Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

A Novel

paperback, 353 pages

Published June 8, 2021 by Skyscape.

ISBN:
978-1-5420-2704-5
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4 stars (4 reviews)

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 …

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4 stars

A rather cute book. Not being a Spanish speaker it was a bit distracting having to guess at what all the Spanish meant—without having to look up every single word. It did come across more authentic because of that though—as long as one believes this is how youth talks. Only thing one can, not living in the US.
The story is rather cute, though most of it is conflict-less and there is not much of character development apart from the main conflict. Which is a bit sad. From the middle of the book, there was not much, that happened that was relevant. But it was a nice kind of "everything is basically fine if you make the most out of it".

Review of 'Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Thank you to the publishers and netgalley for an arc of this book

This was the fluffy and cozy queer romance I've been needing! I loved Jules and Mat so much, seeing their relationship develop and bloom when they finally meet in person was just lovely to read. The author breathed so much life into all of his characters, even the side characters, that all of their dynamics were so great to witness. The rep in the book is beautiful as well, and Ioved the inclusion of spanish phrases throughout. Jonny Garza Villa put his whole heart into this novel and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a cute and diverse romance!

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