They really get to know each other in the limited time that they have. And it was an added bonus to actually see them bond and develop this strong relationship in less than 12 hours. I really enjoyed that both of these characters were extremely different but somehow worked well together. Everything felt connected.ĭaniel was amazing as well. There was a correlation between her inter monologue and her speaking voice. Natasha is very much a fan of science and numbers. Her POV was interesting and stood out because of her thought process. You want her to get her happy ending because she deserves it. She was such a great main character and you can’t help but root for her. It very much felt raw and was explained very well so it all made sense. And you could also feel Daniel’s pain surrounding his relationship with his brother as well as his parents. It really pulled at my heartstrings because you could feel Natasha’s emotions and strong desire to stay in the United States. I am in awe with how much depth this story had. Everything was paced well and nothing was overwhelming or rushed. Which was amazing because so much stuff happened and there was so much development-romantic and friendship- between the two main characters. This was mentioned earlier, but everything in this book happens in a day. Like Natasha, his life is far from perfect. Natasha so desperately wants to stay in the United States so she goes on a mission to make that possible. Natasha’s whole life is about to change because of her father’s mistake. To give a clear glimpse of what is going on in here- the main character, Natasha, and her family are being deported back to Jamaica in 12 hours. There are so many tough subjects (prejudice, deportation, etc.) involved here.

This is not your average cutesy YA love story.

I was not expecting this book to impact me in the way that it did. This book was every bit of beautiful as it was heartbreaking. So I went into this book with really low expectations, and I expected everything to feel rushed, unrealistic, and super instalove since I assumed that the book would be taken place in a day. My friend had mentioned that her book, Everything Everything, was good, however, it felt very unrealistic and a little disappointing. To be honest, I was not sure how I would feel about this book at first.

If actual words are needed, I would say that this book was beautiful, emotional and for lack of better descriptive words great. That should be an indication of my feelings toward this book.

The sun is also a star by nicola yoon