Jill Tew

YA Sci-Fi Reviewed for Adults: The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew

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Published 2024. Sub-genre, YA. Style, straightforward. Spice scale, 1: just kissing or fade to black. Triggers, fictional drug use. Version I read, audiobook, $25.50 Canadian dollars. Summary: In a futuristic Boston driven by productivity, Liv works as an emo proxy providing vicarious emotional experiences for the elite. But when rookie cop Adrian catches Liv dealing emotional scraps to the less fortunate, he pursues her into the wilderness, where he finds that Liv is not the criminal he believed her to be. My Take: Loved it! Clean enough to buddy read with a younger teen yet nuanced enough for an adult to enjoy solo.

It’s been a while since I reviewed a YA science fiction book, and I wasn’t sure what to expect with this one. While I love YA romance, it feels like so many of the recently published books in this genre are geared toward adult women rather than actual teenage readers. The plots seem to be … Read more

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