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itsmytuberculosis's review against another edition
1.0
This book was a poor version of The Fault in Our Stars. I wanted to stab Mia the entire time. I still want to stab her. She has TERMINAL LEG CANCER, and her she is complaining about losing half of her leg so she DOESN'T DIE, because it HuRts HeR RePuTaTiOn!
Oh NO!!
Meanwhile, Zac has an actual problem over here with bone marrow that is killing him slowly and has lost all of his hair and IS DYING.
Read the Fault in Our Stars.
Don't read this book.
Oh NO!!
Meanwhile, Zac has an actual problem over here with bone marrow that is killing him slowly and has lost all of his hair and IS DYING.
Read the Fault in Our Stars.
Don't read this book.
mary_r_m's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Book Group for allowing me early access to this title.
3 1/2 stars really.
Likes / Loves:
I loved Zac. Everyone should have a friend like him. (personality not dying of cancer) I loved his sister Bec too. They are just awesome people.
Dislikes:
I don't really have any that stick out. While it does have more language than some might care for, it didn't seem to be put in there just to put it in there.
It only gets 3 1/2 stars though because I felt parts of it only scratched the surface of the friendship between Zac and Mia. But then, maybe I wanted more out of it.
I imagine books with harder, emotional subject matter can be difficult to write, this one scratches the surface and keeps it a bit more 'fluffy' than it could be.
Interesting to read though.
3 1/2 stars really.
Likes / Loves:
I loved Zac. Everyone should have a friend like him. (personality not dying of cancer) I loved his sister Bec too. They are just awesome people.
Dislikes:
I don't really have any that stick out. While it does have more language than some might care for, it didn't seem to be put in there just to put it in there.
It only gets 3 1/2 stars though because I felt parts of it only scratched the surface of the friendship between Zac and Mia. But then, maybe I wanted more out of it.
I imagine books with harder, emotional subject matter can be difficult to write, this one scratches the surface and keeps it a bit more 'fluffy' than it could be.
Interesting to read though.
froydis's review against another edition
3.0
Thanks to HMH Books for Young Readers for early access to this title. - I won an ARC through Goodreads! Yay!
This was ok - not my favorite book I've read recently, but definitely worth finishing. I'm sorry to say I never did warm up to Mia. She struck me as just a spoiled brat. I really liked Zac's character, and his family. I think, however, my rating this time is based more on the ending. It's as if the author tried to throw these deep, meaningful nuances in at the last minute, without fully grounding them in the book as a whole. This book is being compared to "[b:The Fault in Our Stars|11870085|The Fault in Our Stars|John Green|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420s/11870085.jpg|16827462]" and "[b:Eleanor & Park|15745753|Eleanor & Park|Rainbow Rowell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1341952742s/15745753.jpg|17225055]." Sadly, while it touches on themes from those works, "Zac & Mia" falls short on the publisher's hype. I think this is a good book for teens - with a note that there is a lot of language in the book - but other books have done a better job with the same themes and situations.
This was ok - not my favorite book I've read recently, but definitely worth finishing. I'm sorry to say I never did warm up to Mia. She struck me as just a spoiled brat. I really liked Zac's character, and his family. I think, however, my rating this time is based more on the ending. It's as if the author tried to throw these deep, meaningful nuances in at the last minute, without fully grounding them in the book as a whole. This book is being compared to "[b:The Fault in Our Stars|11870085|The Fault in Our Stars|John Green|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420s/11870085.jpg|16827462]" and "[b:Eleanor & Park|15745753|Eleanor & Park|Rainbow Rowell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1341952742s/15745753.jpg|17225055]." Sadly, while it touches on themes from those works, "Zac & Mia" falls short on the publisher's hype. I think this is a good book for teens - with a note that there is a lot of language in the book - but other books have done a better job with the same themes and situations.
skywalkersyd's review against another edition
3.0
*** 3.5 ***
Cute and quick and full of likeable and realistic characters!
Cute and quick and full of likeable and realistic characters!
daisey's review against another edition
4.0
This book has been compared many times to The Fault in Our Stars, and although it deals with a similar kind of situation I liked it for different reasons. Zac and Mia seemed more like real teenagers to me. Mia is not a character you're going to like through much of the story, but I think her anger at the world is a pretty accurate portrayal of the way many teenage girls would feel and act if they were faced with cancer. Her growth and change is easy to see when she interacts with her school friends later in the story. Zac deals with his own cancer in different ways throughout the story, and that roller coaster of emotions is incredibly believable to me. I also felt the alternating points of view of Zac and Mia added additional depth to the story. I adjusted to reading Zac's point of view in the beginning, appreciated the addition of Mia's point of view in the middle, and then felt a loss when it switched to just Mia's point of view in the third part. Yet, that loss is an important part of what is happening to both characters.
