This book was sad and beautiful. The more I read it the more I loved it. I recommend it highly to anyone and everyone

This book was so heartfelt and tugged at every emotion. Emmons creates a wonderful story and an inspiring one. I couldn't believe how easy it was to absorb myself in Tessa's world.

This book wasn't meant to be for me.I wasn't really feeling the characters, the plot, or the writing. I dnf at 20%. I really tried to read this book like three time, couldn't get into it.

Tessa is a 16-year-old girl who was in a car accident which leads her to losing her eyesight for 100 days, but it's not guaranteed that she will get her eyesight back. She has to learn how to live in a world she once knew in a different way. She lives with her grandparents. Tessa has a poetry blogger (its something I've never read in a YA book and loved!) So, her grandparents put an ad in the local newspaper looking a typist to help her keep up with her blog. But when Weston shows up Tessa is not wanting help but what she doesn't know is that Weston understands what she's going through better than most. This story and cover really do go hand and hand; I had a blast seeing how each photo is reflected in the story. Weston and Tessa's relationship grows at a steady paced that grows with the struggles and personal growth of Tessa herself.
I read this before I knew that Abbie Emmons was part of AuthorTube but I am now a fan of her, and I can see how her writing advice is played out into her book. I enjoyed her writing style and the way her book flows. 
The story is heartfelt but really it is a book about hope! Refinding yourself, family and overcoming struggles.


(The review is also ran in Double the Books Magazine for October 2019)

“100 Days of Sunlight” is the debut book by Abbie Emmons. I had no clue that she was a blogger until recently and will definitely have to go check it out but alas, that’s not what we’re here for. I admit, I didn’t know what to expect with this book. I mean, sure, I read the synopsis but still. Up until recently, I really didn’t care for a lot of contemporary books.
This was a very cute read. I really didn’t feel any way about the main character, but Weston! Loved him. There were some parts that were rushed where others were slow. The ending was a little rushed in my opinion. Overall, this was a good read with a very original plot.

* I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

Two characters that experience loss, a road to recovery, and their search for hope. It's slow burn and really takes the time to dive into what it's like to lose the very essence of you and overcome it. The support systems were great and hopeful. My only negative was the language. Now, call me a hypocrite, but there was just TOO much swearing in this book. I understand it's YA but still, it became excessive and not entirely necessary most of the time.

100 Days of Sunlight has to be one of the sweetest, most uplifting books I have read in a long time. I found myself smiling throughout and crying happy tears at the end. If you are not a blubbering mess when you finish this book, I don’t want to know you.

Tessa is a teenage girl who, after being in a car accident, is temporarily blind. It is supposed to last close to 100 days, hopefully. She is resentful, sad, angry, all the things you can totally understand. She is a writer of poems which she blogs. Her loving grandfather thinks that finding her someone to help type out her blog would be a good thing for her so he puts an ad in the local paper for a young girl to come and help. Tessa is angered by it and has him not run it. When he calls the paper to cancel, the owner’s son Weston finds out and he puts himself in the job. Tessa is unsure at first but there is something about Weston that she likes. Through the other senses, he opens up her world again. Weston falls in love and he is waiting for the day to come when she can see again, he is happy and yet he dreads it. He has his own secret that will be revealed.

This couple is one of the cutest couples ever. Weston is a kid with a lot going for him. He doesn’t let the word “can’t” into his vocabulary. Watching as Tessa opened up again was so joyful. There were just so many little things that added up to make this a very enjoyable read. I think I needed it in this world gone crazy. A book with characters who are kind, love each other, and cherish life, what more could you want?

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy of this wonderful book.

This was sad and tragic but funny and cute at the same time. I liked the dual point of view, it didn't feel repetitive and Tessa and Weston were wonderfully written.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I know you shouldn’t do this, but I really liked the cover of “100 Days of Sunlight” by Abbie Emmons, and that’s what drew me to it. It’s a YA story along the same lines of The Fault in Our Stars in that the leads are both in challenging situations.

