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Wat jij niet ziet by Eric Lindstrom
5.0

Before I started this book, I was doubting my love for YA, because I'd read some predictable books. But this book made me fall in love all over again with YA. This is a perfect contemporary, and I love it to pieces.

I understand why people want to underline things in books, but I'm glad I did not started it, because at one point I would have had three completely marked pages.

I'm almost sad I got this book from the library and I did not buy it.

I recommend this if you like a diversity, out of your comfort zone book. The main character is blind, it this books really shows you (pun not intended) how different the world is if you are not able to see.

And she is badass, I really like her. While she is blind, she stumbles upon things other teenagers can also experience, in school or with friends. but because she is blind, everything is more intense somehow, the emotions and the meaning of stuff. This is logical in the story, it is not over the top or anything.

But I really felt and lived with her because I recognized some things, and she really handles them in a realistic but very good manner. A meaningful YA book, for lovers of [b:The Unexpected Everything|17838528|The Unexpected Everything|Morgan Matson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443203227s/17838528.jpg|24961929] or [a:Sarah Dessen|2987|Sarah Dessen|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1372181953p2/2987.jpg].

But also, this book is really cute and fluffy, so if you love [a:Becky Albertalli|7579036|Becky Albertalli|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1392414949p2/7579036.jpg] or [a:Kasie West|5027236|Kasie West|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1450586450p2/5027236.jpg], I also recommend this book.

Just go and read it if you like YA contemporary, trust me :)