The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson → Start Date: September 11, 2017

[Katriann]

Join Vicki, Esther and me in reading The Sky Is Everywhere. :)

[Vicki]

Thanks for making the thread for us. I'm excited to read this one!

[Jess]

I would like to join this one. :)

[Katriann]

Jess wrote: "I would like to join this one. :)"

Great, you're welcome to join. :)

[Kikijanika]

I've read about 100 pages of this, so I might join.

[Katriann]

Great Kikijanika. I will try to start tomorrow.

[Vicki]

I can't seem to find my book. :(

[Kikijanika]

Too bad! Hope you come across it :)

[Geri]

This looks good. I will start the book tomorrow and join in!

[Katriann]

Oh, that's too bad Vicki. Hopefully it hasn't disappeared for good!

Awesome Geri. :) Glad to have you reading with us.

[Geri]

Sky Is Everywhere Ch 1-14

(view spoiler)[ Even though this is a story about a sister who dies, I smiled and chuckled through the first chapters.

Not sure it is a good idea Lenny and Toby be together. They are grieving and I do think that is the attraction.

I am hoping Lenny and Joe are together in the end.

Lenny's inability to resist Toby is getting a bit too much.

I do enjoy the family scenes. They are an odd but loving family. (hide spoiler)]

[Kikijanika]

Chapters 1-20

I agree with you Geri (view spoiler)[ that what's going on between Lennie and Toby is not good. I don't think they're really attracted to each other. It's just a way to grieve. (hide spoiler)]

Now when (view spoiler)[Lennie and Joe are falling in love with each other, I feel like things Are starting to be too well. I have a feeling sonething will happen that will bring them apart. Probably something with Toby. (hide spoiler)]

I'm glad Lennie's (view spoiler)[found the joy in music again. I think it's going to be one thing that will help her heal. (hide spoiler)]

I hope (view spoiler)[ the girls' mother won't come tumbling into the story. I usually don't like the twists in the stories when missing/dead people reappear. It's just more realistic if they stay gone. (hide spoiler)]

[Geri]

Kikijanika (view spoiler)[ I am not sure Lenny's mother will actually come back, but I hope we find out what happened. It seems strange that they can't find her. (hide spoiler)]

Sky is Everywhere Ch 15-26

(view spoiler)[ I really liked Joe's comment that if the worst can happen at any time, then the best can happen at any time. So true!

I am curious about Lenny's mother. Did she really just leave because she is restless?

There was a lot that Lenny's sister kept from her! She was pregnant and getting married. Lenny would not have taken this well, since Lenny was worried her sister would one day leave like her mother.

Yes, I knew Joe would find out about Lenny's feelings for Toby. (hide spoiler)]

[Kikijanika]

Yeah, I'd like to know what happened, too. (view spoiler)[Like where she's been all these years. (hide spoiler)]

[Katriann]

I finally started reading this today. So far I've only read 5 chapters so I'll join the discussion when I'm a bit further along.

[Geri]

Sky is Everywhere Ch 27-38

(view spoiler)[ Don't know how Lenny thought she could dress sexy and Joe would forgive her just like that. I laughed.

I felt badly for Gram. She told Lenny's mother to never come back if she left. Glad we did find out more about their mother.

Good ending. This was a sweet story. (hide spoiler)]

[Katriann]

Chapters 1-20

I agree with you both (view spoiler)[ that the relationship between Lenny and Toby is unhealthy. I have a feeling it's going to cause trouble and maybe separate Lenny and Joe for a while. To be honest, I find it a bit annoying that Lenny's making out with both Toby and Joe. I mean, how hard can it be to not kiss and fool around with your dead sister's boyfriend?! (hide spoiler)]

I also (view spoiler)[ want to know what happened to Lennie's mother. Why did she leave? At first I thought she's drug addict or something but I don't know... Maybe she just never really wanted children. (hide spoiler)]

I understand (view spoiler)[ that Lenny is grieving and all that, but I think she is not being a very good friend to Sarah. I feel like Sarah is trying her best to give Lenny space and help her heal but Lenny's basically ignoring her efforts. It's not like she has to hang out with Sarah every day. I think she could at least answer her messages. (hide spoiler)]

[Kikijanika]

Katriann wrote: "Chapters 1-20

I agree with you both [spoilers removed]

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Yeah, (view spoiler)[ she could at least say something like "sorry but I need some time. Thank you for caring." That way Sarah would know Lenny appreciates her efforts. (hide spoiler)]

[Geri]

Yes, I did not understand(view spoiler)[ Lenny's inability to resist Toby. That was a little too much for me. It went on too long. Not sure why the author wrote the book this way. To create a threesome? Like in Twilight and other books? It was definitely too weird with Lenny and Toby! Not sexy just weird. (hide spoiler)]

[Katriann]

25 chapters

So...(view spoiler)[ Joe found out about Lenny and Toby. That wasn't too surprising. I can't really feel sorry for Lenny though. She definitely brought it on herself. She knew what happened between Joe and Genevieve but that didn't keep her from kissing Toby. Joe seems like a nice guy and didn't deserve to be treated like that. (hide spoiler)]

[Katriann]

Finished

I definitely agree (view spoiler)[ that it was kind of ridiculous that Lenny thought dressing sexy would make Joe forgive her. It was way too obvious why she was dressing like that anyway. Joe would have been pretty dumb not to realize what Lenny was trying to do. (hide spoiler)]

I'm also happy (view spoiler)[ we learned a little more about what happened to Lenny's mother. I can understand why Gram would blame herself for the absence of her daughter but I don't think it was her fault. I think you can only blame the mom if she decides to abandon her kids and not even try to come back . (hide spoiler)]

[Kikijanika]

Chapter 27

Like you two, I also guessed (view spoiler)[ Joe would find out about Toby and I knew that would cause problems. I don't know why Lennie can't seem to keep away from Toby! (hide spoiler)]

I kind of guessed (view spoiler)[ Bailey was pregnant. I'm not sure why she didn't tell anybody. It's not like her family would be the most judging type but maybe she was mostly afraid of Lennie's reaction. Lenny probably really wanted them to go to Julliard together. (hide spoiler)]

I'm glad (view spoiler)[ Lennie and Sarah are close again. Probably time was all they needed. (hide spoiler)]

[Kikijanika]

I agree with both of you when it comes to the end of the book. And I'm happy (view spoiler)[ Lennie was able to move on and accept that Bailey's gone. It was good to see how her family started to heal. (hide spoiler)]

[Katriann]

Yes, (view spoiler)[ maybe she thought it was too early to tell Lenny about the pregnancy. Or maybe they wanted to tell everyone at the same time they planned to tell them about the wedding. (hide spoiler)]

[Geri]

Another reason (view spoiler)[ Bailey may not have told Lenny about her pregnancy, may be that she was nervous about Lenny's reaction. Lenny was afraid of being abandoned again. Like she was by her mother. Eventually, Bailey would have to tell. There would be no way to hide it. (hide spoiler)]

I thought the book was just okay. Some parts were too much, too silly.

[Kikijanika]

I kind of agree. This was ok but not spectacular. I liked I'll give you the sun better, even though I must say it had some similar elements.