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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
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
This was such a heartwarming story. A story that really makes you take a look at your life. It was so beautiful seeing how in this small poverty stricken town, so much love could come from it. How, with all of the odds against them, Ten and Kyland found the beauty in their small town. How even though they were dealt a tough hand in life, they still couldn't bear to leave the home they knew and loved despite it understated wealth. Because they had something that not ever wealthy or well of family/people had. They had pride in themselves and where they lived, and unconditional love. It was truly beautiful.
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
Mia Sheridan captivated my heart, mind, body and soul with this book! She’s an amazing author and this book is now one of my all time favorites. Mia Sheridan has the power to destroy my heart with the flow of emotions I’m feeling when reading her books.
Kyland is a story so emotional and so powerful, my heart was aching for the characters and what they were going through. It’s a story about sacrifice, choice, pride and love.
“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.”
Tenleigh and Kyland have one common goal and that is to get out of their town as soon as they graduate high school. They both come from poverty which leaves them hopeless. The only way they could achieve their goal is through scholarship, a scholarship they are both competing for. And only one student could win it.
I can even put to words the feelings I had while reading this book. The story felt so real and I love reading books that feel real. Tenleigh and Kyland are prefect together, their love is so beautiful and selfless.
“When it came to you, I noticed everything. I fell halfway in love with you before we ever spoke a word.”
Kyland is a spectacularly written book, I didn’t just read this book, I felt it. It’s a story that will stay with me for a long time.
Kyland is a story so emotional and so powerful, my heart was aching for the characters and what they were going through. It’s a story about sacrifice, choice, pride and love.
“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.”
Tenleigh and Kyland have one common goal and that is to get out of their town as soon as they graduate high school. They both come from poverty which leaves them hopeless. The only way they could achieve their goal is through scholarship, a scholarship they are both competing for. And only one student could win it.
I can even put to words the feelings I had while reading this book. The story felt so real and I love reading books that feel real. Tenleigh and Kyland are prefect together, their love is so beautiful and selfless.
“When it came to you, I noticed everything. I fell halfway in love with you before we ever spoke a word.”
Kyland is a spectacularly written book, I didn’t just read this book, I felt it. It’s a story that will stay with me for a long time.
Historia presiosa, con un toque único, tiene un mensaje lleno de esperanza con mucho amor, me gusto saber lo que de verdad significa la palabra perseverancia.
4.5 stars
This was totally engaging. I've been meaning to read Kyland but I'm one of these people that is often put off by hype, so I like to wait for it to die down. Kyland lived up to the hype I've heard. The backdrop to this story was excellent, Appalachian mountain folk as poor as you can imagine. What I loved about this is that Mia Sheridan doesn't conveniently make people rich or comfortable to mitigate reader's sensitivities. Kyland and Tenley are richer characters for being poor, appreciative of having warmth, food and on occasion, love.
These characters who had so little were also poor in terms of their family's love at times and their shared desire to study their way out of the town brought them to a grudging friendship. Tenley introduced Kyland to classic literature and I absolutely loved the importance of Jane Austen's Persuasion in this book, there were points that it gave me the chills it was so poignant.
I listened to Kyland on audio and if I have one criticism it's that the male narrator made Kyland a little over emotional and whiney at times. This is male narrator I have liked in other books, so I would just say it's this particular interpretation. However, this did not spoil the listen, I could move past those parts without problem. This was without doubt another Mia Sheridan triumph!
Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.
This was totally engaging. I've been meaning to read Kyland but I'm one of these people that is often put off by hype, so I like to wait for it to die down. Kyland lived up to the hype I've heard. The backdrop to this story was excellent, Appalachian mountain folk as poor as you can imagine. What I loved about this is that Mia Sheridan doesn't conveniently make people rich or comfortable to mitigate reader's sensitivities. Kyland and Tenley are richer characters for being poor, appreciative of having warmth, food and on occasion, love.
These characters who had so little were also poor in terms of their family's love at times and their shared desire to study their way out of the town brought them to a grudging friendship. Tenley introduced Kyland to classic literature and I absolutely loved the importance of Jane Austen's Persuasion in this book, there were points that it gave me the chills it was so poignant.
I listened to Kyland on audio and if I have one criticism it's that the male narrator made Kyland a little over emotional and whiney at times. This is male narrator I have liked in other books, so I would just say it's this particular interpretation. However, this did not spoil the listen, I could move past those parts without problem. This was without doubt another Mia Sheridan triumph!
Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.
I don't even know where to start with Kyland. And that's in a good way! Even writing this review and thinking about the book is bringing tears to my eyes - that's how much it has affected me.
Kyland and Tenleigh don't have a lot. They come from the same part of town and Tenleigh believes she's not worthy of Kyland, but she's oh so wrong. Little did she know that Kyland had admired her from afar for a long time. One moment between them changes everything, the course of their life, the way they thought they were headed.
They fall madly in love knowing that at some point in the near future they are going to have to leave each other. Their parting is one full of hurt, heartbreak and emotion - from them and me! Years later Tenleigh returns home, but can they put the past behind them and have a happily ever after?
Mia just has this knack of drawing you into her characters straight away and that's nothing new here. I could physically feel their pain, their passion, their emotion; I was just so sucked in throughout and I never wanted to put it down. It tugged at my heart and emotions so much; it was just astounding, amazing and I wholly recommend it (and tissues!)
Once again, Mia has produced another 5* read.
Kyland and Tenleigh don't have a lot. They come from the same part of town and Tenleigh believes she's not worthy of Kyland, but she's oh so wrong. Little did she know that Kyland had admired her from afar for a long time. One moment between them changes everything, the course of their life, the way they thought they were headed.
They fall madly in love knowing that at some point in the near future they are going to have to leave each other. Their parting is one full of hurt, heartbreak and emotion - from them and me! Years later Tenleigh returns home, but can they put the past behind them and have a happily ever after?
Mia just has this knack of drawing you into her characters straight away and that's nothing new here. I could physically feel their pain, their passion, their emotion; I was just so sucked in throughout and I never wanted to put it down. It tugged at my heart and emotions so much; it was just astounding, amazing and I wholly recommend it (and tissues!)
Once again, Mia has produced another 5* read.
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I swear this woman's books are going to be the ruin of my life. Another super sweet and emotional little story. Respectfully banging my head into a block of concrete.
This is becoming one of my favorite series! One of the things I loved most about Kyland and Tenleigh's story was that it was different. The storyline was fresh and new. Kyland and Tenleigh are dirt poor and both trying to get the same scholarship so they can get out of Kentucky and go to college, something neither would be able to afford on their own. This book is heartbreaking and full of hope at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed it!