100 Days of Sunlight

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Gave this book four stars instead of five because of the consistent use of swear words from Weston and some inappropriate humor. My mom would read tons of books with me and my sister, and English was my favorite subject in school because of all the reading I had to do. This is an emotional, heart-rending read that will trigger all of the feels, and will have you falling in love with Tessa and Weston. FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book for promotional purposes from Netgalley. Abbie is an able-bodied person and this story was meant to be inspiring and uplifting because the main characters are disabled and they're overcoming their disabilities and "getting back up when life knocks you down" while also falling in love with each other.

It was a clever way to let the characters explore the world and get to know one another, and it helped the reader know where we were in the story. since this is not my preferred genre), complete with characters who are about one quip away from bursting into song surrounded by cuddly forest critters. If you have to give almost a full chapter of backstory at the beginning of your story, you started in the wrong place. The first thing that bothered me was that Weston decided to completely disregard what his physical therapists told him. When Tessa temporarily loses her eyesight after a car accident, she feels depressed and angry until she meets Weston.I read this book for that very purpose but was disappointed to see that, even poetry theme, wasn’t shown much. But I do wish authors would be a little more cautious when they try to include messages like this in their work. And sometimes, the metaphors didn't make any sense or weren't ever explained (“I can smell the fragrance of midnight in the air. There was nothing about this first chapter that made me like or want to connect with Tessa and throughout the rest of the book I also felt like it was lacking in depicting her emotions and making me feel like I'm inside her head and I get her. Tessa’s grandfather is a preacher, Tessa invites Weston to church, and a couple of times the characters will talk about praying and psalms.

Weston is an adrenaline junkie that makes the worst decisions he can on a daily basis, so skateboarding off a roof may not have been the stupidest thing he did in this book.But good grief, do they both have to constantly think about how much they wanna touch/kiss each otherrrrrr?

Having scrolled through other people’s reviews, it seems like this book is targeted for a Christian girl aged 16 – 19 who likes squeaky clean novels.Being upset because you've been made blind after a lifetime of seeing because of someone else's actions is completely understandable. Also, her friend group and her group chat were some of my favorite things in the story and I wish they had more appearances xD So much fun. After having my second child and taking time off work for maturnity leave, I've finally found time to read again and I wanted to start with Abbie's debut novel. The writing in this book – everyone from Tessa’s poems to the dialogue to the imagery – just felt average.

The character is experiencing feelings that relate back to the flashback, or you're in the middle of a chapter and it's important to explain in detail what happened for the following scenes to make sense contextually.Although this book wasn’t for me and I feel bad about giving a one-star review to an indie author I follow, I want to make it clear that I am thoroughly impressed with Abbie. With things in the big bad world as grim as they are at times, it takes a book like this to make you stop and think for a moment.