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A review by sempiternal_books
Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman
2.0
“Relationships are like most living things-if you don’t nurture them, they’ll die.” -Harley in the Sky
Harley in the Sky is about chasing your dreams and sticking it out when things get tough. It’s a story about having the courage to go after what you want, but being conscious of how what you do impacts others.
I didn’t really feel it with this book. I didn’t like any of the characters, including Harley. And a lot of the interactions between people felt forced and unrealistic. By the halfway point the plot hadn’t really progressed as much as it could have. There were also numerous characters who have mental health conditions but never really dealt with them. Harley probably is bipolar and by the end, she says that she has learned to cope with her moods but we see no evidence of that whatsoever. It was probably intentional, but none of the character’s mental health issues were named and I feel like they should have been. It felt like the book was trying to shy away from actually confronting mental health.
Overall, this book was fun to read because of the circus aspect but I didn’t really like anything else about it.
Harley in the Sky is about chasing your dreams and sticking it out when things get tough. It’s a story about having the courage to go after what you want, but being conscious of how what you do impacts others.
I didn’t really feel it with this book. I didn’t like any of the characters, including Harley. And a lot of the interactions between people felt forced and unrealistic. By the halfway point the plot hadn’t really progressed as much as it could have. There were also numerous characters who have mental health conditions but never really dealt with them. Harley probably is bipolar and by the end, she says that she has learned to cope with her moods but we see no evidence of that whatsoever. It was probably intentional, but none of the character’s mental health issues were named and I feel like they should have been. It felt like the book was trying to shy away from actually confronting mental health.
Overall, this book was fun to read because of the circus aspect but I didn’t really like anything else about it.