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In a 2021 interview, she mentioned that she still receives fan mail from readers who discovered Wings via a library book. She has never endorsed a free PDF. If you truly want to be an "exclusive" member of her fandom, join her newsletter or her Patreon (if she launches one)—don’t hunt for her copyrighted work on a torrent site.
First, a quick refresher. Wings (published by HarperTeen in 2009) is the first book in a four-part series (followed by Spells , Illusions , and Destined ). The plot is a refreshing twist on fairy mythology: Laurel discovers she is a faerie—specifically, a plant-based Fall faerie—sent to live among humans as a "planting." Unlike the winged, insect-like fairies of common lore, Pike’s faeries are photosynthetic, born from flowers, and entwined with the biology of the natural world.