12/24/2023 0 Comments 12 days of dash and lilyThe plot of The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily was simplistic yet creative, amusing yet genuine and innocent yet complete in itself. The kind of passion that we all lose the older we get.Īnd from them both you learn about the purity and fulfilled nature of young love that has the ability to give you life’s greatest happiness in those tantalizing years between adolescence and becoming an adult. I love reading YA books because often I feel as though I can learn so much more from them than a quintessential fiction novel – and it turns out that I do.įrom Dash you learn about the strength to hold on to those you love even if they no longer want to hold onto themselves and from Lily you learn what it means to be passionate about life. This book is fun, witty, cleverly written and was an absolute delight to read! Their teaming created the gorgeous first book that everyone was so excited about and once again they have managed to re-create the story of Dash and Lily in the magical setting of Christmas. Rachel Cohn and David Levithan are such a talented pair! So commences a tale about the 12 days counting to Christmas – Lily’s favourite season – where Dash teams up with Lily’s brother, friends and other family members to bring back the spirited Lily who has disappeared in the midst of it all. Life as Lily knows it is over and she is unable to accept this with the kind of positivity that formed the core of her personality before.Īnd this is taking a huge toll on Dash and Lily’s relationship as he thinks that Lily no longer feels for him the way that she used to. Her granddad is ill, her parents are seriously considering moving away and her older brother is packing his bags to move into a flat with his partner. For a young girl who was so energetic, vibrant and soul-filled she is now struggling to grapple with the truth that her family life is never going to be the same. Lily has lost the passion for life that she had previously. The story takes on from nearly a year after Dash and Lily started dating. However, after reading this book I didn’t feel as though I had missed out on something that would’ve prevented me from completely appreciating the captivating innocence of their relationship and the fun-filled aura that their bond shared. I haven’t read the one that preceded The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily, which would’ve given me a more delicate picture of the relationship that Dash and Lily have shared over the year.
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