Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the advance chance to read this mind-bending novel. How is it both so weird and so good? Unhinged yet heart-melting? Vibes that are romantic, sexual, scathing, neurodivergent, and honest, all at the same time?

Listen to me when I tell you that Kate Folk DOES NOT MISS!

Out There: Stories was one of my favorite reads in 2022, and now after reading Sky Daddy she has become an auto-buy author for me.

Kate Folks writing and her insane stories are such a breath of fresh air in a time where so many books I read lately are just copied and pasted from one other. There so unique, they will make you feel uncomfortable, and I was simply unable to put this book down. I truly cannot wait to see what she hits us with next time, the possibilities are endless, especially with her imagination.

Did I think one of my 5-star reads this year would be about someone in love with metal air tubes? Nope, but here we are. 5 STARS!

Sometimes you really enjoy a book but worry there will be only a small section of followers who will love it. Kate Folk's Sky Daddy is definitely one of those books.

Linda works a depressing job to live in an illegal windowless apartment in San Francisco. She's never had many people in her life because she knows that very few, if any, people would accept her for who she is.

See, Linda has a passion for planes - a romantic passion for planes. She believes she could fall in love with a plane and that plane would also choose her. Together they would seal their union with with their wedding - a plane crash.

Kate Folk truly commits to Linda's airplane theology with so much humour. Linda's odd asides and viewpoints made me laugh out loud many times. Sky Daddy skewers vision boards and the idea of manifesting your life as well.

If you like weird speculative fiction, I highly recommend it. I definitely want to check out Folk's debut story collection and hope for more great books from her.

Thank you to Random House Canada and Net Galley for this great ARC.

Sky Daddy come out on April 8

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Linda is attracted to planes and wants to get married to one by dying in a plane crash.

This book is very weird and funny, very much for audiences who enjoyed the author's previous book or books like Bunny by Mona Awad.

Even though most characters were extreme in some ways, there were also relatable instances to them or what they were going through.

I probably should not have read this book on a 10 hour flight with the turbulence.

This is one of the most original and creative books I’ve read. It’s also super weird (BUNNY, anyone??) and very embarrassing to even talk about. It’s also sweet and sad. This would be a fantastic book club discussion book, especially if you could incorporate your vision boards into the meeting.

This isn’t a book I thought I would normally go for, but the idea of self discovery within it is quite opening. Accepting one’s self for who they are is a great message, told in a book that, when simply reading the summary, you wouldn’t think would be so touching.

This was a very interesting read, figured I would give it a shot. I think 3 stars for the concept being new, but just did not like the story

Look no further for your next read featuring a delightfully unhinged protagonist. Linda is amazing at her job of moderating comments. She spends most of her time and money obsessing over planes and thinks she is fated to marry one. When her coworker (and possibly her only friend) invites her to a vision board party, Linda sees an opportunity to fast forward her destiny.

This made me laugh, it made me feel uncomfortable, and I truly could never guess what was coming next. If you’re at all intrigued by the premise, give it a try!

Thank you very much to Random House and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.

I am not sure what drew me to request this book on NetGalley but I am glad I did! At first glance, this seems like something straight from “My Strange Addiction” but is really a book about seeking acceptance and friendship. It was shockingly heartwarming and relatable at times while also being hilarious. I just wanted Linda to find someone to match her freak!! The “unhinged book” tiktok girlies will love this one and it’s a book I definitely won’t forget for a long time. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the ARC!

Sky Daddy is about a woman named Linda who has an obsession with planes. Now I picked this up because I’m always hearing of books about relationships between woman and inanimate objects so I wanted to give one a try. Well. This wasn’t anything like I imagined it. I thought this was just gonna be about Linda and her sexual relationship with a plane but I actually found it to be a really interesting exploration of female friendships and grief. The book was really well written and it kept me hooked from the first page and so unbelievably funny! I loved Linda as the main protagonist, at times I wanted to shake her for her stupidity and others times I was laughing my ass off and thinking “way to go Queen!”
I think if you liked Convenience Store by Sakaya Murata you’ll like this! (This is definitely a book for the weird girlies)

I am sorry, I cannot with this book. It’s a modern retelling of Moby Dick, I GUESS. But really it is about an insane woman named Linda who is sexually attracted to airplanes. And one plane in particular she wants to marry. And by “marry,” she means she wants it to crash when she is on board. This is the weirdest book I have read this year. I requested it because I love the cover art; but it sure was a weird one.

