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A review by rachelcoconut
Forever Changes by Brendan Halpin
4.0
I loved Brendan Halpin's books and blog so I had to read this one. I was surprised at the cover though- a scantily clad girl on the beach? It is a book about a math genius with CF trying to decide if she should apply to MIT despite the fact that she will probably die before she gets there.
Anyway, I normally don't go in for tragic illness stories but I really appreciated how he depicted her as a normal girl who just happened to have a chronic illness not as a selfless saint like so many "sick girl" novels tend to depict the main character. Remember all those overblown sad sack '80s young adult novels where the character dies dramatically at the end? This is much better but still a bit of a downer. I do think the main character not wanting to fight her illness any more was very realistic.
Anyway, I normally don't go in for tragic illness stories but I really appreciated how he depicted her as a normal girl who just happened to have a chronic illness not as a selfless saint like so many "sick girl" novels tend to depict the main character. Remember all those overblown sad sack '80s young adult novels where the character dies dramatically at the end? This is much better but still a bit of a downer. I do think the main character not wanting to fight her illness any more was very realistic.