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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
I enjoyed this teen novel and liked both Zac and Mia. For a story about cancer it wasn't sappy like some others I've read. Oh, and it made me want to pat an alpaca again - they are so cute
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
I enjoyed this book, I just didn't love it. Something this book does well is character development, specifically with Mia's character. I loved seeing her develop throughout this story, mostly because I didn't like her much when she was first introduced. I just feel like this story didn't have much to the plot and the plot at hand was a bit predictable. I did like A.J. Betts writing though and will definitely pick up other books by her!
Inevitable 2 kids with cancer comparison to The Fault in Our Stars, but that's really all there is as far as similarities. The kids' responses to having and living with their cancers was very real and visceral, not sugar coated, and they each had their moments of rock bottom and the times that they helped each other come away from that. My only complaint is that the audiobook (the form in which I consumed this book,) was read by American English speakers, rather than Australians, which detracted from the setting almost constantly.
It's easy to take life for granted or to let life direct you. Something about Zac & Mia kept me feeling that I should be doing more. 97
war ganz Ok bin aber mit den beiden Protagonisten nicht wirklich warm geworden...
I feel like it is such a copout to review this book (as so many others have) by saying, "It's not as good as The Fault in Our Stars" but quite honestly, that was my reaction upon finishing the book. I suppose it's Betts' bad luck to release a novel about teenage cancer patients in love after John Green's work became a phenomenon. Then again, it's a big topic. If Lurlene McDaniel could make an entire career writing about kids with cancer, there's no reason that Zac and Mia couldn't exist along side TFiOS. But I just couldn't really get emotionally attached to either of these characters, especially Mia.