A review by noharmevercamefromreadingabook
Lucy in the Sky Pa by Paige Toon

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I first discovered Paige Toon 14 years ago and fell fast for her writing styles. The first book is Lucy In The Sky, it is not however the first book of hers I ever read. But having read another I was eager to read everything I could which is what lead me to Lucy In The Sky. 

I haven't read this book for a number of years and rereading it was like experiencing it again for the first time. I love that Lucy is flawed and that these flaws actually make her more likeable. That her clash of conscious makes her relatable. None of Paige Toons characters are ever stylized as perfect, they all have flaws and share experiences that make them realistic.

You always find yourself routing for the female lead because she's human. She makes mistakes, she laughs, she cries, she feels guilt and love unapologetically.

I found myself mistrusting James from the offset, I found him grossly narcissistic and the gaslighting of Lucy from the get go really solidified that throughout. I found myself half wanting things to work out for Lucy and James though because she's so likeable I wanted to be wrong and wanted so badly to route for that relationship even though other characters raised questions about James and his sincerity. Lucy ended up with the right person in the end


The other thing I love about Toons novels is that there's always a nod to other characters they all interlink and flow through the books.. You'll find characters you fell in love with popping up later in other books and it's always so nice to get closure almost and see where their story's ended up taking them
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