Above the Clouds
Review: Tim Vee’s Above the Clouds plunges readers into a bleak, beautifully wrought dystopian future where survival is a relentless struggle against environmental decay and human frailty. Set in a rain-soaked, shadowed world, the narrative follows two sisters, Squirt and Dara, whose lives diverge sharply yet remain tethered by desperate familial bonds. This dark exploration of existence at society’s fringes offers a gripping and thought-provoking meditation on identity, trust, and what it means to remain human amidst crumbling paradigms. The strength of Above the Clouds lies in its atmospheric world-building and the dual perspectives of the sisters. Squirt’s forced ascent to a pristine, almost surreal paradise above the clouds acts as a stunning and unsettling counterpoint to Dara’s gritty, ground-level fight within their underground clan. The balance between these two realms—the oppressive yet superficially perfect tower and the raw, despera...
