When 16-year-old poetry blogger Tessa Dickinson is involved in a car accident and loses her eyesight for 100 days, she feels like her whole world has been turned upside-down.
Terrified that her vision might never return, Tessa feels like she has nothing left to be happy about. But when her grandparents place an ad in the local newspaper looking for a typist to help Tessa continue writing and blogging, an unlikely answer knocks at their door: Weston Ludovico, a boy her age with bright eyes, an optimistic smile…and no legs.
Knowing how angry and afraid Tessa is feeling, Weston thinks he can help her. But he has one condition — no one can tell Tessa about his disability. And because she can’t see him, she treats him with contempt: screaming at him to get out of her house and never come back. But for Weston, it’s the most amazing feeling: to be treated like a normal person, not just a sob story. So he comes back. Again and again and again.
Tessa spurns Weston’s “obnoxious optimism”, convinced that he has no idea what she’s going through. But Weston knows exactly how she feels and reaches into her darkness to show her that there is more than one way to experience the world. As Tessa grows closer to Weston, she finds it harder and harder to imagine life without him — and Weston can’t imagine life without her. But he still hasn’t told her the truth, and when Tessa’s sight returns he’ll have to make the hardest decision of his life: vanish from Tessa’s world…or overcome his fear of being seen.“
Knowing how angry and afraid Tessa is feeling, Weston thinks he can help her. But he has one condition — no one can tell Tessa about his disability. And because she can’t see him, she treats him with contempt: screaming at him to get out of her house and never come back. But for Weston, it’s the most amazing feeling: to be treated like a normal person, not just a sob story. So he comes back. Again and again and again.
Tessa spurns Weston’s “obnoxious optimism”, convinced that he has no idea what she’s going through. But Weston knows exactly how she feels and reaches into her darkness to show her that there is more than one way to experience the world. As Tessa grows closer to Weston, she finds it harder and harder to imagine life without him — and Weston can’t imagine life without her. But he still hasn’t told her the truth, and when Tessa’s sight returns he’ll have to make the hardest decision of his life: vanish from Tessa’s world…or overcome his fear of being seen.“
At first I couldn’t get into this book, I’m not sure if it was because of Tessa, the confusion plot line, or the fact that her vision may never return. I don’t think it helped I was also watching a movie on the same day where the main character was called Tessa! Anyway, back to what I thought of it.
Whilst reading it, I felt vibes like other sad YA medical problem books: The Fault in our Stars and Five Feet Apart (only two I’ve read, I’m sure there is others!) and I must say I prefer 100 days of sunlight to TFIOS. Reading how Tessa felt and all of her poems she uploads has made me want to go read/write poetry!. I also loved reading Weston’s past story and how he also got his injury and can he ever accept it?
If you love a YA book, two poorly teenagers trying not to fall in love, and from hating each to becoming friends. This is the book for you!
Out in hardback, paperback and e-book format on the 7th August: https://www.amazon.co.uk/100-Days-Sunlight-Abbie-Emmons/dp/173397332X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1563901363&sr=8-1
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