Author: Nicola Yoon

Review: The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Posted November 2, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon Published by Corgi Children’s on November 1, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 348 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads A story of a girl, a boy, and the universe Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story. Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us. The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A […]

Review: Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

Posted September 2, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 5 Comments
Review: Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon on September 3, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 308 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads My disease is as rare as it is famous. It’s a form of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, but basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in fifteen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives. New next door neighbors. I look out the window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black t-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly. I want to learn everything about him, and I do. I learn that he is funny and fierce. I learn that his eyes are Atlantic Ocean-blue and that his vice is stealing silverware. I learn that when I talk to him, my whole world opens up, and […]