Reviews

The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

tessfc's review against another edition

4.0

it wasn't quite as good as I'll give you the sun but I still devoured it and cried multiple times

velveteen_rabbit's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

emilyb_chicago's review

5.0

This is a heartrending book about loss. The romance aspect was all YA, but the depiction of someone loosing the person closest to them is all too mature. It is beautifully written and still feels raw and honest. I am not usually one for poetry or quotes at the beginning of chapters, but the poetry in this book was lovely and definitely worth lingering over. Even in the prose you can tell the author is a poet.

Thank you Amy for the great recommendation. I recommend it as well!

l0la_l0u's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

laurataylor's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

patedm's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I loved the characters, but the love triangle in the book made me uncomfy. I understand people do things in grief that can’t be explained, but it still made me uncomfortable and ruined most of the book for me. I also didn’t find the love triangle necessary in this book. Make it a book about grief and finding love while grieving without that extra person and it would’ve been a much more enjoyable read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

abbyk505's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

bluebird19's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

michelledieu's review

2.0

Rating: 2.5
DNF

loren42's review against another edition

2.0

- not bad but not good either
- very predictable from the beginning to the end
- repetitive, that’s how grief is like but the way that it was portrayed in the book can feel boring so easily
- overall an entertaining story
- something to read when you have no other books