Reviews

Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn

trigory's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

jayda's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

jackievr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

rats02's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

kellyfrecca's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

raegold's review against another edition

5.0

Wow. What a complex story. If you’re looking for something light-hearted, this is not it. Here Comes the Sun takes place in Jamaica. The story follows Margot, her mother and her baby sister. Tourism is both their lifeline and destroyer. Margot has greener grass complex (ie, is poor and thinks money will solve all of her problems) and uses her younger sister to justify her dirty work.

I didn’t think I’d like this book at first because I was tricked by the title (I try not to read reviews or summaries beforehand), but this one will follow me for a long time, especially when I travel to foreign countries.

“How would visitors know the real stories behind the faces of the wooden masks they’d buy to hang on walls; the rag dolls they’d use to decorate unused furniture in their houses; the figurines they’d place on mantels that they can marvel at then quickly forget?”

girlbosslindsey's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

a little slow for me but good. sad but i enjoyed reading it and learning more about the characters.

laila4343's review against another edition

4.0

Beautifully written and skillfully plotted, but man, it’s sad. Layers of pain that this family can’t stop inflicting on one another. I definitely want to read Dennis-Benn’s latest book now.

haleymsimpson's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

swfountaine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75