My Review Of A Hundred Days Of Sunlight: AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGG!!!!!!! THIS IS WONDERFUL!!!!!! WOW wow wow wow wow, I loved this book!!! It was so good!!! I was unsure if I would enjoy this at first but goodness this was pretty amazing!!! The poetry . . . The sunlight . . . The pictures . . . It was perfection in a beautiful yellow sunny cover. The brokenness, the emotions, the blogging, they were wonderful. I just loved this book so much. I need a Weston, seriously, he's the sweetest guy and his care of Tessa was the sweetest, meaning he'd pass on coffee just to hold a girl's hand and her coffee.

Content wise this wasn't the best book for younger than sixteen just because of grammar and crude comments at school, if you're public schooled it it's likely find but there are some words said that I disliked, and God's name is taken in vain, sadly.

Back to Tessa and Weston were the best fictional teen ship ever and I don't ship characters. This is likely the first time I've said I ship characters . . . But they are so prefect for each other.

And for once I felt that the cover was perfect for the book! The cover had the story written into the themes.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review and am truly happy to provide it.

Posting my review on y blog soon...

When I first began reading this book I thought it was amazing, I was loving every minute of it and was really looking forward to how the story unfolded. The further I got though, the more I found myself having issues with it. There were a lot of parts of it that felt preachy to me, and not in a good way, and I felt like the actual really deep rooted problems that the characters had were never really fleshed out. It was a really quick read though and I greatly enjoyed the writing style. This story was unique and I just wish that it had been executed a little bit better.

I have never read a book tackling the issues of disability as well as this novel. It had two very strong points of view, the boy who could be "normal" in his eyes again and the girl who needed to learn to live with her blindness. I found that at times I was empathetic with the boy, then at times with the girl. At times I cried, laughed and even cheered for the characters. This is a great book that could be used in the classroom as a learning tool for social skills.

3.5 / 5


If you’re a John Green fan, I think you will devour this book. I read it in two sittings, could have been one, but life happens.

Tessa Dickinson is a 16-year-old blogger. She loves to write bright, spirited poetry and chat with her Instagram buddies. But her world goes dark on the day she is in a car accident, hit by a drunk driver. Tessa loses her eyesight. The doctors say it isn’t permanent, possibly only 12 to 14 weeks. But Tessa falls into despair.

Tessa’s grandparents, whom she lives with, decide to take out an ad in the newspaper. They believe if Tessa had help, like a girl her age to type her poetry on her blog, it would get her mind off her blindness. Tessa is totally against it. She already feels helpless and ashamed.

Tessa’s grandma is slightly shocked when Weston Ludovico knocks on the door to apply for the position. First off, he’s a boy and second, well, he has no legs. Weston convinces Tessa’s grandparents to give him a chance to help assist Tessa. He knows exactly what she’s going through. But he makes them promise not to tell Tessa of his disability. Weston wants the chance to be known for himself, and not his disability.

Tessa wants nothing to do with Weston. You don’t know how I feel? You don’t understand? Tessa screams at him, and Weston just lets her. Tessa can’t see that Weston knows all too well what it’s like to feel different, incomplete. He comes back each day to help her with her blog, but eventually, he helps her experience the world in new and wonderful ways, even in her darkness.

As they begin to grow closer, Weston remembers Tessa’s blindness is not permanent. His fear sets in - what will happen when she sees who and what I really am? He will have to make a heart-wrenching decision as Tessa’s eye-sight begins to return.

This is a sweet Y/A romance, and it certainly touches on the strength of the human spirit. These kids face real-life struggles and disabilities, yet they press-on. I love how the author portrays that leaning on others and asking for help does not make you weak. As Weston put it, “See, I have a problem - a handicap. But I’m not a handicap.”

Thank you to @NetGalley for this ARC for review.
Publish Date: August 7, 2019

I don’t usually read YA - I prefer my MCs to be more mature - but the blurb drew me in and I simply couldn’t resist. To be honest, both Tessa and Weston came across as far older than they actually were, and Weston at thirteen sounded no different to Weston at sixteen. That said, it probably made it easier for me to relate to both of them, because there was little that was typically teenager is about them.

Apart from not being sure how the doctors could be so certain that Tessa would regain her sight, the story flowed well and was engaging. The first love part was cute and sweet, but the most impressive thing for me was being inside the mind of Weston. I’m not sure I would have reacted with as much positivity as he did if I was in the same situation.

I didn’t know what to expect, when starting this book. I rarely read the synopsis, because I love to be surprised. This book was so sweet. I loved Tessa. The author did a wonderful job with her debut novel. I can’t wait to see wait to see what comes next.

