Tenleigh and Kyland are two teens who are living to get out of the small, impoverished Kentucky town they live in. The only way out is through the Tyton Coal Scholarship that the town awards to one graduating senior each year, and each of them desperately wants to win it. Tenleigh's mother suffers from mental illness that can't be managed well due to their financial situation. Kyland's family has suffered the immense loss of both his father and older brother in a coal mining accident. How will their relationship survive knowing that only one of them will be able to have their dreams come true?

This was a beautifully touching story of friendship, of love, and of loss. A look at the perilous lives of a coal mining community, and of the poverty and harshness that exists, but also of the wonderful sense of family that the small town has. Kyland made me laugh, it made me cry, and it really took me out of my comfort zone and into a world I've never encountered. I loved everything about it, even as it was tearing me apart at times.

Thank you to Bloom Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book.

Kyland by Mia Sheridan hit me right in the feels and I didn't see it coming. This book was angsty, emotional, and I devoured it in one sitting.

I instantly connected with book characters and experienced every step right along side them as their relationship develops. Their connection was visceral. Sheridan paints sucks you into their world, two young individuals who come from poverty, both determined to make something of themselves and leave the town they grew up in.

The more these two spent with each other the more they seemed to fall and I fell right alongside them. My heart constantly in my throat knowing that at some point the shoe would drop and when it did my heart dropped with it.
As the book continues we found out more about their back stories and man the strength these two have is admirable to say the least.

Tenleigh is sweet, caring and so lovable, and Kyland OMG book husband material for sure. This man owned my heart by the end of this book, probably even before. I rooted for these two almost from the get go.

I absolutely adored this book and the only thing I am questioning is why the heck did it take me so long to read it. If you love small town, friends to lovers angsty romance this one checks off all the boxes.

Thank you Netgalley and Bloom Books for a copy of this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Wow, this book made my heart swoon and mourn all at the same time. This hard-hitting, emotional novel follows the story of Kyland and Tenliegh who live deep in the Appalachia. They go through hardships separately and fall in love quickly. I loved both characters and flew through the first 30% of the book. It did lag in the middle but picked up my interest again around the 60% mark. I wish we had seen more of Kyland and Teneligh when they were older and more established.

Otherwise, I would highly recommend this emotional story to romance lovers.

I haven't read anything by Mia Sheridan before and since this took place in the Appalachian Mountains I thought why not. I live in West Virginia in a small town almost just like the one described I'm the book. So I really understood wanting to get out of a crap hole town like that. I could really relate to the characters about a bunch different things mentioned in this story. Other than that this story didn't really do it for me. I didn't hate or love it. It just seemed so slow or more like it lacked something I guess. It's just seemed so one note to me like do they or don't they love me. The smutt was kinda bland to me as well. I was hoping for something to pick up since what drama did happen was kinda foreseeable considering the personality traits of the characters. Just everything fell flat for me.


Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for my copy to read and review.

Half Agony. Half Hope.
Kyland was such a captivating story. From the very beginning I found myself wanting a HEA for Tenleigh and Kyland. The story told is about two high school seniors who live in a small mining town in Kentucky. Both are poor, and both want nothing more than a prestigious scholarship (sponsored by the mining company) so that they can get out of their current situations and excel. What happens is a love story for the ages--what happens when two people who have nothing, suddenly decide they are willing to give everything up for the other person and what happens when choices re made for them that they never imagined. Mia Sheridan does an amazing job of introducing both MMC and FMC in a way that has you rooting for both of them. The side characters are relatable and the family struggles mentioned in the book are handled with such care. Read this book!

4⭐️ 2🌶️

I have a lot of feeling about this book. It was tragic and beautiful story about people with nothing giving everything for those they love. This was my first book by Mia and it won’t be my last.

The people in this book have suffered so much and it was quite an emotionally heavy book. Tenleigh and Kyland are competing for the same scholarship so they can leave their small impoverished town and create a better life. They start off as reluctant friends who become more despite knowing that only one of them can win and the summer will end heartbreak. When the inevitable happens we get to see what kind of people they really are.

There was so much love, selflessness, and community in this book and it made for a beautiful and heartbreaking story.

I do wish the first half of this book was a little shorter or was a little faster paced. There was just so much poverty and misery that when I had to put it down I was a little reluctant to pick it back up. But it was completely worth it for the second half of the book. So many beautiful things happened.

This was my first read from Mia Sheridan since 2015 and I remember reading other books in the signs of love which I had mixed feelings about so I was going in with no expectations at all.

