Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun: A Novel
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- Author：Jonny Garza Villa
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Summary
A poignant， funny， openhearted novel about coming out， first love， and being your one and only best and true self。
Julián Luna has a plan for his life: Graduate。 Get into UCLA。 And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi， Texas， and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life。
Then in one reckless moment， with one impulsive tweet， his plans for a low-key nine months are thrown—literally—out the closet。 The downside: the whole world knows， and Jules has to prepare for rejection。 The upside: Jules now has the opportunity to be his real self。
Then Mat， a cute， empathetic Twitter crush from Los Angeles， slides into Jules’s DMs。 Jules can tell him anything。 Mat makes the world seem conquerable。 But when Jules’s fears about coming out come true， the person he needs most is fifteen hundred miles away。 Jules has to face them alone。
Jules accidentally propelled himself into the life he’s always dreamed of。 And now that he’s in control of it， what he does next is up to him。
Julián Luna has a plan for his life: Graduate。 Get into UCLA。 And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi， Texas， and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life。
Then in one reckless moment， with one impulsive tweet， his plans for a low-key nine months are thrown—literally—out the closet。 The downside: the whole world knows， and Jules has to prepare for rejection。 The upside: Jules now has the opportunity to be his real self。
Then Mat， a cute， empathetic Twitter crush from Los Angeles， slides into Jules’s DMs。 Jules can tell him anything。 Mat makes the world seem conquerable。 But when Jules’s fears about coming out come true， the person he needs most is fifteen hundred miles away。 Jules has to face them alone。
Jules accidentally propelled himself into the life he’s always dreamed of。 And now that he’s in control of it， what he does next is up to him。
Reviews
AnnaLuce
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This was so cute （and kind of heartbreaking too）。 Full review to come。
Eliza González
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I'm 21 Mexican， living in México。So I'm sad i did not love this book， last year i love cementary books and Aiden recommended this book with Mexican gay romance and i was so excited。The writing style was most of my problem with this book， its very descriptive and telling but not showing， it remind me of Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers because at the same time is kind of romance with planets and exploring a little loneliness i think if you like Honey Girl and like YA this is for you。They meet in perso I'm 21 Mexican， living in México。So I'm sad i did not love this book， last year i love cementary books and Aiden recommended this book with Mexican gay romance and i was so excited。The writing style was most of my problem with this book， its very descriptive and telling but not showing， it remind me of Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers because at the same time is kind of romance with planets and exploring a little loneliness i think if you like Honey Girl and like YA this is for you。They meet in person around the 60% pecent rage and the kiss was so cute， and their first time is fade too back after some making out and touching top areas if you need the warning there is only that scene。 Even went there meet there is a lot of telling here is and example: "We stay downtown for the day， going to Mat's favorite ramen shop， then Olvera Street， 。。。 and a bookstore that doubles as an art installation。 He watches as i walk around in awe of a tunnel made。。。。"I speak spanglish and some words that they use weird interesting choices， i live in México so maybe is very different in Texas， here are some examples:"Ay la motherfucking verga" "Te lo sico" you mean callaté el hocico this was use a lot so maybe this is how is writing in Texas。"But， chíngale" but is not really use in spangish an i think there are trying to said pero chingado"No escúchame， manito" Jules sister who is 28 use manito almost 98% all the time and this is really not common manito o manita is use mostly by kids to refer to their sibillings， and even went she has this hard talks with Jules she use manito。I like Mat but we really don't know Mat is here as a suppertive person to Jules because Mat doesn't talk about himself， we don't even know about Mat friends till the second part and i just know their names。 The text of Jules and Mat were amazing but we don't get a lot of the them because we also have Jules living in Texas， his dad being an asshole， Itzel cagandola making choices that aaa， Piña vanish after the kiss he did not have more lines， some bullying， soccer games， and the university entrance so is a lot and the romance part is more Jules thinking about Mat。Their was this scene about imigrant kids that was weird but it was like 2 pages so i don't know maybe i was reading to much into it。The ending of Jules and the message he send to his Dad it was amazing and really good mesage， also so many great food description。 If you enjoy this book good for you and if this sounds interesting to you maybe give it a chance。 。。。more
Roye Julian Serrano
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Brilliant in every single way！ Jonny Villa wrote such an outstanding book。 The way it was written is superb and a pretty volatile mix of pain and love。 While the plot itself is nothing new， the characterization made this book what it is—an excellent contemporary piece of YA literature。 Also， the representation of Mexican culture is perfectly depicted。 Overall， the book is a must-read and belongs in this year's stand out novels。 Brilliant in every single way！ Jonny Villa wrote such an outstanding book。 The way it was written is superb and a pretty volatile mix of pain and love。 While the plot itself is nothing new， the characterization made this book what it is—an excellent contemporary piece of YA literature。 Also， the representation of Mexican culture is perfectly depicted。 Overall， the book is a must-read and belongs in this year's stand out novels。 。。。more
