2022 Re-read: I remember reading this on a flight and finishing the book and wanting to capture that high you feel after a good book. A few years later Skyward was a refreshing read and found most of the content new to me. I know the scope of the series expands significantly in the next book so I tried to appreciate the time spent at Detritus.

Finished the book while on a flight and took some notes with my thoughts on the book. These won’t be well formed but at least I was able to capture my immediate post-read thoughts.

You fix it, and you fly. You find a way, and you defy them. For those of us who don’t have the courage.


Where is my little girl, who wanted to swing a sword and conquer the world?

She’s very confused. A bit lost.

Classic non-Cosmere Sanderson!
This book challenges what it means to be a coward and if doing the brave and stupid action is any worse

Breaking expectations of families and traits

Expected a Sanderson twist and there was nothing absurd or far fetched I was pleasantly surprised and entertained.

Story has loss and grief, no one is given a free pass and liked that all characters weren’t given a free ride to the end

Class structures and questions who is really free

A fun read and looking forward to the next instalment!