Melissa’s Review: Running for Water and Sky by Sandra Kring

Running for Water and Sky
written by Sandra Kring
published by Sparkpress, 2016

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Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Did I enjoy this book: I’ve been reading a lot of YA lately, and I’m beginning to familiarize myself with the common plotlines. This one isn’t anything new or groundbreaking, but it’s solid. I’m mildly annoyed that the girl on the cover has long hair while Bless keeps hers cut short, but I’ll get over it.

I like where Kring ends her story–right at the beginning–and I like remembering what first love feels like. I might have to read some more of this YA stuff . . . it gives me the warm been-there-and-glad-I’m-done-with-all-that fuzzies.

 

GOLDEN LINES

“. . . but that’s life, isn’t it? It gets good. Then it sucks. Then it gets good again . . . an ebb and flow, just like the tide.”

 

Would I recommend it: It’s a fun summer read. Take it to the pool with you.

 

About the book – from Goodreads: They say that right before you die, your whole life flashes before your eyes. But what they don’t say is that the same thing can happen when your soul mate is dying.

After spending most of her 17 years being shuffled between families that don’t want her, Bless Adler has no intention of opening her heart to anyone. And then she falls in love with Liam Reid.

The closer Bless lets Liam get, the more fearful she becomes. Then her new friend, Maylee, convinces her to go see a local psychic and the woman’s glimpse into the future is anything but reassuring: Bless’s absent father, drunk and bitter. A frantic crowd gathered at the beach. Liam lying in a pool of blood, a gun at his side.

Now Bless has 14 blocks to reach Liam on the shores of Lake Michigan. If he’s still alive, she’ll beg for him to fight for his life. If he’s not, she’ll say good-bye to the first person who made her want to fight for her own. Edgy, intense, and emotional, Running for Water and Sky is a story of the elation and angst that comes with love, and the challenge of learning to trust when betrayal is all you’ve ever known.