100 Days of Sunlight Kindle Edition

I don't read books that much anymore, I suffer from short attention spans and ridiculously high levels of 'taste.' I've only read a few books in the past year I've actually finished and enjoyed. I'm more for audiobooks these days but even getting interest in those is still a rare occurrence. But this book? I follow Abbie on YouTube for her writing advice, but I (ashamed to say it) wasn't actually interested in her book. (Since I hardly find books I like, I'm huge a pessimist...) But I read the 'look inside' preview and was hooked. I had to read more, and so I bought the book. I haven't bought a book in years.I finished it in a few hours, and I laughed and I cried and I FELT so much. I'm so thankful I tried, because the book was so, so unique.Highly, highly recommed reading this.If you read the preview chapters, you'll be sold like I was, so do it!

I found Abbie Emmons through YouTube, where she breaks down stories and how to write them well. I really admire her YouTube channel and her way of being able to break down stories in a way I never would have thought to do it. But this isn't a review of her YouTube channel, so anyways...All in all, I enjoyed 100 Days of Sunlight but some things did slightly disappoint me. The way Abbie explains and breaks down stories in her YouTube channel, I expected to be completely blown away by her book. When I wasn't... I decided I had unfair expectations of her. So I tried to reorganize them in a more realistic way.Maybe this is a sign that I'm getting old, but I think that it is a little unrealistic to 16 year old's to fall in love. Not that they can't, but.... and it isn't just "I really like them" but when they have this undying devotion to each other? It seems a little weird to me, honestly. In that way I felt like the characters could have been/should have been older. (I really feel like she could have changed the ages to 18/19 and told the same story and I would have felt like it was a little more realistic).Another thing that kind of bothered me a little was how God and Christianity were kind of just.... passed by. Tessa's grandfather is a pastor but other than that we don't really hear any more about it. She goes to church, but she doesn't turn to God during this time, it's not even a story of her blaming God and realizing that He had a plan all along. God really didn't play a part in it, and I feel like if Abbie Emmons was going to leave Him out of her story- she should have left Him out completely and not partially included and partially ignored Him in the story. I just feel like the story could have become a lot more meaningful and deeper if God was included more, but the way God was slightly included kind of made me feel like, "God can't handle this" like God is a part time God...There was also some language in the story that I thought was unnecessary (I mean, I usually do). I feel like sometimes authors are like, "Well... kids these days swear right?" and that's all the thought they put into it. The swearing seemed repetitive to me, and I honestly felt like it didn't fit even grammatically, it just seemed clunky and awkward to me.I do have to say, though, that once I got into the story a few chapters I did not want to stop reading. This definitely isn't a suspenseful book so it wasn't because I needed to figure out who the killer was or anything, I just really wanted to know how the book ended. (I suspect this is part of the brilliant-ness I see on Abbie's YouTube channel, and I applaud her talent for this).So while this book isn't a new favorite, overall I did enjoy it, and I am looking forward to reading her next book. And the one after that ;)All in all, I would give 100 Days of Sunlight 3 out of 5 stars.

If you are not a sailor, than this book is not for you.I bought this book with high hopes. 100 Days of Sunlight has great reviews that praise it, exclaiming over how clean the novel is.I was so excited for this book!!! You can only imagine my disappointment when I read the first quarter of the book.Middle schoolers were saying the s-word, the a-word, and hell. All three of these were said, I can’t even count how many times.One kid even dropped, and and I quote, “the f-bomb”.Extremely disappointed. Will be returning.

I ADORE this book. *all the heart eyes*First off, I so appreciate the disability rep. Abbie did an awesome job with it, going much deeper than the struggles of looking different to the emotional difficulties of disability. I know how difficult it can be to write about a blind character, and Abbie did a phenomenal job. Tessa and Weston are such sweet characters, but honestly, every single character felt real and alive and fully fleshed-out. I feel like I know them all. Weston's younger brothers are SO adorable!A lot of people have mentioned the swearing in this book. While the "bad words" didn't bother me much, I think what seemed odd was the age of the characters and how often they swore. It's little weird for 13-14 year olds to be swearing that much. However, had the characters been 3 years older, it wouldn't have seemed so out of place. I was more surprised by the age of the characters swearing rather than the words themselves.I'm so grateful to have this book on my shelf, and I can't wait to read it again sometime!!! Words I would use to describe it are sweet, sunshiny, and stinkin' adorable. I love how it doesn't gloss over the harsh reality of disability, but it also shows that there is so much more to life than our struggles.Bravo, Abbie.

