Title: Teófila's Guide to Saving the Sun
Author: Cynthia A. Rodriguez
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 18, 2019
Blurb
We’re all saving somebody.
Since the day she met Elijah, Teófila’s been the one being saved.
The girl whose darkest shadows live inside her head and the boy who hides his own with a smile and a song.
But after a terrifying encounter precedes his skyrocket to fame and fortune, the tables turn.
And while attempting to forget his close call with another life—another end—he loses his way back to her.
Now, years later, it’s Teófila’s turn to do the rescuing, even after he’s left her behind.
We’re all saving somebody, but what if we can hardly save ourselves?
What happens when best friends become forgotten lovers?
Or when it’s the moon’s turn to light the sun?
Since the day she met Elijah, Teófila’s been the one being saved.
The girl whose darkest shadows live inside her head and the boy who hides his own with a smile and a song.
But after a terrifying encounter precedes his skyrocket to fame and fortune, the tables turn.
And while attempting to forget his close call with another life—another end—he loses his way back to her.
Now, years later, it’s Teófila’s turn to do the rescuing, even after he’s left her behind.
We’re all saving somebody, but what if we can hardly save ourselves?
What happens when best friends become forgotten lovers?
Or when it’s the moon’s turn to light the sun?
This book hurts. It's a painful, exorcism of emotions, fears, and toxicity. It's love in it's most ugly, and still so beautiful, form.
Teófila's Guide to Saving the Sun sounded like a good idea. I saw the blurb, appreciated the unique title and the gorgeous cover art. I shrugged and said sure why not. Wrong reason to read this book!
The feels are almost soul-crushing. The intensity and vibrancy of the emotions are impossible not to feel down to your morrow. The love and lost feelings. The need and hope. Despair and longing. They are echos and also a percussion baton to your skull at the same time. You hear the remnants of their existence while being battered with them in the now. Think of this as a beating. I know, just trust me. You get jumped outside on a starry night. You weren't watching where you were going. You made a wrong turn but didn't realize because you were looking up. The amazing, awe-inspiring stars had you captured in their gazes. When you were hit with the first blow, it was such a shock you didn't have time to react. By the time you have registered the pain, you're already too late to defend yourself. It's six on one or more. You are just trying to protect your head. And then as the blackness seeps in, the pain too much, you see the stars and you ask them why? That is Teófila's Guide to Saving the Sun.
It's brutal, it's agonizing, and it's so damn beautiful you don't need an answer to the why. You are just so glad you were looking up in the beginning. There are some amazing, inspiring quotes hidden in these pages. I marked my copy up with highlights galore. I can't bear to share them with you because they are such pivotal realizations. But I can't help but tell you, they are life-changing thoughts. Soul warming comfort in a world that isn't so bright.
reviewed by Sweet Spot Sisterhood
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This has been an amazing year so far for finding new authors and now I have a new to add to my list.
I remember seeing the cover of the book and I was intrigued. Did I know what to expect, absolutely not but I fell into this story and days later I'm still thinking about it.
Teófila and Elijah's story spans over 20 years. From young children to teenagers to broken adults. We get a birds-eye view of their all-consuming love and crucially their pain and insecurities. There is a painful truth running throughout the whole book. Sometimes what we show the world on the outside hides do much. This story will make you think and hopefully look a little deeper. Learning to accept who you are and to love that person is the main theme I will take from this book.
reviewed by Sweet Spot Sisterhood
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Author Bio
Cynthia hates
writing her own bio. In her down-time, you can find her watching movies,
ranging anywhere from classic to action flicks (she has a weakness for Marvel
adaptations), and reading any novel she can get her hands on.
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