Living Off The Edge

Meet the Sky 
by McCall Hoyle
Review by Ashley Karish
      Have you ever wondered why bad things happen to people? In this book a family tells a story about how things can really change in an instant. 
In Meet the Sky by McCall Hoyle, Sophie and her family live on the outer coast of North Carolina. She lives with her sister, Mere, her mom, and her horses. About a year ago, there was a car accident which caused Sophie’s dad to walk out on them and rendered Mere barely able to walk. Before this, Mere had a whole life ahead of her, she was extremely smart and was going to get into a great college, but the accident left her mentally and physically scarred. She and her sister loved going on horse rides on the beach, but after the accident, Mere was never really up to it. Recently there had been stories on the news about upcoming storms that were headed their way. Sophie did not want to evacuate because that would mean they would have to ship off their horses, which would cost her mom a lot of money they didn't have. Also, the reckless and wild Finn Sanders who broke Sophie’s heart freshman year moved back into town. When Sophie found out, she was determined to stay as far away from him as possible, but when she saw that he was in every single one of her classes, she was doomed.  Throughout the part of the book that I read, it shows you how things can really change in an instant for everyone, and you have to live life to the fullest because you never know when it’s going to end. 
There are reasons why I do and don’t like this book. First, I felt like it was very hard to relate to because not many people have been through such a terrible thing. On the other hand, this novel really portrayed a great lesson and theme which was that anything can change in an instant, but it is really what you do with it that counts. 
I recommend this book to anyone who gets bored reading books. I normally find myself bored with books, but in this book, every part seemed interesting,  and I wanted to keep reading it. I really think this book had a very strong and interesting beginning which made it easier to read. Also, I do recommend this book for ages probably 12+ just because of the topic it is based around and how sad it can be at some times because of what the characters have been through.



   

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