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A review by readingthestars
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
5.0
*SPOILERS*
I was not expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did. I was very pleasantly surprised. It started off a bit too predictable, but I loved how the romance develops and how three-dimensional the characters are. This book didn't make light of the characters' situation/illness and portrays it in a very real life. While I was sometimes annoyed by decisions (such as Stella ignoring the text saying that she has a new lung coming in, or jeopardizing health just to be close), I could definitely understand WHY a teenager would want to do something like that, which made it a tad less annoying. They're just teenagers who want a normal life, and will do anything to achieve it. I thought that the scene when Will left was a bit too cheesy, but also fit the story and mood. Everything up til then (going out to see the lights, almost drowning) left me on the edge of my seat. I was actually saying "No! Noooo!" out loud, which is the telltale clue that any book is a great one.
I was not expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did. I was very pleasantly surprised. It started off a bit too predictable, but I loved how the romance develops and how three-dimensional the characters are. This book didn't make light of the characters' situation/illness and portrays it in a very real life. While I was sometimes annoyed by decisions (such as Stella ignoring the text saying that she has a new lung coming in, or jeopardizing health just to be close), I could definitely understand WHY a teenager would want to do something like that, which made it a tad less annoying. They're just teenagers who want a normal life, and will do anything to achieve it. I thought that the scene when Will left was a bit too cheesy, but also fit the story and mood. Everything up til then (going out to see the lights, almost drowning) left me on the edge of my seat. I was actually saying "No! Noooo!" out loud, which is the telltale clue that any book is a great one.