a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Death, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Confinement
alkefjponaeion's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Cursing, and Medical trauma
sarahcrowell's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death, Medical content, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
arianna9's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Amazing book. thoroughly loved it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness
Minor: Cursing
epellicci's review against another edition
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This story was sweet, but if you've read John Green's "A Fault In Our Stars" then you will find it very familiar.
Despite the 16+ age of the characters and themes of terminal illness and grief the story covered, I found it overall quite childish. I think for the target audience it probably isn't so much of an issue, but the good girl/bad boy romance dynamic was so clichéd and I found the 'whirlwind' love cringy.
Despite this, the characters were mostly likeable and the tight-knit, family nature of the hospital setting brought enough dimension to Stella's that she felt believable - helped by the fact that she was interesting outside of her relationship to Will, we got a sense of her whole life, rather than only engaging with her as her illness.
This is a done before, but likeable non-the-less quick read.
Despite the 16+ age of the characters and themes of terminal illness and grief the story covered, I found it overall quite childish. I think for the target audience it probably isn't so much of an issue, but the good girl/bad boy romance dynamic was so clichéd and I found the 'whirlwind' love cringy.
Despite this, the characters were mostly likeable and the tight-knit, family nature of the hospital setting brought enough dimension to Stella's that she felt believable - helped by the fact that she was interesting outside of her relationship to Will, we got a sense of her whole life, rather than only engaging with her as her illness.
This is a done before, but likeable non-the-less quick read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Child death and Death
ihavecoolhats6's review
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Terminal illness
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Vomit
sophie_kane's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
I absolutely loved this book. It was literally the definition of a book you can’t put down and I definitely couldn’t stop crying and laughing and smiling the whole book there was times it was so tense I had to take a minute before reading more but I needed to know more I couldn’t stop reading this and I would definitely recommend it to anyone
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, and Mental illness
lyinsept's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Cancer and Death
chey46's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Terminal illness
caitlyn_23's review against another edition
emotional
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness and Death