Varisha
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Currently reading Alright I am ready for this。Will update soon。
Shannon
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I kind of really loved this sweet story。 Jules is darling and I wanted to give him the world， he deserves all the good things in life。As a straight， white， middle-aged woman， I don't feel qualified to speak on some of the things touched on in this book， but I absolutely loved the story。 I loved the diversity and the representation， and I can only imagine how many teens will feel reading this book and seeing themselves on the pages。 I loved the glimpses into cultures different from mine。 I loved I kind of really loved this sweet story。 Jules is darling and I wanted to give him the world， he deserves all the good things in life。As a straight， white， middle-aged woman， I don't feel qualified to speak on some of the things touched on in this book， but I absolutely loved the story。 I loved the diversity and the representation， and I can only imagine how many teens will feel reading this book and seeing themselves on the pages。 I loved the glimpses into cultures different from mine。 I loved the found family， the friendships， the sweetest romance。 JGV touched on some really sensitive topics in Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun， and did it in such a way that the the story wasn't weighed down by the heaviness。 But also didn't make light of what was happening。 There were definitely a few times I felt my anger simmering and tears threatening。 This was such a wonderful， charming， and all around delightful read。I'm so impressed that this is Jonny Garza Villa's debut novel and I can't wait to see what comes next！ 。。。more
Emma
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So this was perfect and sweet and all the words that are synonymous with the word fantastic。 This is about Jules and his coming out with a focus on the positive with supportive friends。 The plot and characters were wonderful and I would love to read a sequel with these people。ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley。
gracie
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beautiful debut。 i'll be keeping an eye on the next books jonny garza villa writes。 beautiful debut。 i'll be keeping an eye on the next books jonny garza villa writes。 。。。more
r。bookish
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honestly， this was a good book， but i feel like it was kind of slow。
Reading_ Tam_ Ishly
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*Peer pressure， parental pressure， gender stereotypes， *Parent with "forever full of criticisms"With a parent literally trying to "heteronormal"ize their child 24x7， alongwith peer pressure to choose everything according to their choices over one's own preferences， life is almost hell for Jules。The so-called peers seemed to be so supportive when he accidentally came out。 But they are passive agressive， somehow shallow and surface level in their demeanor。 There are lot of stereotypes and assumpti *Peer pressure， parental pressure， gender stereotypes， *Parent with "forever full of criticisms"With a parent literally trying to "heteronormal"ize their child 24x7， alongwith peer pressure to choose everything according to their choices over one's own preferences， life is almost hell for Jules。The so-called peers seemed to be so supportive when he accidentally came out。 But they are passive agressive， somehow shallow and surface level in their demeanor。 There are lot of stereotypes and assumptions which are actually quite toxic when directed towards someone who's struggling with their identity and looking for acceptance。The romance worked for me。 They are so cute together。However， the highlight for me was the book talk between Carlos and Jules in the bookstore where they met each other for the first time。 It was so authentic！The writing is fine yet it drags in between now and then。 I do find the character development well planned and the characters quite convincing。 However， I do wish the characters had more depth。Mat is just plain charming。 I love him so much！ Multicultural representation done perfect。 I love how Jules and Mat trust each other and share things with so much ease。 We need someone like that in our lives。 I feel for the main character who felt so misunderstood and being understood in ways they didn't needed。The story has parts of homophobic acts， abandonment， domestic violence and abuse， PTSD。I liked the story but there are some parts which I feel were dragged or tended to get a bit repetitive。 I liked some chapters more in between。 It took me a while to get into the book and I found the second half a bit better。 But I still think the book could have been a lot shorter。 I wish it tackled more in depth about the main issues Jules was struggling with。 I was expecting it more towards the end。But overall， it's a good young adult contemporary dealing with identity and acceptance。 。。。more
Kaeli
