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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
I loved this book, it was devastating but heartwarming. Definitely recommend, especially for anyone from small town USA, especially Kentucky.
I loved this book, it was devastating but heartwarming. Definitely recommend, especially for anyone from small town USA, especially Kentucky.
Half Agony. Half Hope.
Kyland was such a captivating story. From the very beginning I found myself wanting a HEA for Tenleigh and Kyland. The story told is about two high school seniors who live in a small mining town in Kentucky. Both are poor, and both want nothing more than a prestigious scholarship (sponsored by the mining company) so that they can get out of their current situations and excel. What happens is a love story for the ages--what happens when two people who have nothing, suddenly decide they are willing to give everything up for the other person and what happens when choices re made for them that they never imagined. Mia Sheridan does an amazing job of introducing both MMC and FMC in a way that has you rooting for both of them. The side characters are relatable and the family struggles mentioned in the book are handled with such care. Read this book!
Kyland was such a captivating story. From the very beginning I found myself wanting a HEA for Tenleigh and Kyland. The story told is about two high school seniors who live in a small mining town in Kentucky. Both are poor, and both want nothing more than a prestigious scholarship (sponsored by the mining company) so that they can get out of their current situations and excel. What happens is a love story for the ages--what happens when two people who have nothing, suddenly decide they are willing to give everything up for the other person and what happens when choices re made for them that they never imagined. Mia Sheridan does an amazing job of introducing both MMC and FMC in a way that has you rooting for both of them. The side characters are relatable and the family struggles mentioned in the book are handled with such care. Read this book!
This book filled up my heart, ripped it apart, and slowly put it back together again.
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This review is going to be very hard to write. I just can't seem to come up with the right combination of words to accurately describe how I felt while reading this. I'm actually trying to pinpoint a singular moment in this book that really just made me fall in love with it but I can't find one. The only explanation is that some how Mia Sheridan makes every piece of the story feel important. Each thought, each action, each word, they all add up to this amazing story that seems so simple and so real but somehow just leaves you dumbfounded, mesmerized and overwhelmed.
Kyland isn't the perfect guy, he's not an alpha millionaire, bad boy and, despite the hand he's been dealt, he's not broken. He's just Kyland, a boy trying to make something better for himself. He's not holding a grudge or letting some sort of guilt eat away at his hope for real happiness. He's just a guy trying to do what's right, even when it means making a horrible mistake. He's a strong character because of everything he isn't rather than everything that he is but somehow he still is everything. God, that doesn't even make sense right? See no word combination works and nothing I say in this review will ever do this story justice. So forget about my thoughts and just Go. Read. This. Book.
* I received an ARC from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review
Kyland isn't the perfect guy, he's not an alpha millionaire, bad boy and, despite the hand he's been dealt, he's not broken. He's just Kyland, a boy trying to make something better for himself. He's not holding a grudge or letting some sort of guilt eat away at his hope for real happiness. He's just a guy trying to do what's right, even when it means making a horrible mistake. He's a strong character because of everything he isn't rather than everything that he is but somehow he still is everything. God, that doesn't even make sense right? See no word combination works and nothing I say in this review will ever do this story justice. So forget about my thoughts and just Go. Read. This. Book.
* I received an ARC from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.
Kyland is a novel set in a desolate town in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. The world Tenleigh (our heroine) and Kyland (our hero) live in the bleakness of poverty and hardship with the only escape being a full-ride scholarship to college that is only given to one student. The odds and their upbringings are against them. Tenleigh with her heart on her sleeve, and Kyland who will do whatever it takes to escape. What will happen and what sacrifices will be made when their worlds intertwine?
With this being an older romance, I had a different set of lenses on while reading! I've read a couple of Mia Sheridan's more popular novels, Archer's Voice & Most of All You. So, I knew going into Kyland - I was signing myself up for an emotional love story. Boy, it was emotional. It's the type of romance where your chest feels tight and as a reader you're like "what.. will they ever catch a break?" But despite the heart breaking moments, Mia weaves in many tender moments that I loved: the library notes, watching the sunset, bob cats & princesses, the lavender field and Christmas Day. It's what truly made the book special and I think Mia did a great job at displaying the innocence and naivety of young love.
There were a few things I wished were a bit different. Being mainly a romance, the plot line was predictable so I knew the formula and where the story was heading which I didn't mind. However, I wanted to see a bit more character development and I think that would have helped if the adolescent/teenage years were cut back a bit. There's a time jump, and I wished we got a bit more on both characters during that time which would have improved the pacing especially towards the end.
With that being said, I read this book in less than 12 hours. It's a very quick read and if you're looking for something emotional, pick this up!
"Sometimes my life felt so small. And I had to wonder why those of us who were given small lives still had to feel pain so big. It hardly seemed fair.”
Kyland is a novel set in a desolate town in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. The world Tenleigh (our heroine) and Kyland (our hero) live in the bleakness of poverty and hardship with the only escape being a full-ride scholarship to college that is only given to one student. The odds and their upbringings are against them. Tenleigh with her heart on her sleeve, and Kyland who will do whatever it takes to escape. What will happen and what sacrifices will be made when their worlds intertwine?
With this being an older romance, I had a different set of lenses on while reading! I've read a couple of Mia Sheridan's more popular novels, Archer's Voice & Most of All You. So, I knew going into Kyland - I was signing myself up for an emotional love story. Boy, it was emotional. It's the type of romance where your chest feels tight and as a reader you're like "what.. will they ever catch a break?" But despite the heart breaking moments, Mia weaves in many tender moments that I loved: the library notes, watching the sunset, bob cats & princesses, the lavender field and Christmas Day. It's what truly made the book special and I think Mia did a great job at displaying the innocence and naivety of young love.
There were a few things I wished were a bit different. Being mainly a romance, the plot line was predictable so I knew the formula and where the story was heading which I didn't mind. However, I wanted to see a bit more character development and I think that would have helped if the adolescent/teenage years were cut back a bit. There's a time jump, and I wished we got a bit more on both characters during that time which would have improved the pacing especially towards the end.
With that being said, I read this book in less than 12 hours. It's a very quick read and if you're looking for something emotional, pick this up!
"Sometimes my life felt so small. And I had to wonder why those of us who were given small lives still had to feel pain so big. It hardly seemed fair.”
If a man can do all that, I can give anything. love the bookclub. review coming up.
A phenomenal story of sacrafice, deep, unwavering, unconditional love between two teenagers desperate for a better life. Mia Sheridan always has a way of creating the most atmospheric small towns, and Kyland & Tenleigh stole my heart from the start. The way these two love so so deeply brings an immense sense of hope in a town full of darkness and tragedy. It filled my heart with both warmth and ache in the best way possible.
This was not one of my favourite Mia Sheridan books. It was quite melodramatic and most of the spice occurs when they’re in high school which just makes me feel old and creepy reading it.