Hey Guys! Sorry I haven't posted anything other than reviews and tbrs in a while. I just have so much work this year and honestly I'm struggling of keeping track of everything. So I'll try my best to keep this blog going and on making it more interesting. I have some good news, I finally finished Harry Potter so I'll probably do some sort of review on the whole series as well as predictions and theories about characters and the series as a whole. So anyways for today you'll just have to settle with a review.
So for this month, February, the book club book is I'll Give You the Sun, and I just finished reading it a few days ago. I was completely blown away, and can't wait to discuss it on Monday. Especially since there hasn't been a book club in a while especially for me, with me missing the last one in early January, being in Dominican Republic and all.
So here's the actual review:
I'll Give you the sun is an unbelievable Ya novel about sibling love and just about the obstacles of growing up, and change. I really loved everything about this book from the characters to the plot, to the way it was written. It is written in two twins' perspectives, Noah and Jude, together these two perspectives tell a whole story, two halves of a whole. This was a very unique and interesting way of writing the novel, and in my opinion gave it more life and also had a lot more perspective. Noah's pov is of the earlier years, when they are both 13-14, while Jude's is of the later, age 16. They change so much in the 2 years in between and go through so much that this way of telling their story is super effective. I really enjoyed it particularly because when Noah was telling his story I got to see Jude from another's perspective and when I got to see Jude's pov I got to see Noah from her perspective. It gave it a wider range of feeling, emotion, and opinions.
I really enjoyed this book overall, and I just could not put it down. I didn't want to read it at first, because I had just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, finally, and I had been dying to start King's Cage, which arrived in the mail, the day after it came out. (Good news I finally started King's Cage, and so far it hasn't disappointed me). After I had read through the first 50 pages of the book, about 15%, I got very intrigued and I just could not stop reading, literally. I read the book in 2 days, flat, granted it was a Sunday and Monday (Family Day), but still. This book blew me away and I'm torn between wanting a sequel and being in love with it just the way it is.
The characters were amazingly deep and the two stories fit together so well and all the mysteries and questions were answered so perfectly. I absolutely loved the plot and the romance and the characters and everything. The title fits it so well and I'm super grateful that I was forced to read it. Haha. This book is just such a great inspiration about sibling love and also all the obstacles that people go through in life and how they get lost but always find a way back! This book made me feel so many things, it made me laugh out loud, smile like crazy, talk to myself, and almost cry. The writing style is so emotional and real. I also absolutely loved Noah and Jude and how their relationship progressed throughout the book. ( Parts of my Review on Goodreads, right after I finished it, :) )
What made this book that much better for me were the characters. I seriously can not imagine this
book without any of them. Noah and Jude are obviously the most important but for me Brian, Oscar, and Guillermo were almost just as important. I just loved how deep and real the character development went, and how many different sides there were to every character. Brian was Noah's best friend and love interest throughout the book, and honestly he wasn't my favourite character. However, it was super interesting how he changed throughout the book and how Noah did too, because of him. Brian went from the Boy who collected meteors and was obsessed with space, to going to parties and being "the ax", even though he always was. It was like he just didn't want Noah to see that part of him. I honestly don't even know where to begin with Oscar so let's just skip him for now. Guillermo is the resident professional artist in this book, being both crazy and exceptionally talented. He is also like the little bridge between almost every single character in the novel, some you don't even discover until the end. Guillermo's attitude and style were so unique in my opinion, and just the fatherly way in which he interacted with all the characters almost brought tears to my eyes every time. He agreed to mentor Jude in building a stone sculpture, and saved Oscar from the brink of death.
Now I want to dedicate an entire paragraph to Noah and Jude, and maybe Oscar if I can find the words, ;). So Noah... Noah's perspective is so heartbreaking in my opinion, because he has to work so hard for anything in his life, and nothing comes easy. Everyone thinks that he is the weird kid who draws and is quiet. In his earlier years nobody pays any attention to him really, except his mom, and then Brian. Noah is a really quiet person on the outside, but on the inside he is bursting with colour and ideas, an artist at heart. And him and Jude share(d) such a special connection, that nobody understood. Their relationship throughout the book was one of the main obstacles but also probably the best part. The bond that the twins had got broken along the way and they needed to fix it, but sometimes they just couldn't. I honestly love both Noah and Jude so much, but I liked Noah's pov a little more than Jude's. (Btw I am describing them based on their pov, at that specific time, they changed a lot, from how one saw the other to how the other was a few years later or earlier. You have to read it to really understand. It's almost like they switched personalities.) Jude is also very strange, but her perspective is 2 years later, after a very traumatic event leaves her broken. Jude was never as artistic as her brother but she loved making sculptures, she got into the Art school and needed a mentor to help her make a stone sculpture. Jude is super brave and adventurous as heart, but for most of her chapters hides behind a shell of the person she once was. When she is with Guillermo and Oscar the real her comes out, which is one of the things I love most about her. She also desperately believes in ghosts and superstitions after the tragic event, and her mother's death (that coincided...).