It switches first person narrative between the main characters - teens Tessa and Weston, which is interesting as you get to hear what they are thinking about the same topic or situation.
The story opens on Tessa as she comes to terms with being temporarily blind, the result of being a passenger in the car hit by a drunk driver. Through a little bit of wangling and slightly obvious flags, Weston is enlisted to help her through this 100 days. He’s her age, eternally optimistic and, so her grandmother tells her, pretty cute. What Tessa doesn’t know is that Weston is an amputee and gets around using two prosthetic legs. In fact, he asks her grandparents not to tell her because she’s the only person who doesn’t pity him.

Through the course of the chapters, we learn about Weston’s position and how he got there, his struggle following the amputation and coming to terms with the tough road he travels. I don’t want to give too much away so I won’t say much more about how he helps Tessa, but it’s very sweet.

Their friendship quickly grows into something else as they spend a lot of time together. I thought, and this might be because I’m old, it was quite inappropriate that they spent so much time together in her bedroom, unsupervised. I don’t remember being allowed to do that with my male friends, and actually on some occasions she was still asleep when Weston when into her room. I think the slight discomfort was more about her being in a potentially vulnerable situation than me being a prude, to be honest. I mean, the girl is blind and her guardians are okay with a strange boy popping into her room?

Besides that, there were a couple of other things which grated slightly. The kid’s called Weston, not exactly a common name - pretty sure one of her instagram friends would have googled him and figured out that he’d had an accident - I would definitely search online for the mysterious boy my friend is seeing. I also got the feeling that there had been a stronger thread about faith in God pulling her through which was toned down slightly to appeal to non religious types. There were some references to sermons, services and a belief in a greater power which I’m glad stopped there, to be honest, as it felt a bit out of place.

Overall though, I liked the premise, I believed in their relationship and I wanted them to be happy with each other. The set pieces were cute and for the most part at least, appropriate, and I enjoyed reading the book.

Thanks to Netgalley for the copy and to Abbie Emmons, who self published this novel. I liked the fact that there is a website too, which has some competitions and merchandise relevant to the book. You can sign up here: https://www.100daysofsunlight.com/

Thank you NetGalley and Publishers for granting me early access to "100 Days Of Sunlight".

I'm currently in the middle of a major move, but I will definitely come back at a later time and write out a full review and rating. Thank you so much!

This is a very cute story about a young girl with temporary blindness due to an accident and the young boy who helps her deal with her disability.. I really enjoyed it!

100 Days of Sunlight is basically the story of Tessa, who after a car accident is temporarily blinded and Weston, who is hired (well technically not) to help Tessa update her poetry blog. Tessa is not pleased with this arrangement at all and overall still hurting and upset about having lost her eyesight so suddenly. So, eternally optimistic, perfect Weston doesn't fit in with her overall mood. But Weston pushes her to try new things and find a positive in her overall gloomy demeanor. And it turns out not even perfect Weston is happy all the time.
I was surprised by how much I connected with these characters, though especially Weston. Weston has his past but his optimism was so beautiful. He is an actual ray of sunshine and I couldn't wait to find out what else he'd come up with.
Tessa was a little harder to like at the beginning. I understood why she was so angry/sad but I kept wanting her to realise how wonderful Weston was long before she came around. We are also very different personality-wise, so it took some time for us to click.
My number one worry about this was that like many contemporary YA novels out there, this would be a tale of insta-love with zero hints of any chemistry at all between the characters. To my delight, it wasn't. There was a beautiful build-up of understanding between these two and I couldn't be happier. Their feelings for each other actually made sense? Can you imagine?!
The only thing I wish had been expanded on (hence the three stars) is these characters' backgrounds. I get what is happening to them, but what about their families? What about their friends? What's their deal? How are they coping with these things that keep happening to their loved ones? Give me their stories please!!!
Overall, I quite enjoyed this though. Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher for my ARC.

