If I closed my eyes, I could still see them—all blonde sunshine, ocean-blue eyes, and long limbs. The glint of Lake’s gold bracelet. Pink cotton candy on Tiffany’s tongue. My scenery may have changed from heaven to hell, but some things never would: my struggle to do right by both sisters. To let Lake soar. To lift Tiffany up. The sacrifices I made for them, I made willingly.A better man would’ve … man would’ve walked away by now, but I never claimed to be any good. I only promised myself I’d keep enough distance. If I’d learned one thing from my past, it was that love came in different forms. You could love passionately, hurt deep, die young. Or you could provide the kind of firm, steady support someone else could lean on.
Lake was everything I wanted, and nothing I could ever have. I was nobody before I knew her and a criminal after. The way to love her was to let her shine—even if it would be for somebody else.
Book two in a completed, USA TODAY bestselling love saga.
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JUST. YES. I love angst SO FREAKING MUCH and Hawkins always delivers. I fell in love with her after reading Slip of the Tongue, and every book I’ve read since has just solidified the love affair.
Book one in this series was absolutely nothing like I imagined it would be, and this book was the same. It was so unpredictable, and in the last 20%, my heart was in my throat from all the intensity. I had no idea what was going to happen, and as the events (and emotions) unfolded, I found myself gnawing off my fingernails in anticipation.
This story is addicting. The characters are all flawed and all connected in such unique ways. Their backgrounds, their motivations, their reasons for behaving the way they do — MAGIC.
I have been devouring this series slowly due to ARC commitments and my own writing deadlines, but I almost love it this way better. I FEEL THE BURN and it is so, so delicious.
I can’t wait to see what unfolds in the next installment. I’m hooked!
Somebody Else’s Sky is the continuation of Birdie and Bear’s saga. I have so many feels about their story! I’m an emotional mess but in a good way. I love Lake (Birdie) she is a unique heroine. Manning (Bear) is complex I don’t get why he thinks the way he does but yet I do! Love it!!!!
Fascinating Consuming Irresistible
What a beautiful story and quite a journey in the life of these characters. I have to say I absolutely loved it as it had me engrossed and had me wanting more after every single page.
I read it in one sitting! I know lots of people do this but I normally can’t. The saying “Just one more chapter” has never been more true.
This took my emotions on an amazing trip. I was sad, happy, swooned, mad, agitated and confused.
Real love is selfless, Yes. Real love cares more about the other one’s happiness before your own, Yes. But to what extent? Real love should NOT have both parties suffering. Ugh!
I don’t know if I’ll be sane waiting for book 3
I need more stars!! Five isn’t enough.
I was a wreck before I’d even started this book. I’m talking sweaty palms and heart palpitations. Like most people I’d fallen in love with Lake and Manning and to say I was desperate for more of their story is the understatement of the century. My heart raced manically from start to finish and I don’t think I took a proper breath for hours. I’m not going into details at all with this review so it’s going to be very vague.
Manning annoyed me so much in this book. The anger I feel towards him is actually quite scary. I’m so mad at him that at this point I don’t care what happens with him (my emotions are still running high as I write this). I get why he thinks and did what he did but I don’t agree and I wanna slap some sense into him.
Tiffany is the queen of manipulation and I can’t stand her. I couldn’t in the first book and nothing’s changed with this one. I’ve tried to understand it from her point of view and nope! That’s not working for me. I still wanna stick sharp objects in her eyeballs. Repeatedly.
I think the most surprising thing for me with this book is how much I adore Lake. She’s so young but at times acts more mature than her elders. She has a quiet sadness that draws you to her and makes you willing to take on the world for her. I’m always all about the men in books so this is a very surreal feeling for me, but I’m definitely #TeamLake. I need her to experience life, to succeed and to be happy. More than anything I need her to be happy.