I overall enjoyed this book. The first 30% or so went by really fast. We get to learn more about Tenleigh and Kyland, their background, what their lives are like and how they deal with everything. Then we get to see them open up and change and we see the hope they have for a better life. I loved how they were both so hopeful and would not let the hardships deter them from achieving their dream. When they were together we were able to see them be kids for a minute and enjoy life.

Past the 30% mark I started having a bit more of a hard time. The story started feeling repetitive and dragged a little bit for me. The timeline of the events was also a little bit odd as sometimes it would feel like a couple months passed while in the end only a couple weeks did then jumped to a couple months, etc.. It felt like the time spent did not make sense. Once we jumped to present day I finally got hooked again. We got so many revelations and character growth in the last part of the story I went through a whole amalgam of emotions: I was sad, I was furious, I felt hopeful, I was happy and I felt proud of Tenleigh and Kyland.

Overall this book makes you feel so many things and really shows you how hard life can be for some people but how hope and love can give you wings and help you through anything.. I loved the characters, loved their story and was very happy with their HEA.

Kyland by Mia Sheridan

My rating:
5/5
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tenleigh and Kyland live in a small poverty-stricken town in Kentucky. Both are looking to leave the town, by applying for a full scholarship to the school of their choice. They were never meant to fall in love.

Oh my god this book was amazing and heartbreaking. Mia Sheridan knows how to write an emotional, beautiful novel. This one is up there with Archer’s Voice, which if you haven’t read already, do it immediately.

I cannot recommend this one enough. The story of two people who have scarified so much in their lives and continue to do so every day. I absolutely fell in love with both Kyland and Tenleigh. Their connection was just so captivating. Read this one immediately!
You can read it now as it is published today, May 2nd!

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After reading Archer's Voice, I became a huge fan of Mia Sheridan's writing style and storylines. She has a way of captivating you with emotions that is truly phenomenal. This book was no exception. Kyland and Tenleigh's story showed love and loss as they found each other competing for a scholarship. They competitiveness slowly evolved into friendship and then into much more. Like with any competition, there are always sacrifices to be made and this story showed that some choices were worth making. I was truly wrecked at reading everything they went through and was glad to see a second chance at happiness appear. I loved this book and will continue to read Mia's work because they are nothing short of wonderful!

Special thanks to Mia Sheridan and Bloom Books for providing me an ARC copy to share my honest review.

I rated this 3.5/5 stars.

Kyland was my third book from Mia Sheridan, and while I’m still searching for the magic that was Archer’s Voice, I enjoyed this one more than I did Travis! There were both things that I really liked and things that were a little rough for me, but overall I enjoyed the book and it was worth the read.

Our characters, Kyland and Tenleigh, are precious angels. This book is set in a small coal mining town in Appalachian Kentucky, and these teens have some of the worst circumstances. Both dealing with broken homes, loss, and severe poverty, and are doing their damnedest to win a scholarship for a full ride to college and out of this town. I do have to commend Sheridan on her writing of the poverty and destitute nature of their lives and the town as a whole. I could vividly picture how awful they had it, while also greatly appreciating the townsfolk and the way those with nothing still help each other in whatever manner they can. There was quite a strong message about the risks with coal mining as well, and made me have a greater appreciation of those who risk their lives in that job.

Kyland and Tenleigh struck up an unlikely friendship, and then soon found themselves becoming something more. I did really appreciate how much they cared for each other and needed one another. While this book is a New Adult, I found some of their relationship and decision making fit more of a YA novel, and I struggled at times in the beginning with their miscommunication and choices in general.

This book also was told in two timelines, with it jumping 4 years at about the 60 percent mark. I wish the book had been edited to have that jump come earlier, as I felt the initial portion of the book dragged, while the second half (which I enjoyed more) felt rushed. There was very quick resolution of the conflict, which didn’t seem realistic to me, so I would have liked a bit more on the back half of the book.

Overall, I liked the characters and the setting, and thought the idea for the plot was really intriguing. I do think it could have been executed better to really shine like Archer’s Voice did. There was a lot of potential with the storyline but it focused a lot more on their teen angst and miscommunication instead of the adult conflict and resolution, and I think more of a balance could have really let this book become a top tier romance novel for me.

I received a copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Living in a dead end town nestled in a nearly forgotten part of the mountains, Tenleigh and Kyland grew up hungry every day, dirt poor, and with very little to look forward to. No hopes, no dreams, nothing. Just lonely hearts, broken families, and empty bellies. Their one chance at a building a new life outside their town was through a scholarship that they both were working towards it with everything they had.
An intense, once-in-a-lifetime attraction eventually makes it impossible for Tenleigh and Kyland to stay away from each other, and they have to decide if love can save them.
Mia Sheridan knows how to write an emotional love story, I had a steady flow of tears going from the 60% mark on. Parts of this story were so heartbreaking, I felt it in my gut.
Some characters decisions frustrated me in this, which is why it’s not a full 5 stars for me, but the way everything happens and pieces together by the end is impactful and truly makes for a beautiful love story.

