Name: Kaelan Chambers's review of My Inner Sky by Mari Andrew
Item: My Inner Sky
Rating: 5
Author: Kaelan Chambers

Mari Andrew

From New York Times bestselling author Mari Andrew, a collection of essays and illustrations, divided into phases of the sky--twilight, golden hour, night, and dawn--that serves as a loyal companion for life's curveballs A whole, beautiful life is only made possible by the wide spectrum of feelings that exist between joy and sorrow. In this insightful and warm book, writer and illustrator Mari Andrew explores all the emotions that make up a life, in the process offering insights about trauma and healing, the meaning of home and the challenges of loneliness, finding love in the most unexpected of places--from birds nesting on a sculpture to a ride on the subway--and a resounding case for why sometimes you have to put yourself in the path of magic. My Inner Sky empowers us to transform everything that's happened to us into something meaningful, reassurance that even in our darkest times, there's light and beauty to be found.

On Embracing Day, Night, and All the Times in Between

My Inner Sky

Terry Thomas

Kaelan Chambers

I ❤️ Mari. “I listen, and I watch, and I make lists of magical things...#27: a guy asked me to guard his book when he went up to order coffee. Delighted by the concept of a book thief”

chloe rae

This book was, to put it simply, absolutely stunning.

I keep seeing this book being categorized as ‘self help’ which I guess makes sense but also feels a little lacking to me because I feel like it’s so much MORE than that. This book is a beautiful telling of Mari’s journey through pain and heartache and all the mess and beauty that life has to offer. The more words of hers that I read, the more sure I became that we would be great friends. The way she sees the world is so similar to mine and I just felt such a kindred connection to her. The whole reason I picked up this book was because I randomly came across her art on Instagram and fell in love. It’s so wild how people and books come into our lives.

So many aspects of this book felt like they were written just for me. Mainly, her experience with pain (though a completely different circumstance) felt so real and similar to my experience with pain and injury. After my injury in 2019, I still feel like I’m in a constant state of healing and sometimes, like it follows me around. Or how she talked about wanting to be independent and absolutely hating asking for help really hit home. And lastly, this book felt like a love letter to New York City, my new home. It was so refreshing seeing her talk about this city after living here for a while and still being so completely in love and enamored with it. Every time I do anything in this city, whether it’s eating at a new restaurant or going to a new bookstore, I think to myself “I can’t believe I get to live here”. This city is magic and absolutely no one can tell me differently.

Overall, this was a truly beautiful book to read and I will forever thank the instagram gods/algorithm for sending her art and words my way.

camille peiffer

i think me and mari andrew share part of the same soul

Tara C

I’m still deciding how I feel about Book Mari vs Instagram Mari — like I feel like maybe I do appreciate the book but maybe I only like bits and pieces and not the whole picture. Maybe it’s just me.

Soumya

I love the way Mari Andrew writes her books, and My Inner Sky was a warm hug during some tough times! 

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