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I loved this book。 It was sweet and fun and funny even when things got dark。 I struggled to get into it at first but the further I read， the more immersed in the story I was and the more that I did not want to put this book down。Jules and Mat are so so so cute together， and despite their bad days， they just fit together perfectly， especially when they were physically together。 There were a few times that Jules's friend group had me questioning how much the term friends actually applied and other I loved this book。 It was sweet and fun and funny even when things got dark。 I struggled to get into it at first but the further I read， the more immersed in the story I was and the more that I did not want to put this book down。Jules and Mat are so so so cute together， and despite their bad days， they just fit together perfectly， especially when they were physically together。 There were a few times that Jules's friend group had me questioning how much the term friends actually applied and others where they were wonderful and had me forgetting why I initially disliked the group。 I loved the inclusion of Spanish throughout the book， as a non-native speaker， sometimes understanding the words or phrases used could be difficult because so much of what was used in this book was slang terms， it made the atmosphere and characters feel more realistic though given their community。I had been looking for a soft， fun， summer read and while this book definitely did have dark moments， the joy this book radiates outweighed the darkness and definitely fulfilled what I had been looking for in a book。 。。。more
Marissa ✨
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I had a strong feeling I would love this book and I'm so happy I was right！ This book follows Jules through his senior year as he drunkenly comes out on Twitter， falls in love with his Twitter crush， and figures out his future。 As the author warns in their author's note this story has a lot of joy but also a lot of pain and angst and trauma ranging from parental abuse， homophobia， forced outing， and Jules being kicked out of his home。 But there is so much love and support in this story from all I had a strong feeling I would love this book and I'm so happy I was right！ This book follows Jules through his senior year as he drunkenly comes out on Twitter， falls in love with his Twitter crush， and figures out his future。 As the author warns in their author's note this story has a lot of joy but also a lot of pain and angst and trauma ranging from parental abuse， homophobia， forced outing， and Jules being kicked out of his home。 But there is so much love and support in this story from all other sides。 Jules has his older sister who doesn't hesitate to take him in and step up as his guardian。 He has his grandfather who makes it clear that he loves him no matter what and doesn't agree with his father's actions。 And he has a great group of friends who stick by his side even when he's being a hot mess。 And we can't forget about Mat， the beautiful boy in LA who catches Jules' eye on Twitter and becomes a flirty online crush prior to Jules coming out。 After Jules comes out he fills a role that as much as everyone else in Jules' life loves him they can't fill because they're not queer and can't relate to many of the things that Jules is feeling and going through。 I loved the humor and the characters and all of their dynamics and personalities and the fact that this is such a love letter to Chicanx culture from the language to the food to the celebrations。 And there's also so much love to Mat and his Vietnamese heritage and time spent on his family and culture。 I can't express how much I loved every time they said I love you in their respective language or used slang or nicknames so naturally， neither feeling like they needed to stick to English with each other （which is really such a small thing， the bar is on the literal floor， but it means so much）。 I can't wait for readers to discover and love this book now and for years to come。 I can only dream that this book will help open the door to future QPOC YA books。 。。。more
Kasey Connors-Beron
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I received an ARC of Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa thanks to the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Content warning: physical child abuse， bullying， alcohol useReview:As always， I am a huge fan of any type of LGBTQ+ and POC rep。 This book has both！ I was really fascinating to watch the struggle when these worlds overlapped and how the characters reacted。 There are some who were super supportive and others who were。。。。 not。 Which， while not the I received an ARC of Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa thanks to the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Content warning: physical child abuse， bullying， alcohol useReview:As always， I am a huge fan of any type of LGBTQ+ and POC rep。 This book has both！ I was really fascinating to watch the struggle when these worlds overlapped and how the characters reacted。 There are some who were super supportive and others who were。。。。 not。 Which， while not the best acceptance rating， it was higher than I've seen in similar books。 It is also realistic for the specific POC due to their culture （at least from what I've read in psychology texts about intersectionality）。I love the way the romance unfolded。 There was a hint of 'insta-love' but there was no rushing。 Watching them develop and show support for one another was really sweet， even when that connection wasn't really there。 It sheds some hope about humanity。There were a lot of side characters （specifically friends） and only one really stood out from the rest。 I think the only reason for this is the early connection between him and the main character that fades early on。 I am not sure if it is a 'me' thing or if they really are too similar。 I'd love to hear your thoughts！I recommend this book for it's wonderful rep and fantastic relationship building！ 。。。more
Ron