*Thank you for Netgalley and the publishers for supplying me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review*
Tessa is in an accident and suffers a trauma resulting in her becoming blind for 100 days.
Weston is an amputee who looks to the brighter side of life. He knows how easy it is to become miserable after losing something important.
Weston teaches Tessa that although she may have lost something, there is still so much to experience. So much that becomes missed, so much taken granted for.
I enjoyed reading this. I found Tessa to be infuriating sometimes with her constant pessimism, however it was understandable as to by she was like that.
I found the premise of the book intreguing, especially as it features people with a disability.
It was nice to see the different points of view between Tessa and Weston, as well as seeing how Weston became how he is.
However, I found the ending a little bit rushed and clean cut. Everything gets brought into a perfect story arc involving their love for each other very quickly.
Despite this, it was still a good read.

100 Days of Sunlight immediately caught my heart with THE COVER. The cover gives a peek into all that happens in the story with Weston and Tessa's personalities being shown through. Before I even read the book, I fell in love with the yellow cover, but after I read the book, I fell in love with the pieces of the story being shown.

Tessa and Weston separately were the perfect characters for this story. Together? Unstoppable. I loved having time to learn who each character was on their own as well as who they were when they were together. The majority of the book focuses on Weston simply helping Tessa rediscover who she is after the accident. Readers also get a look into Weston before his accident through flashbacks, which I adored.

With the flashbacks, I felt like the entire story was able to lengthen into the perfect pacing. Flashbacks into Weston's life before his accident and all he endures afterwards are crucial to understanding his full character and ultimately made me fall in love with him. Tessa often asks the question how Weston is optimistic all the time, and we are able to find out before she does, which makes my heart break every time I think about it. I just simply love this story so much. Almost as much as Tessa loves waffles.

The story built up to the tightest tension at the end. Feeling Weston and Tessa's insecurities and knowing their journey ultimately led me to tears at the end. Tears of joy or pain? You will have to read to find out. But just remember that the cover is yellow which signals happiness in color psychology.

It was a good read. There were several issues that I found with the book, but I still couldn't keep it down. I kept reading. It had a nice flow and the end made me happy. And that matters.

Now, here are the things that I didn't like :

- Several chapters, especially the first 30% feel like essays written by characters about their lives. That's a little annoying.

- I don't want to say this especially when disability is associated with a character, but his POV feels extremely pretentious. It's very important for writers to study the psychology of people with disabilities.

- The character moods are a little abrupt in the beginning. Not like mood swings, the writing wasn't able to show transitions properly. But tbh, these things just get solved after re reading and re writing by the author.


(Thank you for Netgalley for providing me the eARC!)

The book is lovely indeed! So heart-warming and so welcoming and full of emotion! It is perfect for romance lovers and also it is a really light reading to take with you on holiday!

Disclaimer: I was given an advance reader copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I couldn't put this book down, I completely sucked into the story. The journey of healing, friendship, and love that Tessa and Weston are on feels so real and relatable that you don't want the story to end. It makes you laugh, cry, and also will break your heart but that is why this is such as wonderful book.

Tessa loses her sight temporarily due to a head injury from a car accident and Weston is a double amputee. The entire time that Weston is helping Tessa, she has no idea that he has no legs and can actually relate to her situation much more than she believes that he can. Weston doesn't want Tessa knowing about his legs because he likes being treated like a whole person, rather than someone with a disability.

This book is a wonderful reminder that people who have a disability are not their disability.

I highly recommend this book!

I was honestly not expecting 100 Days of Sunlight to hit me the way that it did. I was expecting a cute YA, something I would smile at, not something that I would have Feelings about. Not something that would make me cheer and cry in good measure.

100 Days of Sunlight follows two protagonists who are both on healing journeys — Tessa, a writer, who has temporarily lost her eyesight due to a car accident, and Weston, an adrenaline junkie whose stunts cost him his legs, and who wears prosthetics.

When Tessa’s Grandfather places an advert for a typist to help Tessa write whilst her eyes heal, she hits the roof. The amount of pain and anger in Tessa is palpable right off the page, and I knew exactly where she was coming from. Weston shows up at her door, offering to help — on the condition that no one tells Tessa about his disability.

Seeing something in him, Tessa’s Grandmother lets him in, only for Tessa to rebuke his help and treat him like dirt. Weston’s determination and sunny outlook are not to be defeated so easily, though, and he returns day after day. Initially Tessa screams and rants and rages at him, but his quiet patience and fortitude eventually reach her, and she softens. As Weston types her words for her, he also encourages her to find other forms of beauty in the world — beauty she cannot see.

As Weston grows closer to Tessa, unresolved hurt from his accident returns to haunt him: the recurring thought that no one will want to be with him, given his “brokenness”. This, too, I could understand, and felt was very realistic. While his dogged determination in returning to school and, later, helping Tessa, is admirable, his lack of belief in his worth is heart-breaking. I felt so empowered as I followed Weston on his training schedule and return to school, and I loved his family-orientated values.

