I was super excited for this one. But it didn't wow me, I did really enjoy the dragons though. I am a sucker for dragon books and anything to do with them. I dd enjoy the LGBT rep in this book as well.

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for this early copy!

I don't tend to read or request NetGalley books that can only be read via computer but I decided to break that rule for this book. The cover does not show how amazing this fantasy was! It was almost a 5 star read for me, dragons, great characters, and much more! I recommend checking it out. Full review coming soon.

I loved this book! I will be recommending it to all my young adult readers! Thank you for this opportunity to connect books to their readers.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a digital copy of this book. This book is extremely well written. I could picture the whole story. The author’s plotting is clear and the pace is perfect, not to fast of slow. The main characters sticks out. She is not another “Katniss” replica. The story is exciting and original. I will most likely be purchasing this book for the library. If not for the library definitely for myself.

Ok sooooo I don't really (or almost never) like books that have dragons in them. Is that weird? I just don't seem as interested.

But this book. THIS. BOOK. I may actually start to enjoy books that involve dragons just because of Shatter the Sky.

Just take my stars. TAKE THEM. I only have 4.25/5 to offer, but that's way more than I expected to give.

So. The book. Can I just start this off by saying I appreciate just how outwardly queer this is? It doesn't hide anything and just goes out full force like "Yes. This is what I am. So what? Deal with it." I love it. I love the political commentary woven into the plot -because I mean I'm a 20 year old female Chicana in Cali, I live for politics- and I seriously think it helps out with the complexity of the plot. The characters are so relatable and enjoyable when it comes to their strenghts, weaknesses, and their goals. Maren is just trying to do her best to be able to save Kaia, and I do love me a good reluctant hero story tbh. Going back to the dragons: It didn't bother me at all! I found them to not be as in-my-face as I expected based on the summary, and I'm pretty glad about that! It was a good balance and I thought it worked out fine!

Only issues is that I did find the pacing to drag at some points in the middle. It was enough to bother me at times, but it would recover well enough that I could move on. Again, dragons are a hard pitch for me, so even though I was fine with it, it still takes a while for me to fully enjoy them. That's more of a me problem though and not so much the book. I'd still be interested to read the sequel though!

So yeah! I really think this is one worth checking out! It's a really strong debut novel, and I'll be looking forward to the next book and any other works Rebecca has planned!

ARC provided to me by the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was so immersive I know it will be a hit in my classroom. The politics and world-building are phenomenal.