All Our Shimmering Skies

I really didn't think this would top Boy Swallows Universe, but Trent Dalton proved me so wrong. He has an incredible talent for evoking such real emotions towards characters, both the loved and the hated ones.

I fell completely in love with Molly and Greta and especially Yukio, who was my favourite. Each of them are vital components of the story, and reminded me in unique ways to pay attention to the beauty and wonder and curiosity of life. I felt viscerally attached to all of them, and my fondness towards them only increased throughout the novel.

Dalton has such a poetic and graceful (