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A review by literaryprincess
The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
How this book managed to throw together all my favorite cliché tropes into one addictive and engaging story, I will never understand, but gosh was it a fun romp!
The first 1/3rd of the book focuses heavy on the worldbuilding and establishing the conflict that will inevitably set up the "enemies" portion of our enemies to lovers romantic tension, and then Jill Tew hits you upside the head in the best way possible with the memory loss that turns the entire dynamic upside down. And oh boy is it deliciously delightful to watch our male protag Adrien Rao fall for a woman he knows he shouldn't while she's blissfully unaware.
Our cast of side characters were also insanely lovable - my only gripe is that I wished to see more of them, and I could have honestly read an entire side story about them (hint, hint, hmmmm?)
I adored reading this book and it made me wish that the dystopian genre hadn't fallen to the wayside in recent years. Give me more black kids falling in love in the midst of a downtrodden yet hopeful future!!
The first 1/3rd of the book focuses heavy on the worldbuilding and establishing the conflict that will inevitably set up the "enemies" portion of our enemies to lovers romantic tension, and then Jill Tew hits you upside the head in the best way possible with the memory loss that turns the entire dynamic upside down. And oh boy is it deliciously delightful to watch our male protag Adrien Rao fall for a woman he knows he shouldn't while she's blissfully unaware.
Our cast of side characters were also insanely lovable - my only gripe is that I wished to see more of them, and I could have honestly read an entire side story about them (hint, hint, hmmmm?)
I adored reading this book and it made me wish that the dystopian genre hadn't fallen to the wayside in recent years. Give me more black kids falling in love in the midst of a downtrodden yet hopeful future!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use