This book had me quite shaken. I need to stop pretending I don't like YA contemporary because this was the perfect example of how amazing the genre can be.

If you don't know The Sun is Also a Star follows two teenagers over a day as they find themselves and fall in love with each other. This summary sounds like something I would find much too boring and predictable but what made this story was the excellent writing on Nicola Yoon's part and the rich world she set the story in.

This book is filled with amazing characters. Both main and side characters are well fleshed out and fully realized throughout the the novel. We get a great snapshot into the lives of American immigrant families and the different experiences faced by documented and undocumented immigrant families. Yoon also dives into the complex family structures of both of the families in this novel.

Yoon uses the multiple POVs in this book not as a gimmick but as a narrative devise to enhances the book. We lean a lot about not just Korean and Jamaican culture but what said culture means to the different people within the story. I especially loved the chapters from Natasha and Daniel's parents perspectives.

If you despise insta-love DO NOT read this book. It takes place over a day so any romance in the book wold be insta-lovey. You have been warned. I do feel Yoon didn't have to make the connection between Natasha and Daniel as profound and expansive as it was made in the book but Natasha and Daniel's chemistry was so well written that it didn't bother me too much. The romance in this book was very well written. These two characters just felt made for each other (I mean the technically were, but you know what I mean) their banter was so enjoyable and I loved every moment these characters were together.

I think Daniel Bae has officially ended my love for bad boys with tragic pasts, give me some sweet boys who write poetry and want to make their SO smile. I loved this character so much. Firstly most of his chapters started with news headlines, that read like the Onion headlines which immediately endeared me to his character. I loved his positivity and optimism and his passion for living for your passions.

Natasha is the textbook example of how to do emotionally closed off girl with daddy issues without writing an insufferable character. While Natasha falls into a lot of tropes I hate she's written with a lot of care and understanding by the author making her and enjoyable character. Natasha unlike other similar characters is fleshed out, well rounded and ultimately grows by the end of the book.

Yoon's writing in general was amazing. The jokes we hilarious and her writing style is booth engaging and powerful. The pacing and plot was great and she didn't abuse the multiple POVs of the story.
If you hate fate or very improbably coincidence as plot points in a book you maybe shouldn't read this book. I loved how the book did end perfectly for everyone involved and and the final chapter of the book made my heart swell.

This book was expertly written and crafted. Nicola Yoon has easily become one of my favorite authors with this amazing book.