Tall Stacks of Books: Book Review | The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Jandy Nelson painted a beautiful heartbreaking story of what grief can do to a teenage girl. Her writing was phenomenal! I purchased ‘The Sky is Everywhere’ back in June but it sat on my desk (with a stack of other books) waiting to be read.

I am upset with myself that I took this long to read this gem of a book.

‘The Sky is Everywhere’ is about a girl named Lennie who is trying to deal with the grief of losing her older sister. She finds solace with her sister’s boyfriend Toby and happiness with a new guy who moves into town named Joe.

This book made me call my sister to tell her I love her. She is my best friend and our relationship is quite similar to Lennie’s and her older sister Bailey. I connected with Lennie. I felt her sorrow. Her joy. Her devastation. Her pain. Which are all things I expect to feel when I read a book by an amazing writer like Jandy Nelson. Of course you can expect to see her on my favorite authors list.

Seriously, this book is amazing!

Below you will find more info on ‘The Sky is Everything’ and details on her other novel…

The Sky is Everywhere

Adrift after her sister Bailey's sudden death, Lennie finds herself torn between quiet, seductive Toby—Bailey's boyfriend who shares her grief—and Joe, the new boy in town who bursts with life and musical genius. Each offers Lennie something she desperately needs... though she knows if the two of them collide her whole world will explode.

Join Lennie on this heartbreaking and hilarious journey of profound sorrow and mad love, as she makes colossal mistakes and colossal discoveries, as she traipses through band rooms and forest bedrooms and ultimately right into your heart.

As much a celebration of love as a poignant portrait of loss, Lennie's struggle to sort her own melody out of the noise around her is always honest, often uproarious, and absolutely unforgettable.

Also by Jandy Nelson…

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I’ll Give You the Sun

At first, Jude and her twin brother are NoahandJude; inseparable. Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude wears red-red lipstick, cliff-dives, and does all the talking for both of them.

Years later, they are barely speaking. Something has happened to change the twins in different yet equally devastating ways . . . but then Jude meets an intriguing, irresistible boy and a mysterious new mentor.

The early years are Noah’s to tell; the later years are Jude’s. But they each have only half the story, and if they can only find their way back to one another, they’ll have a chance to remake their world.

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