I love this story. Most stories in this day and age reflects angst, anger, attitude but never awareness. This story reminds me that there are days of sunshine - even when we cant see it, if we will just reach and pull ourselves towards the warmth - its still here. Thank you Abbie, for a most wonderful, uplifting and much needed love story. I will hold onto hope ❤️. Dj

I bought this book at first out of curiosity and also because I wanted to support the young inspirational teacher I found a few weeks ago on you tube. I’m going to be honest, I didn’t think this genre was my going to be style, but I bought it in hopes of finding some great examples of writing flash backs and dialogue and what I didn’t expect was that I would be moved to tears and laughing out loud from a story expertly crafted by an incredibly talented wordsmith! I have learned so much about writing a book from Abbiee Emmons the you tuber I had to check out her book and I am totally impressed! I would recommend this book to anyone who might need to take a deep breath of sunshine and sweetness; to anyone who would like to feel good about investing their time getting to know some really great characters named Tessa and Weston. I appreciate all the love and hard work that made this book an enjoyable escape.

100 Days of Sunlight is the story of perseverance, growing relationships and acceptance. It follows Tessa, a young girl who has been blinded after an accident. This is a temporary situation, doctors are sure she will see again but she is struggling with this loss of one of her senses. Enter Weston. He refuses to let Tessa wallow in self pity. Tessa does not appreciate the intrusion of Weston in her life. She tries to push him away as much as she can. However, Weston is not that easy to get rid of.Abbie Emmons young adult novel is really sweet. It is of a similar ilk as Me Before You and The Fault in Our Stars. Her characters are likeable and more importantly believable. You do feel sorry for both characters without feeling pity. This book is important for another reason. It is important due to representation of disability. Fortunately, more and more novels are representing different abilities and not in a negative way. It is all very positive.100 Days of Sunlight is a sweet story and one that I would recommend.100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons is available now.

I stayed up till 2am finishing this and I am far too old for that sort of behaviour. However, this book was WORTH it. I loved it.Abbie has a stripped-back style that makes the book easy to read and generates a real connection and empathy for the characters. It is a simple boy meets girl story, but both are broken and damaged in their own ways. They find redemption and meaning together and by the end of the book, I was smiling.With things in the big bad world as grim as they are at times, it takes a book like this to make you stop and think for a moment. Life is beautiful its just a case of finding it.I am not the intended audience for this book, but I loved it anyway. If you are looking for a fluffy and fresh antidote to gloom, then THIS is the book for you. It's a mental hug wrapped in a bright yellow cover.

This book was tremendous. As soon as it arrived, I read the whole thing cover to cover in almost one sitting! (I had a break for supper, which I would have skipped if I could.) I've never written a book review before, but I couldn't not write one for this book! Aside from supporting an Indie author, it's also one of my new favourite books! I think I screamed a little when I finished it. (Okay, more than a little!) I love the story and the characters. I love the way it's divided into different senses. I love Weston's flashbacks and his adorable younger brothers! I love Tessa's poems, and her grandparents. I love the way Abbie takes the most ordinary things like eating waffles and watching a film, and makes them special and meaningful! I love how beautifully everything is written, and almost everything else about the book!I very highly recommend buying it and reading it as fast as you can and then giving it PRIDE OF PLACE on your bookshelf. That's what I'm going to do ;)

What a change to find a good romance that I'd be happy to pass on to my young granddaughter. It's a story of two teenagers, but not a typical teenage story. The story was well written and made me want to read on to discover the outcome of the intriguing circumstances the characters are in. There is no bad language and no embarrassing explicit sex references, but that didn't make the story less interesting or less realistic. I was disappointed to find this was the only novel by this author - I was eager to read more!

I read this book whilst very sick in bed with the coronavirus. It was an easy, light read- which was a good thing! The character growth and messages- for example of finding joy in small things despite illness and hardship- was so hopeful to me. It was a joyful book and romance that put a smile on my face. I liked how every sense was introduced back into the main characters life. After weeks inside, when I finally stepped outside, I noticed the small things like the bird songs and the lilacs and I thought again about this book. The poetry in this book that the main character wrote encouraged me to write down my messy thoughts. This book moved me and surely that is the greatest recommendation someone can give a book?