Name: Wings
Rating: 3.2 (5 reviews)
ISBN: 9780147511409

Elizabeth Richards

Includes an excerpt from the author's Black City.

Wings

Following the enthralling cliff-hanger ending of Phoenix, Natalie finds herself separated from Ash and unexpectedly reunited with her parents, including the father she thought was dead. After her escape from prison, Natalie's mother joined the Sentry Rebellion and had Natalie brought to her in Gallium. Natalie's relieved to know her parents are okay, despite her shock at learning her father is alive and well, but she can only think of Ash. She hasn't heard a word of him since she and Elijah were brought to the underground headquarters of the Sentry Rebellion. But she knows he's out there. And she vows not to stop searching for him, even if her parents won't help. Ash, meanwhile, finds himself back in Black City, which was abandoned after the fires he set ravaged the city weeks ago. Still on the run from the Sentry government and now aligned with Elijah's brothers, it's the perfect place to avoid detection. He worries for Natalie, but the beat of his heart tells him she's still alive somewhere. He won't stop searching until he finds her, even as the United Sentry States and the terrible reign of Purian Rose come crashing down around him. A pulse-racing end to an exciting series. Praise for Elizabeth Richards and The Black City Series 'Ash and Natalie are strong, clever, and determined to prevail. The ongoing struggle between good and bad is delineated with heart-thumping action and strong plotting. A cliff-hanger ending will have fans eager for the next instalment.' Booklist on Phoenix 'Exciting and compelling plot . . . will have readers quickly turning pages. This reviewer will no doubt be back to see where the tale goes next.' Voya on Phoenix 'A Romeo and Juliet-type of relationship, yet there's so much action, anger and angst that the plot line is just as vital as the romance aspect. Fans of urban fantasy and forbidden romance will definitely want to pick this one up.' USA Today on Black City 'Compelling and fresh.' Voya on Black City 'A quick, lusty romance in a world gone awry.' BCCB on Black City 'Elizabeth Richards' debut as a fiction author is inspiring. Her sense of drama, combined with brilliant attention to detail and the striking ability to create tension, makes the book a great read . . . the next books of the Black City series will be awaited with bated breath.' Teenreads on Black City 'Detailed postapocalyptic world building makes Richards' series debut intriguing.' Booklist on Black City 'This book is one that will be enjoyed on many levels from the literal plot of two very different teenagers who fall in love (think apparently doomed love as in Romeo and Juliet) to the subplot of discrimination leading to violence and chaos.' Examiner.com on Black City

Danielle H.

I do not feel as though I fully connected with Wings because I read the first two books (Black City & Phoenix) last year or so and considering the amount of books I have read in between those books and this one, and being cursed with a terrible memory, I do not believe I was able to fully appreciate this finale. This pains me since I was really looking forward to reading it. However, as I read, my memory did come back to me, in bits and pieces.

Purian Rose is still the head bad guy; there never seems to be an end to his plans to eliminate those he does not deem "pure". However, readers get bombarded with twists at every corner. Most of the twists were well placed and fueled my desire to keep reading. Part of the many twists is the introduction of quite a few new characters, and more information learned about previously mentioned but not really seen characters. 

The most important new character is Edmund. I will not go into much detail about him because that would be giving away too much. When first introduced to Edmund, I thought he was going to be an unnecessary addition to the story; just filler. I was proved wrong though. 

There is LOTS of tense moments. Especially at the end. My God, I almost had a heart attack near the end. I was shocked at myself because I had not reacted in such a way to a book in quite some time. That is how you know the author is doing something right: when they are able to bring such strong emotions out in you. However, I could have lived without being scared to death haha.

Wings was a perfect final installment to the Black City trilogy. It answered, I believe, all my questions. The only reason it may not be getting a higher rating is because of what I said at the start of this review: my memory being a been cloudy and fuzzy when it came to the details of the first books. Also. there was one other thing that kind of irked me throughout reading this novel. The use of exclamation points!!! I felt as though there were a lot of places where exclamation points were used when they were not really necessary. Of course, this is just my opinion. But it really bothered me for who knows what reason. I felt like there where lines when the character was getting too excited over nothing.

Anyway, Black City is a pretty good series. I did not love it, but the books always held my attention and interest, which is what really matters in the end.

Judy McClure

The pulse-pounding conclusion to the Black City trilogy for fans of the Legend series Fans of urban fantasy and forbidden romance will definitely want to pick this one up."--USA Today on Black City Following Phoenix, Natalie finds herself separated from Ash and unexpectedly reunited with her parents, including the father she thought was dead. But she can only think of Ash. She hasn't heard a word of him since she and Elijah were brought to the underground headquarters of the Sentry Rebellion. But she vows to find him. Ash, meanwhile is back in Black City; it's the perfect place to hide from the Sentry government. But not for long. He won't give up on Natalie or bringing an end to the terrible reign of Purian Rose.

Wings

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