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Some Laneys Died: A Skipping Sideways Thriller Kindle Edition

by Brooke Skipstone (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
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1st Place Pencraft Award in YA Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Finalist in Cygnus Science Fiction Category--Chanticleer International Book Award
IAN Book of the Year Finalist -- Young Adult
TopShelf Book Award Finalist -- Young Adult Thriller


"No matter how hard it gets, there's always a version of you who can fight a little longer."


Laney's world collapsed when she caught her dad cheating. He begged her not to tell, but she did. Her family fell apart and regret consumes her, especially when she learns every decision she makes spawns a new universe for the opposite choice.


If only she could skip sideways to the Laney who didn't tell.


But her only escape is through her imagination, until a news story blurs the lines between worlds. Two girls were murdered at the same time and same place as her father's adulterous act. Strange events lead Laney to believe their bones are connected to her and the sister she always wanted.


Laney now has another decision to make. Some Laneys say yes, while others say no; some live and some die.


And some skip between worlds.

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    August 10, 2020
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"Skipstone tells a tense, layered story about a girl capable of rapidly visiting alternate realities. The prose is rich, polished, and effectively serves the complex nature of the narrative. Laney is a distinctive, complex, and layered character living extraordinary circumstances."
-- BookLife Prize

"Laced with malevolence, yet finding hope through sisterly bonds, this first in the Skipping Sideways series introduces an unusual, resilient heroine. Some Laneys Died is a young adult novel whose heroine learns that choices are endless, and that no matter the sorrows, love intervenes."
-- Foreword Clarion Reviews

"Highly suspenseful and gripping...Skipstone's ability to blend physics and science fiction with elements of thriller and suspense results in an enthralling story about a teenager just discovering her real identity. This captivating, suspenseful novel will leave young adult readers eagerly awaiting the next installment in the series. This is a stunner."
--Prairies Book Review

" . . . a truly wonderful science fiction thriller that explores alternate realities based on the choices Laney makes. . . .The author writing style is punctuated by witty and clever storytelling that ensured the story was continuously entertaining. Lovers of sci-fi thrillers will find this book hard to put down as it is quite an interesting read.
-- Literary Titan

"Readers who are looking for a thriller with a gripping twist should add Some Laneys Diedto their TBR list immediately."
--Ankita Shukla

"She writes in a way that you feel you are there; incredibly descriptive, almost hypnotic writing that draws you into an action-packed story. The tension and suspense grow throughout the book and you really won't want to put it down as you'll want to know what happens."
--Anne-Marie Reynolds

"The book is a fascinating but disquieting narration about dreams, stories within stories, sexual awakening, and feeling the emotions of love, fear, passion, sadness, guilt, pain, and desire of another version of yourself in an alternative experience. In this highly entertaining and well-crafted tale . . . Skipstone has hit all the notes in her latest thriller."
--Authors Reading

"Some Laneys Died, by Brooke Skipstone, is an exciting thriller that will take you on an unpredictable journey through mystery, intrigue, and even physics! . . . All in all, this is an amazing novel."
--Sherri Fulmer Moore

" . . . A scintillating young adult novel with a science-fiction theme."
--Susan Sewell

"This is powerful, unforgettable writing."
-- Tammy Ruggles

About the Author

Brooke Skipstone is a multi-award winning author who lives in Alaska where she watches the mountains change colors with the seasons from her balcony. Where she feels the constant rush toward winter as the sunlight wanes for six months of the year, seven minutes each day, bringing crushing cold that lingers even as the sun climbs again. Where the burst of life during summer is urgent under twenty-four-hour daylight, lush and decadent. Where fish swim hundreds of miles up rivers past bear claws and nets and wheels and lines of rubber-clad combat fishers, arriving humped and ragged, dying as they spawn. Where danger from the land and its animals exhilarates the senses, forcing her to appreciate the difference between life and death. Where the edge between is sometimes too alluring.

Some Laneys Died is her second novel. Her first was Someone To Kiss My Scars, also available in French (Embrasser Mes Blessures) and Spanish (Alguien Que Bese Mis Heridas).

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08BWLSD6F
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skipstone Publishing (August 10, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 10, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1349 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 268 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 36 ratings

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Brooke Skipstone is a multi-award-winning author who lives in Alaska where she watches the mountains change colors with the seasons from her balcony. Where she feels the constant rush toward winter as the sunlight wanes for six months of the year, seven minutes each day, bringing crushing cold that lingers even as the sun climbs again. Where the burst of life during summer is urgent under twenty-four-hour daylight, lush and decadent. Where fish swim hundreds of miles up rivers past bear claws and nets and wheels and lines of rubber-clad combat fishers, arriving humped and ragged, dying as they spawn. Where danger from the land and its animals exhilarates the senses, forcing her to appreciate the difference between life and death. Where the edge between is sometimes too alluring.