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Tw: homophobia， verbal and physical abuse， slurs， bullying， traumaNote: the book has this amazing intro/warning by the author before the beginning of the book itself。 Read it because it’s amazing。This book did a great job of showing how it is to live as a queer person with a Mexican American family in a community where people are still traditional and stuck in the old ways。 Jules is a high school senior just waiting to graduate and finally move a step closer to his freedom。 Except the months lef Tw: homophobia， verbal and physical abuse， slurs， bullying， traumaNote: the book has this amazing intro/warning by the author before the beginning of the book itself。 Read it because it’s amazing。This book did a great job of showing how it is to live as a queer person with a Mexican American family in a community where people are still traditional and stuck in the old ways。 Jules is a high school senior just waiting to graduate and finally move a step closer to his freedom。 Except the months left before graduation became even harder because of one drunk tweet that accidentally outed him。I expected to read a light and cute romance but what I got was a story that will make you both laugh and cry and fill your heart with both happiness and pain。 Fifteen Hundred Miles From The Sun made me feel loved and comforted。 I may not be in the same situation as Jules， but I still felt the love and care Jules received all throughout the book。I just want to go inside the book and hug everybody and tell them that they’re all doing so well。 They are so amazing I love them so much。 The way the people around Jules handled the situation was just so great。 The book didn’t make everything seem easy because it is definitely not。 I really loved how honest this book is。 It was written so so well that I felt super connected with the book and its characters。It was an easy read in the way I flipped through the book quickly， but it was also hard to read because of everything our main character went through。 This was a very important read to me because it made me realize the real and deeper meaning of loving someone， not just romantically but also the love you get from your family and friends。 。。。more
Maya
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📖Review: Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun📖By: Jonny Garza VillaGenre: YA RomanceRating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ / 5Publishing date: 8th of June 2021Provided by: NetGalley and Skyscape [TW: physical and emotional abuse from a part， bullying， death of parent， parental abandonment， homophobia， outing]🟢 What I liked:↪️ Happiness: this book was full of lots of depressing things， but as Anna from @hereisapencil said in their Goodreads review， “for every painful， hurtful thing there are three beautiful ones。 📖Review: Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun📖By: Jonny Garza VillaGenre: YA RomanceRating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ / 5Publishing date: 8th of June 2021Provided by: NetGalley and Skyscape [TW: physical and emotional abuse from a part， bullying， death of parent， parental abandonment， homophobia， outing]🟢 What I liked:↪️ Happiness: this book was full of lots of depressing things， but as Anna from @hereisapencil said in their Goodreads review， “for every painful， hurtful thing there are three beautiful ones。 I’m sure it was a deliberate choice， this structuring of the book around gay happiness， without shying away from describing the hardships a lot of the community still struggles with” and that just perfectly describes it。 There were just so many amazing I-wish-I-was-Julián’s-friend moments because the happiness and friendship that surrounded his friend group was honestly mind-blowing↪️ Pacing: the pacing within the book was perfectly on-point， there is nothing I can fault for this↪️ Realistic characters: Garza Villa is also perfect in accurately creating teenage characters， the way they think， speak and their mannerisms which just makes the entire book more authentic and enjoyable to read↪️ Romance: SO CUTE I’M OBSESSED ↪️ Everything else: overall， one of my favourite books that I have read in 2021 and will always be one of my go-to recommendations🔴 What I didn’t like:↪️ Nothing: it’s perfect， please read this 🟡 I recommend for: ↪️ EVERYBODY: I think this like the third time I’m saying this but please read this book！ 。。。more
Maja - BibliophiliaDK ✨
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CUTE AND SWEET BUT I STILL COULDN'T QUITE CONNECT WITH ITThis is one of those books， where the ingredients were all there。 Cute couple， trying to figure out their sexuality。 Long distance dating。 An interesting collection of friends。 A tense， strained relationship between the MC and his father。 True love and rainbows。 Still， I wasn't swept away by this book。 Honestly， I can't put my finger on what exactly it was， that didn't sit well with me。 Perhaps it was the writing， which was filled with unn CUTE AND SWEET BUT I STILL COULDN'T QUITE CONNECT WITH ITThis is one of those books， where the ingredients were all there。 Cute couple， trying to figure out their sexuality。 Long distance dating。 An interesting collection of friends。 A tense， strained relationship between the MC and his father。 True love and rainbows。 Still， I wasn't swept away by this book。 Honestly， I can't put my finger on what exactly it was， that didn't sit well with me。 Perhaps it was the writing， which was filled with unnecessary descriptions。 Perhaps it was the feeling I had， that the author was trying too hard to sound young all the time。 Perhaps it was the endorsement of teenage drinking。 Perhaps it was all of this and more that I cannot put into words。 So， in the end， I enjoy it but I didn't love it。 ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest reviewFollow me for more book loving content！Blog ✨ Facebook ✨ Instagram ✨ Twitter Blog Post: 15 Bookworm Problems 。。。more
Daniel
