A review by courtsbooknook
Clipped Wings by Helena Hunting

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I love anything Helena Hunting writes and I knew I had to read these from her collection next. This was a lot darker than her other stories, but I thought the heavy topics were handled really well. Tenley and Hayden both have a lot of heavy baggage and I liked watching them be vulnerable with each other. The cupcake theme was super cute and I liked that it was something they could bond over. This was also an emotional book, I felt so much while reading about what happened to both characters and it just made me root for their love story even more. The beginning took a smidge for me to get into, but once things started being revealed, I was fully invested. Helena has a specialty for characters and I really liked these two. I'm definitely excited to see how more of the story unfolds in book two and can't wait for tenley and Hayden to work everything out and really open up to each other.