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100 Days of Sunlight
by Abbie Emmons
*clears throat* THIS IS THE MOST ADORABLE BOOK I'VE EVER READ
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100 Days of Sunlight is a Young Adult Contemporary from Debut author Abbie Emmons — who has a lovely blog & YouTube channel that I’ve been following for several months now. She has a contagious positivity that I was happy to find woven throughout her sunshine-y novel.
100 Days of Sunlight follows 16-year-old poetry blogger Tessa, who loses her sight temporarily after a horrendous car accident. She is left hopeless and depressed, until her well-meaning grandparents seek out a typist so she can continue writing poetry. This typist is the charming and optimistic Weston, a boy her age who doesn’t have any legs. But Tessa doesn’t know that — she can’t see him. And Weston hasn’t had someone treat him like a normal person since his own accident. When Tessa greets him with resentment and a kind of ‘you have no idea what I’m going through’ attitude, he is thrilled.
Together, through the power of poetry and waffles, they learn to find light in the darkness.
The book is a dual point-of-view between Tessa and Weston, and I immediately was drawn more to Weston’s perspective. His chapters often delve into flashback, telling the story of how he lost his legs. It gets intense at times, and the storyline hooked me so much that I was always waiting to get back into the past. Weston’s charisma leaps off the page; I particularly appreciated his use of finger guns. His relationship with his younger brothers is precious, and his friendship with schoolmate Rudy is well-developed.
Tessa, on the other hand, comes off a little flat. She has a bullet-point list of traits; reclusive, homeschooled, church-goer, and poetry blogger; but she doesn’t seem to have a personality. I couldn’t wrap my head around how she lives her daily life, and there is definitely room for expansion there. As a former homeschooler I was wanting to get a glimpse into her community or her schooling, but as this book takes place over summer, there isn’t much opportunity for it. Still, I’m disappointed. Her only friends are on the internet, but they are under-developed as we never see anything beyond some group chats.
The setting is vague but the atmosphere is soft and warm, making this a perfect summery read — or in my case, a happiness-educing winter warmer. The book is primarily a romance, but I appreciated the way the story focused on the characters overcoming their fears, coming out of their comfort zones, and embracing everything they are.
As the novel passed the halfway point I found myself getting wrapped up in the utter cuteness of the blossoming relationship between the leads. They have good chemistry, and the plot has just the right amount of angst. The build up to the dramatic ending was delightful. I turned the last page with a contented sigh.
My final rating for 100 Days of Sunlight is a stack of waffles with fluffy whipped cream. Delicious, even without the blueberries.
Thanks to Netgalley and the author for providing me with an advance reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review! The book will be released on August 7th 2019, and the e-book is available for preorder now. If it sounds like your jam, grab yourself a copy!
Read the review on my blog!
100 Days of Sunlight is a Young Adult Contemporary from Debut author Abbie Emmons — who has a lovely blog & YouTube channel that I’ve been following for several months now. She has a contagious positivity that I was happy to find woven throughout her sunshine-y novel.
100 Days of Sunlight follows 16-year-old poetry blogger Tessa, who loses her sight temporarily after a horrendous car accident. She is left hopeless and depressed, until her well-meaning grandparents seek out a typist so she can continue writing poetry. This typist is the charming and optimistic Weston, a boy her age who doesn’t have any legs. But Tessa doesn’t know that — she can’t see him. And Weston hasn’t had someone treat him like a normal person since his own accident. When Tessa greets him with resentment and a kind of ‘you have no idea what I’m going through’ attitude, he is thrilled.
Together, through the power of poetry and waffles, they learn to find light in the darkness.
The book is a dual point-of-view between Tessa and Weston, and I immediately was drawn more to Weston’s perspective. His chapters often delve into flashback, telling the story of how he lost his legs. It gets intense at times, and the storyline hooked me so much that I was always waiting to get back into the past. Weston’s charisma leaps off the page; I particularly appreciated his use of finger guns. His relationship with his younger brothers is precious, and his friendship with schoolmate Rudy is well-developed.
Tessa, on the other hand, comes off a little flat. She has a bullet-point list of traits; reclusive, homeschooled, church-goer, and poetry blogger; but she doesn’t seem to have a personality. I couldn’t wrap my head around how she lives her daily life, and there is definitely room for expansion there. As a former homeschooler I was wanting to get a glimpse into her community or her schooling, but as this book takes place over summer, there isn’t much opportunity for it. Still, I’m disappointed. Her only friends are on the internet, but they are under-developed as we never see anything beyond some group chats.
The setting is vague but the atmosphere is soft and warm, making this a perfect summery read — or in my case, a happiness-educing winter warmer. The book is primarily a romance, but I appreciated the way the story focused on the characters overcoming their fears, coming out of their comfort zones, and embracing everything they are.
As the novel passed the halfway point I found myself getting wrapped up in the utter cuteness of the blossoming relationship between the leads. They have good chemistry, and the plot has just the right amount of angst. The build up to the dramatic ending was delightful. I turned the last page with a contented sigh.
My final rating for 100 Days of Sunlight is a stack of waffles with fluffy whipped cream. Delicious, even without the blueberries.
Thanks to Netgalley and the author for providing me with an advance reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review! The book will be released on August 7th 2019, and the e-book is available for preorder now. If it sounds like your jam, grab yourself a copy!