Flock of Angels 3

Aurora Publishing, via their LuvLuv and Deux imprints, will be presented in a much happier context later in the week.  Let me also say that I’m really looking forward to some of the newly licensed series for their main imprint next year, as well as the next volume of Walkin’ Butterfly.  For now though, I’ve been holding onto this volume for six months, and it’s time to get this out of my system.

THIS SERIES SUCKS.

I honestly don’t understand.  So until recent history in the timeline of the series, nobody knew that there were people with wings.  The main character has been working for acceptance for such people, and has been cracking them out of slavery et al.  Wings apparently come in all colors, not just white.  SO WHY IS IT THAT BLACK WINGS ARE ANY DIFFERENT?!  If there have been no wings at all until, like, a year ago, and there are white wings and red wings etc, why would black wings be any different if you’ve already established it’s the wings that make people stand out?  I don’t understand why it is that everyone’s so hesitant to let the black winged people assimilate into society, especially the other people who have angelosis.  I just don’t understand at all.  Isn’t the point of having angelosis to have a story about ostracising people for something they can’t control and helping people get over their prejudices?  Why break that down further?

Obviously, the plot diverges.  The main character is living with the black-winged people, then feels the need to go home.  He swears that he’ll find a way for them to live among regular people.  Except, again, I don’t understand, because the black winged people can hide their freaking wings, unlike the others.  Why don’t they just live with regular people, if this is what they want?  They can hide what they’re afraid will stand out.  I DON’T UNDERSTAND.

So then, due to some genetic mutation and some men who live with regular people who do just that, hide their black wings and live a normal life, babies with black wings start being born.

Everything ends happily.

Just… no.  This was total crap.  I’m sorry.  Not even good for kids, even as an aid for teaching about racism.  There are things that do that better.