My advice to you….grab some tissues (just in case), plenty of alcohol and if you treasure your kindle I’d recommend bubble wrap. Lots and lots of bubble wrap. I’ve lost count of how many times I bounced my kindle off the wall reading this. Also sit close to a wall when reading. It makes it easier to repeatedly bang your head against it. And my poor jaw still hurts. It was clenched that hard for that long, I think I have lockjaw.
The betrayals, the surprises, the angsty-ness of it all, the need for Lake to fight back…it’s all a bit too much and not enough at the same time. The conflict is real people! The emotions are real! The sadness, hurt and turmoil are enough to make you feel sick. Jessica Hawkins has an unbelievable talent of writing these emotionally charged scenes that come to life as you read them. Her words wrap around you and drag you into this whole different world and the characters become people we love.
Now I need book three. Now!! I need the conclusion to Lakes story and I already know the wait is going to feel like forever.
Have you ever made a countdown chain? Circles of paper tearing one off each day till you get to celebrate? That’s what I did after finishing Something in the Way. Counted the days till Somebody Else’s Sky would arrive on my kindle. The countdown finished and Somebody Else’s Sky arrived!!!
Devoured this book…Could not stop reading.
With Manning in prison…
With Lake finishing up school…
With Tiffany trying to figure out Tiffany…
This story is a very emotional ride that takes you on a journey that you feel each and every thing that happens. Like you are on the sidelines actually there in the story. A story that flows perfectly allowing you to submit totally to the words you are reading.
Love the time frame this story is set! Taking us back in time to where watching Ren and Stimpy and carrying a pager was the coolest thing possible!!!
I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!!!!
Except that I love Corbin!
THAT IS ALL!!!
But seriously…my heart hurts!
I AM NOT OKAY!!!
AND I’M ANGRY!!!!
I have so many things to say about what all happened in this book and I can’t say any of them because I would NEVER EVER spoil a book for others!
Things I can say. Also…these are my own opinions, so take from it what you will.
* Lake loves Manning more than he loves her!
* I hate Tiffany with a passion that is unhealthy!
* Manning needs to do some healing & soul searching AWAY!!!
* Apparently my kindle is not safe if I’m reading a Jessica Hawkins book!
* Yes I am going to keep reading the series…because I’m a freaking masochist and I need all the words!!!
Somebody Else’s Sky is book 2 of this series! If you haven’t read book 1 you need to go do that first!! This is a series that must be read in order.
Somebody Else’s Sky is book two in the Something in the Way series and continues right from where book one left off. This story has pulled at my heartstrings and left me wanting for more.
First, age kept Manning and Lake apart, then circumstances got in their way but the pull they have towards one another maybe their biggest challenge. Hold on because their story is not over yet!
This is the second book in the Something in the Way Series. The story continues where the first book left off. Manning and Lake’s story is emotional, heartbreaking, captivating, and so beautiful! Impossible to put it down! My heart broke for these two beautiful characters. Manning is handsome, selfless, and protective. Lake is such a beautiful character, naive, but strong, smart, and caring. I am looking forward to listen to Move the Stars, the next book in the Series! Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber did a fantastic job with the narration. I enjoyed it.
A few things that come to mind right now are frustration, annoyance at Manning and my heart breaks for Lake. This story just keeps getting better and better.
UGH!
What the heck Manning. Just what the heck. That is all.
This series is killing me in the best way possible. The angst and emotion are perfectly heart-breaking. I can feel the character’ pain. I want so badly to fix everything for them. I can’t wait to see how the rest of this story plays out.
I really loved books 1-3 in this series!
Unpredictable- engaging- and i totally binged on the first three books!
holy moly! talk about addicting and heart-wrenching. Lake and Manning leave you at the edge of your seat the entire book. There journey is rough and filled with agony. Jessica Hawkins loves to push us to our limits and she didn’t hold back here.
“You should have the universe, the sky, and every star in it.”
