Out of the Blue: The inside story of the unexpected rise and rapid fall of Liz Truss

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Baio, Ariana (19 October 2022). "Upcoming Liz Truss biography has already had its title changed". Indy100. The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022 . Retrieved 20 October 2022– via MSN. You don't know me and probably will not be able to comprehend what that means but I was being late for a music festival in the middle of the summer in one of the sunniest cities in Europe so I can finish reading this bloody book (for the first time). And there are very few books capable of making me almost miss Foo Fighters' live a good 1000 km away from my home. I know people criticize Disney's Little Mermaid because they say that Ariel gives up everything for Eric, but at least it was more than just a physical relationship. And that's where this relationship fell apart for me -- I saw very little romance, just physicality-presented-as-love.

I want to start by saying that I wasn't a far of this author's YA debut, Jay's Gay Agenda. I wasn't expecting much coming into this novel, which may be why I was pleasantly surprised: it really seems as though the author took some of the criticisms for Jay's Gay Agenda in stride and used them to improve. Gone are the constant out of touch pop culture references (thank GOD) and in is a more structured storyline and better rounded characters. What I did like mostly does revolve around representation. It's really nice to see not only a whole society of people without a gender binary, but also a love interest happily using they/them pronouns and no one flinching. It's also nice to see a larger main character and love interest, and never have body image become a barrier. Heale tweeted in response: "Your copy is in the post, thanks @Keir_Starmer". [12] Private Eye accused Starmer of stealing the joke from the issue they had published that day, which referred to Out of the Blue as "Due out on 8 December. (The book, that is. Not its subject.)". [13] So first. So much inclusion omg. Bi-racial characters (and I like that it’s not a focus - I love those books too, but I definitely also want to see main characters that are in all books), lesbian and bi characters, disabled characters. Yesssssss. In a contemporary/fantasy. Yes! Really enjoyed how well that was all done, and I hope others agree with me. Crest was pretty cool mermaid. I liked how he ended up having an open mind. He was a perfect balance to Sean. I think they worked really well together.

Broxton, Anthony (1 December 2022). "The lessons of Liz Truss's political obituary". Tribune . Retrieved 16 December 2022. Anyway an angel falls from the sky, Jaya finds it, she and a ragtag group of friends take care of the creepy little glitter ball and also while all this is happening Jaya is getting over her ex-girlfriend, which comes up a lot more than the mom death that just happened. In fact Mother’s Passing doesn’t come up all that much, now that I think of it.

The rep is fantastic too: bi, non-binary (throughout all), gay, a sapphic relationship, big person, and more that I'm sure I'm missing mentioning right here. Overall this was fun, and I thought worth the read! I usually have a very hard time reading books due to my ADHD and much prefer audiobooks, so it's a pretty high honor that I was able to finish this in just two days! (That and the fact that this book is pretty short which is definitely a strong plus in my book!) Of course I changed my mind immediately when the angel in the book wasn't able to communicate with the humans and was treated more like a pet than a person, but at the time I chose to read this book that seemed like an innovative and interesting idea. So while it’s romantic, it’s not a romance. I’d say coming of age with a love story but it’s NOT A ROMCOM. For me, though I loved the idea of a queer mermaid, and I was excited by the rep at large, this really wasn't the book for me.

Initial thoughts: I would definitely recommend this book to teens who need to see themselves in fiction — if they're biracial/Sri Lankan, gay or have a terminal illness, then this book should be in their hands. These characters seize life as best as they can and that matters so much in YA fiction. This is why hope is dangerous: it it’s taken away, you’re left with even less than you had before.”At the risk of sounding like the kind of completely negative person I try so hard not to be, Out of the Blue is literally the first new book I’ve read in 2018 that I’ve liked. Seriously. I have no idea what this says about me, but if you take anything away from that statement, it should be that this book is amazing.

I did want a little more between Sophie and her family, especially her sister, as that seems a little forced. Having said that, it’s a relatively wide age gap, so I do sort of get it. But I think that there was room to expand a little there. And I want to know what happens next!! Not in a sequel way, but just in terms of everything in their lives 😂😂😂 From Jason June, author of the breakout teen debut novel Jay’s Gay Agenda, comes Out of the Blue, a stand-alone dual POV queer rom-com that asks if love is enough to change everything you’ve grown up believing. Perfect for fans of Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas and Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly. It's always hard to give a bad review to an author whose previous book I really like. But sadly, Out of the Blue was a massive disappointment for me, and I had to struggle to finish its last part.Loss is mathematical: two-thirds less laundry, two-thirds less washing-up, two-thirds fewer footsteps thundering down the stairs. Substract music blaring through the walls. Substract eyeliner smudges on the towels. Add silence. Add more silence.