Book reviews

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In case it's not common, reading is a part of your job as a writer.

Not every reader is a writer, but every writer MUST be a reader. Reading inspires you, motivates you, and keeps your creativity flowing. Make sure to read more than you write.

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Reading update!

I’m enjoying The Jigsaw Man, but since I mostly read mystery/thriller and plan on reading the sequel…I’m deciding to calm my brain first and read something more lighthearted after.

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I’ll Give You the Sun: Review

“We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story”

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson is SUCH a good fiction book. It perfectly combines all elements of romance, representation, growing up, tragedy, and family.

I’ll Give You the Sun follows twins, Noah and Jude, from age 13 to age 16. The earlier years of their lives are told by Noah and the later years are told by his sister, Jude. In the earlier years, Noah and Jude are so close that they are typically referred to as “NoahandJude” and are practically inseparable. However, in the later years, they aren’t as close. In fact, they’ve almost all out stopped talking to each other and ignore the other's presence. How much can happen in 3 years that causes 2 best friends to act like the other doesn’t exist?

Going back and forth through the years reveals so much and causes so many different plot twists. I’ll Give You the Sun is another good book that includes the LGBTQ+ community in a way that doesn’t seem weird and forced. There are so many themes in this book and, normally, it would seem confusing and clutter the book but it works out pretty well. The romance is sort of a sub-theme while the major theme is family and how everything can fall apart.

I’ll Give You the Sun was recommended to me by a couple friends who said it was their favorite book and, after reading it, while it’s not my favorite book, it definitely makes it onto the list.

This is such an amazing book and I would recommend it to anyone.

Genre: Young adult fiction

Author: Jandy Nelson

Released: September 16, 2014

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