Review: Sky

Sky is a magical, wintry timeslip adventure that is utterly captivating, a story of friendship and determination as two brave young girls fight to save a nest of baby owls.

During the Christmas holidays, Lara is visiting her grandparents in their cottage in the Scottish Highlands.  Her grandad is excited to share his sighting of a rare white snowy owl with her.  Lara is not particularly interested, until she spots the beautiful bird, Sky, and quickly becomes fascinated by her.  The following day, Lara heads into the woods by herself for a walk and sees Sky who seems to want her to follow. 

When she does, Lara finds herself walking through the trees and back in time where she meets a young girl, Amelia, who is living in the Big House with her uncle and cousins.  During her visits, the two girls become firm friends, and enjoy their outings to visit a nest of snowy owls and watch them hatch and grow.  But when her cruel cousin threatens the safety of the baby owls and their parents, Lara and Amelia must work together to save these beautiful birds. 

This is a wonderfully warm and exciting adventure which is just perfect for the wintry months.  There is something so magical about timeslip adventures as present and past come together and, in this one, I loved discovering the reason Sky brings Lara back through time.  The baby owls are just adorable with fierce and protective parents who need a little help to keep their owlets safe from a human threat.

Lara is an incredibly likeable young girl. She has had a lot to deal with and is missing her best friend, but is soon mesmerised by Sky and transported into the most amazing adventure.  She proves herself a fantastic friend to both Lara and the owls, determined to protect them and stand up to a cruel bully so that he gets his comeuppance. 

The full-and-partial-page illustrations throughout are stunning, beautifully detailed and expressive, and exuding so much warmth. 

This is magical, mesmerising adventure, perfect for young readers of 7+ to enjoy on a cold evening – preferably with marshmallow-topped hot chocolate. 

Thank you to Little Tiger for providing me with a copy in exchange for my honest opinion.