Loved itI love Skyward I love steelart like Brandon Sanderson is one of the few authors I trust to nail a finale
Skyward (2018)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive SPENSA'S WORLD HAS BEEN UNDER ATTACK FOR DECADES. Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race, and becoming one has always been Spensa's dream. Since she was a little girl, she has imagined soaring skyward and proving her bravery. But her fate is intertwined with her father's--a pilot himself who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, leaving Spensa the daughter of a coward, her chances of attending Flight School slim to none. No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, yet fate works in mysterious ways. Flight school might be a long shot, but she is determined to fly. And an accidental discovery in a long-forgotten cavern might just provide her with a way to claim the stars. This description comes from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780399555770
- Length:
- 513 pages
Genres: science fiction, young adult
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Loved itI love this first book I think it's phenomenal it's again a really solid ya book
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Loved itthis book is action-packed as you would expect from a Brandon Sanderson story this is very plot forward Brandon Sanderson in general I feel like balance explosive plot movement ments with so many different twists and turns with also very likable characters
Review 1 of 3
Not a fanI could not connect to our main character... I did not care about the side characters. The world was kind of interesting enough but... I wasn't connected enough to this to care so I decided to DNF this one.
Loved itIf you haven't read Skyward, oh, excellent. I think that was on my list 2 years ago.
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Loved itI didn't expect to enjoy this solely really because it's a sci-fi and I don't generally like sci-fi but something about it I just was like I really want to read that book and I'm glad that I did it was so good
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Loved itI really enjoyed this first read I'm interested to see where Brandon Sanderson takes the rest of the series because there are some things as always that are going on then I just I need to know
Loved itthis is one of those books where I read it and I was like I'm gonna need everyone else to read this book so that we can talk about it and love it together