he’d been weird and stand-offish. Xiao groaned aloud. He hoped that any minute now he would open his eyes and everything that had transpired had been just a weird dream.

Mom puts the yellow roses in a vase on a table at the bottom of the stairs, next to the wilted red ones our dad gave her earlier this week. They smell so strongly as they wither and die that I nearly gag every time I pass them. I smell the roses and think of women let down by other women. Women who are told their obedience is more important than their voice, not by their husbands, but by their mothers, their friends. Women willing to watch each other get hurt for the sake of image and tradition." The 19-year-old held in a sob, not knowing what to make of his situation. They hadn't kidnapped him for ransom, that was blatantly obvious what with them destroying the ship and killing everyone on board. There wasn't a single lifeboat in the water as they left, Sabo was certain. The question was, why had the two taken him? It was evident they meant him no harm, or, well, no physical harm, at the very least. Fine, fine,” Xiao said. “I'll go with you. But you should write it down next time. Don’t you have a room key or something?”When I started this I was fully prepared to hate it. The story has 3 POVs plus a podcast, I’m not a huge fan of more than 2 POVs. It never got confusing at all, the characters were all different and wonderful in their own way. I loved them all and podcasts in books are starting to become a favorite of mine.