A review by earlgrav
Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen

5.0

This shattered my heart to pieces and mended it back together. To be honest, I didn't really like the climax and Baker went too far sometimes. But, since it made me sob like a baby, I'd say it succeeded in telling the story of two best friends who fall for each other, and struggle with accepting their sexuality because they live in a small, conservative town. I thought the way their parents handled it was also realistic. I was pleasantly surprised that the author legitimately addresses how homosexuality fits into religion, specifically Catholicism. Read this if you’re looking for a wlw book that focuses on overcoming internalized homophobia in a religious society. This was maybe 75% angst, 25% fluff, so don’t expect many cute, romantic moments between Hannah and Baker.