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Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal
by Gretchen Schreiber
Ellie has a chronic illness and as a result has separated her life into hospital Ellie and home Ellie. At home she is a member of the speech and debate team, and at the hospital she rolls with the punches.
When her latest hospital stay ends up merging home Ellie and hospital Ellie’s worlds, she starts to wonder if she really needs to keep things so separate or if she can just live one life.
This is one of those books that you can just feel the amount of heart that it was written with oozing off the page. I read the author’s note at the beginning of the book, and I was thankful for that. I think knowing that this one was loosely based on the author’s own experiences, made me enjoy it so much more.
While this is a YA book, I do think that you need to be on the more mature end to read it. Yes, the characters are teenagers, but the topics covered are very heavy. Chronic illnesses are in my book a heavy yet delicate topic, and the author did a wonderful job portraying the character in a non-discriminatory way. I do think that the character development could have been a little deeper as I felt like we barely scratched the surface, but I enjoyed learning more about the illness. I did enjoy what a strong character that Ellie was, and it was easy to see how her experiences helped shape her into such a strong young woman.
This is a beautifully written novel and it’s worth a read. I enjoyed learning more about this illness that I had never heard of.
Thank you so much to Wednesday Books, @Wednesdaybooks and Netgalley @netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review. I received it as part of the influencer program.
When her latest hospital stay ends up merging home Ellie and hospital Ellie’s worlds, she starts to wonder if she really needs to keep things so separate or if she can just live one life.
This is one of those books that you can just feel the amount of heart that it was written with oozing off the page. I read the author’s note at the beginning of the book, and I was thankful for that. I think knowing that this one was loosely based on the author’s own experiences, made me enjoy it so much more.
While this is a YA book, I do think that you need to be on the more mature end to read it. Yes, the characters are teenagers, but the topics covered are very heavy. Chronic illnesses are in my book a heavy yet delicate topic, and the author did a wonderful job portraying the character in a non-discriminatory way. I do think that the character development could have been a little deeper as I felt like we barely scratched the surface, but I enjoyed learning more about the illness. I did enjoy what a strong character that Ellie was, and it was easy to see how her experiences helped shape her into such a strong young woman.
This is a beautifully written novel and it’s worth a read. I enjoyed learning more about this illness that I had never heard of.
Thank you so much to Wednesday Books, @Wednesdaybooks and Netgalley @netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review. I received it as part of the influencer program.