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Fifteen Hundred Miles From The Sun
by Jonny Garza Villa
emotional
funny
hopeful
There will always be that one book book that will sneak attack you with all feelings while you are reading a bunch of others. This was one such book. This book had so much representation of love that it was impossible not to fall in live with it too. It follows JuliΓ‘n as he accidentally outs himself through twitter one night and has to deal with the aftermath of a reckless mistake. It talks about a lot of triggering topics and deals with it in a really positive way.
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My Rating : ππππ.5 [4.5/5]
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Thank you @tlcbooktours for the gifted copy! Full review up on Blog/Goodreads.
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Jules was amazing and when paired with Mat, they were amazing. I was skeptical at first, but their chemistry was so good and the way they were there for each other was really well done. This book had amazing found family/friends guy, Jules had an amazing support system when everything goes down amd that warmed my heart a lot! Not to mention Mat who never failed to make Jules smile. Jules sister was a force to reckon with and not to mention all the support he gets. He is proud of his chicanx culture and the the author used the language a lot and I really got a full experience (Duolingo helped me guys..) And I definitely got hungry after all the vegetarian food options discussed in very explicit detail.
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Now, everything is not sunshine in this book. Jules go through a lot of emotional and physical abuse through his dad, and that makes his character development a really strong one. He learned to rely on others and forgive himself for all the blame, slurs and the confidence he lacked. It was amazing to see his confidence come back and the way he opened his heart to let people help him so that he can heal. I hurt when Jules cried over his lost family and that last chapter and that letter? Broke my heart. The author explores the Latinx community and the prejudice they have living in their home, and the rich culture they follow. It wasn't hard to love all the family and the characters.
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This was a coming of age story filled with love, relationship, longing, food, laughter, recklessness, hope and healing. This will definitely make you feel things. Go read it pretty please?
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My Rating : ππππ.5 [4.5/5]
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Thank you @tlcbooktours for the gifted copy! Full review up on Blog/Goodreads.
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Jules was amazing and when paired with Mat, they were amazing. I was skeptical at first, but their chemistry was so good and the way they were there for each other was really well done. This book had amazing found family/friends guy, Jules had an amazing support system when everything goes down amd that warmed my heart a lot! Not to mention Mat who never failed to make Jules smile. Jules sister was a force to reckon with and not to mention all the support he gets. He is proud of his chicanx culture and the the author used the language a lot and I really got a full experience (Duolingo helped me guys..) And I definitely got hungry after all the vegetarian food options discussed in very explicit detail.
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Now, everything is not sunshine in this book. Jules go through a lot of emotional and physical abuse through his dad, and that makes his character development a really strong one. He learned to rely on others and forgive himself for all the blame, slurs and the confidence he lacked. It was amazing to see his confidence come back and the way he opened his heart to let people help him so that he can heal. I hurt when Jules cried over his lost family and that last chapter and that letter? Broke my heart. The author explores the Latinx community and the prejudice they have living in their home, and the rich culture they follow. It wasn't hard to love all the family and the characters.
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This was a coming of age story filled with love, relationship, longing, food, laughter, recklessness, hope and healing. This will definitely make you feel things. Go read it pretty please?