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Zac and Mia
by A.J. Betts
Despite saying I will start keeping track of where I find books to read/who recommends them, I have failed to do so. So here’s a book I found, possibly through the internet, most likely recommended by Carina Mackenzie (book club/young adult book reader/recommender extraordinaire, previously mentioned here), and it almost made it onto the favourites shelf, I loved the story that much.
As soon as I read the first few pages, I immediately felt like I was reading The Fault In Our Stars. I found the characters and their circumstances and the style of writing very similar to that of John Green’s, so the first chapter or so was a struggle. But yay for perseverance, because this story is absolutely beautiful.
Written from two perspectives, Zac & Mia follows the story of two teenagers diagnosed with cancer, one with leukaemia, the other with osteosarcoma. It starts when the two are in hospital room side by side, and the story follows their friendship as it grows. Being a cancer story, I prepared myself for the inevitable bad ending, but it didn’t come. Much like TFIOS, Zac & Mia shows that regardless of your circumstances, you are still capable of living a full, wonderful and loving life.
This is a beautiful book. I’m so happy I picked it to start my holiday reading.
As soon as I read the first few pages, I immediately felt like I was reading The Fault In Our Stars. I found the characters and their circumstances and the style of writing very similar to that of John Green’s, so the first chapter or so was a struggle. But yay for perseverance, because this story is absolutely beautiful.
Written from two perspectives, Zac & Mia follows the story of two teenagers diagnosed with cancer, one with leukaemia, the other with osteosarcoma. It starts when the two are in hospital room side by side, and the story follows their friendship as it grows. Being a cancer story, I prepared myself for the inevitable bad ending, but it didn’t come. Much like TFIOS, Zac & Mia shows that regardless of your circumstances, you are still capable of living a full, wonderful and loving life.
This is a beautiful book. I’m so happy I picked it to start my holiday reading.