A review by danyalvy
Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman
4.0
One of my favorite movies is The Greatest Showman, so when I read the description of this book, I knew I had to give it a shot. The flow of the writing is smooth and easy to read. The story deals with finding oneself, love, betrayal, family, friendship, and most importantly, mental illness. It made me angry, it made me cry, it made me smile, it made me Feel. I was wrapped up in this story and Harley’s fight to prove herself.
*SPOILERS*
I loved the relationship between her and Vas, and really enjoyed following her on a journey of understanding herself and her mental illness. I do admit, before I was aware she was dealing with bipolar disorder (it does bother me a bit that the author never straight out said the name of it), I thought she was a bit whiny, destructive, and trying too hard to make everyone like her. When I understood where she was coming from though, her character changed for me, and I saw the ups and downs of dealing with this disorder and how difficult it is. The only thing that really annoyed me, and this was minor, was how hard she tried to fit pop culture references into the story. Overall, I didn’t want this book to end!
*SPOILERS*
I loved the relationship between her and Vas, and really enjoyed following her on a journey of understanding herself and her mental illness. I do admit, before I was aware she was dealing with bipolar disorder (it does bother me a bit that the author never straight out said the name of it), I thought she was a bit whiny, destructive, and trying too hard to make everyone like her. When I understood where she was coming from though, her character changed for me, and I saw the ups and downs of dealing with this disorder and how difficult it is. The only thing that really annoyed me, and this was minor, was how hard she tried to fit pop culture references into the story. Overall, I didn’t want this book to end!