If you thought your heart was trying to burst out in Something in the Way, it’s going to explode in Somebody Else’s Sky. So much agony!! But you can’t stop reading and hoping that this is finally there chance.
I know Manning had a troubled past but I wish so much he would pick a different path.
“You can’t move the stars.
I had tried….”
This ending leaves me with Hope! If there is one person I can count on reaching for the stars it’s Lake.
P.S I’m not going to lie, I feel for Corbin and kind of like him better than Manning at the end. Can’t wait for more !!
This book killed me! Killed me. I highly recommend but be ready!
Excellent read
Somebody Else’s Sky….lyrics from one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs, Black. Read Something in the Way in one day and immediately read this one the next day. I couldn’t wait to see how their story continued. The slow burn and angst continued in this one too and I loved every heart breaking minute of it. Will these star-crossed lovers end up together?? I guess I better download book #3 to find out.
Oh my gosh………. the angst, the feels, the love……book 2 tore my heart out. I think it says something when an author can make you feel so much for characters that you know shouldn’t be together…but you want them together so bad. I couldn’t read this book fast enough. It consumed my life.
There are still parts of Lake that annoy me. Her being so annoyingly naive but I still want to read about her. I still want to find out how she grows up and what happens.
I can’t start book 3 fast enough now!
Each book in this series is better than the last. If you thought SITW was angsty, this one will blow you away. I loved the characters, the way the story unfolds… EVERYTHING.
Once I read about the bracelet and Lake’s famous sandwich, pieces of the story started to fall back into place. The mention of camp flooded my mind with the entire set of events that sent Manning to prison.
In the beginning of the story, Manning spent his time in prison coping in the best possible ways for a guy wrongly accused. With each passing day Manning grew impatient becoming more hostile and agitated. It was an interesting dilemma reading about Manning’s time in prison. This was a different look and angle to Manning’s character that was enlightening.
Somebody Else’s Sky was a journey into Manning’s situation. Never had I ever encountered such a dilemma. Jessica put quite a spin on the choices and struggles Manning made.
I gained new perspective into Manning’s character. I knew and understood the battles he faced with Lake, but I had no idea the toll it placed on him until he went to prison. Manning’s character tested the boundaries of love causing and forcing him to make sacrifices in his life. His entire future was rerouted based on the love of one forbidden girl.
Somebody Else’s Sky didn’t begin quite how I envisioned it to begin after the way it ended in Somebody in the Way Once Manning’s character was explained and developed the story transitioned in a direction that had me glued to the words. I was not loving it at first, but it grew on me. Before long I found I could not put it down.
This story was about the turmoil of loving a person too perfect. Circumstances that were still unclear about the night he was accused of robbery remained a mystery. Even though, I had my suspicions.
Charles molded those girls for a future he orchestrated. So many factors came into play in regards to the choices made by Tiffany and Manning. Sometimes life makes choices for us based upon the circumstances of life. When the stars don’t line up in your favor you rearrange your life to accommodate the remaining options available to you. This was what I gathered while reading about this situation.
Jessica formed words illustrating the love Lake had for Manning. Manning’s situation with the words chosen to show his struggle made me wish on a different life and outcome for him. These sisters were sirens calling to Manning causing chaos along the way. Manning was a magnet drawn to love given and shown in different ways absorbing the chaos.
Jessica left me with a lot to ponder. Manning’s character won’t leave my thoughts. I understand what authors go through when writing a story and they indicate the voices in their head won’t shut up. Manning’s in my head. The dilemma that was created by meeting the two sisters and the multiple tests he had to face had my head spinning.
“Always, in the back of mind, are all the ways I could hurt you just by loving you,” favorite quote.
This dang book. I don’t know if I liked it or loved it it hated it. Haha! Maybe a little off each at some point. Manning is unapologetically a man. Can’t fault him for the decisions he makes. Lake is growing, slowly but surely. When she gets there, she’s going to be a force to be reckoned with.