A review by kirstyreadsblog
Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman
4.0
Content warnings: Depression, heart attack, suicide ideation
I’m a huge fan of Akemi Dawn Bowman after loving her first 2 books, and Harley in the Sky was no different.
I love Bowman’s attention to mental health. It was a bit more subtle in Harley in the Sky than it was in her previous novels, however, it was still pretty prevalent. Harley’s mental health problem isn’t defined but I liked that as it meant that a reader can take comfort from it regardless of their own mental health status.
Harley also struggles a lot with her identity. She is Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and American and never really feels at home in any of these identities. I think a lot of bi-/multiracial readers and diaspora readers could take a lot from this story.
Continue my review here: https://kirstyreadsblog.com/2020/03/09/harley-in-the-sky-by-akemi-dawn-bowman-blog-tour-review/
I’m a huge fan of Akemi Dawn Bowman after loving her first 2 books, and Harley in the Sky was no different.
I love Bowman’s attention to mental health. It was a bit more subtle in Harley in the Sky than it was in her previous novels, however, it was still pretty prevalent. Harley’s mental health problem isn’t defined but I liked that as it meant that a reader can take comfort from it regardless of their own mental health status.
Harley also struggles a lot with her identity. She is Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and American and never really feels at home in any of these identities. I think a lot of bi-/multiracial readers and diaspora readers could take a lot from this story.
Continue my review here: https://kirstyreadsblog.com/2020/03/09/harley-in-the-sky-by-akemi-dawn-bowman-blog-tour-review/