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Cross the jet bridge with Linda, a frequent flyer with a dangerous obsession, in this hilarious and provocative debut novel by the acclaimed author of Out ThereI glimpsed many fine planes resting at their gates. A beefy Boeing 777 pulled back from F4, pivoting on his slender ankles, with surprising grace for such a big fellow. I spotted an old friend who went by the tail number N78823, an Embraer 175. I’d accompanied him to Salt Lake City a few months ago, and found him to be a playful lover, teasing me with a round of turbulence as we descended. To outside observers, Linda’s life might seem drab. Weekdays, she earns $20 an hour moderating comments for a video-sharing platform, then rides the bus home to the windowless room she rents in a garage on the outskirts of San Francisco. But on the last Friday of each month, she indulges her true taking BART to SFO for a round-trip flight to a regional hub. Linda's secret is that she's sexually attracted to Their intelligent windscreens, sleek fuselages and powerful engines make her feel a way that no human lover ever could. She believes her destiny is to someday “marry” one of her suitors by dying in a plane crash, a catastrophic event that would unite Linda with her soulmate plane for eternity.Linda is used to hiding her true nature, but when her coworker, Karina, invites her to a quarterly Vision Board Brunch, Linda sees a chance both to get closer to her work friend, and to nudge the universe on behalf of her destiny. However, as the vision boards seem to manifest items more quickly—and more literally—than Linda had expected, the carefully balanced elements of her life begin to spin out of her control, and she must choose between maintaining the trappings of normalcy or launching herself headlong toward her greatest dream.A subversive, unforgettable tale of the distances some will travel for true love, Sky Daddy examines desire, fate, and the longing to be accepted for who we truly are.
Publication Year: 2025
Remember that TLC show “My Strange Addiction”? Or the one called “Extreme Love”? This book is for if you guiltily indulged in those shows because you were shocked but intrigued by the people who loved the most random things a little too much. I loved this.
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THIS BOOK IS FOR THE GIRLIES WITH THE FLIGHTRADAR24 APP ON THEIR PHONE.
I ended up adoring this book. This is not your typical sentient object romance, but a story of true friendship and understanding. I absolutely adored Linda, and felt myself genuinely relating to her in many ways.
Every character in this book is written so complexly, while feeling as a caricature of people but also entirely truthful to humanity itself. Kate Folk has an amazing ability to actually make you understand and accept unlikable characters as they are. Incredibly heartfelt, and touching the ending had me tearing up a bit.
Just like Dave I’ll think of Linda every time I board a plane :^).
Thank you to NetGalley for proving me with an EARC.