BACK!!! Here are these beauties! I am not going to talk about them much now as hopefully you will get to see reviews of these over the coming months, mostly likely closer to their release dates which you can see on the spines.
So... as soon as I got these books, I was dying to read them... I just didn't know which! In the end I chose the book with the release date that is soonest, which was What Light by Jay Asher. And I am really glad I did :)So Jay Asher, as many of you may already know, is the author of the infamous Thirteen Reasons Why, which I read a very long time ago now but enjoyed nonetheless and gave the book 4 out of 5 stars.
What Light is a very different style of book to that of Thirteen Reasons Why as even though What Light does look at some difficult topics, the book is not as focused on that and is a lot more light hearted.
Off point: Whenever I say What Light I think of the Shakespeare quote: 'What light through yonder window breaks?'
So what is this book about?
The main character of this books Sierra, is a teenager whose family runs a Christmas Tree Farm in Oregon, and every winter they travel to California where they sell their trees. However, Sierra has always struggled living with her two different lives, at home and in California. At home, her best friends Elizabeth and Rachel want to be able to spend the winter holidays with Sierra and go to the Winter Formal and do Christmas, holiday type things together. But in California she loves helping out selling the Christmas trees with her family, and gets to see her other best friend Heather, who she only sees as winter. This year, however, may be Sierra and her families last year in California as the business is becoming harder to make a profit with stores selling their own trees etc. Sierra wants to make this winter be one to remember as it could be her last.
And then along comes Caleb, a good looking boy with cute dimples and an affinity with Christmas trees and not combing his hair. He has a and reputation for something that happened years ago but is a lovable character.
The story explores the relationship between these two characters, and how their relationship develops. Can Sierra understand Caleb's past and how will they cope with so little time left together when they are falling head fast in love.
My Review:
A solid 4 stars.
I really enjoyed this book, it was a perfect cutesy romance where the characters were interesting and the relationships between family and friends is paramount. The love story is a fluffy and adorable, at sometimes the characters could be a bit frustrating and I think it doesn't hint at their age, but it is difficult to work that out. Sometimes it was a little too cute, but the story is meant to be that and fluffy stories like these are perfect for this time of year. This is very much a book you will want to read at Christmas, snuggled up with blankets, hot chocolate, with the Christmas tree lights going and a warm fire (if only).
This book is set for age 12+ , it is a very cutesy romance and I can see young mature readers being able to read this with not problem in terms of content.
The book centres on messages and topics such as family and friends, forgiveness, trust, redemption, misconceptions, love and CHRISTMAS :D
I thoroughly enjoyed this and if you like Stephanie Perkins books or Dash and Lilly's Book of Dares, I think you will love this.
I would recommend this book if you are wanting something fluffy, light-hearted and something to get you in the mood for Christmas.
I hope you enjoyed my review, let me know what you have been reading lately, or if you have read this book and want to comment on it. Hopefully, I will be back again with a review of another book soon. And thank you to Macmillan Children's Books for being so generous and sending me these books :) Bye Bye for now