This is the second book I’ve read by this author and I love her writing. Her books always break my heart in the best way and have me crying at 1AM. Definetly, one of my top reads this year.

Tenleigh and Kyland are seniors in high school who live in a small poverty ridden town . In hopes of leaving the town, they both apply to the same academic scholarship. Only one individual can win. In the midst of the all this they form a bond - as friends which eventually evolves into something bigger. Who will leave and who will stay behind?.

An absolutely heartbreaking and raw love story. I will definitely be rereading this book in the near future. I can’t wait to buy a physical copy to add to my collection.

Thank you, NetGalley, Bloom Books and Mia Sheridan for an advanced reader’s copy of “Kyland” in exchange for an honest review.

This author never disappoints. A quick romantic read. Loved it!

🔥 Soulmates
🔥 Poverty
🔥 Small town

I've read two books by the author this month and both left me in tears. I will admit that I don't read the synopsis too closely. Tenleigh and Kyland built a relationship out of survival. They both have suffered loss but also had many disadvantages due to the circumstances of their families and the town in which they live. They both want to escape their town and both compete for the same scholarship that will pave their way out. Both Kyland and Tenleigh did things that would sabotage their chances; both made sacrifices.

"I would happily suffer for you because that’s what loving someone is. Willing to do anything for them, willing to make any sacrifice, suffer so they don’t have to. I loved you then, and I still love you now.”

Time and space doesn't dull the love between Tenleigh and Kyland. They grew stronger from the adversities they faced and the distance and time they spent away from each other. They brought me on an emotional rollercoaster that will take time to recover from.

I received an advance copy of this book at my request and voluntarily left this review.

Sheridan delivers a powerhouse of emotion setting the stage as our two leads, Tenleigh and Kyland, compete for a scholarship that would allow them to leave the small poverty-stricken mining town they call home. Once they take notice of each other, they find themselves bound together despite all the reasons they have to stay apart. While the plot after the time jump left me wanting a bit more, the ending was a very satisfying conclusion for these characters.
Academic Rivals. Second Chance Romance. Strangers to friends to Lovers. Small Town Romance.

Mentions of: Death, Mental Illness, Sexual Assault

I really enjoy Mia Sheridan’s writing. This was a quick read that I enjoyed. This was a first love love story of two characters that really got each other.

I wanted to like this book and was hoping I would but it didn't interest me as I thought. The book could have been better if there was more of a plot to go with the story. The story line was great but it just missed some more details that could have made it better.

Kyland is a quick, easy romance read. It features two people, Kyland and Tenleigh, who are both high school seniors competing for a scholarship to get them out of their current circumstances. The first 60% of the book details them in high school, turning from strangers to friends to lovers…to strangers again. The last 40% of the book is set in the present and how it all comes back together. Predictable in a comforting way, the ending will warm your heart.

This book was a 6 out of 5 stars! I was emotionally raw by the end of this book. It was so so good! Amazing job and amazing reading.
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"...hopelessness is as commonplace as the white oak trees and unemployment is the rule more so than the exception."

Dennville Kentucky is full of magnificent mountain views, lavender fields, trails and nature at its finest. However it's beauty is matched with poverty. The poorest of the poor struggle to survive each day. No one understands that more than Kyland Barrett and Tenleigh Falyn. They are driven to succeed by many things in life that most take for granted like food and heat. It is a harsh life. Hope is dangled in front of them in the form of a full college scholarship. One is granted every year by Tyton Coal.

The story of Kyland and Tenleigh unfolds beautifully. You can feel their desperation, their hunger, and their drive in every word that is written. A chance encounter and choices that are made bring them together. Once strangers, they are now friends who share the common thread of loneliness and desperation. Together Kyland and Tenleigh are sweet and vulnerable. Filled with so much emotion and tenderness. They have compassion for each other and their community. Their friendship slowly evolves into more...

I have to say that I LOVE everything Mia Sheridan writes. Kyland is a beautiful story of love and loss, sacrifice and choices. It will move you in ways you will not expect. It has all of the "feels." I had a book hangover for days and also while I was reading it. Wow is all I can say.

Mia Sheridan took my heart, ripped it out of my chest and then put it back together. To see the life that Kyland and Tenleigh had to live was heart breaking. And then to see them come through it....amazing!

5 stars

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