When their friendship develops into something deeper, it is handled beautifully and not rushed. I felt it was delicate and special, and yet I could really believe the emotional aftermath that happened. The building tension of whether Tessa’s eyesight will return and whether she will accept Weston’s disability was deftly handled and my heart was in my throat as this played out.

I enjoyed the secondary characters as well — Tessa’s grandparents, Weston’s parents and his younger brothers, and his friend Rudy. I enjoyed how they all challenged and supported each other. I really liked Henry in particular. I did note that both Christianity and Judaism appeared in the novel, which isn’t something I was expecting — however, even as someone who is neither of these faiths, I felt this was completely in line with the characters and the rest of the novel, and didn’t detract from my enjoyment.

My only real criticism is that I felt the ending was too rushed, but overall this is only a slight disappointment, as the emotions in that final scene were huge.

The book is separated into chapters narrated by Tessa and Weston, but I felt their voices were different enough to know who was speaking at each point. I liked how different their personalities are, not to mention their outlooks and mindsets. They worked together really well. I could recognise many of the situations, emotions, and fears that both Tessa and Weston experienced, and really empathised with both of them.

I need to point out that I am not the target audience for this book, and yet it had a profound affect on me. Speaking as a disabled woman approaching her “middle years”, I was so empowered and motivated by several of the messages in this novel, including the concept that you are not your disability, and you can do anything you want regardless of any disability you may have, temporary or otherwise. There are other messages too, but these are the ones that really hit me solidly in the feels. Highly recommended.

I received an e-ARC from the author/publisher, Abbie Emmons, through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

100 Days of Sunlight is a very sweet and light YA novel. I have not read this author before but I truly commend her abililty to capture such exquisite emotions, create completely realistic and relatable characters, and demonstrate an outstanding choice of plot and storyline! It was an easy read that was unputdownable, I was thoroughly immersed in this story and could not get enough of it. Definitely perfect material for a movie or even a mini-series.

100 Days of Sunlight was a beautiful book to read, I loved every minute of it. I also loved every single one of the characters, even Tessa’s online Instagram friends. I could relate to this book on a personal level since I have a hearing disability, and I still loved the book.

I liked how Weston was simply there for Tessa, even when she came up with that poem that basically told him to go away. I can understand why he wanted to hide his disability from her. It would be nice to have that one person to see you for who you are. The whole plot just came together perfectly. I wish I had this book when I was in high school, it’s definitely something that the young adult crowd would need to read.

Everything about this book was simply beautiful. I definitely would recommend reading it at about any time. I loved the cover too! It is so pretty! The book is a five star read. Thank you Netgalley and publishers for letting me read this book. I look forward to reading more books by this author.

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100 Days of Sunlight was beautiful.

Not to say that it was quite perfect (for me), but it was...beautiful. Touching, inspiring, tear-jerking. And just plain adorable, if I'm being honest (which I am).

I went into this...expectant. I'm not sure what I was expecting, because even when I started I didn't know. I'd run into Abbiee on her blog and her instagram on numerous occasions, and she's a bit like a ray of sunshine herself.

So this funny, sweet, adorable YA romance didn't disappoint? No, it didn't...at least in most aspects.

What I liked:

Weston is a category in and of himself. So obnoxiously optimistic and so absolutely heart-warming. His POV was...fantastic. I'm serious. I'm so impressed with Abbiee for so perfectly capturing the thoughts and feelings and actions of a 16-year-old guy. I just...despite his flaws, I couldn't help but love him. I didn't even want to love him, I didn't try to - honestly I was disinclined to even like the dude - but I ended up smiling at him anyways. THE BACKSTORY was brilliantly woven in. I didn't even mind switching back and forth (something that normally annoys me), except on maaaaybe one or two occasions. HE WAS JUST THE SWEETEST. Weston was the best part of this. 100%.

THE WRITING STYLE IS SO GOOD. I'm so picky about my writing styles! I don't know what got it started - probably being a writer myself - but I just can't really get into a book if the writing doesn't strike me. But Abbiee Emmons is going places, guys. Her prose is fabulous. It tugs on JUST the right emotions at just the right second. I didn't quite end up in tears, but...I almost did. Almost. I was definitely reading a couple pages bleary-eyed and grinning like a dork simultaneously.

THE STORY ITSELF is crafted so, so, so well. I'm...so impressed, to be honest. This is a huge undertaking, and it's captured in such an amazing way. I experienced so many emotions reading this - and that's what stories are supposed to do, bring out a hundred different emotions, break your heart and patch you back up before the last page. 100 Days of Sunlight does that.

