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laaurells's review against another edition
5.0
It's a good read! It was really emotional towards the end, and it was of those book you just don't want to put down. I really want to see what happens next to all the characters, as you really grow to love and care for them.
btwjournals's review against another edition
3.0
Plot: Infinite Sky follows the story which looks into the prejudice of gypsy‰ЫЄs and understanding differences. The story follows a girl (name blank I am sorry!) Who is struggling with her own self identity and also struggling with the understanding to why everyone does except each other and why they are different. I adored this plot, I thought it was really unique for it to be a prejudice story focusing on gypsy and I thought it was really well written as a plot. It was enough teenage drama paralleled with serious issues. The description was beautiful and you really fell into the story.
Structure: The way the story was written was brilliant. The very first page we learned that there was a death of someone she loved. It was such an intense way to go into the novel. You were constantly checking and guessing what was going on, you never knew who it was going to be. It made what was really sweet and beautiful novel more intense and made it a very different read when you recalled the first page.
Structure: The way the story was written was brilliant. The very first page we learned that there was a death of someone she loved. It was such an intense way to go into the novel. You were constantly checking and guessing what was going on, you never knew who it was going to be. It made what was really sweet and beautiful novel more intense and made it a very different read when you recalled the first page.
razreads's review against another edition
5.0
It was a truly emotional read. Even after reading the blurb the writing sucks you into the story so much that you forget the inevitable events that are coming, until you're smack bang in the middle of them and you can do nothing to stop them. Nothing but turn the pages and let the action unfold. The plot is well shaped, well presented and well passed. A definitely incredible debut novel - I look forward to future works!
readingon's review against another edition
4.0
Overall I thought that this book was well written and fast paced. It was such an easy read and I would recommend this to everyone. Although yes it is sad at times it was such a lovely read.
Full review- http://hannahsbookishblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/review-infinite-sky-by-cj-flood.html
Full review- http://hannahsbookishblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/review-infinite-sky-by-cj-flood.html
eimear_m's review against another edition
4.0
Here's a link to my blog, An Abundance of Novels , for more reviews.
I had heard so much about Infinite Sky from numerous different booktubers, so I was delighted when I managed to pick up a copy up from the library. In her novel, Flood deals with Irish travellers in a very unusual way. As the story begins travellers move into the field beside beside our protagonist Iris’ house, just as her mother moves away, and her life is never the same again.
One of the strongest and most interesting aspects of the novel is the broad range of characters presented by Flood. None of the characters conform to our preconceived ideas of these characters. Iris is a pretty unique protagonist. I would consider this a YA novel, but Iris is not the typical age of a YA protagonist. Iris is about fourteen or fifteen, and she greatly reminded me of Melon, the protagonist in Red Ink by Julie Mayhew. Except that Iris is a bit of a flat character, without the individuality and unique voice that made me love Melon
The book begins with the excellent premise that someone Iris loves is going to be killed by someone else she loves. Now I don’t know about you, but this was enough to hook me. This prologue kept me intrigued all the way thought the book until the actual event, even if I had figured out what would happen long before it did. Conversely, I’m not sure if the plot would have been enough to hold my attention without this bombshell at the beginning. It kind of moseys along before picking up right before the very end, so I’m glad I stuck it out, but I can’t help but feel that Flood told us the end to keep us interested, you know… like the way the do in Revenge.
The plot of this novel reflects real life as there is undeniable and destructive tension between Iris’ family and the travellers that move into the field beside their house. The travellers do not live up to society’s expectations of them, and turn out to be pretty decent people. More decent, in fact, than Iris’ own family. As Iris’ friendship with Trick grows , she becomes more and more torn between her loyalty to and love for her family and her disgust for their actions. Iris is so young and it was quite painful to watch her agonise over this very serious issue that no young girl should have to deal with.
Travellers are presented in quite an open minded and unbiased way in this novel. As I sort of grew up with travellers and went to school with quite a few I was extremely familiar with traveller culture, so while the way travellers are presented in the novel is different to the way they usually are in the media, I wasn’t too surprised. I imagine it would be a hugely enlightening read if you were unfamiliar with traveler culture , and it will definitely open your mind to this group of people.
