#BookReview: Harley in the Sky by @akemidawn @GoSparkPoint

Synopsis: Harley Milano has dreamed of being a trapeze artist for as long as she can remember. With parents who run a famous circus in Las Vegas, she spends almost every night in the big top watching their lead aerialist perform, wishing with all her soul that she could be up there herself one day.

After a huge fight with her parents, who continue to insist she go to school instead, Harley leaves home, betrays her family and joins the rival traveling circus Maison du Mystère. There, she is thrust into a world that is both brutal and beautiful, where she learns the value of hard work, passion and collaboration. But at the same time, Harley must come to terms with the truth of her family and her past—and reckon with the sacrifices she made and the people she hurt in order to follow her dreams. 


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Rating: ★★★★
My Review: So this was a pretty good story about a girl who drops everything and decides to join the circus.  How many of us as kids wanted to do this after a fight?  I really loved the setting and the writing but Harley acted like a spoiled brat for a lot of this story.  I wished she would have been a little younger since it would have made more sense for this kind of impulse.  Even with Harley being a little brat I still enjoyed this story.  The characters were amazing and beautiful. 

Biography

Akemi Dawn Bowman is the author of William C. Morris Award Finalist STARFISH, SUMMER BIRD BLUE, and HARLEY IN THE SKY. Her upcoming sci-fi series, THE INFINITY COURTS, is set to release in 2021, followed by her middle-grade debut, GENERATION MISFITS. A proud Ravenclaw and Star Wars enthusiast, she has a BA in social sciences from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She currently lives in Scotland with her husband and two children.

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Posted in: 4 Stars, Edelweiss, Review, Young Adult