Sometimes a book hits you at just the right time, and this was one of those for me! After having read several horror and suspense novels, If You Could See the Sun was a fun story that kept me engaged the entire way through.
Some things I enjoyed:
🖊️ Academic rivals! This one of my favorite tropes of all time, and I loved how the author put this one down on the page. The rivalry and trash talk and banter were so much fun!
✏️ The deeper look into socioeconomic discrepancies when it comes to quality of education and connections that go a long way in determining financial success.
🖊️ Magical realism. I love magical realism as a genre! I don’t want to give anything away about the end, so I’ll just say that I enjoyed how the author handled the magical ability from beginning to end. I can see why some may not like the conclusion, but I was very pleased that the author went the way she did.
✏️ The social life of the protagonist. I enjoyed her social journey as she calls out others for their privileged behaviors but also realizes that many of the assumptions she has had about some of her peers were not completely accurate.
Things I wished:
🖊️ I did wish there was a bit more in the wrap-up. It felt very quick compared to the rest of the book, and I would have loved a bit more to the ending.
Overall I quite enjoyed this book. It was light and fun for the most part, with some great depth I wasn’t necessarily expecting. I’ve been feeling a bit “over” YA lately, but I had a fun time with this debut and would gladly read the author’s next book!
Some things I enjoyed:
🖊️ Academic rivals! This one of my favorite tropes of all time, and I loved how the author put this one down on the page. The rivalry and trash talk and banter were so much fun!
✏️ The deeper look into socioeconomic discrepancies when it comes to quality of education and connections that go a long way in determining financial success.
🖊️ Magical realism. I love magical realism as a genre! I don’t want to give anything away about the end, so I’ll just say that I enjoyed how the author handled the magical ability from beginning to end. I can see why some may not like the conclusion, but I was very pleased that the author went the way she did.
✏️ The social life of the protagonist. I enjoyed her social journey as she calls out others for their privileged behaviors but also realizes that many of the assumptions she has had about some of her peers were not completely accurate.
Things I wished:
🖊️ I did wish there was a bit more in the wrap-up. It felt very quick compared to the rest of the book, and I would have loved a bit more to the ending.
Overall I quite enjoyed this book. It was light and fun for the most part, with some great depth I wasn’t necessarily expecting. I’ve been feeling a bit “over” YA lately, but I had a fun time with this debut and would gladly read the author’s next book!