Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Amberjack Publishing (December 11, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1948705168
ISBN-13: 978-19487051650
Gin trusts logic a little too much. She even designs programs to decide what to eat and how to spend her time. All that changes when she’s paired with a new transfer student, Felix, on a computer modeling assignment to explain certain anomalies in the behavior of crows.
As she enters Felix’s world and digs further into the data behind crow behavior, Gin uncovers a terrible secret. And the wrong decision could equal disaster squared . . .
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Praise for CROW FLIGHT
"You'll adore Gin, who's determined to apply her brilliant computer skills to the mysteries of love... and in doing so, finds herself caught up in high-stakes intrigue. We cheer her on as she learns to trust her gut and heart along with her tech-savvy mind. CROW FLIGHT is a soaring debut from an author to watch." ―Laura Resau, author of RED GLASS
"A timely, fun story that flies across the pages and into your heart. A romantic tale with intriguing content, Cunningham delivers a compelling read about the predictability of life and love. ―Donna Cooner, author of SKINNY and SCREENSHOT
"Crow Flight is a delicious novel. Gin has decided what her life should look like - and it involves logic, equations, computer models, coding, ambition, and over-achieving. An unexpected twist forces her to reconsider, and rather suddenly she finds herself in new territory - a path that calls forth the heart, the willingness to adventure, and most importantly, an effort at finding and honoring the immaterial truth. When an English teacher asks her to consider Victor Hugo's contention that 'One must have bread, but before bread, one must have the ideal,' she boldly launches forth into a world of discovery, romance, and danger. This book, like Gin's adventure, is a beauty." ―Laura Pritchett, winner of the PEN USA Award in Fiction
"A timely, fun story that flies across the pages and into your heart. A romantic tale with intriguing content, Cunningham delivers a compelling read about the predictability of life and love. ―Donna Cooner, author of SKINNY and SCREENSHOT
"Crow Flight is a delicious novel. Gin has decided what her life should look like - and it involves logic, equations, computer models, coding, ambition, and over-achieving. An unexpected twist forces her to reconsider, and rather suddenly she finds herself in new territory - a path that calls forth the heart, the willingness to adventure, and most importantly, an effort at finding and honoring the immaterial truth. When an English teacher asks her to consider Victor Hugo's contention that 'One must have bread, but before bread, one must have the ideal,' she boldly launches forth into a world of discovery, romance, and danger. This book, like Gin's adventure, is a beauty." ―Laura Pritchett, winner of the PEN USA Award in Fiction
Ten Ways you Get Inspired to Write
1. Brainstorm the story through journaling.
2. Research things that interest me (like crows!).
3. Collage! It’s a perfect way to brainstorm a story
without having to write, and it can provide great insights to what the story is
actually about.
4. Go on an “Artist Date” to fill my well with images
and ideas (per Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way).
5. Read really great books.
6. Read about the authors who wrote those really great
books, and learn that almost all of them have had struggles with writing.
7. Remember that I can edit a bad page, but I can’t
edit a blank page.
8. Go outside. Walk or job, bike or ski. Just
breathing the fresh air and feeling my body move through the world helps me get
out of my brain and into my heart.
9. Clean, organize, do laundry. If my writing space is
put together, it’s easier for the creativity to flow.
10. Start writing. Beginning is always the hardest
part. But if I make myself sit in a chair and just begin, I’m often surprised
to see how creativity is sparked by the work of doing.
My Review
Gin has big dreams and has set high goals for herself. Get into Harvard. She is a genius with computer programming and making models to control her everyday life. Good thing she has a best friend named Hannah to keep her a little bit grounded and try to actually enjoy her senior year.
None of her apps, however, factored in a new student named Felix, who is also brilliant with modeling, and also extremely rich with his father owning the biggest Tech company around. Gin worries that this distraction might interfere with the course she has planned, but maybe it would be a good thing. Gin is curious about Felix, his obsession with crow, and when they get paired up for a project in class, she is finally able to figure Felix out a little and discover they have more in common than she thought.
OMGawd this story was so fun to read. I plowed through it wanting so badly to learn more about these crows! How fascinating and creative this story is with a love story tangled with a mystery that will totally surprise you! Gin is an amazing character full of brilliance with a touch of nerdy, but deep down just an average teenage girl...and Felix, oh he made my heart just swoon! The crows make a really cool story learning about how smart and loyal they are. Towards the end, Gin will totally surprise you....a fun twist to put a little excitement into the story.
You need to give this a go! It was a really cute and fun fast read...I so wish I could tell you more about the story about I don't want to spoil it!
Photo Credit: Kel Elwood Photography
Susan Cunningham lives in the Colorado Rocky Mountains with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys science nearly as much as writing: she’s traveled to the bottom of the ocean via submarine to observe life at hydrothermal vents, camped out on an island of birds to study tern behavior, and now spends time in an office analyzing data on wool apparel. She blogs about writing and science at susancunninghambooks.com.
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Sounds like you really enjoyed this one. Sounds interesting to me.
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