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Rise to the Sun
by Leah Johnson
Trigger Warnings: Parental loss, panic attacks, gun violence, non consensual image sharing
Representation: Black, Bisexual, Lesbian
Rise to the Sun is the story of two groups of friends who attend the Farmland music festival. Each pair have their own reasons to be there with missions to accomplish, but soon enough have to pair up for a common goal. After something goes wrong, the friends realize how much their lives are now intertwined and their individual dependency on music.
I was genuinely disappointed in this book. I found Olivia to be very immature and honestly, a horrible friend. It felt like she purposely made the worst decisions and woe is me when people didn’t like it. I wish there was a deeper analysis of how Olivia’s last relationship was affecting her and her current choices.
On the other hand, I liked Toni. I wanted nothing but good things for her. I wanted her to get the love she deserves, someone to break through her ice walls. I felt she was very relatable and struggles with many of the same things I did at her age.
Overall, I thought this book was okay. I wasn’t a huge fan of the pacing and was often distracted rather than listening to the narrators. I was very excited for another sapphic read and was disappointed with the rush to love ending. After loving her first novel so much, I was so shocked to not enjoy this one!
Representation: Black, Bisexual, Lesbian
Rise to the Sun is the story of two groups of friends who attend the Farmland music festival. Each pair have their own reasons to be there with missions to accomplish, but soon enough have to pair up for a common goal. After something goes wrong, the friends realize how much their lives are now intertwined and their individual dependency on music.
I was genuinely disappointed in this book. I found Olivia to be very immature and honestly, a horrible friend. It felt like she purposely made the worst decisions and woe is me when people didn’t like it. I wish there was a deeper analysis of how Olivia’s last relationship was affecting her and her current choices.
On the other hand, I liked Toni. I wanted nothing but good things for her. I wanted her to get the love she deserves, someone to break through her ice walls. I felt she was very relatable and struggles with many of the same things I did at her age.
Overall, I thought this book was okay. I wasn’t a huge fan of the pacing and was often distracted rather than listening to the narrators. I was very excited for another sapphic read and was disappointed with the rush to love ending. After loving her first novel so much, I was so shocked to not enjoy this one!