What I Didn't Like So Much:

There was...quite a bit of swearing in this otherwise-delightful gem. I could nearly get over it...but not completely. I liked this story so much, but I couldn't love it fully because of this. It was...unnecessary. I understand what genre and what kind of readers Abbiee is gearing this book towards, but no matter what kind of book, I personally don't do swearing. For that reason (and a few other minor ones), I dropped my rating.

A few other things bothered me, but I'll just cram them into one paragraph: Tessa is a Christian, but doesn't have very strong morals - at least this is how it seemed to me? Same with her grandparents - it was just so...weird to me that they let Weston sit at Tessa's desk...in her room...the two of them alone...for what could've been hours at a time, when they knew so little about him. THIS ISN'T OKAY. XD Also, there were a few instances that weren't inappropriate, just mildly uncomfortable/unnecessary. It was like...the book is decently clean, but not so clean I can recommend it without a disclaimer. Also I was just a little bummed because the theme was SO STINKING GOOD but without God. It could've packed an even heftier punch.

Overall, I really enjoyed this. I wouldn't mind having a hardback copy of it, dust cover and all, adorning one of my overstocked bookshelves. The characters, the writing style, the theme...I LOVED THEM. It was so realistic and so well-crafted and can I just say HOW IMPRESSED I am (again) with Abbiee's writing? And how gorgeous the hardback and paperback copies are? Abbiee is doing a phenomenal job indie-publishing, and I'm really looking forward to seeing more of her stories in print.

Like I said earlier, THIS GIRL IS GOING PLACES.

While YA is not my usual genre, I have to say how swept up I got into following Weston and Tessa as one continued to navigate his handicap while Tessa through hers. Full of arrogance and optimism Weston has become one of my all time favorite characters. The secondary characters are equally well developed and you feel like they are your own family. My heart ached for Henry. Easy, quick and entertaining read. I laughed and cried. Highly recommend.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons

“What do you do when something bad happens, and you know that you could have done something to stop it? Who do you blame?”

After being in a car accident caused by a drunk driver, Tessa Dickinson temporarily loses her eyesight. Although the doctors believe her sight will return in 100 days, life as she knows it is turned upside down. Tessa is an active poetry writer and blogger and when her grandparents offer to hire someone to help her with posts while she recovers, she is outraged and they pull the ad. Weston Ludovico’s father runs the local paper and despite knowing the ad is pulled, shows up at the Dickinsons door step requesting to help. Weston had also been in a life changing accident three years prior, causing him to lose both of his legs. He requests that he grandparents not tell her about his legs. and meeting Tessa is this first time he has been treated as someone without a disability since his accident, and he knows he can help her through her anger and darkness too.

This is a wonderful YA debut novel! It was a super quick read. I absolutely fell in love with Weston’s character instantly. Him and Tessa both have such strong personalities and voices, it is very easy to flip between their perspectives with Emmons’ wonderful writing. I am a sucker for a well written YA love story and this was one of those for me. If you liked The Fault In Our Stars , you’ll probably enjoy 100 Days of Sunlight!

There are so many things I want to say about this book, and yet I'm not entirely sure how to express the pure affection I've come to have for it. 100 Days of Sunlight has definitely become one of my favourite reads.
At the start, I really couldn't tell whether I was going to enjoy the story or not. I felt like I wasn't forming a connection with the characters in the way that I wanted to. It just wasn't clicking. However, as the story progressed and Tessa and Weston began to grow closer, I found myself completely falling in love with the pair. Their bickering had me laughing and their quiet, soft moments had me wishing I was in love. I also adored the relationships that each character had with their friends and family members.
Plot wise, this story was quite different from anything else I've ever read. It gave opportunity for so many vulnerable moments and characters. It felt so human. Throughout the book, I saw myself in a lot of what I read and the emotions were so raw and real to me that I could almost feel them myself.
If there was one thing that I didn't like, it was probably just that Weston talked like such a typical American teenager sometimes. Maybe it was just my English side popping out, but reading Weston say "bro" so many times was painful for me.
I almost forgot about this until I read my notes back, but something else that just made me laugh was the quote "like the first scratch of a quill pen on the Declaration of Independence." I honestly understand what Abbie Emmons meant, but it just felt a little odd and out-of-place to me. I couldn't really imagine it being something that a person would actually think.
All together, the problems I had with this book were very minor, almost insignificant, and not nearly few enough that it made my experience less enjoyable.
I'm definitely going to be purchasing a physical copy of 100 Days of Sunlight as soon as possible!

You know how sometimes you meet a character who is witty and sharp and funny and flawed in that humble way not in a deal breaker kind of way? And then that character meets a character who is boring and selfish and self important and you kind of want to flick her on the nose every time she turns up? And, because these are characters after all, the charming one inevitably falls for the boring one and you have to push yourself to even finish the book because come on? Yeah. I know too.

Parts of the story were cute.