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Fifteen Hundred Miles From the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa tells the story of Jules， a Mexican American teenager in Texas， who accidentally outs himself as gay on Twitter。 In the fallout， Jules's friends and older sister help him through a difficult family situation and achieve his dream of going to college in LA， and an internet crush turns into something more。The best aspects of the book are in the strong narrative voice and authentic relationships between the teen characters。 The level of detail Fifteen Hundred Miles From the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa tells the story of Jules， a Mexican American teenager in Texas， who accidentally outs himself as gay on Twitter。 In the fallout， Jules's friends and older sister help him through a difficult family situation and achieve his dream of going to college in LA， and an internet crush turns into something more。The best aspects of the book are in the strong narrative voice and authentic relationships between the teen characters。 The level of detail in describing life in the Houston area and within Jules's LatinX family and friend group show obvious care and authenticity。 The Los Angeles scenes ring true， as well。 The story contains many heartfelt moments that hit home and nails all the feelings of reaching the end of high school。 Though it's a minor spoiler to say so， I appreciate this unflinching look at a negative coming out experience and what an abusive parental relationship looks like。At times， the book suffers from moments that rely too much on voice and colloquialisms in its attempt to feel relatable， rather than cutting to the emotional truth。 I also think the second half could've been trimmed to keep up the pacing。That being said， it's a strong debut， and I look forward to what Jonny Garza Villa does next！ 。。。more
Manon the Malicious
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I was provided an ARC by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Well… guess who’s tearing up in the subway on their way to work…----Julián has known he's gay for a while now， but his father has made it very clear that no son of his could be。 Si he's been in the closet for as long as he can remember and has never told any one at all。 He even has a separate twitter account where he is his true self。 But， everything changes when， after a drunken night， he comes out at school。 I was provided an ARC by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Well… guess who’s tearing up in the subway on their way to work…----Julián has known he's gay for a while now， but his father has made it very clear that no son of his could be。 Si he's been in the closet for as long as he can remember and has never told any one at all。 He even has a separate twitter account where he is his true self。 But， everything changes when， after a drunken night， he comes out at school。 Now， the only people who don't know are his dad and his Güelo and it's becoming harder and harder to hide it at all。Thankfully， Julián has met a guy on twitter， who lives where he wants to go to college who helps him go through it all。Goddammit that was amazing。I don't even know what to say。 It was just so amazing。 I loved everything about it。 The characters were so very well depicted and so was the city， the environnement， all of it。The plot gave me everything and i was just so into it from beginning to end。 And I ended up crying in the subway， reading the last chapters。It just got so attached to all these kids and I can't wait to read this again soon and read everything Jonny Garza Villa writes。 。。。more
Neonila
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I stayed up until 4 a。m。 reading this because I couldn't stop myself from finishing this book in one go。I knew from the first few pages that this story would make me cry， so it was no surprise that I was sobbing the second half of the book。 It hurt， but it also was so beautiful and funny。 The friendships are everything I could ever wish for and all the side characters were so lovable！ The relationships were also amazing！Can't recommend this book enough！ Be sure to read the warnings at the beginn I stayed up until 4 a。m。 reading this because I couldn't stop myself from finishing this book in one go。I knew from the first few pages that this story would make me cry， so it was no surprise that I was sobbing the second half of the book。 It hurt， but it also was so beautiful and funny。 The friendships are everything I could ever wish for and all the side characters were so lovable！ The relationships were also amazing！Can't recommend this book enough！ Be sure to read the warnings at the beginning of the book， though。 。。。more
Megan
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[ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review]This book starts with a note from the author that the pages are filled with joy and also sadness。 And they’re right。 There is so much in here that is heartwarming and pure and just makes me want to clutch this book tight and never let it go。 But the parts that are heavier？ Those are just as real and worthy of the hug。 Jonny Garza Villa has written a beautiful and poignant story in Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun。 Julian Luna makes one sloppy dec [ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review]This book starts with a note from the author that the pages are filled with joy and also sadness。 And they’re right。 There is so much in here that is heartwarming and pure and just makes me want to clutch this book tight and never let it go。 But the parts that are heavier？ Those are just as real and worthy of the hug。 Jonny Garza Villa has written a beautiful and poignant story in Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun。 Julian Luna makes one sloppy decision and accidentally outs himself。 