Reviews

Flight SQA016 by Amanda Radley

sapphic_book_dragon's review

emotional funny 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

evierysik's review

5.0

I remember when the author was known as CurvyPragmatist, back then I read this in it's entirety as a Swan Queen fanfiction. I never bought the books back then because as far as I was concerned, I'd already read it. It's a good book and I'm sure the entire series is wonderful. I will definitely be finishing the other books.

kb13's review

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Each book in this series seemed to develop incredibly slowly. I enjoyed how earnest each of the main characters were about their interest in the other but the story just moved a little too slowly for me.

evilchachouuu76's review

emotional funny 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

jaymour's review

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

reneetc's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

librarypatronus's review against another edition

3.0

I’m glad I got this once the whole series was out because it kind of just…ends? I’ll be picking up the next one immediately and trying to decide if it fits my pet peeve of “this could’ve been one longer book”

skillwithaquill's review against another edition

5.0

A sweet little character study and fluffy romance. The end is obviously a set up for the sequel, but I expected that since I already knew this was the first of a trilogy.

claudia_is_reading's review against another edition

4.0

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Cliffhanger!!!! *bangs head against desk* Nooooo! I hate cliffhangers!

Okay, so this story is really good, with a barely-there, slow-burning romance that gets mercilessly squashed by the end of the book. But there is still hope, isn't it? I know that Emily has a lot on her plate and that her job is fundamental to keep her son healthy and to be able to pay her debts. And that, even when Olivia's heart is in the right place, she can be hard to deal with for someone whit Emily's issues. But I think that the conflict grew out of proportion here and it shouldn't have led to a break-up.

And Olivia broke my heart here, truly broke it.

“You…promised that you would try,” Olivia’s whisper was almost inaudible over the background noise of the loud terminal. “You told me that it would be okay with you, that it would always be okay with you. That we’d find a way to communicate.”

They could work so wonderfully... And Henry adores Olivia. And Olivia adores Henry!

Oh, well, I'll have to get the next book *laughs*

sanewberg's review against another edition

5.0

I don't think there are enough words to describe my love for this story. Originally written as a swan queen (Regina Mills and Emma Swan from Once Upon A Time) fanfiction, the story centers around Emily White and Olivia Lewis. Emily is a flight attendent riddled in debt due to the medical expenses of her sick five year old son. To earn extra money, she takes a job as a first class attendant on a New York to London transatlantic route. There she meets Olivia, who takes the flight twice a week to work. She's highly successful, but has extreme difficulty in social situations. Emily's son Henry is flown to London to receive a necessary heart surgery, which set a series of events in motion, bringing the two women together.

The best part of this story for me is how much I related to Olivia's character, being a socially awkward lesbian. There were so many moments in this story where I was seeing myself in Olivia, seeing myself react in similar fashions in social situations. My social issues are more anxiety related, but a lot of times, I can feel alone in my thoughts. It always seems like everyone else is totally comfortable and knowing in social situations, and then there's me. Reading about Olivia made me feel less alone, like there are other people like me out there. Also seeing how successful she is, it gave me some hope as well. Sometimes, I feel like my social issues hold me back from a lot of things, but maybe they don't always have to.

This was one of my favorite fanfics I've read, and I loved it even more as a novel. I loved the development between Emily and Olivia, and the relationship between Henry and Olivia. I loved Simon, and his understanding of Olivia. I didn't like Emily's drastic change in the end, but I'm sure things will get better in the sequel. This story struck a chord with me as Emma Swan and Regina Mills' and even more so as Emily White and Olivia Lewis'. I'm impatiently awaiting the sequel.