100 Days of Sunlight

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I guess what I mean is that it felt like the repetition was intended to be a stylistic choice, but it felt more like it was making a mockery of what it feels like to have PTSD and experience trauma. Wil Weston is an adrenaline junkie that makes the worst decisions he can on a daily basis, so skateboarding off a roof may not have been the stupidest thing he did in this book. The fact that I'm still fuming about it a year later doesn't even surprise me, considering that this book put me off reading for months after. If you're in a place right now where you feel like you're running out of options, or that things are never going to get better, or that you don't know how to pick yourself back up - this is the book for you.

I feel it could have been written better, more exciting, more ‘ah, that was a nice read’ kind of thing. The only way we see Weston’s vulnerability is through his attempt to push away any girl who can see his disability. Her book makes the ordinary extraordinary, within her writing she uncovers the joy of everyday life and gives you a feeling of optimism that will last long after you've turned the final page.It’s definitely been a different Easter than normal for all of us, and even though we’re camping in our backyard instead of the beautiful state park and we’re watching church from our couch instead of at the service it still doesn’t change the fact that Jesus has Risen. Personally, I find this hilarious since I’m pretty sure Weston only says “hell” and “pansyass” (I don’t know a single 16-year-old boy who uses this word). It's depicted as Weston deciding to ignore medical advice and toss out his papers and instructions from his physician - NOT BECAUSE HE'S OVERWHELMED AND ANGRY OR GREIF STRICKEN OVER HIS ACCIDENT, but because he wants to stick it to the authority and just decides that he's not going to follow the rules because he doesn't want to. I understand wanting to support an indie author, and I’m glad people enjoyed her book, but there were so many problematic elements in this book that I’m a little worried that so few people have mentioned them.

Honestly, the entire premise is so shaky for me to begin with, because blind people get by just fine everyday, even running blogs and writing. There were a lot of charming moments as the two teens established a fragile friendship that then grew from strength to strength. I’ve mentioned it before, but Coming Up for Air was one of the best books I’ve come across when it comes to consent, YA or otherwise. Their growth and individual character arcs were stunning, and their relationship along made me never want the book to end.I'm very much of the opinion that someone doesn't have to ask every single time if it's okay to kiss someone else. I don't mind reading books with religious characters, but I got a very 'Bible Camp' feeling from this book. They've grown up together, and they're such BOYS, but they have a really special friendship that I loved seeing the dynamics of. It was okay at the beginning but then it just got infuriating not ‘awwww they are so cute together, imma ship them eeeeeeeeek’.