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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
I have received an Advance Reader's Copy of this book through a giveaway hosted by the publisher. This has not affected my rating or review in any way.
I don’t particularly care for poetry books, but Chlorine Sky had an entertaining enough story behind the poetry to keep me reading.
I read this book in one sitting, not just because of how short it was, but because the story was pretty good. This story was about letting go of the people who don’t do you any good and loving yourself. I really liked the message this book gave. The main character finding love for herself in the end was moving and I loved to see the growth in her.
The only thing I didn’t like about this book was, again, the verse style. That is the only thing keeping me from giving this book four stars. Had this book not have been written in verse I think I would’ve enjoyed that aspect better.
I don’t particularly care for poetry books, but Chlorine Sky had an entertaining enough story behind the poetry to keep me reading.
I read this book in one sitting, not just because of how short it was, but because the story was pretty good. This story was about letting go of the people who don’t do you any good and loving yourself. I really liked the message this book gave. The main character finding love for herself in the end was moving and I loved to see the growth in her.
The only thing I didn’t like about this book was, again, the verse style. That is the only thing keeping me from giving this book four stars. Had this book not have been written in verse I think I would’ve enjoyed that aspect better.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“SKY SAYS It’s like all my life I’ve let how others feel about me Tell me how I feel about myself.”
This is the story of this girl named Sky and her friendship with her best friend Lay Li coming to an end and her trying to cope with that while also dealing with the everyday struggles of being a teenager.
I saw this being compared to Elizabeth Acevedo and I can see why that comparison exists. This is written in verse like two of Acevedo’s novels and it deals with some similar topics.
The main thing the story focuses on is this friendship between the two girls ending and the reasoning and fallout of that happening. I really enjoyed that being the main focus of the story because so often we get YA books that focus on relationships instead of friendships despite them being such a huge part of our lives at that age.
This book also talks about other important issues such as colorism, featurism and sexism. I thought it handled all of those topics really well. I do think you have to have some working knowledge of colorism and featurism in the Black community to get the full picture in the story since they’re not heavily explained in the text, but I feel that this was written for Black teens, which I loved, so I’m good with that. Browne also briefly touches on drug use, but it’s not a huge part of the story.
Unfortunately, there were some things that didn’t work for me. One was that this was too short. Because this is written in verse, it doesn’t give you a lot of time to get to know the protagonist. I don’t even think we learned her name until the end of the book and while we learned a few things about her, none of it was in depth, so it made it hard to connect to her and her story. I wish this was about 100 pages longer, so the story and characters could get more time to get fleshed out because the ideas presented were great, they just needed more pages and time.
I also don’t understand why this was called Chlorine Sky and the cover features water because I feel like it was more focused on Sky playing basketball versus her swimming. If you don’t like sports in your books, this is one you may want to skip because it’s a pretty significant part of the story.
Like I mentioned earlier, I see the Acevedo vibes, but this wasn’t as in depth as her books tend to be, which is why it fell a little bit flat for me. I would definitely read more from this author though and I still would recommend this to a teen audience, especially Black teens.
CW for sexual assault (small scene & not many details)
This is the story of this girl named Sky and her friendship with her best friend Lay Li coming to an end and her trying to cope with that while also dealing with the everyday struggles of being a teenager.
I saw this being compared to Elizabeth Acevedo and I can see why that comparison exists. This is written in verse like two of Acevedo’s novels and it deals with some similar topics.
The main thing the story focuses on is this friendship between the two girls ending and the reasoning and fallout of that happening. I really enjoyed that being the main focus of the story because so often we get YA books that focus on relationships instead of friendships despite them being such a huge part of our lives at that age.
This book also talks about other important issues such as colorism, featurism and sexism. I thought it handled all of those topics really well. I do think you have to have some working knowledge of colorism and featurism in the Black community to get the full picture in the story since they’re not heavily explained in the text, but I feel that this was written for Black teens, which I loved, so I’m good with that. Browne also briefly touches on drug use, but it’s not a huge part of the story.
Unfortunately, there were some things that didn’t work for me. One was that this was too short. Because this is written in verse, it doesn’t give you a lot of time to get to know the protagonist. I don’t even think we learned her name until the end of the book and while we learned a few things about her, none of it was in depth, so it made it hard to connect to her and her story. I wish this was about 100 pages longer, so the story and characters could get more time to get fleshed out because the ideas presented were great, they just needed more pages and time.
I also don’t understand why this was called Chlorine Sky and the cover features water because I feel like it was more focused on Sky playing basketball versus her swimming. If you don’t like sports in your books, this is one you may want to skip because it’s a pretty significant part of the story.
Like I mentioned earlier, I see the Acevedo vibes, but this wasn’t as in depth as her books tend to be, which is why it fell a little bit flat for me. I would definitely read more from this author though and I still would recommend this to a teen audience, especially Black teens.
CW for sexual assault (small scene & not many details)
fast-paced
Author-performed audiobook. Thanks to LibroFM for the eALC! Really strong novel-in-verse about a dissolution of a friendship and a teen girl coming into her own self of positive self-worth and independence. Explores themes of gender experience (the main character can't say what the boys say on the basketball court, for example), colorism, featurism, body-image, consent, and self-value. This felt very authentic and so many teen readers will connect to this. Will definitely be booktalking.
I have never been a fan of poetry or really I should say I have never truly appreciated it before. This book was beautiful. It really hit a nerve and really brought be back to high school. I don't it matters where you were raised, I feel like most girls have had this experience with boys and friends. I think that it should be required reading for high school students. Her words were powerful.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
YES: 3.5 stars -- battles some serious internalized racism thanks to the colorism comments she constantly deals with from both family and friends. She clings toxic friendships because it’s better than being alone. Sky has a half sister that doesn’t even acknowledge her existence, and to top it off, her home life is far from stable. Sky’s story is rooted in the truth that so many Black teens face.
Novel in verse is not my favorite but can be overlooked for the powerful message within. Great for reluctant readers.
Novel in verse is not my favorite but can be overlooked for the powerful message within. Great for reluctant readers.