I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson - book review

Jude and her twin Noah are close until a tragedy drives them apart. Now they are barely speaking - and both falling for boys they can't have. Love's complicated. 

Wow.

Just wow.

I had seen the vivid black and yellow cover of this book in passing many times but other than acknowledging how pretty it was gave it no second thought. My friend Jenn had told me how wonderful this book was but I never managed to get round to reading it. That was until this Christmas when Jenn gifted this book to me.

It's taken me a few days to write this review as when finishing I just had such strong feelings that they all came rushing forward at once and all I could say was - wow.

Very rarely have I felt so strongly about a book in the past. Every time I put it down I immediately wanted to snatch it back up. I had to know more, more, more! I needed to devour this book and wished it was as easy as simply eating it. The last time I felt this way was when I was in Primary school reading Tracy Beaker dare game!

So what's this book about?  Art, sibling love. sibling jealousy, how cruel and kind we can be to one another and surprisingly ghosts. Don't worry about the ghosts though it's only Grandma Sweetwine. This book has a wonderful style of writing that makes you feel like you're speaking to a friend. You almost feel like you are their diary taking in every secret. The lives of the characters are so intertwined that I have to applaud the author for keeping up with all of the twists and turns she supplied.

Now I have to contradict myself. There were times in the book when I didn't want to read but not because they were boring. Oh no! You become so invested in the characters that when you realise something absolutely horrible is about to occur you want to shut the book so they never have to go through it. I found myself gasping out loud and whispering 'no' so many times whilst reading.

I have to give a huge thank you to Jenn. You have no idea what this book has done to me. Not only has it made me passionate for reading again it has made me passionate for art again. Let's just say I'll be taking some of G's advice in the future.

Finally, I strongly urge you to go forth and read this book. Don't make the mistake I did and put it off.

Have a great read,

Sophie