After reading Everything, Everything not to long ago, I didn't have my hopes up for The Sun is Also a Star. 
 I liked Nicola Yoon's writing but Everything, Everything's ending left me unsatisfied. 
 However, this book was different from Everything, Everything. In a span of a day, our young protagonists met and fell in love. However, it was deeper than that. Underneath it lies family problems, racism, and immigration issues. I deeply related to the family problems which made me love this book even more than I had anticipated. I have a deep connection to both family problems proposed by Nicola Yoon. 
 I don't know much about illegal immigrants but it certainly does pull at my heartstrings to see both immigrated families. How one worked hard for success and somewhat succeeded while the other haven't lived his "american dream" at all. As a US born citizen to an immigrated family, I understand that hardship. I understand what Daniel's parents went through for him and his brother. I understand his parents' thoughts about wanting a better life for Daniel. Because it's similar to what my parents had wished for in me. I also understood Natasha's family and the feeling of her dad's regret. 
 Also, Yoon's incorporation of the side characters our protagonists met along the way was interesting. I've always wondered if there would ever be a book that includes those snippets because as a New Yorker, in my passing free time, I've always wondered what others lives' were like (or perhaps I'm just nosy) - especially the beggars on the trains/ streets, the nasty people (did they have a bad day?) or even the train dancers (but mostly, I'm praying to the MTA gods that they will just go to the next stop soon and please, oh please, don't hit me!!!). 
 Overall, this book wow'ed me way more than Everything, Everything. I'm glad I decided to give this a chance despite my initial hesitation due to her debut.