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Five Feet Apart by Tobias Iaconis, Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry
2 reviews
thebookishnerd_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
5.0
Before I begin, I want to say that I will not be commenting on how accurate the portrayal of Cystic Fibrosis is in this book, as I have no experience with it and I have no idea if this was an accurate representation of CF. All I will say is that it is the only book I have read that focuses on CF and I feel that there should be more books that do this in order to make people aware of CF and the challenge people who have it go through.
I thought the romance element of this book was really cute. It wasn't instant love and it developed nicely. It was clear they both affected each other and helped each other grow as people. My favourite character by far was Poe. I do wish he was in the book more because I really liked his personality and how even though he wasn't the main focus he still had detailed character development. His death made me cry so much, it was tragic that it happened right before he and his boyfriend were working things out. The book flew by and the last portion of the book felt so high stake, especially with the dramatic irony. The fact that both Stella and the reader knew about the new lungs but Will didn't that made everything more meaningful. I did feel that the subplot of Abby's death was kinda shoehorned in, and I had completely forgotten about it by the time Stella was going into surgery. I wouldn't have missed Abby's story if it wasn't there. It did serve as character motivation for Stella, and it was interesting to watch her go through survivor's guilt. Overall it was a great romance that shed a light on what it's like living with CF.
I thought the romance element of this book was really cute. It wasn't instant love and it developed nicely. It was clear they both affected each other and helped each other grow as people. My favourite character by far was Poe. I do wish he was in the book more because I really liked his personality and how even though he wasn't the main focus he still had detailed character development. His death made me cry so much, it was tragic that it happened right before he and his boyfriend were working things out. The book flew by and the last portion of the book felt so high stake, especially with the dramatic irony. The fact that both Stella and the reader knew about the new lungs but Will didn't that made everything more meaningful. I did feel that the subplot of Abby's death was kinda shoehorned in, and I had completely forgotten about it by the time Stella was going into surgery. I wouldn't have missed Abby's story if it wasn't there. It did serve as character motivation for Stella, and it was interesting to watch her go through survivor's guilt. Overall it was a great romance that shed a light on what it's like living with CF.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Medical content
Minor: Suicide
m_r3ads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Grief
Moderate: Medical trauma
Minor: Suicide
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