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Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie

5 reviews

xlpurple18's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read; such a refreshing read. McKenzie’s writing style is cool and concise yet extremely eloquent and engaging. Her characters have so much depth and everyone is so complicated in that special human way ™️. There was so much to explore and every moment had you happily emerged in Skye’s experience. This book was stunning. 
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leighannebfd3b's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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arieloley's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was very sweet and earnest - and very obviously written by a millennial 😅. Maybe I wasn’t the target audience. Regardless, finished it quite quickly and really enjoyed the strong character development and diversity. 
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jet's review

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challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Skye is funny and real and flawed. Laughed out loud several times at her awkwardness and commentary. A great story about community and connectedness. Characters with depth and backstories that don't feel forced. Also I love Philly and I love lesbians.

And this beautiful quote
"People let us down. We let them down. Letdown is inevitable, Sister Skye. But, you know what else is inevitable? If you allow yourself to close that distance? Connection. Joy."
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caseythereader's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Thanks to Random House for the free copy of this book.

 - Let's have some queer screaming about SKYE FALLING! This book is real queer and messy in the best way! Lesbian, bisexual, and trans rep among the main characters, and everyone is out and feels at home with their identities! Love it!
- This book can be pretty heavy, especially when Skye is looking back at her childhood. But it's also super funny, keeping it from becoming a plodding recitation of traumas, as books about messy adults often are.
- It's wonderful to see a book full of queer adults. So often in books - especially non-genre fiction adult novels - you get a queer person surrounded by straight people, or maybe one or two other queer minor characters. But Skye's life is deeply queer, and her community (as small as it is at the start) feels real. 
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