Reviews

Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, Nicola Yoon

asaph95's review against another edition

1.0

I'm so disappointed with this book. I honestly had such high hopes for it. But for now, I have just one thing to say.

INSTA-BLOODY-LOVE.

Review to come!!!!

susuuuu's review against another edition

3.0

"we have big, beautiful brains. we are capable of big lives. a big history. why settle? why choose the practical thing, the mundane thing? we are born to dream and make the things we dream about."

this book is the definition of instalove lol but tbh i didnt even mind it, they're cute, their story is cute and i love the ending. the love surge from daniel was scaring me tho and i was so over it.

'she didn't know then what it meant to be an undocumented immigrant. how it meant that you could never go home again. how your home wouldn't even feel like home anymore, just another foreign place to read about.'

'there's a pure kind of joy in the certainty of belief. the certainty that your life has purpose and meaning. that, though your earthly life may be hard, there's a better place in your future, and God has a plan to get you there.' <333

daumari's review against another edition

3.0

Guess I should watch the movie now to see if it's more or less saccharine, huh? 2.5 stars, rounding it up to 3. This is a YA romance of coincidences, where we wonder if the smallest event will turn patterns down the road (for want of a nail etc.) It felt a little weird to pop in and out of minor character's perspectives as we went, but I don't hate it outright. I do think it's not as cute that Daniel just kind of... follows Natasha around as she stresses about her very real time limit for the day. I can't decide if having the core of her challenge be that she's an undocumented immigrant grounds the romance from becoming to twee, or if it's too flippant a take on a serious topic (leaning more towards the former, though, as it never leaves Natasha's mind whereas if this were uh, a different YA book we'd have maybe one chapter about it and the rest would be fluff). There are some insights in the perspectives of parents who want to dream, first gen parents who know suffering and don't want their kids to suffer, and the validity of both of these (which the book thinks is true for both).

Suicidal ideation by a minor character about 5 pages in made me pause and consider whether I should keep going, but because I'm a completionist, I figured it would come back in some way.

pio_p's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

4.0

jacquelineshea's review against another edition

4.0

finished in the middle of a restaurant and all i want to do is cry

debmed's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

kimmyannschultz's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoy Nicola Yoon’s writing. I like the realistic emotion she puts into her stories. The couple in this one are adorable. While a few of the scenarios seem stretched, I enjoyed the way everything flowed and came back around.

majorharris162's review against another edition

5.0

I think Nicola Yoon is becoming one of my favorite authors ever!!!!

booksieandbrackish's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

grace_1388's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0