Thanks to @netgalley and random house for the ARC. Book to be published April 8, 2025.

Wow, what a very interesting book. I enjoyed this far more than I expected to, and not just for the "whoa" factor. This is perfect for readers of that new little niche genre of "unhinged ladies" books.

I'm quite divided by this one. When I read the description and premise, I knew I was in for something a bit strange. Linda is sexually attracted to planes, hoping to one day marry one, which is to say, dies in a terrible crash. She spends her meager earnnings on a flight each month, chasing her "happily ever after." All of this comes at the detriment of her social life, convinced that she is an outcast and she would be mocked and discarded if anyone knew her true feelings. That is, until she finally starts to open herself up.

Once you get past the novelty of Linda's attraction to planes, the story is really about a person chasing what they love, but also looking for acceptance, validation, and connection in a world that ostracizes what's different. There are lots of ways to interpret Linda and her journey. Without spoilers, however, when it was all said and done, Sky Daddy went in a direction that wasn't entirely unpredictable, but was upsetting, and left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. I do recognize that this is a very personal reaction though.

If youre looking for something a bit different, give this a go. And I would be super interested to hear peoples takes on it!

I genuinely have no idea how to feel about this book. It was... quite a ride. The positives would be that it was unique and bizarre and somehow very well-written despite the content. I am... confused. But the ending was somehow oddly satisfying. Like it all wrapped up nicely and then -it- happened. The main character was expectedly unlikeable and reminded me a lot of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine but with a bizarre twist. Someone else's review mentioned she'd fit in well on My Strange Addiction and it put the whole thing in a new light because it was definitely interesting seeing the POV of one of them, but like... I need a minute to process this.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Linda wants to marry a plane. Rather, Linda wants a plane to choose her as a marriage partner, which will ultimately result in a planet crash and her death. Listen, I was hooked on the premise of this book, as I had a phase in high school when I was merely fascinated by the lady who married the Eiffel Tower. I also love shows like Peep Show that make you squirm with cringe. This book scratched both itches. I tried not to think too hard about how one might describe Linda’s…quirks…in 2024 terms (is she Eleanor Oliphant with kink? A person whose C-PTSD got the better of them?) but the story isn’t about that, really. It’s about friendship, acceptance, and the importance of extending a hand to someone who is otherwise isolated. I really enjoyed this one, and it made me laugh out loud many, many times.

4.5.
This is so weird and fun. If you’ve enjoyed “all out” by the author, I think you will enjoy this a lot. It’s very out there but you can guess that from the synapsis. Linda is not inherently likeable but I don’t think she’s supposed to be. She doesn’t get people because she’s so attracted to planes. It’s downright bizarre the lengths she goes to for the planes and to try and marry one. The whole thing read like a my strange addiction episode. I’m not sure who to recommend this to or if I should admit how much fun this

This was simultaneously one of the best and most bizarre things I have ever read. I felt like a creep for looking up plane reference photos.

You’re thrown into the mind of Linda, who fits right in with the stars of “My Strange Addiction”. She has an obsession with planes that takes on both a sexual and romantic nature. She is absolutely bonkers. But she is also incredibly endearing and likable to read about. For a woman who’s sole mission in life it is to “Marry” a plane she still manages to come across as relatable. There’s a naivety and a hopefulness to her that you can’t help but root for.

One of my favorite aspects about this book were the stories of friendship. Especially the female friendships. I liked that this book wasn’t just the typical weird girl dealing with mean girls story. Linda had many multifaceted relationships but I love the support she had from the women she was friends with.

My only wish was that there was a bit more of an emotional payoff by the end. I liked the ending but I think I was hoping for more of a concrete resolution in terms of Linda’s obsession.

“Sky Daddy” is perfect for you if you like books with; hilarious inner monologues, WTF moments, tender moments, female friendships, character growth, and PLANES.

4.5 stars ✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️

I received an ARC through NetGalley and this is my honest review.
Thank you to the author and publisher :)

You know what you're getting into from the title of this book; an absurd and unhinged story of one woman's sexual attraction to planes. The unexpected part is that despite the nature of the story, the main character is quite relatable. You walk away from the book with lessons on self-acceptance and the power that comes with it.

Weird, heartbreaking, and somehow relatable(?), I couldn’t put this book down! I keep returning to certain plot points, and doubt that I’ll be forgetting Linda anytime soon.

This book was so absurd and unhinged that I couldn't help but read the whole thing because it was just so hilarious. The underlying theme of self acceptable really shone through so it was also a feel-good read to a point.