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A review by readingthestars
The Sky is Mine by Amy Beashel
3.0
3.5/5.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
I do like the writing style, and thought that it fit the story well. And it was nice to have a good ending in which the characters each seek healing for themselves. But I had trouble getting into this book at the beginning, and to be honest, to me it only really seemed to pick up when Izzy and her mom left and Izzy met Harry (I love him, by the way, and all of the scenes he was in). I appreciate how this book tackles a lot of really tough issues, but also found it difficult to focus on each one. Every new problem seemed to come out of left field and took me by surprise, which I suppose is the point. And even though these issues SHOULD be talked about, which each one I realized that reading about that much abuse puts a strain on the reader as well. I hadn't necessarily expected to read about such tough topics, so I found myself a bit off put when each one came up. The story wasn't bad, and some parts were very powerful, but it was also very character driven as opposed to plot-driven, which might have contributed to me having some trouble getting into the book.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
I do like the writing style, and thought that it fit the story well. And it was nice to have a good ending in which the characters each seek healing for themselves. But I had trouble getting into this book at the beginning, and to be honest, to me it only really seemed to pick up when Izzy and her mom left and Izzy met Harry (I love him, by the way, and all of the scenes he was in). I appreciate how this book tackles a lot of really tough issues, but also found it difficult to focus on each one. Every new problem seemed to come out of left field and took me by surprise, which I suppose is the point. And even though these issues SHOULD be talked about, which each one I realized that reading about that much abuse puts a strain on the reader as well. I hadn't necessarily expected to read about such tough topics, so I found myself a bit off put when each one came up. The story wasn't bad, and some parts were very powerful, but it was also very character driven as opposed to plot-driven, which might have contributed to me having some trouble getting into the book.