A review by mxbluet18
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I've just finished this book, and honestly, while it wasn't exactly moving for me, it was vey powerful. The whole idea of families expecting things of you that you can't totally meet up to. The idea that even when someone is born in a country, if others in the family aren't, and there's not always a positive solution if they are told they have to leave. The idea that even if you meet someone and you totally and completely connect with who they are, and you both love each other, that doesn't mean it'll work out.
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I'm not someone who believes in love at first sight or fate and destiny or anything like that. I somewhat believe in soulmates, in the sense that you can meet someone and you feel like you belong together, whether in a romantic or a platonic sense. 
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This book has a lot of very important and powerful messages and ideas throughout it and it's definitely worth reading at least once, even if, like me, you don't really want to read a love story.
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