There are a few interesting characters in this novel including Sam, Iris’ brother , Iris’ mother and Iris’ best friend (Mattie? I think, I’m going to go with Mattie, I didn’t write her name in my notes and it’s been a while… ). Sam is definitely an interesting character, but not a likeable character. He had the potential to be likeable, when Iris reminisces back to the time before her mother left we see glimpses of a much better Sam. He is definitely the most complex character and my feelings for him fluctuated between feeling sorry for him and being truly aggravated by him. Iris’ mother is also pretty interesting. To me, she embodies the debate whether or not a parent’s primary responsibility is to their children, and how much can parents let a broken marriage affect the children of the relationship. Iris’ best friend Mattie (correct me if I’m wrong) is a massive pain in the ass, and reminded me of Chick from Red Ink ( again ), so watch out for her.
Overall this was a pretty solid novel and it was no chore to read it. Objectively it was really good, but for some reason it didn’t click with me. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who who enjoys YA contemporary with a bit of bite and doesn’t mind shedding a few tears.
Objectively : Four Stars ****
Personally : Three and a half stars
Here's a link to my blog, An Abundance of Novels , for more reviews.
I had heard so much about Infinite Sky from numerous different booktubers, so I was delighted when I managed to pick up a copy up from the library. In her novel, Flood deals with Irish travellers in a very unusual way. As the story begins travellers move into the field beside beside our protagonist Iris’ house, just as her mother moves away, and her life is never the same again.
One of the strongest and most interesting aspects of the novel is the broad range of characters presented by Flood. None of the characters conform to our preconceived ideas of these characters. Iris is a pretty unique protagonist. I would consider this a YA novel, but Iris is not the typical age of a YA protagonist. Iris is about fourteen or fifteen, and she greatly reminded me of Melon, the protagonist in Red Ink by Julie Mayhew. Except that Iris is a bit of a flat character, without the individuality and unique voice that made me love Melon
The book begins with the excellent premise that someone Iris loves is going to be killed by someone else she loves. Now I don’t know about you, but this was enough to hook me. This prologue kept me intrigued all the way thought the book until the actual event, even if I had figured out what would happen long before it did. Conversely, I’m not sure if the plot would have been enough to hold my attention without this bombshell at the beginning. It kind of moseys along before picking up right before the very end, so I’m glad I stuck it out, but I can’t help but feel that Flood told us the end to keep us interested, you know… like the way the do in Revenge.
The plot of this novel reflects real life as there is undeniable and destructive tension between Iris’ family and the travellers that move into the field beside their house. The travellers do not live up to society’s expectations of them, and turn out to be pretty decent people. More decent, in fact, than Iris’ own family. As Iris’ friendship with Trick grows , she becomes more and more torn between her loyalty to and love for her family and her disgust for their actions. Iris is so young and it was quite painful to watch her agonise over this very serious issue that no young girl should have to deal with.
Travellers are presented in quite an open minded and unbiased way in this novel. As I sort of grew up with travellers and went to school with quite a few I was extremely familiar with traveller culture, so while the way travellers are presented in the novel is different to the way they usually are in the media, I wasn’t too surprised. I imagine it would be a hugely enlightening read if you were unfamiliar with traveler culture , and it will definitely open your mind to this group of people.
There are a few interesting characters in this novel including Sam, Iris’ brother , Iris’ mother and Iris’ best friend (Mattie? I think, I’m going to go with Mattie, I didn’t write her name in my notes and it’s been a while… ). Sam is definitely an interesting character, but not a likeable character. He had the potential to be likeable, when Iris reminisces back to the time before her mother left we see glimpses of a much better Sam. He is definitely the most complex character and my feelings for him fluctuated between feeling sorry for him and being truly aggravated by him. Iris’ mother is also pretty interesting. To me, she embodies the debate whether or not a parent’s primary responsibility is to their children, and how much can parents let a broken marriage affect the children of the relationship. Iris’ best friend Mattie (correct me if I’m wrong) is a massive pain in the ass, and reminded me of Chick from Red Ink ( again ), so watch out for her.
Overall this was a pretty solid novel and it was no chore to read it. Objectively it was really good, but for some reason it didn’t click with me. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who who enjoys YA contemporary with a bit of bite and doesn’t mind shedding a few tears.