On a different note, I haven’t read many stories that are set in Australia, and I liked that about this book as well. Through much of it, a city is a city to me, but I loved the Good Olive farm with the little bits of extra detail about the work of caring for the trees and animals.
* I received a copy of this book through NetGalley and HMH Books for Young Readers for an honest review.
On a different note, I haven’t read many stories that are set in Australia, and I liked that about this book as well. Through much of it, a city is a city to me, but I loved the Good Olive farm with the little bits of extra detail about the work of caring for the trees and animals.
* I received a copy of this book through NetGalley and HMH Books for Young Readers for an honest review.
hallie_luna's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
kimmetjuh23's review against another edition
4.0
Dit boek heb ik afgelopen jaar meerdere malen voorbij zien komen op verschillende boekenblogs. De verschillende goede recensies maakten mij nieuwsgierig. Toen ik het boek tegenkwam in de bieb heb ik het meegenomen om zelf te lezen.
De 17-jarige Zac heeft leukemie en heeft net een beenmergtransplantatie achter de rug. Hij moet nog een tijdje in een afgesloten kamer in het ziekenhuis blijven. Vanwege zijn leeftijd is hij de kinderafdeling ontgroeid en ligt hij op de volwassen afdeling waar verder alleen oudere mensen zitten. Maar dan krijgt hij een nieuwe buurvrouw. De 17-jarige Mia begint pas met haar strijd tegen kanker. Zac en Mia zouden in hun eigen leven nooit bevriend raken met elkaar. Maar toch ontstaat er een mooie vriendschap tussen de twee.
Twee tieners die te maken krijgen met kanker, waar hebben we dat eerder gelezen. Inderdaad, ook het immens populaire 'Weeffout in onze sterren' gaat daar ook over. Dat boek vond ik uiteindelijk minder dan ik had verwacht. De gelijkenis met Zac & Mia is groot, maar toch vond ik Zac & Mia een mooier boek om te lezen.
Zac & Mia las ik letterlijk in een halve dag uit. Er zit veel vaart in en de personages zijn goed uitgewerkt. Ook zit er genoeg humor in, waardoor het niet al te zwaar wordt. Het boek is ingedeeld in delen. Het verhaal wordt afwisselend verteld vanuit het perspectief van Zac en dat van Mia. Hierdoor leer je beide personages goed kennen.
Ik vond het een mooi boek om te lezen. Het is een mooi verhaal over een onverwachte vriendschap.
De 17-jarige Zac heeft leukemie en heeft net een beenmergtransplantatie achter de rug. Hij moet nog een tijdje in een afgesloten kamer in het ziekenhuis blijven. Vanwege zijn leeftijd is hij de kinderafdeling ontgroeid en ligt hij op de volwassen afdeling waar verder alleen oudere mensen zitten. Maar dan krijgt hij een nieuwe buurvrouw. De 17-jarige Mia begint pas met haar strijd tegen kanker. Zac en Mia zouden in hun eigen leven nooit bevriend raken met elkaar. Maar toch ontstaat er een mooie vriendschap tussen de twee.
Twee tieners die te maken krijgen met kanker, waar hebben we dat eerder gelezen. Inderdaad, ook het immens populaire 'Weeffout in onze sterren' gaat daar ook over. Dat boek vond ik uiteindelijk minder dan ik had verwacht. De gelijkenis met Zac & Mia is groot, maar toch vond ik Zac & Mia een mooier boek om te lezen.
Zac & Mia las ik letterlijk in een halve dag uit. Er zit veel vaart in en de personages zijn goed uitgewerkt. Ook zit er genoeg humor in, waardoor het niet al te zwaar wordt. Het boek is ingedeeld in delen. Het verhaal wordt afwisselend verteld vanuit het perspectief van Zac en dat van Mia. Hierdoor leer je beide personages goed kennen.
Ik vond het een mooi boek om te lezen. Het is een mooi verhaal over een onverwachte vriendschap.
yanagnl81's review against another edition
5.0
Klik op de link om mijn recensie te lezen. http://leesdan.blogspot.nl/2014/07/zac-mia-aj-betts.html
harussell's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25