Think this sounded like an interesting concept, and I definitely appreciated the fact that it took place in college for these characters rather than high school, but just didn't find myself really loving this.

A beautiful story! Raw and had me feeling so much. The characters were intense, and even though some of the subject matter was a bit heavy I still was fully immersed in the story. I felt the ending left me wanting something more for some reason, which is the only reason it wasn’t a 5 star for me. But I enjoyed it regardless.

After fraudulent use of my Amazon account, it had to be closed and with it my kindle email which I used to download Netgalley arcs; therefore, I am unable to access this title. Thank you for the opportunity.

A really beautiful exploration of grief and friendship. There's such sadness, frustration, and joy here. Really, really good.

Unfortunately I didn't finish this book, as I couldn't get into it - nothing against the author or book, just not to my personal taste. Thank you for the opportunity to read it.

“If you need me to stay away from you, I’ll stay away. If you need me to help you steal a scrawny pain-in-the-ass kid from the hospital, I’ll do that, too.”

Such a beautifully heartbreaking story.
Being in these characters' heads was a pure treasure.
The writing style is like a silk.
And being an immigrant myself, the book subject hit close to home.

I would definitely recommend this novel to anyone who'd like to dive into a non typical YA story.

Flight Season by Marie Marquadt kind of wowed me out of left field. So, first things first, I would totally classify this book as New Adult as all the main characters except for Angel are college aged. This book is a spectacular quiet little read about grief, life, and moving forward. I really, truly enjoyed my time with it and am a little surprised to see how under the radar it is.

Flight Season has three main point of view characters. There is Vivi who is a student at Yale. She is doing a summer internship in the cardiology ICU ward at the hospital and must get a good mark on her internship or will end up failing out. Also, Vivi’s father died kind of recently which is the cause behind her not so great grades. TJ is a nursing assistant in the same department as Vivi. He works at a Brazilian steakhouse owned by his family and is hoping to finish up a nursing degree. He saw Vivi on her worst night and so carries a bad impression of her. Then there’s Angel who is an undocumented immigrant experiencing heart issues in the ICU. He’s basically the problem patient. So it becomes part of Vivi and TJ’s job to hone in on his care. He really bonds with and likes Vivi though.

So, okay, this book has these different interwoven threads that are fantastic. And also, Vivi’s chapters all start with birds that she has observed and it is beautiful — especially the bird illustrations. But yeah, how everything connects and comes together and how it resolves is heartbreaking and beautiful and well, timely. Timely in the theme of undocumented refugees that is. If you have the chance, check this book out. It’s well written and so moving. I highly recommend Flight Season.

Fun, well-written book with an interesting premise. It was the perfect palate cleanser after reading a bunch of dense non-fiction.

I do wonder, however, if this is YA? I didn't think so before I looked it up on Goodreads but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

When I picked up "Flight Season" I in no way expected such a beautifully written story. The characters and their lives grabbed me and pulled me in from the first page. Highly recommended!

Did Not finish. I don't think the writing was for me. I think the concept is great but it is hard to get past the writing style.

This book was amazing! It made both smile and cry, I loved that we got to go into the heads of our three main characters. Overall a great young adult contemporary.

Flight Season by Marie Marquardt was so beautiful! It is about grief, love, sickness and family. It really surprised me and filled me with hope.

Thank you NetGalley for the ebol in exchange of a honest review.

"I couldn't bear how much they were living. And they couldn't bear seeing how I was dying inside."

Woah, this book was a punch to the soul. And I loved it.

Friendship, heartbreak and healing. This book has all and more.

My review appeared in the January 2018 issue of BOOKLIST Magazine, a publication of the American Library Association.

Rising college sophomore Vivi Flannigan is an avid birder and Yale student who lands a dream internship at a hospital near her home in Florida. TJ Carvalho, about to finish his nursing degree, works at his family’s restaurant and at the same hospital, where he cares for feisty Ángel Solís, who suffers from a terrible heart infection. When the three are thrown together during the summer, each must learn what’s important to the others and to themselves. This poignant story of grief, healing, and finding balance and purpose is told through alternating narration by the three main characters. Whether navigating financial hardship, family tensions, or precarious immigrant rights, the protagonists come across as well drawn and engaging. Each gradually reveals his or her backstory with grace and dignity, and Vivi’s birding journal organically illustrates how no one is free to fly until they are at peace with themselves. This new offering from Marquardt (The Radius of Us, 2017) will resonate with readers looking for a mature coming-of-age story.

What a beautiful book. Frankly, I think the blurb does not do this book justice, and I'm finding it hard to find the words to express how poignant I think it is. I think I expected a typical romantic comedy with a slightly annoying sick person to bring the other leads together. Instead, the story introduces two complex stories of people struggling to find peace with the world and three characters I really loved. TJ’s story is underplayed but there are moments when the beauty of small actions made me feel things were so positive in the sadness of themes of death, dying, loss and grief. Although the themes seem heavy going, this book offers hope and warmth. I really enjoyed the use of the birds and all the different ways they tied the story together; a clever and interesting theme. Even the notes from the author added to the novel and made me want to ensure that when it is released with illustrations, I add it to my copies of much worn books on the shelf!

