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A review by emadlma
Forever Changes by Brendan Halpin
2.0
As I was reading this, I thought it was an ARC due to the number of typos and errors, but I realized at the end that this was a published copy available on Amazon. The content of the story would earn 3 stars, but I had to take away a star for failing to spell check or fix these errors.
This book reminded me of The Fault in Our Stars so many times I had to compare publication dates and discovered this was published first. I have to wonder if John Green stole the idea of infinitesimals from this novel.
SPOILER ALERT
As I started reading the book, I was annoyed by the use of the third person limited narrator. I felt like the story could be told much better in first person from Brianna. This was my first clue that the author planned to kill off the main character in the end. I felt like her death was contrary to her realization that she wanted to go to college and have a future in the middle of the book. It seemed like she would have wanted to fight more for her future and not just ignore the sickness and give up everything.
I applaud the author for touching on the topic of someone with CF but I feel like he left the readers with little hope. I have friends with CF who have lived into their 30's and 40's and have had children and families. I feel like it makes the lifespan of someone with CF seem fairly bleak if two of three characters in the book die during senior year.
This book reminded me of The Fault in Our Stars so many times I had to compare publication dates and discovered this was published first. I have to wonder if John Green stole the idea of infinitesimals from this novel.
SPOILER ALERT
As I started reading the book, I was annoyed by the use of the third person limited narrator. I felt like the story could be told much better in first person from Brianna. This was my first clue that the author planned to kill off the main character in the end. I felt like her death was contrary to her realization that she wanted to go to college and have a future in the middle of the book. It seemed like she would have wanted to fight more for her future and not just ignore the sickness and give up everything.
I applaud the author for touching on the topic of someone with CF but I feel like he left the readers with little hope. I have friends with CF who have lived into their 30's and 40's and have had children and families. I feel like it makes the lifespan of someone with CF seem fairly bleak if two of three characters in the book die during senior year.