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Don't Make Me Turn this Life Around: A Novel by Camille Pagán

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emotional hopeful
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

 Thank you to Uplit Reads and Amazon Publishing for a gifted copy of the latest from Camille Pagan, Don’t Make Me Turn This Life Around. This just released on May 11th, and I stayed up waaayy too late last night finishing it! 
 
Once I started this one, I couldn’t stop. I’m a slow reader and I devoured this one in 2 days. Libby Ross has just found out she’s cancer free after 13 years when doctors gave her a grave prognosis. She should be ecstatic, running home to celebrate with her 12-year-old twin girls and her dreamy husband Shiloh, but something is off. Stuck in a rut, Libby is determined to force her family to be happy. It takes a little convincing, but she whisks them off to Vieques, a Puerto Rico island, where she and Shiloh first met. She’s going to snap them all out of this funk. 
 
I loved this story, Camille wrote such relatable characters. It wasn’t an overly happy book, but it was hopeful, realistic, and bittersweet. I was smiling, I was laughing, I was in tears, it was a great read! I want to go back and read the first book now, Life and Other Near-Death Experiences. Also, I’m so hoping there might be another book continuing Libby and Shiloh’s journey! 
 
TW: Cancer, Illness 
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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I connected with Libby, the main character, on an emotional level throughout the whole book. I loved how Camille weaved in different life struggles and different perspectives on each struggle from each character. She’s an amazing writer and this book had me in tears at the end but for a good reason. It’s a great reminder that repression of emotions turns to depression. Get out those feelings, even if it’s hard, even if you’re scared, and even if you cry. Get it out. Thank you Camille for such an amazing book and an amazing reminder that life is hard but we don’t have to go through it alone and we don’t always have to be happy go lucky every second of our days. 
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