A review by howifeelaboutbooks
Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy

4.0

I loved Dumplin’ so I was eager to read Julie Murphy’s first book. At first I wasn’t sure I’d like it, since it’s about a girl with cancer and her bucket list - a topic it seems like most YA books have excessively covered at this point. But when Alice is diagnosed with cancer, she doesn’t have much time left, so her bucket list revolves around getting revenge on people who have hurt her. That’s different enough, but when Alice is told she’s in remission, she has to face the people she humiliated.