I'LL GIVE YOU THE SUN⁣

" His soul might be a sun. I’ve never met anyone who had the sun for a soul"⁣

AUTHOR: Jandy Nelson⁣

Twins Noah and Jude are inseparable, they complete each other's sentences, don't even have to talk to know what's on the other's mind, cry when the other cries and have never not selected the same thing in rocks, papers and scissors.⁣

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But a tragedy strikes, and they're both thrown off track, lost in guilt and pain, their relationship strained.⁣

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The book narrates from two different perspectives in two different times, Jude, narrates her story as 16, while we read Noah's experiences when he was 13.⁣

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Throughout the different chapters, Noah, the incredibly talented painting prodigy noted down ideas for portraits⁣

While Jude, struggling to cope with her life and herself, relying on the ghost of her dead grandmother and her 'bible' of  worldly superstitions, notes how some of them relate to the current situation⁣

Both of these were amusing parts of the novel.⁣

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Throughout the book, I found myself wanting one chapter not to end, but as soon as it does, I was gripped by the other.⁣

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The author, created living breathing characters, this was one book where I could almost feel like I wasn't reading at all, both the twins are human in the way not many fictional characters are.⁣

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The storyline was interesting, though I could see themes that seem to be part of all YAs , such as estranged siblings, unreconciled feelings, buried emotions and the general struggles of being a teenager.⁣

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All the revelations in the book are structured well, even though timelines are switched, I wasn't confused, neither did I want to keep the book down.⁣

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This is the kind of book that makes you feel things, makes you feel like you can fly, makes you jealous of how brilliant, talented and smart the fictional characters can be and leaves you with warmth in your heart (though I'll bet you'll cry first )⁣