We Lost the Sky was a wonderfully calm (for a post apocalyptic tale), curiously adventurous, and delightfully interesting. I applaud the pacing of the book, I felt like every event was placed at just the right time, and the characters met up at equal intervals along the plot. I absolutely adored how it was put together.

All of the characters were delightful, and the way that they all came together was great! I loved how Mender and Renn found each other right off the bat. I loved how Marie Howalt was able to create a different tone in each of the characters perspectives. I especially enjoyed the development of Mender. As Mender developed as a character, the tone in nir chapters became more smooth, essentially becoming more humanized. Definitely a fun touch!

I also really liked the idea that in some distant future we would be driven away from technology, but still have relics of our old (but more advanced than present day) technology. How interesting!

I was going to give this book 4 stars, but I just adored the ending so much that it made me actually feel so content that I had to bump it up. It tied it all together so well that I just appreciated it immensely more. This was a light and delightful read, and I am actually quite excited to see what is in store for the characters that I came to adore in the next installment.

Amazing work, Marie Howalt. I'm definitely impressed. I'm eager to read the next one, but content with how it ended. Absolutely admirable.

**I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.