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Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
5.0

This was super cute, as expected from Leah Johnson.

The book is told in a dual PoV, Olivia's and Toni's and spans three days. We get to see how they change from who they were before as the festival goes on, and how they find love in each other.

Rise to the Sun reads a lot smoother than You Should See Me in a Crown (at least from what I can recall). I devoured page after page in no time. The only thing that stopped me from finishing it last night, is that I didn't have enough mobile data to post a review.

This book is insta-lovey, but that didn't bug me at all because all the emotions were described so well.

I love all four main characters, Olivia, Toni, Peter and Imani. Peter and Olivia are a lot alike, just like Imani and Toni are so I hope they all stay friends forever (and that they appear in future books much like a certain character did in this one).

I almost screamed when Mack showed up. I had a feeling she would and then there she was. That was so cool. I adore crossovers. This was more of a cameo, but close enough.

The ending was happy, but not that satisfying. There's a major plot point tied to Olivia that wasn't fully resolved. I wish we got an epilogue to cover that.

I'm giving it 4.5 stars, rounded up to 5.