Wednesday, January 24, 2018

McLemore, Anna Marie. Wild Beauty.

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

La Pradera is home to the Nomeolvides who tend the enchanted gardens for nearly a century 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 that 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 abound 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.

Summary: La Pradera is home to the Nomeolvides who tend the enchanted gardens 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.          
    

Magic-Fiction                                                           --Virginia McGarvey

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