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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I spent a long time waiting for a plot to materialize, but the characters were all so lovely that I didn't mind that the book felt slow. I really enjoyed this! It does have mild Great Gatsby vibes, and the writing is excellent.
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use, Death of parent
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was wonderful and beautiful and all other words that mean that this book was amazing.
I’m a sucker for historical fiction, particularly Great Britain in the early/mid twentieth century. This book checked all the boxes for me: history, romance, glamorous young people misbehaving, family secrets, etc.
My only issue was that at times, the book felt a bit juvenile. I’m not sure if this book is categorized as YA, but it just didn’t have the depth I expect from similar books.
My only issue was that at times, the book felt a bit juvenile. I’m not sure if this book is categorized as YA, but it just didn’t have the depth I expect from similar books.
This was so beautiful. I loved the depiction of a large family in a rural setting, the longing for glamorous things just out of your reach, and the realisation that all that glamour might just be a veneer with no substance underneath. This was a quick and enjoyable read.
I read this for my Popsugar 2020 Reading Challenge prompt: 'Read a book set in the 1920s'
I read this for my Popsugar 2020 Reading Challenge prompt: 'Read a book set in the 1920s'
A Sky Painted Gold is released today! (5th July 2018) and I urge you to pick it up! I nabbed an ARC at the NYALitFest purely based on the pretty cover, of which the final copy ended up being even more stunning! See my bookstagram pic for the ARC cover.
This book is a coming of age story based around a teenage girl in the late 1920s, in the UK, who feels like she is a meer shadow of her sister. As her sister gets engaged she feels like they are drifting further apart and withdraws into herself, not knowing who she is alone. In withdrawing she ends up escaping frequently to the abandoned house, left by a rich brother and sister after their father passed away. This is, until the siblings return to the house.
Lou manages to get herself tangled up in the 1920s party scene, and is fully enjoying herself. However, her family keep reminding her that this is unlikely to last, and Lou has no delusions of this. This bittersweet reality nags at her and alters her actions and her perception of those around her.
This is an absolutely lovely book, and it has made me want to read more literature based in this era as it was so enjoyable. Lou is relatable and very realistic, and the other characters all seem to have an etheral and “above it all” feeling to them which is very appropriate for the storyline. Laura Wood does use the cliche of “releasing a breath she didn’t know she had taken”, which did take me out of the story a little. However, other than that I can’t really find any faults to the story. I have rated it 4/5 on Goodreads but I can’t really think of a reason that it doesn’t have 5* from me. Possible I will change that in the future after more deliberation.
This is such a unique and engrossing story and I would absolutely love to return to these characters. I’ll be picking up Laura Wood’s next release for sure!
From my blog: https://autumnofpellinor.wordpress.com/2018/07/05/a-sky-painted-gold/
This book is a coming of age story based around a teenage girl in the late 1920s, in the UK, who feels like she is a meer shadow of her sister. As her sister gets engaged she feels like they are drifting further apart and withdraws into herself, not knowing who she is alone. In withdrawing she ends up escaping frequently to the abandoned house, left by a rich brother and sister after their father passed away. This is, until the siblings return to the house.
Lou manages to get herself tangled up in the 1920s party scene, and is fully enjoying herself. However, her family keep reminding her that this is unlikely to last, and Lou has no delusions of this. This bittersweet reality nags at her and alters her actions and her perception of those around her.
This is an absolutely lovely book, and it has made me want to read more literature based in this era as it was so enjoyable. Lou is relatable and very realistic, and the other characters all seem to have an etheral and “above it all” feeling to them which is very appropriate for the storyline. Laura Wood does use the cliche of “releasing a breath she didn’t know she had taken”, which did take me out of the story a little. However, other than that I can’t really find any faults to the story. I have rated it 4/5 on Goodreads but I can’t really think of a reason that it doesn’t have 5* from me. Possible I will change that in the future after more deliberation.
This is such a unique and engrossing story and I would absolutely love to return to these characters. I’ll be picking up Laura Wood’s next release for sure!
From my blog: https://autumnofpellinor.wordpress.com/2018/07/05/a-sky-painted-gold/
EDIT: 2 stars. it just super was not for me and left a bad taste in my mouth. After this though tell me why I still wanna read this authors other book that is a Much Ado About Nothing retelling
This book is Turkish delight covered in chocolate and dusted with icing sugar: it is, truly, sweet. Nothing particularly dramatic happens, there are no great catastrophes, it’s full of parties that would rival Gatsby’s, and it’s pretty clear from the outset what’s going to happen. But the characters are all so loveable that it manages to be sweet without being cloying.
I loved the ending to this book. It was a good way to end the character arc and I wasn't disappointed. The writing itself could have been a little bit more inventive but that didn't stop me from enjoying the story as I read it.
A wonderful book reminiscent of I Capture The Castle. Lovely in every sense of the word. See my full review here: https://onlywordsandpages.wordpress.com/2018/07/21/review-a-sky-painted-gold-laura-wood/