"Life had changed too quickly, and all this bird could do was wait and make itself one with the storm"
Wren is use to people leaving. Maybe that's why she needs to be able to categorize everyone she encounters, whether it's by reading their aura ("not the hippie kind", she clarifies) or the gesture that best represents them. In "Postcards for a Songbird", Wren slowly starts to let people in and open herself to new friendships and even love.

Author Rebekah Crane uses color and nature to create beautifully artistic prose in this story of young love and self-discovery. This is the kind of YA novel that has mass appeal (even for the not-so-young adult reader) because the author does not assume the younger adult must need simplified writing or watered down content. The characters come alive and stay with you after the story ends, the only problem with this book is I didn't want it to end!

This book is beautifully written but there is part of the book that has me a bit confused. There is a character, Wilder, who is briefly introduced in the middle of the book. He is only ever seen by Wren and at certain times of the night. He seems to almost try to hold back Wren from her journey. Then he disappers. The author makes it seem like her may be imaginative but never really answer it either way.

Postcards for a Songbird is a story about 16 year Wren (often called Songbird by her sister) Wren beleives she cursed because everyone is always leaving her. Her mom left her 12 year ago and her sister Lizzie left just a month ago.

Wren goes on a personal journey where she friends friendship, love and some hard truths about the past.

This book is beautifully written but there is part of the book that has me a bit confused. There is a character, Wilder, who is briefly introduced in the middle of the book. He is only ever seen by Wren and at certain times of the night. He seems to almost try to hold back Wren from her journey. Then he disappers. The author makes it seem like her may be imaginative but never really answer it either way.

Overall while I didn't enjoy as much as Rebekah's other books, I would still recommend it.

Thank you netgalley for the chance to read this e-arc in exhange for an honest review.

I love Rebekah Crane's books. Her characters are so quirky and fully-developed. Even the minor characters are so charming.

I just read this book in one go. And the mystery of what happened to Lizzie was so much better than I anticipated. I actually just texted a friend to tell her to get this author's books for her daughter.

The only thing I have questions about is Wilder. He seems like a malevolent Boo Radley, but I'm not even sure he's not a figment of Wren's imagination. None of the other characters have ever seen him.

But I love Wren and Luca and Wren and Luca together. And I love Baby Girl.

tl; dr: Young love in a family with some broken hearts.

Review:
On its surface, this is a regular YA romance. But, I loved it. The main character, Wren, is wonderfully drawn. Her father, a policeman, is also nicely done. The love story isn't much of a surprise, but the point of the book sort comes upon you. You realize its not about romantic love as much as about the elasticity of love at all.

I might also mention the prose in this book. I have read hundreds of YA romances, eclectic to mass-market. Many are written in a way that privileges storyline to text. This book, however, is written in a beautiful voice. The words are used in surprising ways, and her artistry is employed without sacrificing pacing.

4.5 for sure. Read this one.

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of POSTCARDS FOR A SONGBIRD by Rebekah Crane in exchange for my honest review.***

2.5 STARS

The only thing Wren knows is everyone leaves. First her mother, twelve years ago, now her beloved sister Lizzie. Now her father, whom she calls Chief, talks of sending Wren to Utah to live with relatives. She needs to prove her father that she has a life outside of the house. Soon she meets a unique cast of characters as she comes closer to the mystery of Lizzie’s disappearance.

My first impression of POSTCARDS FOR A SONGBIRD was the beauty of Rebekah Crane’s lyrical prose. Wren thinks in metaphors as a way to understand her world. After a few chapters I grew tired of Wren’s narration. The writing felt heavy and stilted. The plot moved at a snail’s pace, yet Wren and her friends kept me in interested for most of the story.

POSTCARDS FOR A SONGBIRD is a story of Wren’s growth from her sister’s shadow and Wren does discover herself. The resolution felt like a letdown because I couldn’t comprehend the motivations of Lizzie and Chief. Wren’s father told her, but it didn’t feel genuine.

I wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend d POSTCARDS FOR A SONGBIRD, but I wouldn’t dissuade readers if asked for my opinion.