A review by butteredtoastinbed
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

 I really loved this book for a number of reasons. The main thing I loved the most was the characters and how real they felt, and in turn how much I rooted for them. I really did care for all of the main (and secondary) characters a lot, and even rooted for the main romantic relationship to bloom (which is very rare for me!). 
The supernatural element added such a fun twist too and I really loved that part of the story, and I also loved going along with the characters to complete their tasks, it was such a fun read. I haven’t read many Asian-influenced books but this one was really interesting and really transported me there with the characters. I felt their hardships and successes and I overall had such a great time reading.
I took a break in the middle of reading this book, but it was very easy for me to get back into it and feel just as involved in the story as I did before I left, which I think shows how engaging and unique this story is.
The only negative I can think of is that I’m not a huge fan of the “teenagers make a big speech and the adults suddenly realise they’re wrong and everything turns out perfectly” trope, which did happen to an extent near the end, but even so, the ending was bittersweet and didn’t turn out unrealistically fine which I really appreciated and made the ending really great.
Overall, I really loved this book and I definitely would recommend it as I think it is well worth the read. I think I would like to reread it at some time in the future, as well, to go back to the world, and the characters too.
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