However, on this new journey she begins to rediscover her family's culture and roots, while growing closer to distant relatives. Isla is forced to start her senior year in a whole new place while watching the lives of her friends and would-be BF carry on without her through social media and FaceTime chats. Its easy to sympathize with her and imagine yourself in the same situation or relate to it if you have been. Her happiness on this front is short lived as her family has to make some tough decisions that will tear her away from her life as she knows it. This story follows Isla, who is excited to start her Senior year of high school with her best friends and the classmates she has known since childhood and the possibility of a burgeoning relationship thats finally coming to fruition. Or of those crushes that were so all consuming -or even your first love! It is so relatable you can hardly help becoming invested in these characters that remind you of yourself or someone you knew. She does the teen years so well and has a talent for taking you back to those glorious (mostly)days of youth. Heavenly Bodies is a must read! Rochelle Allison is one of my favorite authors and she never disappoints. I am hoping Rochelle Allison will consider writing a college sequel! Heavenly Bodies is so good that I suffered from 'post reading depression' after finishing it as I just didn't want it to end. Allison's ability to describe the surroundings through Isla's eyes almost makes you feel like you are there with her - when I Googled some of the places Allison names in her book they looked exactly as they were described and I swear I could smell guava at one point! But most of all Heavenly Bodies makes you remember what it was like in high school the awkwardness and insecurities you felt, the wonderful friendships you made, spending hours at the beach with those friends and falling in love with 'that boy' for the first time. Croix, that is the other 'heavenly body' in her book. Whilst the story revolves around the protagonist, Isla and her developing relationship with Rigel, it's Allison's obvious affection for her beloved hometown, St. Heavenly Bodies is written in my favourite Rochelle Allison signature dreamy and poetic style. Croix isn’t all sunsets and stargazing, and as Isla is pulled deeper into Rigel’s world, she learns that some things can only be discovered by slipping far beneath the surface. From the pool at school to the best beaches on the island, he makes it his mission to win Isla’s heart. And then there’s Rigel, the fascinating boy at her new school.Įveryone knows Rigel Thomas, his reputation, and his somewhat notorious family. Making friends and growing closer to her mother’s side of the family, she realizes she has a place in this close-knit community. Croix isn’t the disaster she thought it would be.
Having to leave her best friends and the only home she’s ever known is bad having to leave her father behind, too? Awful.īut as Isla reluctantly starts adjusting to island life, she discovers that St. But weeks before senior year starts, her mother announces they’ll be moving to a tiny island in the Caribbean to take care of her ailing grandfather. It’s summertime in Atlanta, and all Isla Kelly cares about is hanging with friends and snagging her longtime crush.
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