Watching her growth and even…self-doubt and self-reflection on, let’s face it, some super heavy stuff was brilliant. However, throughout the entirety of the book we get to see more of her. You know exactly why she is why she is and it makes sense. At first she comes off as kind of a maniac, lol, but a loveable one. Hands down, the best part of this book (other than M-Bot obvs) is Spensa.

“Because,” I said, leaning into the throttle, “I want them to see this coming.” It didn’t matter what anyone said, anyone thought, or anyone claimed. Nobody could ever again convince me I was a coward. My confidence was that of a person who knew. While a tiny part of me wishes there could have been a romance (because I’m a sucker and live for that crap), the fact that there wasn’t one didn’t detract from the story at all. The characters were all super fleshed out and likeable and the plot kept me reaching for answers, greedily.

The world building took some time but I never felt like anything was missing or that I was needing more up until Spensa decided that SHE needed to know more. While I don’t think the writing was anything completely new that blew me away (I mean look, I’ve read a shit load of stuff at this point in my life, lol) Sanderson is obviously a talented author. Bravery isn’t about what people call you, Spensa. “It has always seemed to me,” she said, “that a coward is a person who cares more about what people say than about what is right. This book has a lot of really good ratings and was available on my library’s OverDrive so I decided to go for it randomly. I don’t read a TON of sci-fi so I’m kind of pickier about the ones I pick up. I don’t really knew what finally had drawn me to this book (other than the gorgeous cover done by Charlie Bowater). So much so that I am willing to write a damn good review when I haven’t done one in AGES. Can you tell I was blown away? Um, because I am. THIS IS MY FIRST SANDERSON BOOK AND WOWWOWWOW. I t turned out that strange little girls grow up to be strange young women.

Because this ship, uniquely, appears to have a soul. When she discovers the wreckage of an ancient ship, she realizes this dream might be possible-assuming she can repair the ship, navigate flight school, and (perhaps most importantly) persuade the strange machine to help her. Spensa, a teenage girl living among them, longs to be a pilot. Defeated, crushed, and driven almost to extinction, the remnants of the human race are trapped on a planet that is constantly attacked by mysterious alien starfighters.

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson