This was an emotionally raw exploration of queerness, loneliness and abuse from the people who should love you unconditionally and I literally could not tear my eyes away from the page.

This was one of my top ten most anticipated 2021 releases, and a book I never thought I’d get an arc for. So imagine my surprise and absolute excitement when I check my emails and see the email telling me I now had access to it! I started reading almost immediately after seeing that email, and kept reading until finishing it all in one day, because there’s something about this book that draws you in and makes it almost impossible to take your eyes off it.

I can’t even begin to describe how much I loved this book in its entirety. It was so easy to get into at the very beginning, and you’re immediately made to adore Jules and his friends, to want them to succeed and be able to lead their best lives no matter what’s thrown at them. And God, a lot sure is thrown at them within these pages! I say this every time I do a full review, but characters really are what sell a book for me and I was beyond impressed with the cast of characters, how they were all so different yet all had something about them that you could love. The bonds they all had within the friendship group and their respective families, excluding a certain character that I’m so over the moon didn’t get a redemption arc at the end, were a big part of why I barely wanted to turn away from this book. Their friendship and love for each other, the way they interacted and were able to get through all the obstacles was so heartwarming. Jules’ friends were friends I’d want to keep in my own life if they were real, I can say for certain.

Knowing what to expect based on the content warnings, nothing actually could have prepared me for the emotions I was going to feel during my reading journey. A true testament to how book trigger warnings do nothing to spoil a plot, I was left shocked many times, crying for large portions of the book, finding moments where I had to set my ereader to the side because of the yearning it induced. There were many lines, quotes and moments I highlighted because they were things I knew I had to go back and visit one day. Jonny’s writing moved me to places I wasn’t expecting. Their writing tone was one of the best I’ve seen in a long time, and I just know from this experience I’ll read anything they release.

Fifteen Hundred Miles From The Sun was devastating, stunning, full of many different moments that brought on different emotions and there wasn’t one point that I hated within the pages, and instead I was left with such love for a story so personal. The biggest rec to anyone, a 5-star rating only because I can’t go any higher. I loved it so much.