I have been a fan of Kate Folk since her story “Out There” appeared in the New Yorker. As soon as I saw the ARC for Sky Daddy was available, I stopped everything and ran (digitally) to NetGalley to beg/plead/scream/cry for the book.

It is everything I hoped it would be and more. Do yourself a favour and pick up this original and engaging book.

5/5 Stars!

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the Arc!

Sky Daddy follows Linda who has an obsession with planes. She works as a content moderator monitoring comments that violate the company’s terms of service. In her free time she looks at images of planes as well as going to an airport bar and looking at planes on the runway. Once a month she treats herself to a flight where she gets to experience her love and sexual attraction for planes. Linda believes she is destined to marry a 737 named N92823 by dying in a plane crash so they can be together forever.

This book was absolutely wild and I had the best time with it. The whole thing was so random and weird but I loved it. The writing was so good and I connected with Linda even though she loves planes. Other than the plane obsession Linda’s life and issues were very relatable. This reminded me of books by Kevin Wilson just in the vibe and the strangeness. At times this felt like satire but at other times it felt like Linda’s plane obsession was an escape from her real life. I laughed out loud at parts of this and I truly had the best time with this. The concept is absurd but it made for a brilliant novel. I’d recommend this for fans of weird fiction and people who enjoy sad girl literary fiction.