Skywatchers

Wow! I’m honestly surprised how much I liked this book. I don’t ever read sci-fi but my book club picked it as our monthly selection. I was instantly hooked and finished the book within 48hrs. I even cried at the end! (Who am I?) Full of suspense! It has a Stranger Things vibe which I loved. Characters were well thought out and each one was attractive for a different reason. Arcos is a gifted writer and she deserves all the praise for this book! Now everyone in my house is trying to read this book!

What a unique exciting story. I was enthralled from the start and couldn’t put it down. I loved the characters and how real they were. She much suspense! What an incredible read. Highly recommend!

Skywatchers is a fun YA sci-fi mystery that definitely keeps you wondering, “What the heck is going on?” It is the 1950’s, just after WWII, and high school kids interested in space and air travel are recruited to be Skywatchers, and make sure to warn the nearby military base if any threats are coming. But when 4 of them go missing, and show up later with no memory of the last few days, they have to figure out what happened to them. Was the ship they saw foreign? Domestic? Alien? This was a fun sci-fi read, that was definitely fitting for a YA crowd. It reminded of a mixture of Back to the Future, Stranger Things (but not scary), and ET. This book was such a quick read because as a reader, you just wanted to know what was actually going on and if any of your theories were correct. I do say as an avid fantasy reader, I do wish there was a little more world building and character development in this story, but I know it went quickly because I believe it is a standalone. Even still, I enjoyed it and if you are a fan of sci-fi and like it mixed with a little historical fiction, this is definitely your go to book!

Really enjoyed this YA novel about a very real program from the 1950\’s that takes an unexpected twist. I can\’t finish a book if I don\’t care about the characters, but I found that these voices felt like old friends. I\’m really hoping that Arcos decides to continue this narrative, there\’s so much food for thought here. Read it in 2 days – had to put it down occasionally bc life kept getting in the way, LOL!

I’m so excited to receive this book. I love Carrie’s books, she’s an incredible writer and thinker.

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