Scars Like Wings

Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I appreciate the depth Erin Stewart gave to the characters. They had complicated pasts that were slowly revealed. It’s much more enjoyable to read a book where the character’s actions are explained as you continue to learn more about them. If you know everything about the character’s past the actions they take in the book can become predictable.

Scars Like Wings shows the importance of getting to know someone and not judging them on their outside appearance. Ava struggles at her new school because not only is everyone focusing on her scars, but she can’t see past them herself. The outside appearance has come to define who she is and what she is capable of. It takes true friends and a lot of work to realize that she has value and can let others see it. For teenagers especially, I feel that it is important for them to see that there is a way to overcome adversity and be who they really are. It’s something everyone struggles with, but it doesn’t have to define you.

At the end, when Ava realizes what happened the night of the fire, everything changes. It was something that needed to be included to really help her grow into the character she needed to be. She had spent most of the book focused on what she thought had happened during the fire, and it defined her. Once everything she thought she knew was tossed on its head, she came to appreciate what she had more than ever.

All in all, a good YA read.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Author: Erin Stewart
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publication Date: 01 Oct 2019

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