Review by ShelleyH -- High Flying by Kaylin McFarren
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Review by ShelleyH -- High Flying by Kaylin McFarren
[Following is a volunteer review of "High Flying" by Kaylin McFarren.]
If you are seeking a good read with adventure and romance, High Flying by Kaylin McFarren may be worth checking out. This story with themes of girl-power, redemption, and moving on from a fretful past has several interesting points and perspectives to offer the reader. Numerous inconsistencies, however, cause this reader to give the book 2 out of 4 stars.
High Flying is a fiction novel about Skylar Haines, a troubled teen who is missing the support and love of family. Both parents are absent yet their checkered pasts haunt Skylar. She somehow develops a love for flying airplanes, something her family was involved in doing, which leads her to the beginnings of a career as a stunt flyer. This passion eventually steers her to a freak event that propels her back in time. Skylar now has the opportunity to find and fix the past that haunts her. Is a fix possible?
While the plot concept was intriguing, the development of the characters was lacking. Skylar’s character was somewhat developed, but all secondary characters, such as her father and her best friend, were grossly underdeveloped. Several emotional scenes took place towards the end of the novel between characters who hardly knew each other. For example, Skylar is proposed to by a man with whom she has “only had three official dates” and who scarcely graces the pages of this novel. This reader could not relate to these poignant passages because the characters were still unknown people.
Another issue with this book was the plot inconsistencies. For instance, toward the end of the story, Skylar is flying into a “bank of dark clouds”. Two sentences later, it is “just a clear night with countless stars above….” Another disconnect was when a reporter spots and attempts to follow Skylar to gain an interview. Skylar jumps into a car and the reporter nonchalantly walks on by her. What? Why would the reporter walk past? These are just two samples of multiple plot confusions and incongruities.
Although this potentially exciting novel moved along at a great and adventurous pace, it did so at the cost of character development and plot consistency. Without slowing the trajectory of the book, the author could have taken more time to introduce us to her characters. Also, the editors should have given more effort in pointing out story contradictions so that the author could have a chance to fix the errors in the storyline. Regrettably, it appears that excitement over the story’s framework trumped actual story development which was a surprise as this novel was written by a seasoned author.
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High Flying
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If you are seeking a good read with adventure and romance, High Flying by Kaylin McFarren may be worth checking out. This story with themes of girl-power, redemption, and moving on from a fretful past has several interesting points and perspectives to offer the reader. Numerous inconsistencies, however, cause this reader to give the book 2 out of 4 stars.
High Flying is a fiction novel about Skylar Haines, a troubled teen who is missing the support and love of family. Both parents are absent yet their checkered pasts haunt Skylar. She somehow develops a love for flying airplanes, something her family was involved in doing, which leads her to the beginnings of a career as a stunt flyer. This passion eventually steers her to a freak event that propels her back in time. Skylar now has the opportunity to find and fix the past that haunts her. Is a fix possible?
While the plot concept was intriguing, the development of the characters was lacking. Skylar’s character was somewhat developed, but all secondary characters, such as her father and her best friend, were grossly underdeveloped. Several emotional scenes took place towards the end of the novel between characters who hardly knew each other. For example, Skylar is proposed to by a man with whom she has “only had three official dates” and who scarcely graces the pages of this novel. This reader could not relate to these poignant passages because the characters were still unknown people.
Another issue with this book was the plot inconsistencies. For instance, toward the end of the story, Skylar is flying into a “bank of dark clouds”. Two sentences later, it is “just a clear night with countless stars above….” Another disconnect was when a reporter spots and attempts to follow Skylar to gain an interview. Skylar jumps into a car and the reporter nonchalantly walks on by her. What? Why would the reporter walk past? These are just two samples of multiple plot confusions and incongruities.
Although this potentially exciting novel moved along at a great and adventurous pace, it did so at the cost of character development and plot consistency. Without slowing the trajectory of the book, the author could have taken more time to introduce us to her characters. Also, the editors should have given more effort in pointing out story contradictions so that the author could have a chance to fix the errors in the storyline. Regrettably, it appears that excitement over the story’s framework trumped actual story development which was a surprise as this novel was written by a seasoned author.
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High Flying
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