Wings / Aprilynne Pike / 294 pages / First Book in a Series

Laurel Sewell is dreading attending her fist public school.  She has been home schooled by her mom who believes it is time for Laurel to join the school system.  Laurel's sophomore year is made much easier by David and his friends.  He becomes her confidant as a giant flower begins blooming out of her back.  She discovers that she is not human, but a faerie.  The trolls want her family's land and are killing her father to get it.  Tamani, a faerie guard and would be lover, risks his life to help Laurel and save Avalon from the trolls.  At first, I was really wondering why this book was catalogued YA.  It seemed much more appropriate for a younger crowd.  Perhaps the dueling romances alone would cause this YA designation, but the "sex is for fun" talk between Tamani and Laurel would require it.