I CRIED ON THE AIRPLANE!!

I haven’t picked up a YA book in a HOT minute, but no one writes emotional angst I quite like Jennifer Hartmann.

there was SO many plot twists and I just could not put this book down. I seriously need EVERYONE to read this. One of the best books I have read this year HANDS DOWN.

Also I’ll never look at the color orange the same way ever again.

Jennifer Hartmann is the queen of contemporary romance with a heart wrenching and emotionally devastating journey. It is a mistake to start any of her books without a box of tissues!

Just when I think there is no other way she can hurt me, I read Catch the Sun, and oh my gosh! Jennifer really has a way with words. She can make you feel everything her characters feel. The connection between Max and Ella is palpable, and reading about them gives you that feeling of falling in love for the first time. But like with any of her books, it’s not all sunshine and orange roses. Ella and Max have to fight for their happy ending. I felt the their terror and anxiety so much at the climax of the story my stomach started to hurt! Jennifer Hartmann is just that good. (Don’t fear, she also writes the sweetest and most satisfying endings).

Tropes
• Slow burn
• Coming of age
• Childhood friends to lovers
• Reverse grumpy/sunshine (Max is such a cinnamon roll)

Thank you NetGalley and Bloom Books for an eARC of Catch the Sun! It was so good!

It is an amazing novel.Thank you so much netgallery for providing me arc of this novel.I feel truly blessed.There are some novels you read and love it so much that from time to time you go back to reread it to carry on with your day to day life so as to seek inspiration and encouragement from it.I feel this book by Jennifer hartmann resonates with this feeling and it will remain one of my favourite book throughout my life.The characters in this novel make you grow with them and teaches you how to face every trouble in your life and then bounce back from it with renewed energy.It makes you believe in everlasting love without any expectations .I hope every avid reader loves this book as much as i did .I can't recommend it enough to all the people out there .

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing a complimentary copy of CATCH THE SUN by Jennifer Hartmann in exchange for my honest review.***

3.5 STARS

The first and last halves of CATCH THE SUN almost seem as if they were written by two different people. The beginning crept at a snail’s pace using one of my least favorite tropes, damaged girl pushes everyone away, yet everyone keeps trying although she treats them poorly. I considered skipping to the end, which I’m glad I didn’t.

The second half is nonstop growth and action. I could barely take a break to eat something. I didn’t want to stop reading.

Jennifer Hartmann’s word building is particularly strong in CATCH THE SUN. Uneven pace, flat characters and very slow first half kept CATCH THE SUN from being a better book. I’d still recommend it to readers who enjoy contemporary young adult fiction with the caveat they should stay with the story because it gets much better.

Jennifer Hartmann has done it again! I love and adore her books so much and this one was no exception. The story delivers an emotional journey of friendship, love, and rediscovery beautifully portrayed through exquisite writing. I’m in awe. Undoubtedly, one of my favourite book of the year already.