manda 's review for:

Searching for Sky by Jillian Cantor

5.0

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Have you ever read a book that you loved so much that you kept on thinking about it even weeks after you're done reading it? Well, that was what I felt. Although I felt that it was a little slow-paced in the beginning, I felt that it was necessary for the book.

Sky has been living on an isolated island for 14 years. The only people that were there was a man named Helmut, his son River, and Sky's mom. The four of them learned how to live there, but something terrible occurred: Sky's mom and Helmut died.

To be honest, I think that they knew they were dying, and that's why Sky's mom called Sky Megan.

One day they find a boat with two men on it. She was reluctant to leave the island, but River persuaded her into leaving knowing they couldn't survive if they stayed there.

Sky: She was a beautiful character, and she's grown so much in the book. I felt all the pain she felt when reading, the loneliness, confusion, and worst of all: struggling to fit in.

Alice: I wanted to slap some sense into that woman. Her granddaughter just moved back here and you expect her to know everything? I did feel bad for her though, she just didn't want to lose Sky again. I was angry because I felt that Alice was trying to make Sky into someone she's not: her mother.

River: Poor, poor River. He was so sweet and naive. "Always the dreamer." Everyone (well, almost everyone) treated him as though he was like his father: a murderer. I just loved River so much, maybe even more than I loved Sky. It was so sad when

he died

Ben: He was a nice guy, I wished I got to know more about him though.

Overall, I really enjoyed the book. It was heartbreakingly beautiful. review to come.