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eurekareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“My plans for her are no less exalted; I plan for her to save her sister’s life”
Sara’s daughter, Kate is just two years old when she’s diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. Her only hope was a bone marrow transplant–this is how Anna was ushered into the world. The girl who felt like she had never belonged to herself. A combination of perfect genetic material only conceived for her sister’s benefit. Until one day, at the age of thirteen, Anna has decided that she doesn’t want to be a donor anymore. She’s suing her parents for the rights to her own body.
As the story unfolds, I became totally engrossed in the moral dilemma of the Fitzgerald family. The whole time, I was mentally debating where I stand between Anna and her mother. I remember annotating my book with “there is more to this case than the letter of the law”.
I could easily give this book a five star rating if it wasn’t for the ending. I knew from the moment I opened this book that this isn’t going to end well. BUT THE ENDING WAS PURE AND UTTER BULLSHIT. It was ridiculous and unnecessary. I’m talking about killing a young girl who just won a medical emancipation from her parents. A girl who finally has a shot in life. Worst cop-out ending but I still gave it a four star rating and I’m just going to pretend that the last three pages didn’t happen
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Gaslighting
I could easily give this book a five star rating if it wasn’t for the ending. I knew from the moment I opened this book that this isn’t going to end well. BUT THE ENDING WAS PURE AND UTTER BULLSHIT. It was ridiculous and unnecessary. I’m talking about killing a young girl who just won a medical emancipation from her parents. A girl who finally has a shot in life. Worst cop-out ending but I still gave it a four star rating and I’m just going to pretend that the last three pages didn’t happenbelfrybatz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
/flawed but not in a good way. The ending shocked me and made me sad, but came way too late to make me interested in the plot.
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use
bug_2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, and Grief
hannahrenae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Child death, Death, Medical content, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Car accident
phoebejane19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting
maxreadssometimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use
danielle2121's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, and Car accident
aimeal815's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism, Excrement, and Alcohol
thedandybrambler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Drug use and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Car accident and Suicide attempt