Disclaimer: I received this book for free from KidLitExchange and Disney Hyperion. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Rating: 4/5

Genre: MG Contemporary

Recommended Age: 10+ (love, illness, and blended families)

Pages: 304

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Synopsis: Disney-Hyperion has bought debut author Leslie C. Youngblood's middle-grade novel Love Like Sky, as well as a sequel. Love Like Sky follows Georgie as she tries to find her place in her “blended-up” family, with both her parents remarried and a new teenage stepsister she'll do anything to win over. When a devastating illness strikes her stepsister, Georgie will do whatever it takes to make her better and bring her family together. Publication of the first book is scheduled for fall 2018.

While divorce and blended families are something of the norm in real life, in literature it’s still so obscure. I love how this book was so bold in making this the focal point of the novel. This will be sure to help kids who find themselves in similar situations. I also loved the character development and I thought the plot and writing was very well done as well.

However I thought that it lulled in some parts and that the pacing wasn’t very fluid throughout the novel. This didn’t hamper the reading experience overall for me, but it was a little jarring.

Verdict: Heart-wrenching book that will tear your soul out and stomp on it! Enjoy!