Okay I think I'm ready for Oscar now... But I can never do him justice. Oscar is such a complex character, in my opinion the most complex out of all the characters in this book. And obviously, drop dead gorgeous! He is Jude's friend and love interest throughout most of this book. But honestly, to me he's so much more than that. His and Jude's relationship is so complex, that they can only describe is as fate, but I would describe it as extremely good story telling skills. Oscar is the handsome stranger she meets in a church that takes pictures of her, but he is so much more than that. A few years before he had a terrible addiction to drugs and alcohol and almost overdosed, but Guillermo saved him. Oscar changed a lot since then but doesn't want to admit it, and Jude always sees straight through him, and always always brings out the best in him. He and Jude, are just perfect for each other, and everything around them falls into place. I can't do better than that, but he is my favourite character and no not just because he's hella gorgeous, but hello, but because of his so many layers and the part that he plays in both their stories.
The setting is definitely not as important as the characters but still pretty important. Most of the time Jude spends her time in Guillermo's studio, and Noah spends his time at home or in the woods with Brian. I think that overall the setting's, especially G's studio bring a lot of life to the already so real characters. The plot is also so intricately woven that I can't even begin to explain it. What you need to know is that it is the story of two people who get lost, and their journey of finding their way back to their true selves and each other (and not in a romantic way, not everything always has to be romance). And that you absolutely have to read it! Overall, I would rate this book a 9.5/10 and highly recommend it to any contemporary, romance, or just book lovers. It's amazing! The writing is so heartfelt and deep, and really brings forward real issues, with super cute scenes that will make you laugh and cry!
Thank you so much to all my lovely readers for reading! Or if nobody reads then hello to my future self. Lmao. Anyways if you read it and have any comments you can comment below. And I'd love to hear what you guys are reading right now! Until next time...
- Kat
So for this month, February, the book club book is I'll Give You the Sun, and I just finished reading it a few days ago. I was completely blown away, and can't wait to discuss it on Monday. Especially since there hasn't been a book club in a while especially for me, with me missing the last one in early January, being in Dominican Republic and all.
So here's the actual review:
I'll Give you the sun is an unbelievable Ya novel about sibling love and just about the obstacles of growing up, and change. I really loved everything about this book from the characters to the plot, to the way it was written. It is written in two twins' perspectives, Noah and Jude, together these two perspectives tell a whole story, two halves of a whole. This was a very unique and interesting way of writing the novel, and in my opinion gave it more life and also had a lot more perspective. Noah's pov is of the earlier years, when they are both 13-14, while Jude's is of the later, age 16. They change so much in the 2 years in between and go through so much that this way of telling their story is super effective. I really enjoyed it particularly because when Noah was telling his story I got to see Jude from another's perspective and when I got to see Jude's pov I got to see Noah from her perspective. It gave it a wider range of feeling, emotion, and opinions.I really enjoyed this book overall, and I just could not put it down. I didn't want to read it at first, because I had just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, finally, and I had been dying to start King's Cage, which arrived in the mail, the day after it came out. (Good news I finally started King's Cage, and so far it hasn't disappointed me). After I had read through the first 50 pages of the book, about 15%, I got very intrigued and I just could not stop reading, literally. I read the book in 2 days, flat, granted it was a Sunday and Monday (Family Day), but still. This book blew me away and I'm torn between wanting a sequel and being in love with it just the way it is.
