I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

If you've been here a while or care enough, you may have noticed that I sneakily skipped a book in my book challenge. It was the category 'a book you picked solely because of the cover', and I don't know why but I've just been putting it off for ages.

I chose to read I'll Give You The Sun which I can honestly say I picked just because of the cover, mostly because it's yellow (which is my favourite colour) and because of the title (because isn't that the loveliest title EVER???).

With so much love towards this book, I don't know why I have been putting it off for a while. I started to read once before, and it didn't go too well, I couldn't get into it and I didn't venture far enough in to fall for it, but I when I did this time, oh my goodness - I frickin loved it!

I know I say this about pretty much every book I read, but this is one of my instant favourites, I can't wait to read it again! I would say that it was a little tough for me to get into, because its a little confusing at the beginning with it jumping around a lot and being (seemingly) mundane, but it gets sooooo good!

It is about two twins, Jude and Noah, who both tell their stories 3 years apart, in which time a terrible tragedy has happened. They now no longer speak, and every little bit of information you learn all contributes to why this is. It keeps switching between each point of view and before and after the tragedy, so it can be a little confusing but that's ok because it's brilliant!

Each twin tells their story of how they fell in love, and how it goes wrong because they can't be happy without each other and without closure. They are both also really artistic, and art plays a huge role in this book. I loved hearing their viewpoints on art and their ideas on it, it made me want to be so much more artistic.

I liked the way that each twin told their story very differently. Noah saw his life as a series of paintings, but Jude did every thing according to a book of luck. Noah had splashed all the pages of his story with paints and drops, which just adds a really nice touch.

My very favourite thing about this book is the way its written. The language is absolutely beautiful, and the imagery is so amazing, its more of a poem than anything else, or maybe a painting with words. Its the kind of book that I just want to read again, but with a notebook on my lap so I can jot down every lovely phrase to keep.

I would really recommend this to anyone looking for a beautifully articulate book to fall in love with and read again and again - it's fab!

For the next book in my challenge, I'm due to start 'False Tongues' by Kate Charles.

See you soon!