shannonmiz
Written on Jul 31, 2014
Sky was a very likable character for me. I couldn't help but feel every bit of her pain, her frustration, her desperation, her sadness. She reacted in ways that seemed so appropriate, even though likely none of us will ever know what "appropriate" is in such a situation. The progression of Sky as she grew and learned more things was stunning as well. She and River (and even The Grandmother Woman) moved me to tears many times, and it was simply a beautiful story that I am not soon to forget.
The reason I am not giving it a full five stars is that there were a few issues that I just had some trouble with the believability of. First, the people who treated Sky upon her reimmersion acted oddly, in my opinion. I don't think that actual psychology professionals would have been so completely inept with dealing with Sky's issues. Granted, this is not a common occurrence, but some of their failings were simple common sense! The other issue was a public opinion issue that I simply found hard to believe. I can't get into it without spoiling some things, but suffice it to say that I hope that people aren't this cruel, and that I am justified in finding it hard to believe.
This is, in truth, a very hard book to review without giving things away, and the reader definitely should go into this one with a blank slate, so I am not going to offer many more details. I am going to say that I love Sky and River, and Ben and even "The Grandmother Woman". And I want more of them.
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