The Queering is her fifth novel. Visit her website at https://www.brookeskipstone.com for information about her first four novels—The Moonstone Girls, Crystal's House of Queers, Some Laneys Died, and Someone To Kiss My Scars.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
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Piaras
5.0 out of 5 stars A mind-bending alternate realities thriller.
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2020
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Author Brooke Skipstone weaves a very suspenseful and gripping thriller with intriguing twists and turns that will easily captivate the reader’s attention from the beginning. The author paints a compelling coming-of-age science fiction thriller with alternate realities in a very vivid and convincing way. In addition, the characters are drawn with great credibility and conviction. It’s a unique thriller that will keep you engaged from the first page to the last.

I enjoyed the story, character development, and dialogue. There were plenty of plot twists that I didn’t see coming and that added to the book’s mystique. When I stopped reading to work, I found myself wondering what happened in the book, and replaying parts of the novel in my head to see if I could figure more out. It has been a while since I enjoyed a book this much. It’s a first-class science fiction thriller with perfect pacing. Not much is as it appears here, which is just the way fans of mystery, thriller and suspense will want it.

There’s no doubt that Some Laneys Died: A Skipping Sideways Thriller by Brooke Skipstone is an exceptionally well written book. However, it must be said that this story is not for the faint-hearted. The author’s script at times is razor-sharp and will cut deep into the emotions of its reader. The book deals with some very serious issues. As the author states, ‘This book contains scenes of violence, sexual situations, and suicide.’ However, it also contains ‘scenes of love, resilience, joy, hope, and redemption.’ Highly recommended.
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Celeste L
5.0 out of 5 stars Great thriller
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020
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Some Laneys Died: A Skipping Sideways Thriller by Brooke Skipstone is a teen and young adult fiction and thriller book. This book has won a few awards, and now that I have read the entire book, I can understand why that is. This book definitely lives up to the standard of being classified as being a thriller. The author did a wonderful job with keeping things fast paced as well as keeping the readers on their toes. I could not get myself to stop reading at times. There were so many twists and turns that were unexpected, which really kept me intrigued and wanting to continue reading. The parallel worlds that the author creates in this story is also a truly intriguing and unique aspect of this book, which I appreciated. Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to any person who enjoys a good mystery, suspense, and thriller book.
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Jennifer
3.0 out of 5 stars Multiple universe thriller!
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2020
Some Laneys Died is an interesting work of fiction that revolves around the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. After seeing her father cheat on her mother, Laney is introduced to this concept of a myriad of worlds each made up of Laneys that made different choices than her own. It is a complex theory of physics but the author does a really good job of making it understandable for the average reader. I am not even remotely science-minded and I quickly caught onto the idea.

This is a good book, it's very original, and the characters are very likable. However, I found Laney to be somewhat naive at some times and I didn't get as invested in the supporting characters as I usually would. I felt very blasé about the mother and the father seems kind of equally meh. Laney was a very forgiving character in a way that seemed unrealistic, I'm not sure how fond a teenage girl would be of the woman who drove her parents apart. The positive family image probably would've benefited from a little more normal teenage angst but I understand what the author was trying to create.

All in all, this is a good book. It's a quick read, has a pleasing ending, and I maintained interest throughout, finishing it in just two sittings. I would suggest it to a friend.
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Shamika L
4.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling, heart pounding, exciting
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2021
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When I first started this novel I devoured it, ripping through the pages as if I couldn't help but consume all the words. However, the further I got the more I understood the reason for the trigger warning. And I just have to say this is a DARK book. It'll have you feeling the heebie jeebies. At one point I had to stop reading because it took a mental toll. I find things that especially deal with the r word a little hard to digest.

I remember being sooo confused when I first started reading but not confused enough to stop. It was the type of confusion that you linger in until it makes sense, so that's what I did.

Though there was a trigger warning, the triggering parts were a little too graphic for my tastes, idk maybe that's just me. But I loved the originality of the story. Great premise and great writing!
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Mercedes Diaz
5.0 out of 5 stars Page Turning with Relentless Twists
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020
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Oh man, they said thriller, and they meant it. There were points where I was speed reading just trying to get to the next big milestone because I HAD TO KNOW what happened. This takes twists the multiverse into something that it seems like anyone can access. You start asking questions like, “Well, what if she does this… or this… or this..?” The possibilities are so endless that I got completely lost in the story and the construct of the story. It’s really well written and I’ll definitely be revisiting these pages.

The idea of “sideways” time travel is just an excellent way to explore the possibilities of parallel worlds and discovering alternative realities. Laney’s dad cheating is just a minor event that has catastrophic events for some Laneys.

I really enjoyed that we dived headlong into the action from page one. Anyone looking for adventure, thrilling tales, and exciting turns, then give this one a chance. Some Laneys Died is outstanding.
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S. J. Main
5.0 out of 5 stars Serious Fiction Thriller.
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2020
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Some Laneys Died is a young adult fiction book about sexual abuse, and it is filled with thrilling descriptive writing that grabs your attention from the start. The literature has multiple layers. It is intense and seriously grabs you from the start. Wanting to know what happens next is not the only interesting aspect of this book. The character also has a coming of age development to it. After finishing the book, you get to think about it all, which shows how well the story was told. I look forward to reading more from this author and believe it is best for people who like to read serious fiction thrillers.
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