The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

by Ashley Herring Blake

When Sunny St. James receives a new heart, she decides to set off on a New Life Plan: 1) do awesome amazing things she could never do before; 2) find a new best friend; and 3) kiss a boy for the first time. Her New Life Plan seems to be racing forward, but when she meets her new best friend Quinn, Sunny questions whether she really wants to kiss a boy at all. With the reemergence of her mother, Sunny begins a journey to becoming the new Sunny St. James.

As with Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, the sophomore middle grade novel by Ashley Herring Blake adds to the slowly growing, but still small list of queer MG titles. The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James is a gorgeous follow-up to Ivy Aberdeen as a novel about grief, loss, discovery, friendship, and the power in being oneself, no matter what.

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

5 of 5 stars

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Seriously, I don't even have to read the synopsis for an Ashley Herring Blake book any more. I just know it's going to be spectacular.

Sunny was such a fabulous protagonist. After missing out on a lot of stuff, she was ready to recreate herself, but adjusting to a new heart was not the only new thing she had to deal with. Sunny was dealing with the loss of her best friend. She was questioning her attraction to other girls. She was dealing with her conflicting feelings regarding her mother's appearance in her life after an 8 year absence. It was a lot to unpack, but Blake did it beautifully.

Another amazing, beautiful, and touching story from Ashley Herring Blake.

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