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A review by claires_loveofbooks2020
The Aloha Butterfly Kiss by Brooke Gilbert
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book was such an amazing read. I love how Brooke writes about different disabilities and how they shouldn't define you.
This one, I'm proud to say, had kidney failure and organ transplantation rep. I'm glad this was represented as it resonated with me so much, considering I have been through both.
Going through kidney failure was a lot like Brooke described. You honestly find out your 'value' when you get chronically ill. For me, it was my so-called friends who decided that I wasn't worth the trouble anymore and gradually stopped asking me out clubbing or to events that I had no energy for and then just stopped talking to me altogether. And I felt so much reading Guins story in regards to my own life and story.
I loved how Locke and Guin were each others 'lobsters'. How they each found each other beautiful and attractive despite their own feelings of themselves. It just goes to prove that once you find your person, it doesn't matter what you find wrong with yourself, you are always deserving of love.
Tutu and Louis, I'm so glad Tutu found her first love and managed to have a second chance at love with a man who truly loved her and wanted to be her. Listening to their story about how they first met was beautiful, and I'm not surprised Louis waited all that time to finally be with Tutu.
Penny and Sebastion, who would've known that two support dogs would fall in love and that their owners were destined for each other aswell. It was so sweet to include them, and I learned a lot from reading about them in this book aswell.
Brooke, you have seriously written another amazing novel and done such a great job on the research into the different disability reps. Guin resonated with me so much, it brought tears to my eyes. I can't wait for the next book.
I'd like to thank Brooke @brookegilbertauthor for the chance to read and review such a special and meaningful book.
This one, I'm proud to say, had kidney failure and organ transplantation rep. I'm glad this was represented as it resonated with me so much, considering I have been through both.
Going through kidney failure was a lot like Brooke described. You honestly find out your 'value' when you get chronically ill. For me, it was my so-called friends who decided that I wasn't worth the trouble anymore and gradually stopped asking me out clubbing or to events that I had no energy for and then just stopped talking to me altogether. And I felt so much reading Guins story in regards to my own life and story.
I loved how Locke and Guin were each others 'lobsters'. How they each found each other beautiful and attractive despite their own feelings of themselves. It just goes to prove that once you find your person, it doesn't matter what you find wrong with yourself, you are always deserving of love.
Tutu and Louis, I'm so glad Tutu found her first love and managed to have a second chance at love with a man who truly loved her and wanted to be her. Listening to their story about how they first met was beautiful, and I'm not surprised Louis waited all that time to finally be with Tutu.
Penny and Sebastion, who would've known that two support dogs would fall in love and that their owners were destined for each other aswell. It was so sweet to include them, and I learned a lot from reading about them in this book aswell.
Brooke, you have seriously written another amazing novel and done such a great job on the research into the different disability reps. Guin resonated with me so much, it brought tears to my eyes. I can't wait for the next book.
I'd like to thank Brooke @brookegilbertauthor for the chance to read and review such a special and meaningful book.