The characters were amazingly deep and the two stories fit together so well and all the mysteries and questions were answered so perfectly. I absolutely loved the plot and the romance and the characters and everything. The title fits it so well and I'm super grateful that I was forced to read it. Haha. This book is just such a great inspiration about sibling love and also all the obstacles that people go through in life and how they get lost but always find a way back! This book made me feel so many things, it made me laugh out loud, smile like crazy, talk to myself, and almost cry. The writing style is so emotional and real. I also absolutely loved Noah and Jude and how their relationship progressed throughout the book. ( Parts of my Review on Goodreads, right after I finished it, :) )
What made this book that much better for me were the characters. I seriously can not imagine this
book without any of them. Noah and Jude are obviously the most important but for me Brian, Oscar, and Guillermo were almost just as important. I just loved how deep and real the character development went, and how many different sides there were to every character. Brian was Noah's best friend and love interest throughout the book, and honestly he wasn't my favourite character. However, it was super interesting how he changed throughout the book and how Noah did too, because of him. Brian went from the Boy who collected meteors and was obsessed with space, to going to parties and being "the ax", even though he always was. It was like he just didn't want Noah to see that part of him. I honestly don't even know where to begin with Oscar so let's just skip him for now. Guillermo is the resident professional artist in this book, being both crazy and exceptionally talented. He is also like the little bridge between almost every single character in the novel, some you don't even discover until the end. Guillermo's attitude and style were so unique in my opinion, and just the fatherly way in which he interacted with all the characters almost brought tears to my eyes every time. He agreed to mentor Jude in building a stone sculpture, and saved Oscar from the brink of death.Now I want to dedicate an entire paragraph to Noah and Jude, and maybe Oscar if I can find the words, ;). So Noah... Noah's perspective is so heartbreaking in my opinion, because he has to work so hard for anything in his life, and nothing comes easy. Everyone thinks that he is the weird kid who draws and is quiet. In his earlier years nobody pays any attention to him really, except his mom, and then Brian. Noah is a really quiet person on the outside, but on the inside he is bursting with colour and ideas, an artist at heart. And him and Jude share(d) such a special connection, that nobody understood. Their relationship throughout the book was one of the main obstacles but also probably the best part. The bond that the twins had got broken along the way and they needed to fix it, but sometimes they just couldn't. I honestly love both Noah and Jude so much, but I liked Noah's pov a little more than Jude's. (Btw I am describing them based on their pov, at that specific time, they changed a lot, from how one saw the other to how the other was a few years later or earlier. You have to read it to really understand. It's almost like they switched personalities.) Jude is also very strange, but her perspective is 2 years later, after a very traumatic event leaves her broken. Jude was never as artistic as her brother but she loved making sculptures, she got into the Art school and needed a mentor to help her make a stone sculpture. Jude is super brave and adventurous as heart, but for most of her chapters hides behind a shell of the person she once was. When she is with Guillermo and Oscar the real her comes out, which is one of the things I love most about her. She also desperately believes in ghosts and superstitions after the tragic event, and her mother's death (that coincided...).
Okay I think I'm ready for Oscar now... But I can never do him justice. Oscar is such a complex character, in my opinion the most complex out of all the characters in this book. And obviously, drop dead gorgeous! He is Jude's friend and love interest throughout most of this book. But honestly, to me he's so much more than that. His and Jude's relationship is so complex, that they can only describe is as fate, but I would describe it as extremely good story telling skills. Oscar is the handsome stranger she meets in a church that takes pictures of her, but he is so much more than that. A few years before he had a terrible addiction to drugs and alcohol and almost overdosed, but Guillermo saved him. Oscar changed a lot since then but doesn't want to admit it, and Jude always sees straight through him, and always always brings out the best in him. He and Jude, are just perfect for each other, and everything around them falls into place. I can't do better than that, but he is my favourite character and no not just because he's hella gorgeous, but hello, but because of his so many layers and the part that he plays in both their stories.
The setting is definitely not as important as the characters but still pretty important. Most of the time Jude spends her time in Guillermo's studio, and Noah spends his time at home or in the woods with Brian. I think that overall the setting's, especially G's studio bring a lot of life to the already so real characters. The plot is also so intricately woven that I can't even begin to explain it. What you need to know is that it is the story of two people who get lost, and their journey of finding their way back to their true selves and each other (and not in a romantic way, not everything always has to be romance). And that you absolutely have to read it! Overall, I would rate this book a 9.5/10 and highly recommend it to any contemporary, romance, or just book lovers. It's amazing! The writing is so heartfelt and deep, and really brings forward real issues, with super cute scenes that will make you laugh and cry!
Thank you so much to all my lovely readers for reading! Or if nobody reads then hello to my future self. Lmao. Anyways if you read it and have any comments you can comment below. And I'd love to hear what you guys are reading right now! Until next time...
- Kat
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