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Chlorine Sky

Mahogany L. Browne

3.79 AVERAGE

oba's review

2.0

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

shelved_byfati's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

A novel in verse, I loved the writing style. This book highlighted friendship, self-development, growth, and learning how to stand up for yourself. It also showed how someone can be so passionate about sports.

I enjoyed the audiobook a lot, as well.

colorsonthewind's review

3.0

3.5

shealwaysreads's review

4.0

This book hits like a whispered truth you didn’t know you needed. Chlorine Sky is a coming-of-age novel-in-verse that floats between poetry and pain, girlhood and growth, heartbreak and healing. Mahogany L. Browne captures the rawness of navigating friendships, identity, and self-worth as a young Black girl trying to make sense of her place in a world that often tries to write her story for her.

Sky’s voice is real, vulnerable, and utterly relatable. You feel the ache of being left out, the confusion of growing up and growing apart, and the beauty of finally stepping into your own power. Browne doesn’t just tell a story—she unfolds it, line by poetic line.

I docked one star only because I wanted more—more pages, more time with Sky, more resolution with a few key relationships. But that longing might be the point. Life isn’t always tied up neatly, and this book honors that.

edooley33's review

3.0

Good writing, pretty & innovative metaphors

jamietherebelliousreader's review against another edition

3.0

3 stars. I really enjoyed the story of this and thought Sky was a very relatable character. I felt for her and saw a lot of my younger self in her. As a coming of age tale I think this is great. The writing style is what hindered this for me. This type of poetry has never and will never be my favorite and it took me a bit to get somewhat used to it but overall it just drove me absolutely nuts. That’s definitely a me thing and that’s not to take anything away from the author. I just know that I would’ve rated this much higher if the writing style hadn’t been so jarring. There’s a great story there though and I’m glad that I read it.

ice_pop's review

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

I came to a realization while finishing this book. Some people are super dedicated to playing sports because its the only time that they feel their existence is valid.