Noteworthy experiences while reading this book: Birds gone wild!

Check out author's other books? Maybe
Recommend this book? No

Notes and Opinions: I have to say that I am kind of sad that I didn't like this one. I really loved the fact that the main character was in College as we don't get those very often in the young adult section. But unfortunately, this one was bogged down by birds and characters that just all sounded the same. This one is set in three POVs and each one sounded like that last. I really wanted to love Vivi and I did when the book started but once she started talking about Yale and her electric car but not understanding how expensive college was that was a little weird. She seemed so smart an then just went to meh. The other two POVs were about the same I just didn't mesh well with them and it didn't seem like anyone had a true voice. I kind of wished that this would have been set before Vivi went to college and was struggling with the cost of it while doing all the bird watching.

I also think that the story was lacking and was pretty much meh. I was really surprised when I went to grab the cover for this one online and found all these raving 5 star reviews. For me I would have loved to see this one as a realistic fantasy where the birds start talking to her etc. I think from the very start of the book where she says that the birds follow her etc would have made a nice twist to the story.

So for this reader, this one just didn't work out at all. I liked what the story was trying to give us but the execution just fell from the expectations that I was looking for.

Go Into This One Knowing: Birds Birds Birds, 3 POVs

A beautifully written story of three intersecting lives who come into each other's worlds when dealing with grief. Vivi, TJ, and Angel all have a story to tell, and they come heal through friendships.

I received an ARC from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I would have actually rated this book as a 3.5 but I rounded up.

It had moments of brilliance that really tugged at my emotions. The author does a great job of conveying loss, grief, and having one's life completely turned upside down. I just wasn't that emotionally invested in the characters...I mean I was, but I wasn't. I spent the first quarter of the book completely annoyed and frustrated with both Vivi and TJ. Vivi's background just wasn't that believable and I couldn't believe that TJ would hold that kind of grudge. It just didn't play out right for me. Angel was really the only one that kept me highly entertained.
I felt a little short changed on the ending as well. I don't feel that I got any closure on anything really and there were so many unanswered questions.
If you're looking for a light read with a bit of tragedy and romance, this is the book for you. Despite some of the flaws, I did read this in one sitting.

I have mixed feelings as I read this novel. Don't get me wrong: it was a good story. The writing was good, the plot was interesting, and the characterization was believable.

I could not stand the main character for the first few chapters. At the beginning of the novel, she is complaining about the vacation home her and her mother will be staying at because it is shaped like an "A"! She is upset about the "A" shape because she is struggling at Yale and is not getting A's all the time like she used to in high school. I thought "how spoiled can you be?" This characterization ultimately played into the plot of the story, to contrast TJ, the love interest. 

I usually get turned off by the rich-girl-and-poor-boy trope, but I think the author was able to pull it off well, especially with the switching perspectives! TJ thinks realistically about Vivi, and he doesn't just fall in love with her because she is "the fairest belle at the ball". He recognizes that her financial privilege has handicapped her in some ways, but also recognizes her strengths; Vivi genuinely cares for others. This is where Angel comes in! I LOVED how a couple was able to come together over the care of this boy! It adds a whole other layer to this love story that gives it more meaning. 

I would probably recommend this story to students who like mushy love stories and romantic comedies. The only thing that was weird to me about this book was that it was classified as a YA novel, but the main character is college age. Because of this, I might recommend this story to high school juniors or seniors, those who are closer in age to the main character and college.

At a certain point, I was starting to get frustrated that I hadn't read a 5 star book yet this year. But after reading Flight Season I am so happy that it was my first 5 star read of 2018.

Flight Season follows three characters: Vivi, TJ and Angel. Vivi had always been a star student, but after her father died she could barely keep it together for her freshman year at Yale. The only way to save her grades were to intern at a hospital near where she lived. TJ is a Brazilian American who is studying to become a nurse while working at the hospital and at his family's restaurant. Angel is a illegal Guatemalan immigrant who desperately needs a heart transplant. Their fates intertwine at the hospital. This is a novel about grief, finding a home and a family, responsibilities, love and friendship, and so much more.

In all honesty, I was not ready for how much this book touched me. I started crying well before the climax and just kept crying. Each character is distinct, but you can sense why they all love each other. Every character, from the most minor to the major three are so real that you feel like you become friends with them. You can really see yourself walking through those hospital hallways and that is the mark of a good book. Each character has separate struggles but none of them feel cheap or frivolous and the way they solve them is so believable, so accurate to life that it makes me happy. The writing is very beautiful without cheapening anything that is happening.

Overall, I cannot recommend this story enough and even though I just read it last month, I really want to reread it again immediately. I can really see this book sticking with me throughout the year and I wish I could ask everyone to read this book.