His life gets better and worse as a result and he’s forced to navigate waters he wasn’t necessarily ready to。 The silver lining in all of this？ The introduction of Mat into Jules’s life via Twitter。 The problem？ He’s all the way in Los Angeles while Jules is in Texas。 I am a sucker for long distance stories。 It’s how my own relationship first started so all of the cross-country longing and pining？ I get it。 The moments of doubt and jealousy？ I understand。 The desperate hope that through everything， you’ll make it？ I feel that in my bones。 Jonny Garza Villa captured the entire experience magnificently， especially those morning and nighttime phone calls which are a lifeline to keeping hope alive when you need it the most。 The joy in this book is palpable。 The pain？ Oh， the pain of this book is acute。 But the balance that is found between the two makes this one of the most realistic and lived in coming out stories。 Five stars。 。。。more
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𝗖𝗪: 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲， 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴， 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮， 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺i honestly don’t know where to begin with this。。 the fact that this is Jonnys debut novel amazes me， they are so talented and i know they are going to have an extremely successful career if their next books are anything like this （i’m ready for the Jonny Garza Villa supremacy）。“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆”This is a very relatable and realistic YA novel，This book is perf 𝗖𝗪: 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲， 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴， 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮， 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺i honestly don’t know where to begin with this。。 the fact that this is Jonnys debut novel amazes me， they are so talented and i know they are going to have an extremely successful career if their next books are anything like this （i’m ready for the Jonny Garza Villa supremacy）。“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆”This is a very relatable and realistic YA novel，This book is perfect for anyone who is struggling with their sexuality， being true to themselves。 The representation was amazing in this book from POC （asian，latinx and black）， gay， lesbian， pansexual and even the cultures， it was a great realistic representation in my opinion。This is definitely a character driven book rather than plot focused， which is each to their own on what you’d prefer but i would of loved more plot as i did get a little bored in parts but it was still interesting enough to keep me reading！ I love how everything was explored in juliáns life and wasn’t brushed off like some YA novels do， the fact that we were able to read about some of the darker topics he was going through it was still a lighthearted feel throughout。 “𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆， 𝑴ặ𝒕 𝑻𝒓ờ𝒊 𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒎。 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑰 𝒎𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖， 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅， 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔， 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆， 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚。 𝑰’𝒎 𝒍𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆。”i honestly love mat and jules i wish there will be a sequel of their life together during college， a girl can dream， right？ 🥺 this book made me happy，sad，cringe made me FEEL everything and i loved every second of it， if you’re wanting a book with representation of cultures， race and sexuality with the cutest soppiest long distance romance then this is for you！！ can’t recommend this enough （5⭐️）。** Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in return for an honest review **𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧！ 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝❤️🩹 。。。more
Kate （GirlReading）
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4。5* A truly gorgeous read that shattered my heart into a million pieces but did more than enough to carefully glue those pieces together again in a way that left it glowing with joy。Exploring coming out， facing your future， first love， the positive side of the social media and family， both by blood and by choice， this book was authentic， devastating， utterly adorable and filled with hope。 I absolutely loved it。If you're looking for a book that'll make you laugh， cry and smile until your face ac 4。5* A truly gorgeous read that shattered my heart into a million pieces but did more than enough to carefully glue those pieces together again in a way that left it glowing with joy。Exploring coming out， facing your future， first love， the positive side of the social media and family， both by blood and by choice， this book was authentic， devastating， utterly adorable and filled with hope。 I absolutely loved it。If you're looking for a book that'll make you laugh， cry and smile until your face aches， characters you'll fall in love with and a relationship that'll made you squee， this is the book for you。 Jonny Garza Villa is going to do amazing things and I can't wait to devour whatever they write next。 。。。more
Alicia （A Kernel of Nonsense）
