A Sky Painted Gold - a gloriously sun-drenched coming-of-age story for fans of THE GREAT GATSBY

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Un cielo de sueños dorados” es una novela que ocurre a finales de los años veinte, al más puro estilo Gatsby. In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. Towards the end of, A Sky Painted Gold, I felt like it was almost like a 1920s version of the movie Almost Famous, my favorite movie, I won’t get too much into that because I feel like it could be a bit of a spoiler.

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LW: I don’t think it was really like a huge decision it just felt like always something that I had been interested in doing like writing both, it just happened that I wrote the middle grade first. That’s it just do it that’s the best advice but I mean it’s really true like the hardest thing is just knuckling down and getting the work done.Everyone believes that Salil Singh killed his girlfriend, Andrea Bell, five years ago—except Pippa Fitz-Amobi. Laura Wood immersed me in a world reminiscent of The Great Gatsby as we follow Lou, an ordinary girl who gets thrust into a world of glitz and glamour led by two siblings who seem to have it all. With his help, Pip digs deeper, unveiling unsavory facts about Andie and the real reason Sal’s friends couldn’t provide him with an alibi. As the summer wears on and the gap between Lou’s indulgences and her family’s modest lifestyle becomes more glaring, Lou faces the difficult question of what next: Should she find a local boy and abandon her dream of becoming a novelist?

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While much of this novel is pure romantic fluff, it features well-drawn characters and enough mystery to keep readers involved, despite rather mannered language and worn references to both Pride and Prejudice and The Great Gatsby. Laura Wood is a new favourite UKYA author, and I really hope A Sky Painted Gold’s success reinvigorates the historical YA fiction genre. pero sobre todo la intriga que se palpa en el ambiente en todo momento, secretos que se irán desvelando y que me dejaron muy sorprendida. The only thing I didn’t like is that the main conflict can be easily resolved if they just talk about it, but I guess there is no story without the misunderstanding.

Lou as a whole was such a likable main character for me but her fear over what to do with her future was my favorite thing about her. Ambienta en verano en Cornualles, Lou se prepara para asistir a la boda de su hermana mayor y mejor amiga Alice.