I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

I'll Give You the Sun

by Jandy Nelson

From the critically acclaimed author of The Sky Is Every­where, a radiant novel that will leave you laughing and crying – all at once. For fans of John Green, Gayle Forman and Lauren Oliver.

From the author of The Sky Is Every­where, a radiant novel that will leave you laughing and crying all at once. For fans of John Green, Gayle Forman and Lauren Oliver. Jude and her twin Noah were incredibly close – until a tragedy drove them apart, and now they are barely speaking. Then Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy as well as a captivating new mentor, both of whom may just need her as much as she needs them. What the twins don't realize is that each of them has only half the story and if they can just find their way back to one another, they have a chance to remake their world.

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

5 of 5 stars

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First things first -- the description blurb for this book, does it no justice.

Noah and Jude had a connection...since conception. They are twins, who were so different, but understood each other, the spoken and the unspoken. A tragedy occurs which drives a wedge between them, or rather, intensifies the schism that had been developing. They each are keeping secrets and covering up with lies to protect each other, to protect themselves.

This is the story of NoahAndJude, and Noah and Jude. It is told from alternating perspectives, and more interestingly, different ages. Noah tells more of the "before" story. How their relationship was changing before their world was shredded. Jude tells the story from two years "after", where we find out about the fall-out and the resolution.

This book was a beautiful study of love -- love for your siblings, for a man, for a woman, for a grandmother, for a son, for a daughter, for a lover. There are so many different relationships explored, but interestingly enough, the are all interconnected. I loved reading a Noah chapter and then figuring out how it connected to the Jude chapter. It was a delight to put the pieces together. And I shed tears, I cannot lie, I shed tears. I felt sad, mad, happy, disappointed. I caught myself laughing out loud, sighing and even gasping. I found myself highlighting many passages just because the words were put together so beautifully.

I loved it!

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