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caitlinsgarden 's review for:
Rise to the Sun
by Leah Johnson
this was absolute perfection and i'm utterly speechless!!!!!!!! all you need to know (for now) is that i cried and hugged the book when i finished it
This book is going to clear your skin, make your hair shiny, water your plants, clean your room, and wrap your heart in a hug (after putting it through some pain). I don't have enough words to express just how much I loved this book. It touched the deepest parts of my heart books rarely reach. It was such an incredibly powerful and beautiful book about finding love within others and yourself, about friendship, going after your dreams, dealing with loss, figuring yourself and your life out, and so much more.
It is a story about two girls who are a little lost in life in different ways and music and a magical weekend bring them together. As someone who loves music and festivals, I loved the setting so much, and it made me so happy to see Toni find her way back to music after losing touch with it after her father's death. I also loved the way that Olivia learned that no part of her was wrong, that while she is imperfect and makes mistakes, she's right just the way it is and deserves unconditional love no matter what.
It has the most perfect balance between a coming-of-age story and a beautiful, sweet, loving romance. If you're scared of it being insta-love since it is set during three days, I don't think you have to worry about that at all. I don't know how Leah managed it but it felt so real and not a single part of it was rushed. If you want to read a beautiful, tender, vulnerable, and deeply touching story about two queer (bisexual and lesbian) Black girls falling in love, you have to read this. Just please please please pick it up.
This book is going to clear your skin, make your hair shiny, water your plants, clean your room, and wrap your heart in a hug (after putting it through some pain). I don't have enough words to express just how much I loved this book. It touched the deepest parts of my heart books rarely reach. It was such an incredibly powerful and beautiful book about finding love within others and yourself, about friendship, going after your dreams, dealing with loss, figuring yourself and your life out, and so much more.
It is a story about two girls who are a little lost in life in different ways and music and a magical weekend bring them together. As someone who loves music and festivals, I loved the setting so much, and it made me so happy to see Toni find her way back to music after losing touch with it after her father's death. I also loved the way that Olivia learned that no part of her was wrong, that while she is imperfect and makes mistakes, she's right just the way it is and deserves unconditional love no matter what.
It has the most perfect balance between a coming-of-age story and a beautiful, sweet, loving romance. If you're scared of it being insta-love since it is set during three days, I don't think you have to worry about that at all. I don't know how Leah managed it but it felt so real and not a single part of it was rushed. If you want to read a beautiful, tender, vulnerable, and deeply touching story about two queer (bisexual and lesbian) Black girls falling in love, you have to read this. Just please please please pick it up.