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A review by anotherstoryreader
The Skylark's Song by J.M. Frey
4.0
Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
Skylark’s Song is an enemy to lovers’ book about Robin who is a poor midflight mechanic in a war that has been going on for 10 years with no end in sight. She becomes an accidental hero pilot when she is the first to survive a mid-air flight (dance) with the Coyote the enemy’s most notorious pilot. She is shot down and imprisoned by him. But all is not as it seems.
Robin is a wonderful protagonist. She is strong both physically and mentally. She is kind and never stops fighting for freedom for the downtrodden. She is spunky and brave and isn’t afraid to tell someone off if they need it.
The Coyote, I sometimes had a hard time reading him. I was left guessing the whole book on that side he stood. I wanted him and Robin to get together but at the same time I thought he was unnecessarily cruel at times. I wished he would leave her less in the dark with what was really going on in this prison. (I’m trying to be careful not to give away any spoilers.) He tried to give her hints but they were so vague I’m not surprised she misunderstood some. In parts, I was sure Robin was suffering from a case of Stockholms Syndrome and It made me very mad that this strong woman was falling for this man who kept going a bit unhinged around her. There were times I wondered if he was a little bipolar. Don’t get me wrong. I was totally rooting for him being the secret good guy he seemed to be. I think the constant question about his allegiance was intentional. Man was the chemistry and anticipation between them HOT!
Overall this story was very well written, there were a few mistakes that I was easily able to get past because the story was so engaging. For example. There were quite a few times the narrative was cyclical. “I like him but I don’t trust him” for a page and a half. Or times where timeline seemed to jump around… Like she was working on fixing something for a few weeks into her captivity then it would jump to something that happened 3 days into her captivity then back again.
Not many books lately have had me up past my bedtime but this book and book #2 BOTH made me stay up way too late. I was extremely glad to be able to read and review book #2 Right away. Please see my profile for the review for my review of Skylark’s Sacrifice.
Skylark’s Song is an enemy to lovers’ book about Robin who is a poor midflight mechanic in a war that has been going on for 10 years with no end in sight. She becomes an accidental hero pilot when she is the first to survive a mid-air flight (dance) with the Coyote the enemy’s most notorious pilot. She is shot down and imprisoned by him. But all is not as it seems.
Robin is a wonderful protagonist. She is strong both physically and mentally. She is kind and never stops fighting for freedom for the downtrodden. She is spunky and brave and isn’t afraid to tell someone off if they need it.
The Coyote, I sometimes had a hard time reading him. I was left guessing the whole book on that side he stood. I wanted him and Robin to get together but at the same time I thought he was unnecessarily cruel at times. I wished he would leave her less in the dark with what was really going on in this prison. (I’m trying to be careful not to give away any spoilers.) He tried to give her hints but they were so vague I’m not surprised she misunderstood some. In parts, I was sure Robin was suffering from a case of Stockholms Syndrome and It made me very mad that this strong woman was falling for this man who kept going a bit unhinged around her. There were times I wondered if he was a little bipolar. Don’t get me wrong. I was totally rooting for him being the secret good guy he seemed to be. I think the constant question about his allegiance was intentional. Man was the chemistry and anticipation between them HOT!
Overall this story was very well written, there were a few mistakes that I was easily able to get past because the story was so engaging. For example. There were quite a few times the narrative was cyclical. “I like him but I don’t trust him” for a page and a half. Or times where timeline seemed to jump around… Like she was working on fixing something for a few weeks into her captivity then it would jump to something that happened 3 days into her captivity then back again.
Not many books lately have had me up past my bedtime but this book and book #2 BOTH made me stay up way too late. I was extremely glad to be able to read and review book #2 Right away. Please see my profile for the review for my review of Skylark’s Sacrifice.