A review by cathyatratedreads
The Other Side of the Sky by Meagan Spooner, Amie Kaufman

4.0

I’ve loved Amie Kaufman’s books she’s written with Jay Kristoff (Illuminae Files and Aurora Cycle), which are super-fun, wild rides in space, and one she has written with Meagan Spooner, These Broken Stars, which starts in space but ends up down on a planet and has a different kind of feel entirely. Kaufman and Spooner here create a world that’s not set in space except that technology launched one set of people up into the sky. Most of this book is set on the surface of the planet, where life is somewhat primitive, lacking in technology, and people use magic. This is very much a story about two young people finding themselves, making choices about how to use their skills, and having to make hard decisions about what they want for themselves when those desires conflict with “the greater good.” Nimh and North are strong characters, and they’re facing some impossible choices. I just wanted them to be happy and be able to be in love. The book introduces a villain who really is terrifying and powerful, so the conflict and tension ratchets up pretty high. Now, again, to wait for the second book to see where the authors take the story.
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