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REVIEW: Infinite Sky by C.J. Flood

Summary from Goodreads

Iris Dancy’s free-spirited mum has left for Tunisia, her dad’s rarely sober and her brother’s determined to fight anyone with a pair of fists.

When a family of travellers move into the overgrown paddock overnight, her dad looks set to finally lose it. Gypsies are parasites he says, but Iris is intrigued. As her dad plans to evict the travelling family, Iris makes friends with their teenage son. Trick Deran is a bare knuckle boxer who says he’s done with fighting, but is he telling the truth?

When tools go missing from the shed, the travellers are the first suspects. Iris’s brother, Sam, warns her to stay away from Trick; he’s dangerous, but Iris can no longer blindly follow her brother’s advice. He’s got secrets of his own, and she’s not sure he can be trusted himself.

Infinite Sky is a family story about betrayal and loyalty, and love.


I would like to thank Sophie from So Many Books, So Little Time for sending me this book. Thank you!


In this deep and heartfelt novel, Flood appeals to the readers emotions and sends them on a whirlwind journey of discovery.

When a family of travellers move into the paddock behind Iris Dancy’s farmhouse, she is immediately transfixed. Who are these people, and why does her dad hate them so much?

This book deals with tough subjects such as prejudice and discrimination and I think those subjects were dealt with in a very good manner. The hostility that was aimed towards the characters was disgusting, but very well written.

It’s very hard to read this book and not get hit by a wave of emotions. Iris, our main character, is very mature and has to deal with a lot of hard issues in this book. She was a likeable character and I really did want to read more about her.

I was expecting that there would be a heavy romance in this book but there actually wasn’t. I thought this would be something that I would hate because I love romantic novels but, instead, it was full of these incredibly sweet moments and I don’t think you could say that this is a romance novel.
This was actually a good thing because it meant that the reader was able to focus on the bigger points in the novel, which there were plenty of.

Trick was a very interesting character. I felt like we got to know him, only for him to do something which would change my opinion of him. I don’t mean that in a bad way because I liked him throughout but his character was constantly developing, which was a nice thing to see.

I read this book within a day and couldn’t put it down. It was an emotional and thrilling read and I’m looking forward to seeing more from this debut author in the future.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Page Count: 288 pages
Format: Paperback ARC
Acquired: Sent to me from Sophie from So Many Books, So Little Time
Publication Date: February 14th 2013

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9 Comments

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    Pink Lady 631
    15 April, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Great Review Lucy, this looks like a great book and your review has inspired me to look into it more. I think I actually walked past this book in the bookstore today. Glad you enjoyed it 😀

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      Pink Lady 631
      17 April, 2013 at 1:45 am

      Hi Lucy,
      I’ve just put your lovely blog button up and I was wondering if you’d be interested in doing a button swap 😀 Let me know if your interested.

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    Cliona
    15 April, 2013 at 5:32 pm

    Fab review! This sounds like a great book, it sounds really sweet 🙂

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    Zoe Crook
    15 April, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    Beautiful review, Lucy! I have had my eye on this one for a while and I keep meaning to pick it up. The cover is really pretty too. I love romance novels too but this one sounds really sweet – I like how it was still there but allowed the reader to keep focused on the original story. Thanks for posting 🙂

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    Rebekah Campbell
    15 April, 2013 at 9:21 pm

    Oh I love the sweet romances that don’t take over books 🙂 You’ve outdone yourself with this review, Lucy 😀
    Must get my hands on Infinite Sky!

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    Emma
    16 April, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    I just saw this in my bookshop and I was tempted to pick it up. My hand was twitching… hehe! I love the sound of this book and I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Its very rare for me to read a book in one day! Haha! 😀 Lovely review, Lucy!

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    Eileen
    17 April, 2013 at 2:17 am

    I’m glad you enjoyed this one, it sounds so fantastic and emotional. I’m really intrigued by the fact that it’s not really a romance but it still has those sweet moments. I’ll definitely need to keep my eyes peeled for this one, fantastic review Lucy, thanks for sharing!

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    kateormand
    19 April, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    Lovely review 🙂

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