Objectively : Four Stars ****
Personally : Three and a half stars
Here's a link to my blog, An Abundance of Novels , for more reviews.
catarinajoia's review against another edition
4.0
What a beautiful book! C.J Flood's writing was incredibly good, in my opinion, and I can't wait for her to write more books.
Infinite Sky started out as a pretty sweet and heartwarming story, ending in a completely different way. It made me laugh, "aw", and cry. It was stunning.
Infinite Sky started out as a pretty sweet and heartwarming story, ending in a completely different way. It made me laugh, "aw", and cry. It was stunning.
lucychanning's review against another edition
3.0
Maybe 2.5. I have very mixed feelings on this book. I didn't love it but I didn't hate it either.
alexalovesbooks's review against another edition
1.0
FIRST THOUGHTS:
There are turns of phrase that I thought were really nice, and I liked that Flood focused mainly on family + romance. But my detachment from this story personally made this one underwhelming for me. Full review to come.
REVIEW:
I’m still trying to pinpoint exactly what it was that I wanted from Infinite Sky. It had the makings of a contemporary novel about family and love. In fact, I could go so far as to insist that this would be a novel that could potentially move me. What I got instead was a novel that felt plain, detached, dressed up with pretty turns of phrase.
Flood focused heavily on two things in Infinite Sky – family and romance. While these two things are usually appealing to me, they just plain wound up not working here. Why? Because I felt so detached from all the characters, but particularly our main character Iris. I couldn’t really get into Iris’ head, nor could I understand how she was feeling and reacting. It was really tough for me to feel anything at all for her, which was to this novel’s detriment.
But, you might ask, how about the story? Yes, sometimes, the story can be enough for my opinion of a novel to change. But Infinite Sky is a quiet tale, and with those, I feel like character connection is key to enjoying it. Since this was a no go from the start, I just wound up not really feeling this story.
What, you might also ask, kept me reading till the end? There just so happened to be some beautiful turns of phrase, things that would hook me in, have me reeling from the truth in them. And these things would encourage me to continue on, even when I thought I might give up on this book.
I was, unfortunately, underwhelmed by Infinite Sky. I could honestly see how this story might appeal to others, especially with the writing. However, my lack of connection to Iris really contributed to my negative feelings towards this one. Honestly, I wanted more – and I just didn’t get it.
{If you liked this review, check out Alexa Loves Books for more!}
There are turns of phrase that I thought were really nice, and I liked that Flood focused mainly on family + romance. But my detachment from this story personally made this one underwhelming for me. Full review to come.
REVIEW:
I’m still trying to pinpoint exactly what it was that I wanted from Infinite Sky. It had the makings of a contemporary novel about family and love. In fact, I could go so far as to insist that this would be a novel that could potentially move me. What I got instead was a novel that felt plain, detached, dressed up with pretty turns of phrase.
Flood focused heavily on two things in Infinite Sky – family and romance. While these two things are usually appealing to me, they just plain wound up not working here. Why? Because I felt so detached from all the characters, but particularly our main character Iris. I couldn’t really get into Iris’ head, nor could I understand how she was feeling and reacting. It was really tough for me to feel anything at all for her, which was to this novel’s detriment.
But, you might ask, how about the story? Yes, sometimes, the story can be enough for my opinion of a novel to change. But Infinite Sky is a quiet tale, and with those, I feel like character connection is key to enjoying it. Since this was a no go from the start, I just wound up not really feeling this story.
What, you might also ask, kept me reading till the end? There just so happened to be some beautiful turns of phrase, things that would hook me in, have me reeling from the truth in them. And these things would encourage me to continue on, even when I thought I might give up on this book.
I was, unfortunately, underwhelmed by Infinite Sky. I could honestly see how this story might appeal to others, especially with the writing. However, my lack of connection to Iris really contributed to my negative feelings towards this one. Honestly, I wanted more – and I just didn’t get it.
{If you liked this review, check out Alexa Loves Books for more!}
booksofamber's review against another edition
2.0
I was expecting Infinite Sky to be a beautiful and captivating read, but unfortunately it didn't live up to those expectations. It was pretty dull. Despite being bored for most of the book, I did get kicked right in the feels towards the end.
Full review: http://www.booksofamber.com/2013/01/infinite-sky-by-c-j-flood.html
Full review: http://www.booksofamber.com/2013/01/infinite-sky-by-c-j-flood.html