Plus, their love for each other was super cute, and seeing their marriage and work partnership work out so well gave me some hope for love in the world, which made my heart feel warm and fuzzy!Īs for characters I didn't enjoy very much, I wasn't a huge fan of Roz. They were super loyal and super thorough when it came to wanting to keep her safe, so as annoying as it could be, you knew that their hearts were in the right place and that they adored their daughter very much. My favorite characters in this book were definitely Viola's parents, even if it sometimes felt like they were being a little bit too much for her.

So seeing how Viola handled this condition was intriguing to me because I had never known that this was something anyone could experience before, so it gave me a peek into a life I hadn't ever really known much about before. Being allergic to the sun - to the point where I can't even go outside or sit by a nightlight without getting severe, super-painful blisters - completely baffles me and sounds like such a difficult time. Reading this book was really intriguing because it covered such an interesting concept that I hadn't thought about much before. So her life is turned completely upside down - especially since she wants to be a photojournalist in the desert, something she absolutely cannot do with her condition. Even being outside in the shade during the daytime can seriously harm (and potentially even kill) her. Cannot be near anything that emits UV rays - the sun, lights, and even her computer and phone screens. But then, through a freak accident, she finds out that she's allergic to the sun.

She's involved in a lot of things at school, super dedicated, and she knows exactly what she wants to do with her life. :-)Īs the summary explains, Viola is a hardworking girl that seems to have a pretty normal life. Our answer was that we learned about Geocaching from another one of Justina's books, North of Beautiful, and then she loved the Tweet and DMed us asking us if we wanted a copy of her newest book, and we couldn't resist! So that's how we got a copy of this ARC, and we even got to give another one away, so it was just a nice little story that we wanted to share.

So one day, we asked a question about the kinds of awesome things you've learned from books you've read. I received an ARC of Lovely, Dark, and Deep by Justina Chen in exchange for an honest review, and the story of how I did is actually pretty awesome! Every day on our Twitter, we Tweet a question of the day under the hashtag #BookBratzQOTD.

North of Beautiful by Justina Chen