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TW: physical abuse， homophobia including slurs， forced outing， suicidal thoughts**Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book through NetGalley which does not influence my review**What I Liked:Julián – Julián is an easy character to like and root for。 He knows he can’t come out because of the hostility his father has always shown about the very idea that he could be gay。 The only thing that gets him through is imagining life after high school， of going to college in another state where he’d be fr TW: physical abuse， homophobia including slurs， forced outing， suicidal thoughts**Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book through NetGalley which does not influence my review**What I Liked:Julián – Julián is an easy character to like and root for。 He knows he can’t come out because of the hostility his father has always shown about the very idea that he could be gay。 The only thing that gets him through is imagining life after high school， of going to college in another state where he’d be free to be himself and finally be happy。 When he accidentally comes out on social media， he has to deal with the inevitable falling out， but there is also this new idea that he doesn’t have to wait to be happy， that if he embraces himself and puts himself out there， he has a chance to experience good things in the now。Friend group – I really enjoyed Julián’s friend group。 They are all different people， but they balance each other out so well。 When they are together， it is chaotic and fun。 They are there for Jules in different ways and it was so nice to see this support system。 I especially loved Jules’s relationship with Jordan。 They are so supportive of one another and effortlessly affectionate。 It’s the kind of relationship between two male characters that I would like to see more often。Read my full review on my blog here。 。。。more
Lisa
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My starred review in School Library Journal， June 2021:Julián “Jules” Luna is closeted gay teen pressured by his father to be a machismo， heteronormative Mexican American。 He has suffered both emotional and physical abuse at the hands of his uber critical father who refuses to allow him to acknowledge his true self。 One night， a reckless drunken Tweet results in Jules inadvertently outing himself to his entire school。 While some other students harass him with repeated homophobic slurs and action My starred review in School Library Journal， June 2021:Julián “Jules” Luna is closeted gay teen pressured by his father to be a machismo， heteronormative Mexican American。 He has suffered both emotional and physical abuse at the hands of his uber critical father who refuses to allow him to acknowledge his true self。 One night， a reckless drunken Tweet results in Jules inadvertently outing himself to his entire school。 While some other students harass him with repeated homophobic slurs and actions， his core group of friends Jordan， Itzel， Roe， and Lou support him。 A Twitter flirtation evolves into a long distance relationship with Mat， a Vietnamese teen living in Los Angeles。 Jules dreams of escaping Corpus Christi and going to college in L。A。 and being close to Mat。 When a hate crime forcibly outs Jules， his dad brutally kicks him out of the house。Relationships with the likeable characters of his sister Xochi， Güelo， Mat， and friends provide comfort to Jules as he is vulnerable and adjusting to living his life authentically。 The banter-filled conversational style of writing includes slang and Spanish terms that can be decoded via context。 Although parts of the story are heartbreaking and heavy， there is definitely a balance with humor and hope， giving queer teens of color opportunities to see joy and love reflected back to them。 Content warnings are advised for emotional and physical abuse， homophobia， homophobic and racist slurs， and forced outing。 Readers will empathize and connect with Jules for the many reasons above， and also his love of cooking， soccer， and vegetarian representation。 Tender， touching， hopeful， and hilarious; enthusiastically recommended for all collections。 -Lisa Krok， Adult and Teen Services Manager， Morley Library， Cleveland Ohio 。。。more
cossette
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i think 。。。 a 3。75？ but rounded up to a 4。 trigger warnings: homophobic slurs （pejorative）， homophobia， n word（pejorative）， anti-black racism， internalized homophobia， abusive family member（physically and emotionally）， gaslighting， hate crime a graffiti of a homophobic slur， panic attack， mentions of death of a grandparent， mentions of death of a parent， disownment， descriptions of PTSD， depressive episodes， some exploration of grief， references to underage drinking， some graphic allusions to se i think 。。。 a 3。75？ but rounded up to a 4。 trigger warnings: homophobic slurs （pejorative）， homophobia， n word（pejorative）， anti-black racism， internalized homophobia， abusive family member（physically and emotionally）， gaslighting， hate crime a graffiti of a homophobic slur， panic attack， mentions of death of a grandparent， mentions of death of a parent， disownment， descriptions of PTSD， depressive episodes， some exploration of grief， references to underage drinking， some graphic allusions to sex， bullying 。。。more
Bryan
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Oh gosh， that was beautiful。 Full review to come， but please pick this up when it hits the shelves。
Elizabeth Mellen
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This was so sweet！ I left my parent’s house as a senior and had to navigate financial aid， relationships， and finishing high school， so that part of Jules’ story really hit me hard。 I’m glad he had such a great support group when dealing with his homophobic father， it warmed my heart to see his sister step up and his friends surround him。
Allison
