Magonia (Magonia, #1)

by Maria Dahvana Headley

[Kelly]

I'm utterly giddy. Magonia, without a doubt is one of the most lovely, imaginative and simply beautiful read. It's bizarre, delicious and a blend of a emotional contemporary and divinely magical fantasy. There is truly no words that can do Magonia justice. I loved it deeply.



It's not often that a book comes along that is utterly perfect, and Magonia is immaculate. Aza is a spunky, clever and quick witted protagonist. She's suffered from a mystery illness since she was young and had never known how to live as a normal teen. She's been friends with Jason ever since she can remember, their banter only fueling their natural spark between the two. He understands that Aza is living on borrowed time, but doesn't dwell on what should have been but rather celebrate his time left with Aza. He's in love with her. He sees beyond the pale skin and need to protect her. He talks in riddles, placing his faith in facts. So when Aza believes she's seeing skyships that call to her, he believes he has the answers she's looking for. Their friendship was easy, simplistic and just so lovely. He believes her, and believes in her and will do anything to bring her back.

The world of Magonia was simply magical and took my breath away. Steamships in the sky, a race of cloud dwellers that travel the Earth gathering food and supplies to sustain their people. They're not human, but eerie yet beautiful bird hybrids. Inside their chest, each holds a small bird that joins each Magonian in song. Songs that have the power to change the world. It was glorious. Yes, I swooned.

On board, it's Dai's responsibility to teach Aza how to reach her potential, bonded to one another while Aza refuses to forget the boy who stole her heart. As the storyline of lies, deception and the pending war unravels, Aza finds herself torn between head and heart.

But the most remarkable aspect of Magonia is the writing. It was so impeccably beautiful that my heart ached.

Heroes die young. Would you choose to be less than a hero? Here, the sky will light with fire for you. Our funerals are their sunsets.

I fell in love with the written word all over again.

Maria Dahvana Headley is phenomenal. She's crafted a unique and vividly stunning storyline, a whimsical world of mythology and characters you'll fall in love with. My goodness how I adored it, my heart is still fluttering.