A Sky for Us Alone

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In Strickland County, there isn t a lot of anything to go around But when eighteen year old Harlowe Compton s brother is killed by the Praters the family who controls everything, from the mines to the law he wonders if the future will ever hold than loss Until he meets Tennessee Moore.With Tennessee, Harlowe feels for the first time that something good might happen, that he might ve found the rarest thing of all hope Even as she struggles with the worst of the cards she s been dealt, Tennessee makes Harlowe believe that they can dare to forge their own path if they only give it a shot.But as Harlowe searches for the answers behind his brother s death, his town s decay, and his family s dysfunction, he discovers truths about the people he loves and himself that are darker than he ever expected Now, Harlowe realizes, there s no turning back.A powerful story of first love, poverty, and the grip of the opioid crisis in the rural South, Kristin Russell s gorgeous debut novel asks a universal question When hope seems lost, are dreams worth the risk Free Read [ A Sky for Us Alone ] by [ Kristin Russell ] – kino-fada.fr I absolutely loved this book This is my first book by this author, and it definitely will not be my last.I don t know how I feel I m conflicted about the ending and the entire story I was expecting something different in the story I was a little upset when the story would pick up but it just stayed in a steady pace for the entire book I liked the characters and how everyone had secrets or problems I liked how the Harlowe s family had problems and struggled to stay together I hated Tennessee s father because he was just an asshole I kinda thought the book could have gone inin depth I I don t know how I feel I m conflicted about the ending and the entire story I was expecting something different in the story I was a little upset when the story would pick up but it just stayed in a steady pace for the entire book I liked the characters and how everyone had secrets or problems I liked how the Harlowe s family had problems and struggled to stay together I hated Tennessee s father because he was just an asshole I kinda thought the book could have gone inin depth I thought the antagonists were flat They didn t really have reasoning behind their characters besides being desperate for money Also I wanted to befocus...You ll find out soon enough that all you can do in life is choose the best way to take care of yourself and your own Simple as thatWhat a strange little book Life in Strickland County is hard There s just no nice way to put it No one knows that factthan Harlowe Compton With his older brother dead and his mother pulled into the cycle of narcotics addiction, he doesn t have a whole lot going for them Add that to the bitter poverty that surrounds him and not a whole lot ofYou ll find out soon enough that all you can do in life is choose the best way to take care of yourself and your own Simple as thatWhat a strange little book Life in Strickland County is hard There s just no nice way to put it No one knows that factthan Harlowe Compton With his older brother dead and his mother pulled into the cycle of narcotics addiction, he doesn t have a whole lot going for them Add that to the bitter poverty that surrounds him and not a whole lot of options for his future, the future looks dim for Harlowe That all changes when he meets Tennessee Moore For the first time in a long while, he starts to feel some inkling of hope that things could change for the better for him As long as Tennessee is by his side, nothing can stop him But when eventroubles arrive at hi...Received a copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.2 StarsIn a small town such as Strickland Country, there isn t much of a future unless you belong to the all powerful Prater family When Harlowe, a young boy witnesses one of the Praters kill his only brother, he makes it his mission to find answers While his obsession for answers grows, so does his love for new girl Tennesse, who has her own troubles Together Tennessee and Harlowe forge their own path and discover the answers Received a copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.2 StarsIn a small town such as Strickland Country, there isn t much of a future unless you belong to the all powerful Prater family When Harlowe, a young boy witnesses one of the Praters kill his only brother, he makes it his mission to find answers While his obsession for answers grows, so does his love for new girl Tennesse, who has her own troubles Together Tennessee and Harlowe forge their own path and discover the answers they have been searching for, even if it changes everything A Sky for Us Alone was difficult for me to get into, the synopsis sounded great but the book ended up letting me down The characters were hard to like and the plot points just felt like they were all over the place Harlowe falls in love in two seconds and while I can accept an instant attraction, I...Rating 3.5 StarsI have complicated feelings about this one It was dark and gritty and there are a lot of sad parts with murder, addiction, and a community seemingly at the mercy of a demented man, who is poisoning their land But there were these lovely bright spots, like the Draughns, Omie, Tennessee, Nuna, and even Red, and I was absorbed in Harlowe finding the answers to all his questions regarding his brother s murder G...Rating this 3.5 stars I honestly loved the tone of the writing It was a nice break from all the fantasy I ve been reading lately It had just enough story to keep me turning pages I was rooting for Harlowe from the start and I m glad he got his happy ending...Very much in the vein although not as breathtaking as Jeff Zentner s work I appreciate books that are set in rural towns, and stories about Appalachian teens are so few and far between The pacing is slow, an...Sorry, this just wasn t good Bad pacing, horrible dialogue, characters I didn t care about at all and truly forgot who was who because they weren t memorable.His brother s murdered body is dropped on their front porch, they bury him the next day, and then later THAT DAY, kid fall...I really enjoyed this book I liked that there were enough characters to make a complex story but not too many that you couldn t keep them straight I also liked that it was in such a unique setting for YA a poo...Not bad, a grim depiction of a small town on the brink of falling apart I think some side characters could have been developedand the ending seemed a little rushed The brother s motivation wasn t super clear to me either A decent debut novel, I d be interested in seeing what she does next.

A Sky for Us Alone
  • 20 January 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 336 pages
  • Kristin Russell
  • A Sky for Us Alone