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Și soarele e o stea by Nicola Yoon

adelle_bookworm's review against another edition

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4.0

Co to jako bylo za konec. Chtěla jsem dát pět hvězdiček, ale těch posledních pár stránek mě fakt rozsekalo.
SpoilerJasný, doufala jsem, že nějak zůstane v Americe, ale čekala jsem, že ji deportujou. Ten sladkej romantickej konec bych asi měla ocenit, ale... ten epilog mi nesedl. O každém nejdřív prohlásit, že na sebe skoro zapomínají, a pak tam dát na konec takovou sladkou tečku? Oproti tomu, jak jsem milovala celý děj a styl vyprávění, se mi ten závěr vážně nelíbil.

selenafoxglove's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

amandalyn's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh man this book was so so so good. It was heart breaking and warm and fuzzy and sad. It drew me in so instantly. I didn’t expect when I started this book to get so emotionally involved, but I was smiling and laughing and crying the whole way through.

Just. So. So. So. Good.

emhynek's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful

5.0

forestgoblin's review against another edition

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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

3.0

emma0728's review against another edition

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

4.0

annabeth324's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

jess_mango's review against another edition

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4.0

Can you fall in love in one day? Is love a thing of magic or a thing of science? These are some of the questions Daniel and Natasha ask when they meet by chance one day in NYC. They each have their own stresses on that day but they make time to get to know each other.

This was a cute book that didn't necessarily follow the standard YA romance pattern.

thepetitepunk's review against another edition

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5.0

Alright, I'm going to be honest. The Sun Is Also a Star isn't exactly realistic. Everything that doesn't work out ends up working out anyway.

If someone had told me right off the bat that this is some unrealistic romance novel, I would have never picked it up. Fortunately, I knew nothing going into this book besides "it's really good you should read it!!!" And I'm glad I did. The Sun Is Also a Star is a beautiful book.

The story alternates between the POVs of Natasha and Daniel, but also has additional POVs throughout. Normally I would find this annoying and confusing, but in this case, it was essential for the story. What's so unique about this book is that every detail in Nicola Yoon's writing has a purpose. Everyone's life is interconnected with everyone else's.

Yes, it's a love story. Yeah, everything works out and life's not really like that. But the other themes (just to name a few: cultural identity, the purpose of life, love, destiny, fate) in this book are fantastic. This is written art.

nikkigribuste's review against another edition

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4.0

this book was everything i expected it to be.
romantic.
charming.
& unrealistic.
for some reason it took me 5 days to read up to page 70, because i felt as though the start was a little boring with the ‘sub-chapters’ i guess you could call them, about the characters that had a small roll in the story. however, after that i finished the rest in a day because i was so obsessed with natalia and daniel, omg. i honestly didn’t know what i was waiting for once the story reached its ‘near climax’, but i loved it all. the karaoke scene and the rooftop moment was everything.
yet, even though the whole plot in itself was a giant ball of unrealistic mush, my hopeless romantic side just couldn’t stop turning and turning and turning the pages to see how this story would end. and it ended beautifully to say the least.
4/5, because i’m feeling kind :)