Mission Skyscraper

by Eule Grey

So, anyway, the world doesn’t make sense. By day, I’m a student who avoids teachers, parents, and rules because all they do is shout. I wish they’d leave me alone and stop calling me a lad when sometimes I’m a lass. Oh, plus, I can’t remember where I lived last year. By the way, have you noticed the handsome boy who keeps chatting with me after school?

There’s more. By night, I’m a spy on a mission, strong and essential, see? Some call it dreaming, but I know better. My assignment is to track two people who are trapped inside a skyscraper. I’m scared, and so are they. What if I’m not brave enough to save them?

So, yeah, things are tricky in both worlds. Two realities and a lot of questions are about to collide, and when they do, nothing can prevent the truth from spilling out. What’s inside the heart of a skyscraper? I’m about to find the answer. See you on the other side.

Unknown Binding

Published September 2, 2025

About the author

Eule Grey has settled, for now, in the north UK. She’s worked in education, justice, youth work, and even spread the butter in a sandwich factory.

Eule writes LGBTQI books with the characters she’s been seeking since childhood: neurodivergent villains, characters with mental health issues, conflicted thoughts, and a craving for cupcakes. Best of all, Eule adores writing romantic stories, often with a dash of the paranormal.

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Reviews

[Joyfully Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Joyfully Jay review.

4 stars

Mission Skyscraper is a contemporary young adult story that pulls together themes of queer identities, neurodiversity, and a splash of speculative fiction. Cullen/Colleen is our first-person narrator in the daydream sequences about their identity as a lone wolf art thief. The story switches to third person, also from Cullen’s perspective, for the waking world elements. This created a rich tapestry that wove together two very different reading experiences that start off feeling like wholly separate stories, but slowly meld together into one engaging, thoughtful whole.

The story began with a daydream chapter that primed me for an exciting art-heist arc. When the second chapter flips to teenage Cullen’s school life, I was curious about how the two seemingly dissimilar themes would mesh.

I think this would be a great read for people who are interested in fiction that centers neurodivergent and queer characters. Folks who enjoy speculative fiction may also appreciate the prose and story composition. And anyone who is looking for something that’s more emotionally exploratory and young-adult centered is sure to be satisfied with this thoughtful story.

Read Camille’s review in its entirety here.

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tis is probably the most sensational read that I have had the pleasure of in many many years. I have a 'top shelf' of books that will stand the test of time and never ever be lost.. This is on that shelf. It is a very moving, stunning and so so deep a story line. I think this is a story that has been in the making for many years, Tweeked, re-read, tweeked and perfected by the author. What is left is perfection. I will not praise parts of te story, discuss the charecters or situations as that would just ruin the experience you will have. Read it, for gods sake read it. This is as good as it gets as it plays with your mind, emotions and head. AQmazing. If you like deep and dark….#1

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This certainly left an impression on me as the perspective was confusing at first, but it beautifully portrayed the thoughts and behavior of someone on the spectrum dealing with a traumatic event.

The character development was great to witness and it's a beautiful literary work altogether.

I received a free ARC and am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Ruby Ridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given this book complimentary from Book Sirens in e-book form in return for my honest review. Everything stated in this review is of my own opinion and I was not compensated monetarily for providing this review.
Before writing this review I looked at the stats for this book and saw every other reviewer gave a star rating, me too. once again Eule Grey takes us on a completely different path than any of her other books and the ideas show no sign of drying up.
The book is a story of a neuro divergent youth and I get the impression that this is a story that the author has always wanted to tell. the characters are realistic and well written and the story flows well The story is told with sensitivity and as we have come to expect from the pen of Eule Grey it is a page turner and ultimately uplifting.
I solidly recommend this book and all others from this author

[Lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a warning - once you read the first page, you won’t want to stop reading. Grey does an amazing job with the imagery, really making you experience everything the narrator does, painting more than just imagery but sounds and feelings, too. As in other books, the main characters are just so well done. You feel like you really know them, inside and out, by the end. There’s just so much I want to say about this story, but everything I type, I keep deleting because it gets a little too close to spoiler land! I’m so frustrated that I can’t find the words to explain how much I love this book or why, without spoiling it. You really need to read this, and experience it. If you’re neurodivergent, or non-binary, you’ll find representation in this book. (I greatly appreciated the gender-fluid rep!)

[Berto & Todor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Review: Mission Skyscraper by Eule Grey

Eule Grey’s Mission Skyscraper reaches across the void of grief, identity, and neurodivergence to offer something exquisitely human. At its heart is Cullen Colleen, a gender-fluid, neurodivergent teen carrying the silent weight of a loss one year on. Through vividly immersive daydreams that flicker between memory, fantasy, and feeling, Cullen sets out not to escape the world but to better understand it, and themself.

Grey writes with extraordinary gentleness and emotional precision, treating Cullen’s inner world not as an aside, but as the architecture of the story. Cullen’s daydreams are both a refuge and a reckoning, intricate, moving, and deeply symbolic expressions of their grief, gender fluidity, and longing. These are not flights of fancy; they are necessary journeys where pain and possibility co-exist.

Mission Skyscraper is remarkable not only for its beauty and emotional intelligence but also for its honesty about the failings of our world. Cullen’s experience highlights a deeply important truth: neurodivergent people are the most marginalised and least understood. The institutions meant to support them often pathologise difference instead of embracing it. Grey deftly illustrates the deep harm of being misunderstood and the transformative power of being seen.

Eule Grey’s prose is both delicate and deeply skilled, treating every moment with care, refusing to flatten Cullen’s complexity. There are no easy answers here, only the slow, luminous unfolding of a teen trying to make peace with a world that often refuses to understand them.

As we observe International Suicide Awareness Month, Mission Skyscraper is not just a novel. It is a quiet revolution. It calls for a shift in how we talk about neurodiversity, grief, mental health, gender, and what healing really looks like. It asks readers—especially adults, caregivers, clinicians, and educators—to move beyond rigid expectations and toward real empathy.

The editing in Mission Skyscraper is of exceptionally high quality, and deeply in tune with the emotional rhythms of the story. It's rare to find a publisher willing to champion a book this unique, and their care in presenting it shines through on every page. Bravo!

[Kat M · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book, it had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed from the young adult element that I was expecting. It uses the spy element in a unique way and was invested in what was going on. The characters were so well written and was engaged from start to finish. Eule Grey has a strong writing style and was glad I was able to go on this journey with them. I was invested in what was going on and thought the overall package was so well done and enjoyed the concept of this and how the story was everything that I wanted.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Hua · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where do I even start with this book? I laughed, I cried (ugly), and I gave great relieved sighs. This was the book I apparently needed. What Cullen-Colleen has been through and yet still remain the same awesome version of themself is just brilliant writing by this author. Grey did a fantastic job.

"It isn't weak to ask for help. It's like using a flashlight when you are lost in the dark."- Unknown

"When it is darkest, we can see the stars." - Ralph Waldo

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg. Who the fuck is Eule Grey and how did she discern my soul?

THIS BOOK IS WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR US.

I think I may be a little bit frozen into an ice cube. This book quite literally shocked me into seeing myself.

THIS IS WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR US.

Now seen, I am thoroughly incapable of doing the words for sentences.

THIS IS WHAT LIFE IS

I can no longer write.

THIS

READ THE BOOK

[Ellie Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always love Eule Grey's hugely imaginative stories but Mission Skyscraper is in a league of its own. The author surmounts the difficult subject matter with brave, heart-whole and delicate storytelling as neurodivergent teenager Cullen/Colleen gradually comes to terms with loss and grief and their own identity.

This unusual YA tale explores art and creativity as a compulsive primal force. While the story is often painfully raw and real, the main and supporting characters are always warmly sympathetic; people with faults and limits who are trying their best, and somehow, ultimately, that manages to be enough. Mission Skyscraper is an extraordinary achievement from a wonderful writer.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well done - scary, confusing, wonderful. Lovely ending.I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Adeji · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rip out my heart. A gripping masterpiece that made me cry while keeping me utterly captivated until the very last page.
I'd read anything by this author, including thier shopping list

[LemonSlice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning. How to scrape a skyscraper with your heart

[Mx Phoebe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mission Skyscraper is a must read for me. I think this is my all-time favorite book of Grey’s now…and I’m a HUGE fan of theirs.

“Thank you Ninestar Press for providing this book for review consideration via Indigo Marketing & Designs. All opinions are my own.”