Not a great fan of ya normally but this little gem really pulls at the heart strings. Lucy finds out her dad has another child and this leads her to question her family values and her place with the pain of adolescence

Here is the link to my review: http://cindysloveofbooks.com/2017/06/review-just-fly-away-by-andrew-mccarthy/

This book was extremely interesting to me. I totally felt what Lucy was feeling. I can't imagine how hard it must be to learn that your father was unfaithful to your mother. This book was extremely well written. I would definitely recommend this

A sneak peek that left me wanting more. I can't wait to read this book in its entirety!!

This sneak peak has me interested in this book. I am going to buy this book and finish Lucy's and Thomas' story.

Such a great YA novel. I love these sneak peeks so I know what to be on the lookout for.

Many teens will associate with the story and battle that Lucy has with understanding the secret, and how her parents behaved about the affair. Lucy doesn't understand how could her mother still be with her father and the fact she has a half brother who is 8 years old and nobody told her.

This book grabbed my attention right away. The main character, Lucy, is fiesty and strong willed. I love that she is on a mission to find her half brother, Thomas. Her boyfriend, Simon, intrigues me. The writing is light and fun but also serious and deep. The characters are very fleshed out and I hope to be able to read more of this story so that I can do a full review.

I couldn't pass up the chance to read a ya book written by one of the members of the eighties brat pack. I was intrigued at the fact that Andrew's first ya book was written with the point of view of a teen girl. The book was a likable read, as Lucy goes through various emotions of shock, anger, love, forgiveness when she finds out about a sibling she has that lives close to her from a relationship her father had when he cheated on her mother.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for this sneak peek of Just Fly Away.

The first chapters of this are very promising. It very much reminded me of Judy Blumes novels aimed at teenagers in that it has a pedantic stroppy teenager as it's central character and makes no apologies for that. Because that's what teenagers are. And despite Lucy been a brat at times (and who can blame her?) you still root for her. McCarthy has captured the voice of teenage angst perfectly. I'm looking forward to been able to complete this novel on release.

3.5 stars using the Goodreads rubric, midway between I liked it and I really liked it. Lucy was a typical pain in the butt teenager who overheard some thing that she was not intended to hear and in doing so, discovered that her father had a child, during his marriage, with another woman. He has no relationship with the child. Learning this made Lucy question everything about her life. She has never met yer brother and is more than a bit freaked out by her father's affair, by the fact that she has a brother in the same town that she has never met, by the need to continue to keep this secret and finally by the fact that her sister seems rather unaffected by it all. Lucy wants everyone else to feel the pain and disorientation that she is feeling, as I said rather a typical teenager in an untypical situation. Thank you to Netgalley for this recommendation of a well written and interesting read.

I got this sneak peek of just fly away from NetGalley. We are introduced to our protagonist Lucy who has premonitions of sorts. She introduced to her family members during a happy point in her life before everything comes crashing down around her. Lucy learns father who she adores has an eight year old son called Thomas as a result of an affair. This completely shatters Lucy who feels like her life a lie and that she can no longer trust the man she calls dad.

In the weeks after Lucy doesn't really talk to her father and makes any excuse to be as far away from him as possible, she also retreats further into herself even giving up on her year book project. But all the while she is constantly wondering about Thomas who he was and what sort of life he had compared to hers. Lucy then begins smoking weed with her friend Maxines brother Simon and soon after begin saying sort of. One thing still bothers her is Simon and she begins to think that every eight year old boy with even the slightest resemblance to her father is Simon. To be honest that kind of behaviour begins to feel slightly obsessive. Lucy despite the changes in her life still feels resentful towards her father, while her sister Julie doesn't really comment situation and buries herself in the things she enjoys.

A weeks later Lucy decides she is going to find Thomas, and she does but she doesn't say anything to him except her name. Afterwards she decides to clean out things from her room after dumping a pile of clothes in a charity bin she bumps into Simon and they spend some time together and Lucy realises she is in love with him. This sneak peek was amazing and I honestly can't wait to buy the book.

This book would be great for YA readers. Interesting story with the attitude and mannerisms of teenagers today.

While the ARC provided to me was a sneak peek, consisting of the first ten chapters, it was enough to give me a glimpse into the storyline and a feel for the characters and plot.

Touted as a Young Adult novel, the writing and behaviour of the teenage characters felt more like middle school age children, and I must say that completely threw me off. This in itself created a disconnect between the characters and the storyline and it prevented me from fully connecting and caring for the characters, and as a result not fully enjoying what could have been a solid Young Adult read.

Not sure I would recommend it with so many other relevant and inspiring novels of the same genre out in the world right now.

Thank you to NetGalley and Algonquin Young Readers for providing me an advanced digital copy in return for an honest, unbiased review.

The sneak peek was great! I'll be writing a full review for this book once I get my hands on the final copy.

A sweet book about learning to negotiate, understand and accept the complexities of love at all ages.