McLemore, Anna Marie Wild Beauty

McLemore, Anna Marie        Wild Beauty   Macmillan/ Feiwel & Friends           2017   352p   17.99  978-1-250-12455-5            ms/hs Fantasy            E-BN   

La Pradera is home to the Nomeolvides who tend the enchanted gardens and where outcasts of the prestigious Briar family are sent; where the lovers of the Nomeolvides women vanish for being loved too deeply; and where  suddenly a young man, Fel, awakens in the garden with no memory of who he is or where he came from.        La Pradera is home to the Nomeolvides who tend the enchanted gardens for nearly a century and where outcasts of the prestigious Briar family are sent. It is the place where the lovers of the Nomeolvides women vanish for being loved too deeply. Unexpectedly, a young man, Fel, awakens in the garden with no memory of who he is or where he came from. Some of the Nomeolvide believe him to be a sign that their vanished lovers may reappear while others worry his appearance is a warning from La Pradera. Will Fen regain his memory to realize his purpose in the garden? What does La Pradera have to reveal to the Nomeolvides?

     This beautifully written novel is a true page-turner. Mystery and suspense abounds in each chapter. The writing is as magical and mystical as the story. The plot flows as exquisitely as the gardens are described. Anna Marie McLemore has created an original, mysterious, magical, and at times dangerous novel that is sure to absorb young adult readers.
     McGarvey(1), Virginia     Magic- fiction