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A review by lawbooks600
The Other Side of Tomorrow by Hayley Lawrence
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Representation: N/A
Score: Seven points out of ten.
I've read from Hayley Lawrence before when I read and enjoyed Skin Deep last year. This year I saw a library getting The Other Side of Tomorrow, immediately making me want to read it. When I picked it up, read and finished the book, it was enjoyable but heavy. It was also part of the Children's Book Council of Australia shortlist for a young adult novel in 2023--it should've won it all.
It starts with the first person I see, Abby Finch, living her typical life years in remission in the opening pages. Nothing looks off initially until 70 pages in Abby came down with an unexpected sickness and the doctors soon diagnosed her with cancer. They also detailed the cancer is incurable now since it spread undetected for a while. The middle of The Other Side of Tomorrow is the most miserable part since I forced myself to read it, all while hopes dwindled for Abby. I appreciate the author for writing characters that can always bounce back and try to see the best part of the situation, which is what happened here as Abby tries to live the longest life she can before succumbing to cancer. I thought she wouldn't make it, but she did toward the conclusion, finishing The Other Side of Tomorrow on a bittersweet note.
Score: Seven points out of ten.
I've read from Hayley Lawrence before when I read and enjoyed Skin Deep last year. This year I saw a library getting The Other Side of Tomorrow, immediately making me want to read it. When I picked it up, read and finished the book, it was enjoyable but heavy. It was also part of the Children's Book Council of Australia shortlist for a young adult novel in 2023--it should've won it all.
It starts with the first person I see, Abby Finch, living her typical life years in remission in the opening pages. Nothing looks off initially until 70 pages in Abby came down with an unexpected sickness and the doctors soon diagnosed her with cancer. They also detailed the cancer is incurable now since it spread undetected for a while. The middle of The Other Side of Tomorrow is the most miserable part since I forced myself to read it, all while hopes dwindled for Abby. I appreciate the author for writing characters that can always bounce back and try to see the best part of the situation, which is what happened here as Abby tries to live the longest life she can before succumbing to cancer. I thought she wouldn't make it, but she did toward the conclusion, finishing The Other Side of Tomorrow on a bittersweet note.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death
Full trigger warnings: Death of a grandfather in the past and a child and friend from cancer, near-death experience, terminal illness