Review: The Sun is also a Star- Nicola Yoon

If you believe that today is the worst day of your life, wait until you meet Natasha Kingsley!

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Illegal immigrant to the United States since the age of 8, Natasha is faced with his worst nightmare. She has only a few hours available to pack her bags and be deported, along with her entire family, to Jamaica. About to finish high school, Tasha doesn't want to have to leave all her dreams, friends and life (which was built) behind. She already had to do this when she was a child and the memory is not at all pleasant. That is why she tries her last resort and seeks help. Perhaps this is your last chance to stay in the country. What she didn't expect was to meet someone along the way ...

Daniel is a Korean-American who wants to be a poet but needs to accept what his parents want for him, which is to be a successful doctor. Even against his will, he heads to the place of his interview to be accepted at Yale University and the boy had no idea what fate had in store for him on such an important day.

The book is narrated in the first person and alternates between the views of Daniel and Natasha. We know two totally different worlds that end up intersecting at any given time.

With a light, simple and sometimes poetic narrative, the author addresses very heavy themes such as prejudice, cultural differences, suicide, betrayal, depression, bullying, among others, in a subtle way, but that perfectly conveys the message that the author wants to convey, leading the reader to reflect a lot on all the topics covered and the consequences of our actions on someone else's life. This is a characteristic of Nicola's writing and it works very well in her books, it is not for nothing that the author is a bestseller.

The construction of the characters was very well done and it is possible to feel the growth of each one of them during the reading. And speaking of characters ... in addition to our protagonists, we also know parallel stories of other characters that appear in the story. At first glance it seems that none of that matters, but as the reading progresses, we realize that each of them has enormous significance in the lives of our good guys.

Nicola's writing is charming. The book managed to draw a lot of tears, not because he was sad, but because he made me reflect and to be really touching. It is more than recommended for those who like Young Adult books and for those who are looking for a light and pleasant reading.

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