After a horrible car crash, Tessa is temporarily blind. Her vision is meant to return within three to five months. The last thing she could want during this period is to get out of the house. Instead she just wants to disappear ...

However, Weston has other ideas. He had heard that Tessa's grandparents are looking for a typist to help her get back into writing poetry. Despite Tessa's protests, Weston is intent to make her realise that her life is far from over by being blind. He wants to show her all the other beauties that there are in the world: smell, taste, hearing, and feeling. And that having a handicap is not the end of the world. After all, Weston knows a thing or two about this ...

"100 Days of Sunlight," is split into two point of views. These are Tessa and Weston, as well as taking us along with Weston's past and how he had lost his legs. This gives an additional insight into the person that Weston is nowadays and how he had shaped himself into this person, no matter how hard it had been.

The fact that this path is very harsh, is never over-looked. I really enjoyed reading about Weston's back-story because it explains a lot how he became this a person, and was not some very inspiring role model who had lost his legs. While it would have been easy to make Weston's back story gory, Emmons leaves the "grosser" details out and focuses more on the mental strength.

Furthermore, Weston's past story progresses alongside Tessa's current recovery. Despite, two different handicaps they are walking on the same path and you can see how they take on their obstacles.

The story of recovery and being able to define what "handicapped" means for you - instead of letting it define you - goes along smoothly with the love story that develops between Tessa and Weston.

The falling in love is a gradual and smooth process. There is not one sudden "oh shit, I am in love" moment like a switch has been flicked. Instead, they, and each on their own, come to the realization over time. Before this, there is behaviour that they know is a sign that they are in love with each other but don't want to admit it out loud yet.

Throughout the story, there are many cute moments between them. Simple moments, such as Tessa showing Weston her favourite movie (The Sound of Music) and him narrating everything that is happening on screen, like an excited little fan.

While it is a love story, I also dare to say that it is a story of two people getting attuned to each other in the process. Not just, being in love and everything magically falls into place. They have to talk and work together. At first, Weston helps Tessa, and later on, when he needs a helping hand, she is glad and able to give it to him. By the end of the story, they accept each other as they are - flaws, and beauty likewise.

Another great dynamic in "100 Days of Sunlight", is the friendship between Weston and Rudy. It does not contain one ounce of toxic masculinity. I feel that it has every layer that a friendship should have: it is soft and supportive while still remaining stupid and boy-ish. This multi-dimensional type of friendship is often over-looked in mainstream media, so I was very pleased to see it here.

Overall, the writing flows very well and you can easily follow Tessa's and Weston's thoughts. Emmons picked the right words to get feelings and thoughts across, this way, it was easy to empathize with them and get sucked into the story.

"100 Days of Sunlight" is a cute story of finding love when you least expect it, as well as showing that you are not your illness or handicap. Instead, you decide how to define yourself. The writing is easy, and it is provides the perfect read for a comfortable and slow day with a guaranty to make you squee.

Firstly, I want to thank the amazing Abbie Emmons and NetGalley for giving me this ARC. Secondly, I want to state that this review is my honest opinion and I am not receiving any compensation for the review in any way.

Abbie Emmons is one of the sweetest and kindest members in our bookstagram/authorgram community. I have been following her for sometime now and as a (struggling) writer myself, Im watching all her YouTube videos on writing advice. They are amazing and Abbie’s bright personality makes them even better.

Abbie was hinting that she was writing a book but we didn't really know what it was about, until recently. The story follows Tessa,a homeschooler, a poet, an introvert, a girl who has temporarily lost her eyesight due to a car accident. Tessa is heartbroken, miserable and sad. Enter Weston, a guy who is disabled himself but doesnt reveal it to Tessa. Their personalities clash as he is way too optimistic for her but as stubborn as her. He is determined to make her see the meaning of life again and show her in his own creative way that there is life after any life changing incident.

Let me start this review by saying wow. I mean wow. This story had depth, the characters, all of them had depth. I was amazed by the relationships that were portrayed in this story and how each one of them had its own story, it’s own unique love and understanding between the characters. Tess and Weston’s relationship flourishes slowly, naturally. It was beautiful to read.

I don;t know if Tessa or Weston was my favorite character but usually stories with two POV’s have the readers rooting usually for one of the two characters. Well in this one, Emmons managed to write two equally beautiful and interesting POV’s. I was very interested in Weston’s story and Emmons delivered. She kept the balance, something that it is very hard to achieve.

There were a ton of positive and heartwarming messages in this story and Emmon’s beautiful and at times poetic writing managed to captivate my interest and attention. I read this book in one sitting and honestly it wasn’t enough, I needed most.

It’s a book about friendship, family, relationships, perseverance, love, sadness, overcoming challenges and stereotypes. Amazing and I definitely recommend!!!

