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A review by 13rebecca13
May All Your Skies Be Blue by Fíona Scarlett
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
I absolutely adored Boys Don't Cry so I knew Fíona Scarlett's next book was going to hit just as hard...and it did.
Shauna, Dean, Pam and Mark are a group of teens from Dublin in the 90s/early 2000s. The story is told in dual timelines; during this time when they were teens and from Shauna's point of view in present day. The present day takes place over one full day while she works in her mother's salon.
Scarlett has a really special way of writing. It is so easy to read, sets the scene with the Irish dialect, unmistakable Irish humour and bringing nostalgia onto the page, as well as that first love feeling between Shauna and Dean.
There are some tough topics covered also such as Shauna's mother's dementia and Dean's alcoholic parents and they are tackled in a very true to life way. I really felt for Shauna the entire way through this book. I got to point where I knew how it was going to end and had to stop reading because I didn't want to hurt myself. Oh but boy, did I cry!
Absolutely stunning.
Shauna, Dean, Pam and Mark are a group of teens from Dublin in the 90s/early 2000s. The story is told in dual timelines; during this time when they were teens and from Shauna's point of view in present day. The present day takes place over one full day while she works in her mother's salon.
Scarlett has a really special way of writing. It is so easy to read, sets the scene with the Irish dialect, unmistakable Irish humour and bringing nostalgia onto the page, as well as that first love feeling between Shauna and Dean.
There are some tough topics covered also such as Shauna's mother's dementia and Dean's alcoholic parents and they are tackled in a very true to life way. I really felt for Shauna the entire way through this book. I got to point where I knew how it was going to end and had to stop reading because I didn't want to hurt myself. Oh but boy, did I cry!
Absolutely stunning.