The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Reviewed by Gracie

out of 5 stars

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Natasha is a girl focused on science and facts, not fate or destiny. Definitely not the type of girl who meets a cute boy in downtown New York and falls in love instantly twelve hours before her family is about to be deported to Jamaica. Daniel has always been a perfect student, living up to his parents' high expectations. But he too sees Natasha in crowded downtown New York and falls in love. He is willing to risk everything to be with her.

But it is just that, the two see each other and fall in love. But as the hustle and bustle of New York separates them, how will they reconnect and rekindle their brief moment of connection? Just as a string connecting from one point to another, the two are forever bonded by their love and work to find each other. Nicola Yoon shares Natatsha and Daniel’s cultural upbringings, beliefs, and life goals whilst sharing an enticing love story making the reader believe in fate.

Enjoy Nicola Yoon’s fantastical love stories? Read Everything Everything, Madeline has a disease, a rare disease which makes her allergic to the world. Living in a bubble she is prohibited from leaving the house, under the watchful eye of her overprotective mother, Madeline has not left the house in fifteen years. But one day, a moving truck arrives and with that comes new next-door neighbours, including an enticing boy, Madeline's age, dressed in all black. His name is Olly, and Madeline wants to learn everything about him. Follow their journey as their love story unfolds as Madeline explores Olly’s world and uncovers the secrets of her mysterious illness.

Everything I Never Told You follows the story of a Chinese American family in 1970s America. Lydia is the stereotypical favourite child, showered in gifts and praise. Marilyn and James Lee are determined to see Lydia fulfill the dreams that they are unable to achieve themselves, the two living vicariously through their daughter. But when Lydia’s body is found in a lake, the life they wished to build for Lydia comes crumbling down, and they are left to pick up the pieces and uncover the true reality Lydia was living…