This was my first book from this author and I know a lot of people love their books but this one fell flat for me.
I personally love a good plot and I absolutely hate time jumps but this jumping around time was even worse for me.
I know that‘s a very personal problem and lots of people won‘t care but it sadly wasn’t for me

I love Mia and I was scared to read this second chance story, rightly so. It packed an emotional punch I was not prepared for. Some of the tropes aren't my favorite, but I do love a good second chance and a love that doesn't die, no matter the space or time.
Thank you to Bloom, Mia Sheridan and Netgalley for an early copy.

This was my first Mia Sheridan, and it didn't do it for me (but I will try again!).

I hard a hard time with the high-level of steam, considering how young the characters were. It made me uncomfortable, as did their relationship dynamic. I think as a thirty year old woman, this book was just not the book for me.

All that being said, I did enjoy the depth of the characters and the rural setting. Sheridan paints a great picture, when building out the storyline, so I find her promising as an author and would be willing to try more of her books.

*E-book copy gifted by Bloom/Netgalley - thank you! All opinions are my own.

Absolutely beautiful story, I love Mia's stories and writing so much! I cannot wait for more from this author.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and author for the copy of this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This one wasn’t one my my faves.

While I'm a huge fan of this cover I'm not a fan of Mia Sheridan's writing or characters. I tried to read her other book that just came out and then this one and I'm not a fan. I wasn't able to get into either of them and sadly had to dnf them both.

I ended up not finishing this title. I have decided to go back and read her other books before reading this one.

I found this novel to be emotional and heartwarming. The first book I read from Mia Sheridan was archer’s voice since then I have struggled to read a story that gives me the same kind of feeling. I love how this book dealt with themes that are not off to talk about. The two teens in this book come from poverty coal mining towns are are both going for the same scholarship which inevitably ends things between them. Flash forward to the future and you get taken down the road of them reconnecting. I wish I got more from this POV. But I still love this book.

I really enjoyed this book. I feel like it is divided into two parts, the time before the scholarship award and then after. I typically do not like reading about high school relationships, but for whatever reason, this story reminded me of my own first love and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Although Tenleigh and Kyland did not have many material possessions, they gave to each other in ways that really truly meant something to each other. They worked against all odds, and were both truly selfless to each other. They did not resent each other for what the other had, and they were supportive when they needed to be. It was a beautiful, sad, angsty story, and I loved every minute of it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with an advanced copy of Kyland by Mia Sheridan.

4.5 stars.

Tenleigh Falyn has not had an easy life. She lives in a small, poverty-stricken town with her sister and her mother, but her mother is mentally ill. She works hard in school so she can earn a scholarship that will help her get out of town and go to college.

Kyland Barrett also has not had an easy life. His only goal is to earn the Tyton Coal scholarship so he can leave the small town and never look back. He intends to leave whether he wins the scholarship or not.

When Tenleigh helps out Kyland one day, she ends up losing her job. From there, they start to talk and become friends. Neither wants to fall in love, not when they both intend to leave town and are vying for that coveted scholarship.

Tenleigh and Kyland were so similar. They both had hard lives with no parents to help them. But they found genuine friendship with each other, and they truly understood each other. There was a certain part where I was almost one-hundred percent sure that Kyland was lying, but I still felt the pain Tenleigh was going through. And wow, Kyland. He fell so hard. He was so <i>so</i> determined to get out of their town, get away from all his painful memories associated with the town, but once he fell for Tenleigh, that was it.

While some events were predictable, I could not predict everything, and Kyland really did the absolute most. I swooned. Seriously.

This book was emotional and heartbreakingly beautiful. It was angsty and full of love and healing. It was my first full read of a Mia Sheridan book, but it will definitely not be the last.

this book literally had me so emotional! the relationship the fmc and mmc form is so magical. Hookd by the first page you will cry, laugh, and be so enthralled with this authors writing style.

I found this story to be quite interesting. Having never read this author, I enjoyed how she brought the characters to life. There was enough romance, and a little suspense throughout the book, and the story line is probably more true that people would think.

This book was spectacular. Though I shouldn't be surprised because every books I've read by Mia Sheridan has been utterly fantastic. I love her books, and Kyland is no different.

They make you feel, they make you think and question, and they envelop you in in such a way that you won't be the same after you reach The End.

Kyland blew me away. This is a story of sacrifice, and desperation and as much fight as you can muster against all the challenges thrown your way. This story is also about love, and what that love will make you want to do, what that love will evoke in you, and how that love will change you. Kyland is a story that changes you, and I for one am in awe of the phenomenal writing and storytelling within its pages.

The way this book took you into the setting of this book was great. The sense of what people in poverty go through was profound and you see how easy it is to get sucked into that lifestyle even if you have every intention of doing better for yourself.

Mia Sheridan's novels always hit so hard and this one was no exception. I loved it and couldn't put it down.

“Sometimes my life felt so small. And I had to wonder why those of us who were given small lives still had to feel pain so big. It hardly seemed fair."

Kyland - 4/5 ⭐️
📍Second Chance
📍Friends to Lovers
📍Small-Town Romance

This book is a touching and beautifully written romance that tugs at the heartstrings. The characters' journey from different worlds to find love and hope is both moving and unforgettable. If you enjoy emotionally charged romance novels, "Kyland" is a must-read.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I tried to get into this book multiple times but it just wasn’t happening for me. I know this is a book thats up a lot of peoples alley but it just wasn’t for me. Sadly

I did not finish this one, it was not for me, I couldn't relate to the characters, and just did not care for the story.

“I do go to hell. Every day. For you."

This is not a fairytale story. This story is about two people who are barely making it to the next day. Starvation, loneliness, utter poverty and a love that changes everyone.
This story takes place in the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky which is known to have huge differences between poor and utter poverty. Tenleigh and Kyland grew up walking 6 miles to school every day and doing anything to win a college scholarship to be able to have food and get an education in hopes to escape from the poverty threatening to eat them alive.
“Half agony, half hope. Half pain, half ecstasy. Half grief, half joy. Half my downfall, half my saviour.”
The book makes you cry (duh have you seen who wrote it)
its this beautiful disaster of half agony and half hope.. can the people sleeping on the ground in a mobile home with no heat or electricity make it to a day where they know a meal is waiting for them? Can they overcome the suffocating poverty in the Appalachian Mountains ?