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I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
4.0

read for Popsugar 2018 reading challenge: a book with characters who are twins

I can see why this is such a beloved YA novel. It took me awhile to get into this story because Noah and Jude's inner minds were really confusing. They both tended to trail off and imagine things that weren't happening which kept throwing me through a loop. It also read kind of manically, which stressed me out a bit. However as the novel progresses and the plot becomes more intriguing and starts to intertwine, I really started to like it. Nelson tied the threads of this novel together so well (almost too well? Literally everything was resolved
Jude has some series OCD tendencies and Noah had some unresolved anxiety and guilt that I can't believe it all melted away so easily. These two desperately needed therapy
) that I flew through the last third of the book.

I probably won't read any more by this author because I just don't super vibe with her writing style, but this was a really enjoyable read!