Review by Bertha Jackson -- High Flying by Kaylin McFarren
Posted: 25 Nov 2020, 09:34
[Following is a volunteer review of "High Flying" by Kaylin McFarren.]
High Flying by Kaylin McFarren is a crime thriller that involves time travel. In 2013, Skylar lives with her abusive and cold grandfather because both of her parents are dead. Every year for her birthday, Skylar receives two tickets to the Chino Planes of Fame Air Show. She never knows who sends them. Except for this year, there is a name, E. Edwards. On Skylar’s 16th birthday, Skylar plans to meet Roxie at the airshow. Roxy never shows up. When Skylar gets home, she finds out that Roxy and her mom were carjacked and murdered on the way to the show. Roxy’s father blames Skylar’s grandfather for the carjacking and murder. Skylar and Roxy both wanted to become pilots, and Skylar swears that she will never give up their dream. After an argument with her grandfather, Skylar steals a motorcycle and runs away from home. In 2018, Skylar has become a pilot and participates in airshows doing airplane stunts. During a freak storm, the airplane she is piloting for an airshow collides with another plane’s tail, and she is sent back to September 1997, eight months before her birth. Can she change the past?
The author does a good job taking you back in time to see how the past affects future generations. Children can assume that they inherit their parents’ responsibilities and decisions. They think they have to follow in their footsteps, whether it is right or wrong. Children thrive for their parents’ approval and will do anything to obtain it. It is difficult for them to pull away from them. Children, as well as some adults, have behavioral problems consisting of self-harm that they use to overcome fear, depression, anxiety, and sadness. Pain is better than feeling these emotions. You can tell if someone you know is having self-harm issues by watching for cuts and watching how they dress. You have to be observant.
I liked the anonymous quotes the author used at the beginning of each chapter. My favorite was “The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train.” That was the way I felt every time I turned a page in this action-packed book. I never knew what was going to happen next. There was nothing I disliked about this well-written book. There were very little profanity and sexual content in the book.
I recommend this book to adults 18 years and older who like a good crime mystery. I don’t recommend it to younger individuals because of the profanity and sexual content that it does contain. There is nothing to offend any religious group.
I only found four minor errors that could easily have been overlooked by a professional editor. I gladly give this book 4 out of 4 stars. This is an enjoyable book that has been edited by a professional.
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High Flying
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High Flying by Kaylin McFarren is a crime thriller that involves time travel. In 2013, Skylar lives with her abusive and cold grandfather because both of her parents are dead. Every year for her birthday, Skylar receives two tickets to the Chino Planes of Fame Air Show. She never knows who sends them. Except for this year, there is a name, E. Edwards. On Skylar’s 16th birthday, Skylar plans to meet Roxie at the airshow. Roxy never shows up. When Skylar gets home, she finds out that Roxy and her mom were carjacked and murdered on the way to the show. Roxy’s father blames Skylar’s grandfather for the carjacking and murder. Skylar and Roxy both wanted to become pilots, and Skylar swears that she will never give up their dream. After an argument with her grandfather, Skylar steals a motorcycle and runs away from home. In 2018, Skylar has become a pilot and participates in airshows doing airplane stunts. During a freak storm, the airplane she is piloting for an airshow collides with another plane’s tail, and she is sent back to September 1997, eight months before her birth. Can she change the past?
The author does a good job taking you back in time to see how the past affects future generations. Children can assume that they inherit their parents’ responsibilities and decisions. They think they have to follow in their footsteps, whether it is right or wrong. Children thrive for their parents’ approval and will do anything to obtain it. It is difficult for them to pull away from them. Children, as well as some adults, have behavioral problems consisting of self-harm that they use to overcome fear, depression, anxiety, and sadness. Pain is better than feeling these emotions. You can tell if someone you know is having self-harm issues by watching for cuts and watching how they dress. You have to be observant.
I liked the anonymous quotes the author used at the beginning of each chapter. My favorite was “The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train.” That was the way I felt every time I turned a page in this action-packed book. I never knew what was going to happen next. There was nothing I disliked about this well-written book. There were very little profanity and sexual content in the book.
I recommend this book to adults 18 years and older who like a good crime mystery. I don’t recommend it to younger individuals because of the profanity and sexual content that it does contain. There is nothing to offend any religious group.
I only found four minor errors that could easily have been overlooked by a professional editor. I gladly give this book 4 out of 4 stars. This is an enjoyable book that has been edited by a professional.
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High Flying
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon