Title: The Sun Is Also A Star
Author: Nicola Yoon
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date: November 1, 2016
My Rating: 4.5/5
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.
Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us.
The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?
The main thing I have to say about this book is how absolutely beautiful it was. It managed to tell this beautiful, all-encompassing love story without coming across as too cheesy. The book takes place over the space of only a day, but Nicola Yoon manages to tell a full love story and make you fall in love with both of the main characters in such a small space which, to me, is incredibly impressive.
The story is told primarily from both Natasha and Daniel's points-of-view but also drops into the minds of a few of the minor characters of the book, such as Natasha and Daniel's parents, as well as some characters you wouldn't expect to hear from but it adds a really cool dimension to the story.
The chapters are all really short so I just tore through it and I couldn't wait to find out what would happen between Natasha and Daniel, but obviously, I'm not going to spoil that for you. Natasha and Daniel are different from each other in a lot of ways, but I think that you can find something in each of them that's relatable.
I love that they brought out some of the best parts of each other, or maybe parts of themselves they'd forgotten about, because that's one of the best things about being in a relationship. They're able to affect each other without changing the qualities that are fundamental to their personalities. I also think that they share the page time is part of what makes the story so beautifully powerful.
If you're a bit of a romantic, you'll love this book, but even if you're not, I think you'll still really enjoy it and especially relate to Natasha, who definitely identifies as a realist. Natasha is an undocumented immigrant and Daniel is the son of immigrants and I think that makes this book especially important to read, considering the current politics surrounding immigration and race.
Author: Nicola Yoon
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date: November 1, 2016
My Rating: 4.5/5
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.
Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us.
The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?
The main thing I have to say about this book is how absolutely beautiful it was. It managed to tell this beautiful, all-encompassing love story without coming across as too cheesy. The book takes place over the space of only a day, but Nicola Yoon manages to tell a full love story and make you fall in love with both of the main characters in such a small space which, to me, is incredibly impressive.
The story is told primarily from both Natasha and Daniel's points-of-view but also drops into the minds of a few of the minor characters of the book, such as Natasha and Daniel's parents, as well as some characters you wouldn't expect to hear from but it adds a really cool dimension to the story.
The chapters are all really short so I just tore through it and I couldn't wait to find out what would happen between Natasha and Daniel, but obviously, I'm not going to spoil that for you. Natasha and Daniel are different from each other in a lot of ways, but I think that you can find something in each of them that's relatable.
I love that they brought out some of the best parts of each other, or maybe parts of themselves they'd forgotten about, because that's one of the best things about being in a relationship. They're able to affect each other without changing the qualities that are fundamental to their personalities. I also think that they share the page time is part of what makes the story so beautifully powerful.
If you're a bit of a romantic, you'll love this book, but even if you're not, I think you'll still really enjoy it and especially relate to Natasha, who definitely identifies as a realist. Natasha is an undocumented immigrant and Daniel is the son of immigrants and I think that makes this book especially important to read, considering the current politics surrounding immigration and race.
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