Double Book Review

These two are from my summer readings last year.  My birthday is in the summer and I got two Barnes and Noble gift cards, so I read lots of new books. I kinda cheat, and take books back if I don't absolutely love them. I've done that at least four times, but I always treat my books with the utmost care. *innocent angel face* Anywho, here they are a couple of them:

Wings by Aprilynne Pike

Laurel is 15, has been home schooled her whole life, has just moved away from her beloved home, and is for the first time going to school.  She has light blond hair, perfect skin, and is very dainty.  And then a flower blossoms from her back.  With the help of her new friend David, Laurel discovers that she is not human. She's a plant. To be more specific, a faerie.   On top of that added stress, the realtor who is trying to buy her old home from her parents just gives her a bad feeling.  Can Laurel hide her true identity as one of the fay and save her home in time?

And I just found out that Disney plans to make a movie of it. I hope they go through with it, but cast someone besides Miley Cyrus as Laurel.

Ah, Enna Burning: one of my most favorite books ever besides the Bible, Narnia, and LotR (the "big three").  The second of Shannon Hale's Books of Bayern, this story follows Princess Ani's 16-year-old friend Enna as she struggles to control her fire-speaking ability.  Bayern and the southern country of Tiran are at war, and Enna knows she could be a major help to her country.  So she starts sneaking off during the night to burn enemy camps.  She eventually enlists the help of her friend Razo and her maybe-somewhat-more-than-a-friend, Finn. Okay, I have to stop here and say that Finn is wonderful.  He's protective. He's mostly quiet. He has dark hair and brown eyes. He's brave. He's an excellent swordsman. He's honorable. Basically, he's about right up there with Edmund in my book.  Okay, back to the story.  Enna gets captured by the Tirans, who hope to use her against Bayern.  She's determined to escape and just knows that Razo and Finn will try to rescue her; that is, until she begins to fall for the charms of the smooth talking Tiran general Sileph....

In conclusion, I took Wings back because I didn't absolutely love it.  But I'd still recommend it to anyone who likes modern fairy tales.  I liked it better than Halo by Alexandra Adornetto, but that's another story.  And I think every teenage girl should read the Books of Bayern, or at least Enna Burning. 
And that's my two cents' worth. ;)