A review by ebc_readsmut
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

5.0

JUST finished reading this book & my god it is beautiful. I don't even know how or what to say because I loved it so much. Admittedly, at first I felt like I couldn't really feel the emotion of Lennie even though she was supposed to be sad and grieving over her sisters death. But as I got further into the book I realized, or have come to the idea that, the author made it that way on purpose. Lennie was hiding her true feelings and grief, bottling it up, keeping it sort of in the background because she couldn't deal with the pain. But as the book progressed you can really feel the emotional turmoil she's going through. Yes I was like WTF when she began hooking up with her sisters boyfriend, but I came to understand why they felt so connected. And I felt so sorry for both of them. I love the characters in this book, I think they are well developed but not overly described. You get a sense of their quirks. I love Joe to no end. He actually reminds me of a certain person in my life. I really connected with Lennie about her shame and guilt of her mistakes she made against Joe. But her determination and courage was very inspiring. I think this is a beautiful story. One not only of loss and grief of a loved one but also of self discovery and living life not just being alive. Through death Lennie finds life and love. Anything is possible and even though not everything in life is wonderful, it is beautiful all the same and thus, "the sky is everywhere," beginning at your feet.