We LOVE Wednesday- Literary Crush Style

The ladies over at YAHighway are taking a break from Road Trip Wednesday this week to offer some fabulous prizes! They are celebrating their one year blogiversary! Make sure to visit them!

So, I thought I'd throw my own question out there. Feel free to answer it on your blog or in the comments! If you post it on your blog, let me know and I'll link you in my post.

Who is your literary crush?

Can be fictional character, Author, Poet...anyone! (Or several if you're like me and can't choose just one.)

I could never choose just one, so here are the people I love and why (in no particular order):

1. Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games, need I say more?
2. JK Rowling- Yeah, Harry Potter, again- need I say more?
3. David- From Aprilynne Pike's Wings and Spells- He is the sweetest, most adorable fictional boyfriend, like, ever.
   
4. Peeta- Because he'll go to any end to save you should you ever wind up in, oh ya know -- a situation where everyone is out to kill you.
5. Juliette Marillier- Have you read her Sevenwaters books? Run-now-read. (The first is the best, but the others are great as well.) The way she writes is just...amazing...I really don't know how else to put it. Her books wrap you in a spell and don't let go. Ever.
   
6. Po- From Graceling- He's another really great good-guy love interest who would do anything to save you if you ever found yourself say -- being chased by a psycho king bent on controlling you with his words.
   

What about you?

Blue Lipstick Samurai says, "A Sprig of Ginger".

Book Recommendation - Spells

Spells
By Aprilynne Pike

This is the second installment in the Wings trilogy.

Blurb: "Six months have passed since Laurel saved the gateway to the faerie realm of Avalon. Now she must spend her summer there, honing her skills as a Fall faerie. But her human family and friends are still in mortal danger--and the gateway to Avalon is more compromised than ever. When it comes time to protect those she loves, will she depend on David, her human boyfriend, for help? Or will she turn to Tamani, the electrifying faerie with whom her connection is undeniable?"


This is a light, fun-hearted story that really centers around Laurel, David, and Tamani. Much like its predecessor Wings the battle for Avalon is more of a secondary plot to the love triangle that Laurel struggles with.

I really loved that we got to experience Avalon and learn more about the faeries. The twists Aprilynne put on fae folklore were really interesting.

Laurel grows even more in this book than the last, finally coming into her own and not depending so much on others to set her life before her. Which is great. Maybe it gives teenagers that kick of, "Hey, this is my life, I need to do what I love."

I thoroughly enjoyed the story, laughed out loud at several parts, and tried desperately to figure out where it would go next. Warning: It leaves you wanting more. ;)

Definitely something I'd recommend, and I look forward to book #3!

Which one should I read for next week? I'm trying to decide between If I Stay and Before I Fall.

Book Recommendation - Wings

Wings
By Aprilynne Pike

I read Wings over the weekend and really enjoyed it.  This is more of a soft story. The coming of age and, well, learning you're a faerie.

"Laurel discovers she is a faerie, sent among humans to protect the gateway to Avalon. Thrust into the midst of a centuries-old battle between faeries and trolls, she's torn between a human and a faerie love, as well as her loyalties to each world. In this extraordinary tale of magic and intrigue, romance and danger, everything you thought you knew about faeries will be changed forever." Aprilynne's Website

Most of the book is about Laurel's discoveries about herself and who she really is.  And, trust me, they are mesmerizing enough to keep the pages turning. It will leave you satisfied and looking forward to Spells, the next book in the series.