WOW. This book really blew me away with its beautiful writing. I don't want to give away any important details of the book. However, I think anyone who enjoys a mix of drama and mystery will enjoy this book. The main character is in an accident which alters her life in a drastic way. The story is about her 100-day experience following this life-changing accident. I really enjoyed the journey of this book and the way it progressed. I appreciate that it was not redundant or predictable in any manner. I believe my students can learn from this story. I will be using this book in my class.

This book is so beautiful. It is so heart warming. It is so inspiring.

I loved this book so much. I cannot even begin to describe how amazing this piece of art is. This book *sighs* has to be one of my all time favorites.

The characters were amazing and to die for. Every single one of them I loved. I want them to be real so I can become friends with them.

The feelings were authentic, real, and so heart breaking at times. I literally nearly started sobbing at a few parts.

I loved the portrayal of handicaps. I am the older sister of an amputee. My younger brother, who we adopted from China, is missing one of his legs from his knee down. He lost it due to health problems. The portal of handicaps made my heart cry out. It made me nearly start to cry. It made me cheer, "yes, finally someone says it!" You are not the handicap. Your handicap does not define who you are. This is why I loved this book so much.

The romance was so adorable and so realistic. I highly enjoyed reading how Tessa and Weston fell in love.

Y'all this book was amazing and deserves so much recognition. This beauty comes out in September. Y'all really need to go check it out and pre-order it. It is worth the money!!

A poignant and heartfelt novel by Abbie Emmons. It is all about hope, healing, getting back up when life knocks you down. I love how it dealt with themes like strong family relations,mental illness and disability , sweet romance.

Plot :
Tessa Dickinson, 16yrs old home schooled teen blogger recently met with an accident and lost her sight temporarily. She felt trapped in the darkness and helpless. Being a poetic blogger she has friends in her blogging community only. So her grandparents decided to hire a person who can help her in posting her poems and blogs with the help of newspaper advertisement. There Weston enters into our story. Weston, is a teen boy who was amputated but he has an optimistic way of looking into his life. However,he came to know about Tessa and decided to help her . He wanted to help her because he was in her position once and he knows how it feels like.

Characters:
Tessa is so relatable to every bloggers. At first, we see Tessa as a cold, complex, miserable and pessimistic person. But with the story progresses we see how she grows with her emotional stability. This book actually describes 100 days if Tessa's life where she is temporarily blind and how her pessimistic life changes over these days.
Weston, is so optimistic. Totally opposite to Tessa's character. I really loved the way how Weston treats his life. How he treats his disability in a positive attitude. I am in love with Weston.

This story is a beautiful presentation of how people treats their disability. Both the characters are really lovely and their feelings were so real. The romance in this book is so sweet and adorable and realistic. What I love about this book is the writing style. How Abbie divided the book into five sections with five senses that is smell, hearing, taste, vision and touch. I will say very brilliant way of writing and this is what I love this novel the most.

This was an interesting and entertaining read. I always like to support books featuring characters with a disability, and with blind Tessa and legless Weston, this definitely hit the mark. How would you react if you were rendered temporarily blind? I think Tessa's reaction was pretty realistic. It did make her annoying at times, but as an adult reading YA that's par for the course now and again.

Apart from the slightly unbelievable set-up that throws Weston into Tessa's path, I found the characters and story believable and realistic. The dialogue flowed well, and the plot was well-paced. Weston was a really great character, Tessa only slightly less-so, and the supporting cast of family and friends were all very well-written. I don't read YA that often these days, but this one grabbed me on Netgalley and I'm so glad I decided to give it a go. I look forward to reading more by Abbie Emmons.

This book is a split POV about a girl who loses her sight after a car accident and a boy who offers to help her update her blog. I enjoyed the concept of this story, but felt it could have been refined a bit more. The author does a lot of explaining how the characters are feeling rather than showing it which negatively impacted the reading experience. Also, I found the female POV to be very unlikable possibly because most of her chapters were spent complaining about her feelings while the male POV was more focused with interacting with other characters. Overall, I did not enjoy this book, but it was a pretty quick read.

