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The Unmoving Sky by K.L. Hallam
2.75

The Unmoving Sky is a YA novella, so naturally it's quite short. This novella is about two brothers; Jackson and Arthur (Artie) and their problems and adventures in the wilderness. Jackson and Artie are dealing with the loss of the mother, an emotionally shut off father and girlfriend problems. Though, this all seems like nothing when Jack and Artie get stranded in the woods miles from home in the middle of a downpour of rain. they are then found by a strange bushy man who leads them to his cave.

Let me tell you, he's sketchy.

During the rainstorm Artie ends up injuring his ankle in a bear trap making it difficult to walk much. Luckily Jackson manages to get Artie out of the trap and find a tree for them to sleep under for the night. Unluckily they have to sleep through the rain so they both end up getting sick. This is how the strange man finds them. He then takes them back to his cave and tries to help heal Artie's leg.

Once the boys get to his cave they learn about his crazy plans and are forced to figure out just how much danger they are in.

Because this novella was soo short it's like not much happened but soo much happened all at once. I would recommend this because it's short, it's not light but it's good if you've got a readathon coming up and you want something short that will still have impact.

This is good for mature middle graders and definitely suitable for people older.

I received a copy of this book for free through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review