I am a watcher of Abbie's Youtube channel so I was really looking forward to this book. Overall, it's a good debut novel. She really nailed that cover and just looking at it I wouldn't have thought it was self-published. While the storyline seemed interesting, the characters' actions ere a little muddled as they seemed to get over things quickly or make quick decisions. I suppose that can be the way of YA novels, and those who are huge fan's of The Fault in Our Stars would love this book. I also appreciated the disability rep in this one. Solid novel and can't wait to see what Abbie cooks up next.

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.

I received this book as an arc from netgalley.com to review. However, all opinions are my own.
wow wow wow I loved it! and that ending ughhhhh 😍

alright..... tbh it literally took me getting 156 pages into this 311 page book for me to finally start truly enjoying it.... however now that I have finished the book I understand and can now appreciate the whole first half of this book. When I buy and reread it, which I most definitely need to do soon, I will appreciate the beginning way more.

This book tells the story of a girl, Tessa, who temporarily goes blind because of a car accident. In the beginning she is just super depressed, angry at life, and just not optimistic. Which is understandable considering her circumstances.

Thennn a boy, Weston (is that not the cutest name ever?!), who somewhat understands what she's going through sees an opportunity in the situation and he jumps on it!

Throughout the book he helps her to "see" more than just her problems and to make the most her problems ( is that how the saying goes? does that even make sense? lol)

Anywayyysss yeaaa there also might be a cute kinda slow burn romance between them or whatevaaaa 🤷‍♀️ (emphasis on the kinda cuz it’s a little insta loveyy JUST A LITTLE lol)

I would suggest not reading the whole summary that is provided on the back of the book or online or whatever because I think it is better to go into this book blind ;) ( see what I did there... lol) because that's what I did, I literally only read the first few sentences where it says she goes blind and I was honestly hooked so yeaa I would say just read this review and then GO READ THE BOOK!

Overall it was very good! I've found the plot to be pretty original (unless I've been sleeping under a rock or something then.... I'm sorry lol). I also loved the relationship between Weston and his best friend andddd the relationship between Weston and his 3 younger brothers 😍😍. However, I feel it would not be very fair of me to give it a full 5 stars because tbh I found the first half of the book a little bit difficult to get through because I felt it kinda was boring and I did not connect with the main characters at all but as I said in the beginning of this review, I now understand why the beginning is the way it is and I later on came to love many of the characters!

Anywayssss...in conclusion... read it.❤

*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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I was provided with an ARC given to me by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

As soon as I saw the cover for 100 Days of Sunlight, I fell in love. The cover is bright, beautiful and looks very inviting. It is definitely what made me curious. The blurb also sounded very intriguing. I feel like representation is very important, and seeing as this book has disability-rep made me feel very glad, because to be honest, I feel like there aren't many books that have characters with disabilities, at least main characters.

100 Days of Sunlight tells the story of Tessa Dickinson, a sixteen year old girl who get's into a car accident and loses her sight for 100 days. As Tessa is a blogger, she is suddenly unable to fullfill her passion so her grandparents place an ad in the newspaper hoping for someone to help their granddaughter with her blog and poetry... which is how we meet Weston.

Without getting into spoilers that much, I absolutely loved how Weston was portrayed. Weston's disability story was unusual - to me at least - and I found his story touching and his optimism was inspiring. Other reviewers have said that his optimism, or the story in general, is a little cheesy and definitely a 'message-story', but I feel like I didn't mind that at all. Sometimes it's totally okay for a story to be a little cheesy and inspiring. Even though the 'learn the lesson'-part was spread on a bit thick, I didn't mind it too much. Weston's journey, but also Tessa's journey, as they navigate how to move on and learn to accept their disability, was inspiring and touching. Their relationship was the heart of this book, but most importantly, these two characters made the book work incredibly well.

The one thing I feel like could have been better was the way in which their stories were handled. In a way, it was good enough because the focus of the book was on their journeys, but I feel as if the author could have explored their struggle - especially Weston's - a little more in depth. I would have liked a longer book, is what you can draw from this! Also in relation to the side characters - I know the focus lay especially on Tessa and Weston, but I would have liked to see just a little bit more from Weston's brothers and Tessa's grandparents. I feel like relationships are brushed over a little bit because they weren't the main focus, but I especially would have liked to explore Tessa's relationship to her mom a little bit more, because it seemed very strained and complicated. I also think that Weston's motivation for wanting to help Tessa was a bit out-of-nowhere and felt unrealistic. It was more like a plot-device to bring two characters together than anything else.

However, I really enjoyed this book. Even though the beginning felt a little off and I would have liked to see more in-depth exploration of these two characters, I feel as though the author did a great job of creating a heartfelt book about two unusual characters who share an unforseen connection. Tessa and Weston are definitely the two things that make this book shine and to read about their journey was emotional and inspiring. To sum it all up: I really enjoyed this book and will probably read the next book the author puts out! Even though there were a few bits I didn't like or feel as though could have been better, I still reward this book with 4 stars.