I LOVED THIS!!!! reminds me of seven days in june - beautiful and funny and heartfelt and GAY. cannot recommend this enough

I should like to start by thanking Random House and NetGalley for my ARC of this book, which I have rated 4 stars in return for an honest review. The opinions below are strictly my own.

I will not lie and will say that when I first began this book I had the awful feeling I wasn't going to be able to get into it and maybe even DNF it. I took time away and then began from the beginning again and by the middle of the second chapter I was hooked.

So many real life issues were brought to the forefront in this humorous and very well written and constructed book. I think the author showed great restraint and sensitivity to her audience when covering certain topics. The characters were believable and likeable. I saw so many people I know in them. I could even see them sitting on the steps. Folks did this too in London where I grew up and in New York in Harlem and the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens that I visited. Some great memories came back to me,

I think this is a book for everybody....men, women, adults, teens, black, white, gay and straight and everything betwixt and between
I highly recommend this book to all.

I would again like to thank Random House and NetGalley and I look forward to reading more books by Mia McKenzie.

This book is pretty good. The writing style is skillful and well paced, complementary to a compelling and quite engaging plot. It’s relevant, Black-centered, queer, funny and gives you all the feels. At the beginning, I was getting frustrated with Skye as she could be incredibly self-centered and immature, but I loved her journey through the book. We learn the reasons behind Skye’s behavior and complicated past relationships.All in all, its an okay read.

I thought this book had a great premise, however it fell a little flat for me. I was intrigued by someone donating her eggs and then being confronted by said child 12 years later. I can't imagine what that would be like to have this experience happen. However, I didn't connect with the characters, sadly.

I absolutely loved this book! The characters and the writing are so incredibly complex and it made the experience feel so much more special to me. They're so diverse and different but interesting at the same so they feel so incredibly real. I also love the fact that it simultaneously explored the romance as well as other heavy/thought-provoking topics. I just love this book so much and think everyone should read it!!

I think because of the cover of this book I expected it to be a bit more lightheaded so at first I wasn’t in the right headspace but I got into quick and I liked this book so much. First of all, I slept on it too much and unfortunately I didn’t get around to reading it until after it had been out a while. I’m sorry and I feel terrible I let my NetGalley tbr get so backed up, but I’m a little not sorry because nobody told me audio queen Bhani Turpin was the narrator and that was the best surprise!

Anyway, this book had a great combination of serious and funny, told by a flawed, sarcastic and lovable protagonist-my favorite kind. These characters were just so real with real problems and I so appreciate that. 4.5 stars. I’m sorry I waited so long, Go read it now. Or let Bhani read it to you.

Thank you NetGalley, author and publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Hard to like a book about a woman when you dislike her and can’t connect or get invested but this wasn’t bad, Skye just was

I tried reading this book but I couldn’t get into it. I realized the book just wasn’t right for me. I ended up not finishing this

“Letdown is inevitable…But, you know what else is inevitable? If you allow yourself to close that distance? Connection. Joy.”

Folks have been yelling about how good SKYE FALLING is for almost a year, and I’m so glad I finally read it. The story is about Skye, a queer Black woman in her late 40s. She owns a travel company that keeps her away from her home neighborhood of West Philadelphia for most of the year, allowing her to avoid painful childhood memories and keep relationships from getting too vulnerable. Then she meets a young girl born using one of Skye’s eggs, which she donated to a close friend in her 20s when she needed the money. After initially pushing the kid, Vicky, away, she can’t escape from her desire to spend time with her. As she gets closer to Vicky and deeper into other relationships, Skye confronts her past in a new way, begins to rewrite the narrative she’d been telling herself about how everyone will abandon her, and opens herself up to a different kind of vulnerability, love, and community.

I absolutely loved this book. Skye’s narrative voice is goofy, crass, and absolutely hysterical. It’s so absurd it almost shouldn’t work but it totally does. It also matches Skye’s actions perfectly (i.e. climbing out of a bathroom window to avoid a small child). Her character is so compelling because she’s smart and self-aware and yet still such a disaster in some areas of her life. The heart of the story is Skye’s relationship with Vicky and what Skye learns about herself through that, and it’s just gut-wrenchingly good, especially the bits about Skye’s family. There’s a lovely sapphic romance, but with an arc that’s not a clear-cut happily ever after; it’s messy and real while also being very sweet and sexy. The story is grounded beautifully in West Philadelphia and McKenzie incorporates how gentrification, racism, and police violence affect the Black community there. I really, really loved the ending, both unresolved and hopeful.

If you’ve been sleeping on this one, it’s time to wake up. Thanks to Random House for the eARC!

Content warnings: racism, police violence, illness & hospitalization, child abuse, transphobia

This book was such a fun read! It was so quirky, so unique, and so refreshing. I loved all of the characters and found myself not wanting the story to end.

After a lifetime of avoiding human relationships, Skye suddenly finds herself making a whole lot of them. Interesting, funny, and charming, a deep look at growth and change in a person.

Skye Falling was so entertaining. The first person narrative in the voice of Skye had me laughing out loud so often!! She’s skeptical of everyone do to a terrible upbringing and ultimately finds a way through the trauma that had me crying all over the place (in the same way Disney’s Encanto did). This book was so fresh, and unlike anything I’ve read in a while.

Skye Falling was the best, most surprising book! it's laugh out loud funny but also incredibly sweet. It was the book I needed at the time I needed it. I can't wait to see what else Mia McKenzie does. Highly recommended.

a beautiful read that went by far too quickly. I loved this story, and really related to the characters. The plot was interesting and im happy i took a chance on this one.

I really enjoyed this story, I rated it 4.5/5 stars. Skye was at times a frustrating character, but I feel like she grew a lot over the course of the novel. I liked Vicky, I thought her anger and confusion was well illustrated. The writing style and tone took a little getting used to, but I think it worked towards the character development.

Skye Falling ended up being a total reading surprise for me and really enjoyed getting to know this main character, Skye, and following along on this unpredictable and heartwarming storyline.

I loved the representation and that this premise was unique and also included so many important social issues. The emphasis on relationships and community was my favorite part of this read and I loved that the layers were peeled back so we could really understand Skye and where she was coming from.

Author Mia McKenzie's writing style was the perfect balance of being informative. detailed and also super witty and I can't wait to read whatever she comes out with next.

Thank you to Random House Publishing for my gifted review copy. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Skye falling is a fun and unique storyline.

Skye is an independent, single entrepreneur. When her business isn't very successful she accepts a friend's offer to buy some of her eggs. Fast forward over a decade and her "egg" shows up seeking out a relationship. Adding to the twists it turns out the "eggs" mother is someone Skye had a recent attraction to. Her daughter is unrelenting in trying to forge a relationship.

This is a laugh out loud, clever story. I appreciated the characters and watching their interactions with each other. Once I got into the book it was one I couldn't put down.

Fun read for me!

This book has some good representation going on. The title character, Sky, is a Black queer woman in her late 30's. She lives life the way she wants to live it, which means that not everyone is going to like her. One day, a girl shows up and says that she is the result of an egg that Skye donated when she was younger. Skye feels her world shift. She needs to determine if she wants to try to develop a relationship with this girl and her family. I really enjoyed this one. it was a great debut novel and I look forward to reading more from this author!

This definitely took me a bit to get into. The writing style was very unique and the characters were so specific. With this particular storyline, I think it worked well. Lots of humor and wit thrown in!

I have never read anything like this story before. The idea of an anonymous egg donation had me very intrigued. While it did take me a bit to get into the story, once I found momentum I didn't want to put this down. I also loved the diversity and perspectives included in this story.


I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.