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A review by chroniclesofabookreader
As Dust Dances by Samantha Young
5.0
As Dust Dances was as romantic and whimsical as its cover. With a young woman long lost to the depths of fame and grief, Young easily portrayed Skylar’s reactivity to her past and pulled me into the small world she had created for protection. Her animosity toward Killian and his role in possibly affecting that obscurity she fought so hard for made for a combustible romance with a love-hate dynamic that turned the pages faster as it grew more impossible to ignore.
Young’s romantic and expressive writing style gave this story a memoir-like feel. The depiction of Skylar’s lack of privacy and the phenomenon of a too-fast celebrity felt incredibly stark and vivid. Her loss of control felt like the reader’s loss of control, and I was pulled into the spiral right along with her—a connection and empathy made even stronger by the amazing lyrics that flowed from her soul onto the pages. I was astounded by her resilience even if it didn’t seem that she was, and how even with her hard outer shell, it was still possible to see the woman hiding underneath it. Killian became the beacon guiding her to confronting her past and brightening her future; the true song of her soul.
The beauty of As Dust Dances lay in its gentle capturing of your heart as it explored the depths of two people coming together. Every moment of it was mesmerizing and breathtaking in its depiction. When Young takes readers back to Scotland there’s magic to be found.
**Received an early copy; this had no bearing on my opinions**
Young’s romantic and expressive writing style gave this story a memoir-like feel. The depiction of Skylar’s lack of privacy and the phenomenon of a too-fast celebrity felt incredibly stark and vivid. Her loss of control felt like the reader’s loss of control, and I was pulled into the spiral right along with her—a connection and empathy made even stronger by the amazing lyrics that flowed from her soul onto the pages. I was astounded by her resilience even if it didn’t seem that she was, and how even with her hard outer shell, it was still possible to see the woman hiding underneath it. Killian became the beacon guiding her to confronting her past and brightening her future; the true song of her soul.
The beauty of As Dust Dances lay in its gentle capturing of your heart as it explored the depths of two people coming together. Every moment of it was mesmerizing and breathtaking in its depiction. When Young takes readers back to Scotland there’s magic to be found.
**Received an early copy; this had no bearing on my opinions**