Black Wings by Megan Hart

Black Wings

by Megan Hart

"This intriguing twist on the chosen child in an elite school trope confronts the reader with a number of unsettling questions that will linger long after the final page has turned." - Publishers Weekly
 Briella Blake has always been wicked smart. When she’s invited to attend a special school for gifted students, she finally has the chance to focus on a project that begins to consume her – the ability to recreate and save copies of a person’s entire set of memories. Her friendship with a raven that’s as smart as she is leads to conflict with her mother Marian, who is no longer able to deny that there’s something wrong with her child.  



FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

Reviewed by zooloo1983 on

3 of 5 stars

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Seriously can Flame Tress Press do no wrong! Yet another book I have read in their catalogue and another stonking book! Thankfully nowhere nearly as spooky as the last book I read by them, but just as terrifying in its own way. Plus now I am just afraid of Ravens!!!

This is not your typical ghost and ghouls story but one which is of a more ominous brew as it is a mother trying to deal with a child who is just beyond anything we could imagine intellectually. But Briella, (gorgeous name!) does not care about the lack of friends, or that she is incredibly intelligent, all she is cares about it Onyx, her raven! I loved that for a change we were not meant to “love” this little girl, in fact, I felt quite the opposite, Damien springs to mind much. Marion, the mother, my heart went out to her, I have a “difficult” little lady, in which she is so strong-willed and knows her own mind, I just hope she does not befriend any ravens, although we do have a black cat……

With the story unfolding through Marion’s eyes, we do not always have the complete picture of why Briella is behaving the way she is at times it can be frustrating only because I wanted to know what made her tick, what was going on in that brain of hers! However, I think for my sanity I am glad I did not get an insight into her brain!!

Black Wings starts slow, sucking you in before starting to unleash all the horrors we are to witness, and boy do you get sucked in. It is utterly engrossing, I did not even notice the witching hour upon me, and yet another night I was kept up past my bedtime, I promise I will get some sleep soon! Four books this week by Flame Tree Press so I think it is obvious who my favourite publisher is!

Black Wings is an intense read, as the sense of foreboding was emanating from every page, leaving you reeling especially when you know what the “secret project” is and the accidents begin…

I seriously feel like I need to get the house cleansed now from all the spooky, intense and horrifying books I have read this week!

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