100 Days of Sunlight is a YA contemporary romance about the power of positivity and seeing beauty in unexpected places. A car accident leaves Tessa temporarily blinded and feeling defeated. When Weston comes to help her write her poetry, he makes it his mission to help Tessa experience life through all her senses…but he doesn’t want her to know what he has overcome to keep his optimism.

I found this to be a delightful and sweet summer read, reminiscent of The Fault in Our Stars and other stories like that. The book switches between Tessa’s and Weston’s points of view, and I definitely enjoyed Weston’s POV more. His story and his voice were moving, and I loved hearing about his brothers and best friend. I was not as big a fan of Tessa’s character. I didn’t like how she treated her grandparents and Weston, even though she was struggling with the emotional effects of her accident. I guess the introverted book worm cliché should have appealed to me, but I couldn’t connect with her character. After my initial disbelief at Weston just showing at Tessa’s house uninvited, his backstory and the things he does to help Tessa experience beauty redeemed the book for me. I recommend this to YA romance readers who want a wholesome and heartwarming read.

Thank you to NetGalley for the free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

When I first received a copy of this from Net Galley, I thought it was an eBook only, and was disappointed that I wouldn't be able to stock it. I have just seen that we can get it from the US, in actual book form, so that's great news.

I loved both characters, and felt they were believable. Tessa's anger came through strongly at the start of the book, and this was exactly how I would expect a teenager to feel, if something like this happened to them. I love books that make me ask myself how I would feel/react in a similar situation...and that's what I did with Tessa.

And wow, Weston! Can I say that I really cringed when reading about his accident, and I wanted to shake him when he just ignored the pain and soldiered on....especially knowing what the outcome was. I also loved his relationship with his brothers...

OH MY WORD. I have been waiting to read this book before I knew what it was. I've been excited for this book ever since I started following Abbiee's blog and instagram, and it's finally out!!! I'm SO excited, and it's an AMAZING BOOK. (If you haven't seen the post I did for her blog tour, including a guest post from Abbie herself you can find it here)

I had all the intentions to write a twitter live-reaction thread while doing it buuuut it was too good and I finished it before I remembered. #oops. I ended up going back and writing down my thoughts though, so if you want to read initial reactions: it's here

People always say to not judge a book by its cover, but in this case, THE COVER IS GORGEOUS AND EVERYTHING GOOD IN THIS WORLD AND IT ALSO MAKES SENSE IN THE BOOK AND CAN I JUST HUG IT. (There's 100 Days of Sunlight merch out and it's THE BEST THING EVER (if anyone is thinking about buying me something . . . .😉))

Fangirling aside, I really enjoyed this book! Although it was written on the simplistic side and it was kiiiiiiinda cheesy, it was SO sweet and it was so similar to my life right now. It also definitely made me cry (who'd've thunk).

My favorite part about this book was how it was divided up into the different senses and the different focus each section was on. Tessa and Weston are absolutely adorable and are the sweetest. Weston's relationship with his friend Rudy, as well as Tessa's relationship with her blogging friends (!!!!!) are also the sweetest and was really nice to see (as opposed to a lot of other YA contemps which are only focused on the MCs and no one else).

My only issue with the book is that I'm not certain of what age demographic this is meant for? On one hand, I'm inclined to say that it's for a younger audience, because of the simplified love story and the cliche-ness of it all, but also there was a bit of language used. I personally didn't mind it, but I know that younger (more judgmental) me would have been appalled at it. Readers of all ages will loVe this story, but I'm just,,not certain exactly if that's an issue for anyone else.

Overall? I'm SO HYPED ABOUT THIS book and it doesn't disappoint. I've already begun rereading it and I'm super excited. This is my summer of reading contemps that make me cry and 100 DOS is no exception.

My Rating-
4/5

Things liked-
It's so swEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEt!
and it made me cry loL
Tessa and Weston are the cutest and remind me of my own story
That cover is goRgeous??!

Things disliked-
kiiiinda simplistic and also there was some language