But it's well deserved. Honestly, I have not read a book this amazing in such a long time. I feel as if it is safe to say that this book, I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, made a huge impact on my life.
Summary: (from Goodreads)
A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell
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Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic ways . . . until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy, as well as someone else—an even more unpredictable new force in her life. The early years are Noah's story to tell. The later years are Jude's. What the twins don't realize is that they each have only half the story, and if they could just find their way back to one another, they’d have a chance to remake their world.This radiant novel from the acclaimed, award-winning author of The Sky Is Everywhere will leave you breathless and teary and laughing—often all at once
I truly cannot pinpoint the exact moment that this book blew my mind away (and boy, did it blow my mind away). Words cannot explain how phenomenal this book really is. At first, the writing style confused me slightly with so many metaphors used and thoughts flying here and there. But as I continued reading, I discovered that the writing corresponded to the characters, Jude and Noah, and their point of views. Each writing style was unique to the individual and I loved that.
Speaking of Jude and Noah, I really enjoyed them as characters. They were both refreshing and unique in their own ways. I found their personality changes before what happened and after what happened interesting, how Jude described it as their personalities just switched.
The plot was so dynamic and fascinating as well. I absolutely enjoyed the way that everything tied together in the end. I thought that it was clever and brilliant of Jandy Nelson to do so. Everything about this book was simply spectacular.
All in all, I give this book a solid 5/5 stars and a 10/10 on my own personal rating system. Anyone and everyone should give this book a shot. It holds many important messages about life, love, fate, and family.
