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A review by maggiemaggio
If I Fix You by Abigail Johnson
4.0
What a pleasant little surprise! Thanks to the lovely Estelle, for the wonderful recommendation. I came away from this so impressed by how Abigail Johnson handled nuanced characters and a story that could have easily veered into melodrama. Jill was a great main character and the whole car mechanic side of her was a nice interest into see in YA. The incident that happens right before Jill's mom leaves surprised even though jaded YA reader and felt so believable, and even more believable as the story unfolds. The friendships, the romance, and the family all were so spot-on here that I can't wait to read more from Abigail Johnson.
One little qualm (that did not affect my rating in any way), the whole idea that Jill's best friend used to be overweight and developed type 2 diabetes to such an extreme (type 2 diabetes is kind of like a continuum (grossly oversimplifying, but...) and having to take insulin is at the far right of the continuum) just wasn't believable to this (almost) dietitian. Especially since her BFF had a family that seemed like it would not let her get to that point and her friend is so motivated to improve her health. The idea that she, her family, and her doctor would ignore it for so long that her pancreas just stopped producing insulin did not seem realistic.
One little qualm (that did not affect my rating in any way), the whole idea that Jill's best friend used to be overweight and developed type 2 diabetes to such an extreme (type 2 diabetes is kind of like a continuum (grossly oversimplifying, but...) and having to take insulin is at the far right of the continuum) just wasn't believable to this (almost) dietitian. Especially since her BFF had a family that seemed like it would not let her get to that point and her friend is so motivated to improve her health. The idea that she, her family, and her doctor would ignore it for so long that her pancreas just stopped producing insulin did not seem realistic.