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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
Eh. Mediocre read about a very serious topic. However, it was relatively uplifting in light of the gravity of the topic (cancer). Did like the characters. Didn't love this book, but by no means was it a bad book.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this blind as a SYNC-YA entry. I literally knew nothing about it except that it was paired with a book I had already read and liked [b:I'll Give You the Sun|20820994|I'll Give You the Sun|Jandy Nelson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1458679315s/20820994.jpg|11409817], so I turned it on and...
OMG, it's fucking cancer kids. Worse some genius decided that American narrators would do instead of Australian, so one of the few things that could have distinguished it from that other cancer kids book is entirely missed. Also Mia is sort of obnoxious, as in she was a shallow beauty queen until cancer gives her depth and a cancer-riddled farm boy. Fuck this noise. How many F-bombs is that? Just two? Hmm, I fucking love chickens, so yay for the farm animals that came with the farm boy.
The end.
OMG, it's fucking cancer kids. Worse some genius decided that American narrators would do instead of Australian, so one of the few things that could have distinguished it from that other cancer kids book is entirely missed. Also Mia is sort of obnoxious, as in she was a shallow beauty queen until cancer gives her depth and a cancer-riddled farm boy. Fuck this noise. How many F-bombs is that? Just two? Hmm, I fucking love chickens, so yay for the farm animals that came with the farm boy.
The end.
This was average.
I loved Zac, didn't love Mia as much as I would have liked to. I liked the journey she went on, the changes she went through, but to be honest I didn't care for her a lot. Which is horrible to say but it's true.. it's a story about cancer, and even if it doesn't have to be depressing, I think it's important for the reader to feel close to the characters, and care for them. That didn't happen a lot with this one.
Also, the plot was kinda eh.. there wasn't not much going on, so I had to rely a lot on the characters but as I said I only really liked Zac so it was a little difficult to get through.
ps. if I said I didn't read this because Kian Lawley was going to play Zac in a tv show I'd be lying haha.
I loved Zac, didn't love Mia as much as I would have liked to. I liked the journey she went on, the changes she went through, but to be honest I didn't care for her a lot. Which is horrible to say but it's true.. it's a story about cancer, and even if it doesn't have to be depressing, I think it's important for the reader to feel close to the characters, and care for them. That didn't happen a lot with this one.
Also, the plot was kinda eh.. there wasn't not much going on, so I had to rely a lot on the characters but as I said I only really liked Zac so it was a little difficult to get through.
ps. if I said I didn't read this because Kian Lawley was going to play Zac in a tv show I'd be lying haha.
Australian "The Fault in Our Stars." I am not a fan of novels where terminally-ill kids meet and fall in love, but this one was rather enjoyable.
Na początku myślałam,że będzie podobne do Gwiazd Naszych Wina lecz nie. To nie miłość to magiczna przyjaźń.
This book is more like a 3.5 for me. It's cute, it's sweet, at times it's angsty. Run of the mill teenagers. But it just wasn't special.
It wasn't the kind of book where it's a struggle to get through it - I found the writing to be strong enough and the characters to be adorable enough to fly through it. I enjoyed Zac's family and the way that they interacted. I loved seeing Zac as the teenager trying to shirk his mother's constant attention, acting like a normal kid despite the abnormal circumstances. I thought Mia's character had a great arc about coming to terms with the curveballs life was throwing her.
I was just waiting for something special, something different and memorable. It just never quite got there for me. The biggest part - Zac's Make-A-Wish - was nearly buried. It just all could have been done a little bit better for me.
It wasn't the kind of book where it's a struggle to get through it - I found the writing to be strong enough and the characters to be adorable enough to fly through it. I enjoyed Zac's family and the way that they interacted. I loved seeing Zac as the teenager trying to shirk his mother's constant attention, acting like a normal kid despite the abnormal circumstances. I thought Mia's character had a great arc about coming to terms with the curveballs life was throwing her.
I was just waiting for something special, something different and memorable. It just never quite got there for me. The biggest part - Zac's Make-A-Wish - was nearly buried. It just all could have been done a little bit better for me.
Inevitably this is going to ring the John Green Fault in Our Stars bell. I much preferred this. It's written by a special education teacher working on cancer wards in Perth hospitals and she knows her teenagers. Zac is recovering from a bone marrow transplant when a new patient is moved to the next room. She has a cancerous tumour in her ankle and is angry at the world, particularly her mother but forges a connection with Zac, first through tapping on the wall, later through Facebook although it's a long time before they meet in person. Although Zac's prospects are far worse than Mia's (he can tell you all the statistics, and tries to control his environment by learning bizarre statistics about death) he is far more positive, somehow convinced he will beat the odds. He has a large, supportive family and his mother lives with him throughout his hospital stays. Mia refuses to admit to anyone that she has cancer, has only her mother who she is incredibly angry at, and only Zac knows her truth. She feels life is over even if she lives. She is truly bratty but after leaving home without telling her mother and in need of further treatment it is Zac she seeks out. The story is well written, the characters jump off the page at you. It's a fast read because you really want to know, who dies, who lives, what happens, does romance blossom and much more.
I enjoyed this book. It was not all sadness and not everything worked out all the time. If you are a fan of Fault in Our Stars, you would probably like this.