Book Review: Five Feet Apart
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
Goodreads Summary:
Can you love someone you can never touch?
Stella Grant likes to be in control—even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions.
The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals.
Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. If he so much as breathes on Stella she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Either one of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But suddenly six feet doesn’t feel like safety. It feels like punishment.
What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them? Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too?
My Review:
5/5 Stars
Five Feet Apart is soon to be a movie which is the main reason I picked it up. The movie is being released in March and is staring Cole Sprouse. This book was predictable and unpredictable all at the same time. Each chapter switched between Stella and Will's point of views, but it was never confusing or redundant. It was a super quick and easy read, and even had me tearing up about half way through.
Five Feet Apart was very similar to The Fault in Our Stars, both books revolve around terminally ill teenagers. But don't be fooled they take different routes in the plot!! Lippincott did a great job of also explaining and creating awareness of CF, something I was personally not very familiar with before this read.
Overall I loved this book and will be at the theater on opening night! We will see how they compare.
Goodreads Summary:Can you love someone you can never touch?
Stella Grant likes to be in control—even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions.
The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals.
Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. If he so much as breathes on Stella she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Either one of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But suddenly six feet doesn’t feel like safety. It feels like punishment.
What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them? Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too?
My Review:
5/5 Stars
Five Feet Apart is soon to be a movie which is the main reason I picked it up. The movie is being released in March and is staring Cole Sprouse. This book was predictable and unpredictable all at the same time. Each chapter switched between Stella and Will's point of views, but it was never confusing or redundant. It was a super quick and easy read, and even had me tearing up about half way through.
Five Feet Apart was very similar to The Fault in Our Stars, both books revolve around terminally ill teenagers. But don't be fooled they take different routes in the plot!! Lippincott did a great job of also explaining and creating awareness of CF, something I was personally not very familiar with before this read.
Overall I loved this book and will be at the theater on opening night! We will see how they compare.
I was also interested in this book after seeing the trailer for the movie! I have no idea when I'll get to it, but it's great to hear that the book really raises awareness for CF. I don't know too much about the condition, so I'm looking forward to reading more! I guess I'm just wary about the book because I don't want conditions like CF to be romanticized...
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