In Swimming Through Clouds by Rajdeep Paulus, we follow a girl named Talia Vanderbilt and her life experiences. It all starts with a small post-it that she receives from a mysterious L. She then realizes that ‘L’, is Lagan, one of the popular kids on the basketball team. She gets to be friends with him and soon becomes even more than just friends. But her father’s rules about no socializing make it difficult to stay with Lagan. And on top of that, her father has even more than just that rule. Whenever he gets the chance, Gerard Vanderbilt will make life even more difficult for Talia and her brother, Justice, more commonly called Jesse or Jess. He won’t stop at anything to ruin his daughter’s social life. Every day when she comes home she has a list that she must complete. If she does not complete more than half that list before her father comes home, physical pain comes, which results in burns and cuts, which she must hide from her teachers and friends. But things get even more difficult when she mixes her personal life with her social life, and she must swim in order to escape the trauma of the clouds surrounding her.

I loved reading this book, and cannot wait to read the others. I have read Soaring Through Stars, and have to admit that they are both great reads that I would read over and over again on any day. I can’t wait to show these books to my friends and family, and would definitely recommend buying this book and series for yourself, friends, and family.  A big thank you to Raj for sending me this book in exchange for my review.