(3.5 stars) 
 I read 'The Sky is Everywhere' a few years ago and I'll be honest, I wasn't keen so, when this book came onto my radar, I initially had no intention of reading it. But then it kept coming back onto my radar. People kept reading it, really enjoying it, recommending it. And so, despite my hesitations, it went on the to-read list. 
 So here's the thing: this book is a lot better than 'The Sky is Everywhere'. It's better written and the characters are more engaging and, frankly, more likeable. It's not a masterpiece but it was reasonably enjoyable. 
 Although I did quite enjoy both Noah's and Jude's chapters, I did like Noah's better and, as the chapters were quite long, you're with Jude for quite a long time before you get back to Noah which is kind of annoying but not really a big deal as Jude wasn't so bad herself. 
 Another slightly bigger annoyance was the ending - it was far too rushed and all fit together far too perfectly. I felt like Nelson was trying to give the book deeper meaning and bring in a ton of plot twists and wrap everything up all in the last 30 pages. She just didn't give enough space for everything to happen, like the whole book's going very slowly and then suddenly everything's at mega speed and it's ended and you're, like, 'oh, ok then, well that's nice then'. There's no time allowed for you to really feel anything for the characters. 
 Up to the last chapter, I think 'I'll Give You the Sun' was probably a 4-star book. There's certainly a lot of potential in there, just perhaps Nelson didn't really know how to bring it all together? 
 In any case, there is certainly a lot of positives about this one and I won't be writing Jandy Nelson off again so quickly - 'Fall Boys & Dizzy in Paradise' comes out next year and sounds intriguing :D