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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
-5 stars-
This book literally recked me. It was so darn sad to read. However the writing was amazing, it really helped the journal pov.
I really liked the journal pov because as someone who avidly journals i can relate to some of these feelings.
This book was really sad, and it made me cry so hard. I just feel like I need a hug and a hot chocolate.
I really liked the main character and the romance tie in it made it cute. As a personal romance girlie I loved the amount of romance in this for YA.
Last thing! I loved the cover it made it so sad and kind of mysterious.
This book literally recked me. It was so darn sad to read. However the writing was amazing, it really helped the journal pov.
I really liked the journal pov because as someone who avidly journals i can relate to some of these feelings.
This book was really sad, and it made me cry so hard. I just feel like I need a hug and a hot chocolate.
I really liked the main character and the romance tie in it made it cute. As a personal romance girlie I loved the amount of romance in this for YA.
Last thing! I loved the cover it made it so sad and kind of mysterious.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
the adjectives I tagged kind of said it all, it’s a fast-paced read that makes you laugh and cry, coop is a very loveable character and I can feel his echolocation through the pages, sammie is staggeringly relatable and I feel personally attacked
I read this book to fulfill a book challenge prompt, but I'm so glad I did...It's one of those books that will stay with you for a long time. The book is emotional but it's more uplifting when you think about the journey Samantha went on. I'd love a sequel to see how the other characters have developed since the ending of this book. Definitely recommend!
SPOILER ALERT!
Sammie McCoy has goals. After she wins the National Debate Tournament and graduates as valedictorian, she'll attend NYU and subsequently make a name for herself as a human rights attorney. She has absolutely no time for Niemann-Pick Type C, an aggressive disease that will steal her memory and eventually render her brain-dead. Sadly, this is Sammie's new reality.
Determined not to succumb to her disease, Sammie logs important details, memories, predictions and dreams on her computer in what becomes her "Memory Book." Sammie writes candidly about her senior year when she catches the eye of her long-time crush, Stuart, navigates her friendship and debate partnership with Maddie, reminisces about her childhood with bad-boy Cooper and tries to convince her parents that she is still well enough to attend NYU.
Sammie is a fighter. She's trying to pack a whole life into the time she has, and she's determined to live it to the fullest possible extent.
I have to give major props to Lara Avery for successfully breaking a major literary rule and killing her main character, the character who narrates the book, nonetheless. I can't remember reading another novel that breaks this rule and still leaves the reader satisfied. My only gripe about the book, and the reason I couldn't give it five stars, is that Sammie's death felt rushed at the end of the story, and the concluding post in her Memory Book from Cooper felt unnatural and unnecessary. Otherwise, I thought Sammie's quirkiness and confidence were particularly endearing, and I really enjoyed reading about her family's interesting dynamic. This is another book to recommend to fans looking for sad stories like "All the Bright Places, "The Fault in Our Stars" and "Thirteen Reasons Why."
Sammie McCoy has goals. After she wins the National Debate Tournament and graduates as valedictorian, she'll attend NYU and subsequently make a name for herself as a human rights attorney. She has absolutely no time for Niemann-Pick Type C, an aggressive disease that will steal her memory and eventually render her brain-dead. Sadly, this is Sammie's new reality.
Determined not to succumb to her disease, Sammie logs important details, memories, predictions and dreams on her computer in what becomes her "Memory Book." Sammie writes candidly about her senior year when she catches the eye of her long-time crush, Stuart, navigates her friendship and debate partnership with Maddie, reminisces about her childhood with bad-boy Cooper and tries to convince her parents that she is still well enough to attend NYU.
Sammie is a fighter. She's trying to pack a whole life into the time she has, and she's determined to live it to the fullest possible extent.
I have to give major props to Lara Avery for successfully breaking a major literary rule and killing her main character, the character who narrates the book, nonetheless. I can't remember reading another novel that breaks this rule and still leaves the reader satisfied. My only gripe about the book, and the reason I couldn't give it five stars, is that Sammie's death felt rushed at the end of the story, and the concluding post in her Memory Book from Cooper felt unnatural and unnecessary. Otherwise, I thought Sammie's quirkiness and confidence were particularly endearing, and I really enjoyed reading about her family's interesting dynamic. This is another book to recommend to fans looking for sad stories like "All the Bright Places, "The Fault in Our Stars" and "Thirteen Reasons Why."
This book did not start strong for me, but as the story progressed, it hooked me even with the teen angst romance. I have no idea if this disease was well represented, but the story was well done.
sex, but nothing graphic
some language
teenage drinking
sex, but nothing graphic
some language
teenage drinking
Beware this book will break you.
You will cry for hours!
But it is a wonderful book!
You will cry for hours!
But it is a wonderful book!
This one caught me a bit by surprise and I really loved it.
I absolutely loved this book. I knew it was going to just rip my heart out but it was done so beautifully that I didn't mind.
This was so much deeper than I was expecting and I actually reared up several times! I felt like I was reading Still Alice by Lisa Genova all over again, but this time it was happening to a teenager, which made it all the more heartbreaking.