Jay Asher had impressed me
before with his novel 13 Reasons Why and
because of it, I had been eagerly waiting for What Light. It did not disappoint
me at all. I read the book over this weekend and let me tell you, it’s one of
best weekends I’ve had in 2016.
Why put my heart into something fate will only tear apart
Christmas morning? Is what haunts Sierra who
comes down to California every year from Oregon to sell Christmas trees in the
lot. She has always lived two lives and she has always been content with that
fact.
But this year turns out to be
like no other. Clearly her life in California has begun to eclipse the life
back home in Oregon. All because she’s met an amazing boy who finally seems
worth the effort. Caleb and Sierra’s relationship is riddled with complications
and has a very rocky start.
Even though there are plenty of characters in the story, no one seems to outshine the other. I like how the
central focus is never shifted from Sierra and Caleb, and how Christmas plays a
huge part in their story. As someone who has always loved Christmas, you can
tell that I was mighty pleased with the storyline.
I love Christmassy reads and
this one is surely one of my favourite stories now. It will be special to me
because I read it at a time when I was beginning to feel restless and hopeless.
What a wonderful thing it is, when we find in books the words that our hearts
and minds long to hear. Some stories can really change how you have been
looking at life.
For me, What Light did precisely that. Maybe I wouldn’t like the story had
read the story some other time. Maybe if I read it if I was already full of
happiness and hope, I’d be dismissive of it. But because I started the book at
a time when it had exactly what I needed to hear, I loved it so much. And I’m
pretty sure I have a book hangover now. It’ll be a Christmas miracle if I stop
talking about it anytime soon.
This is a must-read novel for
anyone who wants to lift up their Christmas spirit and wants to believe that
miracles can happen.
I need you to believe in us. - Caleb.
I think these words will stay with me forever.
Buy the book here: Amazon
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