New release YA fiction: Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron

Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron

In bookstores May 15, 2018

Angels are falling from the sky in Sophie Cameron’s debut novel. Where they come from, and what caused them to fall like shooting stars, is one of the great questions everyone in the world wants answered. That, and where the next being will fall. Eighty Seven have fallen so far, and all have died on impact.

Sixteen year old Jaya’s mother died just before the angels began to fall, and her father MIchael sees the appearance of the falling angels as a sign. He quits his job and moves the rest of the family to Edinburgh, Scotland, with the hope of being at the right place at the right time to help a falling angel survive.  Jaya is reeling from both her mother’s death as well as the sudden disappearance of her first girlfriend, and she wishes her dad would give up the wingding obsession and pay attention to his kids.

Then a being survives a fall, suffering only a severely damaged wing, and Jaya is the only one around to witness it. Instead of getting assistance, she decides to nurse the being back to health-- first by herself, and then with the help of her new friends, twins Allie and Callum.

Out of the Blue walks a line between realism and fantasy, with a healthy dose of philosophy tossed in. The characters are vibrant and memorable. Themes of guilt, longing, and compassion carry through the novel and help make this a story that will stay with you after you’ve finished. It’s out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron, out in hardback May 15, 2018.