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A wonderfully well done story。 I really enjoyed Mat and Julian and liked how the relationship between the two of them unfurled。 I also really like how the author handled Julian accidentally coming out and the differing reactions from people。 I'm glad that it wasn't portrayed as all smooth sailing because when is it ever？ I look forward to reading more from Jonny Garza Villa in the future。Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review！ A wonderfully well done story。 I really enjoyed Mat and Julian and liked how the relationship between the two of them unfurled。 I also really like how the author handled Julian accidentally coming out and the differing reactions from people。 I'm glad that it wasn't portrayed as all smooth sailing because when is it ever？ I look forward to reading more from Jonny Garza Villa in the future。Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review！ 。。。more
readwithzoe
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This book。。。whew。 Immediately became a favorite of mine。 The characters are charming， the writing style is uber-realistic， and the story will make you feel literally everything。My favorite aspect of this story is that this is the first young adult book I've read where the characters are entrenched in stan culture that /actually gets it right。/ The main character is on gay wwitter and literally everything about how it was written was just。。。 so accurate？ As a gay twit alum。。 I felt obscenely seen This book。。。whew。 Immediately became a favorite of mine。 The characters are charming， the writing style is uber-realistic， and the story will make you feel literally everything。My favorite aspect of this story is that this is the first young adult book I've read where the characters are entrenched in stan culture that /actually gets it right。/ The main character is on gay wwitter and literally everything about how it was written was just。。。 so accurate？ As a gay twit alum。。 I felt obscenely seen。 The main couple in this story is also。。。 just my favorite couple ever？？？ They meet over twitter， and get to talking more and more frequently over text and FaceTime。 They have amazing chemistry， and their relationship was *such* a joy to watch play out throughout the book。A HUGE aspect of this book is the main character's Latinx identity， and how that intersects with his queerness。 I strongly recommend looking at ownvoices reviews for how this was handled; there are a ton already， and I don't feel comfortable going into depth about my thoughts because this book was very clearly written for those readers。 All I will say in this review on the subject is that it is an ownvoices novel， and there's a note in the beginning of the book where the author writes about how there's a lot of them in this story; that authenticity definitely came across throughout the book for me。Overall。。 this was just the best book。 Like， I'm not going to stop thinking about this book for a long time。 I stayed up until 4am to finish it， and I absolutely loved it。 I can't wait to see people reading this book when it comes out next week！ 。。。more
belle ☆ﾐ （thisbellereadstoo）
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check out my full thoughts on thisbellereadstooreviewFifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun was a gut-wrenching yet hopeful story about a young man who just wanted to be himself。 Falling in love with his Twitter crush， Mat， was out of Jules’s expectations。 Having a homophobic and abusive father， Jules has always feared anyone finding out that he’s gay。 This shaped Jules’s mindset about the world and himself。In essence， Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun is an adorable long-distance relationship betw check out my full thoughts on thisbellereadstooreviewFifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun was a gut-wrenching yet hopeful story about a young man who just wanted to be himself。 Falling in love with his Twitter crush， Mat， was out of Jules’s expectations。 Having a homophobic and abusive father， Jules has always feared anyone finding out that he’s gay。 This shaped Jules’s mindset about the world and himself。In essence， Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun is an adorable long-distance relationship between a Mexican-American and a Vietnamese-American that started with a slide in the DMs。 The yearning to close that fifteen hundred miles distance is painful and worsened every time something bad happened。 If you’re wondering if they ever met， don’t you worry， they do and it’s amazing。 The romance is tender and soft and fluffy。 Jules found solace and comfort from Mat even though the latter is on the other side of the country。Jonny Garza Villa captured the foundations and mindsets of the teens really well。 The group of friends is a hilarious bunch。 When Jules came out， his friends showered him with love but also， gave him space when he needed it。 I loved that for Jules。More than just a romance contemporary， it’s about teenagers grappling with moving on to the next phase of their lives even when that meant putting distance between one another。 The worries that they had were real and earnest。 But there’s a hint of excitement that lingers in the air when they talk about their future。As for family relationships， I loved Mat’s。 With his older siblings identifying as LGBT， it was hilarious whenever they shoved them a bag of condoms knowing what will happen when they leave two teenage boys together。 Mat’s parents warmly welcomed Jules with open arms as well。 Despite not having his father’s support， Jules finds that with Xochi， his older sister。 Though Xo was absent for almost a decade in Jules’s life， the things that Xo sacrificed and her unconditional love showed comforted him a lot。Follow Jules’s journey in facing one of the most daunting moments of his life， meeting and falling for an awesome person on the Internet， and exploring who he wants to be in Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun。 The Mexican culture is prevalent and deeply incorporated in the book through the writing and the food！ Jonny Garza Villa writes simplistically but within is packed with lots of feelings。 。。。more
Casie Bazay
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