The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon is a love story between a girl named Natasha and a boy named Daniel, except it’s an improbable one. Natasha is a girl who doesn’t believe in concepts like love or destiny, especially since her life at the moment consists of being deported to Jamaica. On the other side, Daniel is a Korean boy who deals with his parents’ high expectations for his future, clashing with his dream of becoming a poet. On a random day, Natasha and Daniel cross paths and inexplicably fall in love, despite their unfortunate circumstances which are bound to keep them apart.
This book has actually stuck with me for a long time, in how I find myself thinking about it a lot. It switches between their points of view, and we see the differences in their thought processes and learn the small things they grow to love about each other. Their characters are so drastically different that the pair complement each other so well, and Nicola Yoon writes this book really beautifully. It seems silly at first with the whole falling in love in one day deal, but as the book goes on, the reader actually grows to believe it, as I did. I loved this book so much!