»An absolute highlight for anyone who loves stories about growing up and finding one's place in the world.«

»A melancholic, nostalgic, warm-hearted book about loneliness, doubt, courage, family and friendship – especially friendship with oneself.«

»Even though the external plot is rather calm and slow-paced, the tension unfolds through Charlie's intense inner development.«

»An honest and emotional coming-of-age story in which Engelmann proves how skilfully she can wield words.«

»Impressive, expressive – a sincere coming-of-age debut.«

»So ingeniously sensitive, so timeless and straightforward«

»Her sound is something special.«

»A touching, utterly perceptive novel on adolescence. […] Quietness as a means to self-discovery: debut novelist Engelmann addresses it with remarkable lightness.«

»Anyone who has ever been a teenager will recognise themselves in Julia Engelmann’s words.«

»Julia Engelmann’s skill shows in the conciseness of her unsentimental language. Thereby, a poetry of the unspoken evolves.«

»If Julia Engelmann knows how to do one thing, it is to speak and write from people’s hearts.«

»Moreover, the story, in which two young people try to find their way in life, creates an enormous pull on the reader.«

»A novel like a time machine to the beginning of heartache.«

»Engelmann manages to make the emotional world of a teenager more tangible than almost anyone else.«

»The author casually tells of a path to finding oneself.«

In Where The Sky Never Ends, she [Engelmann] captures a realistic and heartfelt snapshot of what life feels like during a peculiar phase.«

»There’s no excuse: READ IT!«