Hello and welcome to my stop for Turn the Page Tours' blog and bookstagram tour for The Sky Above Us by Natalie Lund! This book actually releases today, so I'd like to wish it a very happy book birthday! I'd also like to thank Turn the Page Tours for choosing me to be part of this tour. As part of participating in this tour, I was provided with a copy of The Sky Above Us to review and share my favorite quotes from (keep scrolling to see them!). Make sure to check out the entire tour schedule here and follow along to see many more awesome posts! HOWEVER! Before you continue on, make sure to enter this exciting giveaway for a chance to win one of two (2) finished copies of The Sky Above Us by Natalie Lund! This giveaway is open to US residents only and begins on April 12, 2021, and ends on April 19, 2021. Click here to enter! Book Title: The Sky Above Us Author: Natalie Lund Publisher: Philomel Books Release Date: April 13, 2021 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller SynopsisFrom the author of We Speak in Storms comes a twisty, psychological thriller about three friends searching for the truth in the aftermath of a plane crash. The morning after their senior year beach party, Izzy, Cass, and Janie are woken by a thundering overhead. Then they and their classmates watch in shock as a plane crashes into the water. When the passengers are finally recovered, they are identified as Izzy's twin brother, Israel, Cass's ex-boyfriend, Shane, and Janie's best friend, Nate. But Izzy can feel when her brother is in pain, and she knows he's not really dead. So she, Cass, and Janie set out to discover what actually happened that day--and why the boys were on the plane. Told in alternating timelines and points of view, this powerful and captivating novel follows the three boys in the weeks leading up to that fateful flight, and the girls they left behind as they try to piece together thetruth about the boys they loved and thought they knew. A spellbinding story about the ripple effects of tragedy, the questions we leave unanswered, and the enduring power of friendship. My ReviewThis book was really interesting! It went in some directions I didn't expect it to, but I still enjoyed it. It's funny because there are two things I don't usually like in books: alternating timelines and many different POVs. But somehow this book incorporated both those things in a way that worked really well! The alternating timelines were an effective way to build tension and mystery while also allowing us to get a glimpse of the boys' lives before that airplane crash. I also feel like the multiple POVs gave me an intimate look at every character, letting me know them in a way that only they knew themselves. The characters in this book were flawed and dealt with many difficult things, and it made them seem very realistic and human. I was able to easily connect with these characters. My favorite characters were Janie, Cass, and Shane. Izzy was a bit frustrating to me at times--some of her decisions were a bit reckless--but she grew on me throughout the book. There were some sort of sci-fi elements to this book that I wasn't expecting, and although I found them a little strange at the beginning they did make for a unique story. I feel like things were left a bit open-ended in regards to those aspects of the story, but I liked it that way; it left me with feelings of wonder and intrigue. This was a touching story of loss, love, and friendship. I recommend The Sky Above Us for especially for fans of We Are the Ants and We Are Okay. I gave this book Four Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Favorite QuotesAuthor Information
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