Somebody Else's Sky

· Jessica Hawkins
4.9
34 reviews
Ebook
368
Pages

About this ebook

"This is the best slow-burn romance I have ever read."—New York Times bestselling author, Penelope Ward

If I closed my eyes, I could still see them—all blonde sunshine, ocean-blue eyes, and long limbs. The glint of Lake’s gold bracelet. Pink cotton candy on Tiffany’s tongue. My scenery may have changed from heaven to hell, but some things never would: my struggle to do right by both sisters. To let Lake soar. To lift Tiffany up. The sacrifices I made for them, I made willingly.

A better man would’ve walked away by now, but I never claimed to be any good. I only promised myself I’d keep enough distance. If I’d learned one thing from my past, it was that love came in different forms. You could love passionately, hurt deep, die young. Or you could provide the kind of firm, steady support someone else could lean on.

Lake was everything I wanted, and nothing I could ever have. I was nobody before I knew her and a criminal after. The way to love her was to let her shine—even if it would be for somebody else.

Book two in a completed, USA TODAY bestselling love saga.

Ratings and reviews

4.9
34 reviews
Michelle Chen
October 22, 2017
I suited myself up with as much armor and padding as possible before I dove into this book because I just *knew* it was going to take me places that I hadn't been in a while with a book with the slow burn angst alone. And by golly, it did. But I loved every bit of this story despite my suspicions and where it went because oh boy, it pushes the limits. So many feels, there's a particular intense scene towards the end regarding a charged conversation that only Jessica Hawkins can write and make come to life in technicolor vibrancy that it hits all the deepest parts of one's inner psyche as certain truths and realizations about reality set in, but yet I want to read that part over and over again. Lake grew up quite a bit in this book. I loved her innocence and purity in the first book. While she's still such the embodiment of sunshine and clear skies, she's also becoming a grown woman, figuring out what she wants and how to fight for it and to separate her own goals from her dad's. Manning, wow, I really felt for him and my heart hurt heavily for him, because he went through horrible things that he didn't deserve and those experiences shaped him and caused him to realign his future. Yet, Manning never stops wanting to do what's best or to help others regardless of where that puts him and I wanted to be upset and furious, but mostly, I empathized with him. He thinks Lake's heart is pure, but Manning's heart is gold, too, even if he can't see that for himself and sees it as black. Tiffany, I tolerate her because I understand her vulnerabilities but I'm still not joining her fan club, I just don't like how her desires overlap with Lake's when it comes to Manning. As for Charles, I'm actually interested in unraveling his character even further because he's obviously a perceptive planner and will do whatever it takes for his daughters to achieve happiness and his dreams are supposedly Lake's dreams. I basically shut the world out while I read this book and was on edge the whole time while consumed by this story and characters. (To the mom who tried to talk to me during swim lessons when I wanted to read this, I'm sorry that I wasn't more interested in our conversation compared to Lake and Manning's story, but if you had met them, you would've understood, too). All I can say is that I need more. Now. The countdown is already on until the next book comes out --> save the date for October 23.
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A Google user
February 7, 2018
5 I WANT TO BE YOUR SKY STARS!!! I knew I was in for a epic journey after the ending of Something in the Way. I knew I would be in for a heart wrenching experience, but I had no damn idea just how much this book would affect me. I have been trying to come up with the right words to even BEGIN to describe my feelings about Somebody Else’s Sky. I’m not sure I can even come close, but I’m going to try. This epic forbidden romance has left me reeling, stunned and with the WORST book hang over I have EVER HAD. There aren’t many books that have done that to me. Usually, I can move on after a few days. Well. It’s been over a week. Never have I been left in such a state where I’ve been thinking about a book day after day and night after night. I feel like I am living and breathing these characters. I have been sucked into their story and their lives and I just. Can’t. Let. Go. And then there are brief moments when I think to myself, “OK. I’m good.” And then I’ll hear a song, or see something online, and everything comes crashing back into my mind like a god damn tidal wave. GOD. I’m drowning in Lake and Manning’s story. Only Jessica can save me when she gives us the conclusion in Move the Stars. What am I going to do with my life until then? I cannot move on. When I think of Lake and Manning...GOD these characters. I get an ache, deep in my heart and soul. But you know what? I would NEVER CHANGE A THING about this story. I trust this author to bring me back from the brink. The brink of what you ask? Not gonna lie. I’m still trying to figure that out myself. Only a handful of authors have been able to impact me with their story telling the way Jessica Hawkins has. She pushes the limits like nobody’s business. She’s not afraid to ask us to ride the waves of agony her words illicit. Her stories are all consuming, stunning and intense. If you are looking for a series that will push the boundaries of your sanity and make you forget about everything else in your life, you need to read Lake and Manning’s story. Start with Something in the Way and then continue with Somebody Else’s Sky. I promise you, your life will never be the same.
Rhonda Lind
May 22, 2017
Lake and Manning's journey continues in this gut-wrenching story. This one gripped me so hard my heart feels like it's being squeezed in my chest. I didn't want to put this down for a second, and I wasn't ready for that ending. Manning is still in prison at the beginning of this book, and Lake still in high school and underage. Even upon his release, they can't be together without causing the same problems he went to prison trying to escape. Seeing each other again just brings back all the memories and all the feelings that they'd both held on to and tried to forget. I understand the reasons they chose what they did, even though I hated it. Even though I prayed it could have been different. The explosive power of their love for each other is something that consumes them both, and at the same time could be the death of them. Manning and Lake are everything, and nothing all the same. I cried as I read the last chapter. It hit me like a brick to the head. I didn't want that ending even though I know it's right. More than anything, though, I didn't want the book to end. I need to know more. I need to see how this story concludes. And I can't wait until the final book in this series comes out. I received an ARC of this amazing book in exchange for an honest review.

About the author

 Jessica Hawkins is a USA Today bestselling author known for her “emotionally gripping” and “off-the-charts hot” romance. Dubbed “queen of angst” by both peers and readers for her smart and provocative work, she’s garnered a cult-like following of fans who love to be torn apart…and put back together.

She writes romance both at home in New York and around the world, a coffee shop traveler who bounces from café to café with just a laptop, headphones, and a coffee cup. She loves to keep in close touch with her readers, mostly via Facebook, Instagram, and her mailing list.

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