Five Feet Apart

such a great book!! I loved it way more than the movie, arrived in a really good condition

LOVED THIS BOOK IT IS AMAZONG AND IT CANE IN GOOD QUALITY!!!

Book is very good

Five Feet Apart was a beautiful story of love, loss and fighting for your life.Being a person with a chronic illness, I related to this book on so many levels. I related to Will and his wish to see the world instead of succumbing to his illness AND I related to Stella and her wish to keep living.I know my previous review on Goodreads said that it broke my heart, and it did. But not because it had a sad ending. No, it wasn't that at all. It broke my heart because it was too beautiful to be true, and I loved it for that. The ending was so hopeful, so... good.I cried, sure. I cried a lot, but not at the end. Because unlike ALL the books I've read with characters who have chronic illnesses, neither of them died in this one. The story ended with a hopeful epilogue, and that's what made me give that ❤️ (heart) in my rating.If I could, I'd make everyone read this book, but since I can't Imperio everyone, I am just going to have to request you nicely to please go read it 🤨

I don't even know where to begin with this book! I'm going to keep this review short and sweet; I could ramble on forever about the entire storyline, but it would give away so many damn spoilers, so I'm going to keep it safe instead.
I kept seeing the comment 'If you loved The Fault In Our Stars, read this!' being thrown around in regards to this book, and normally I hate those sort of comments. I feel it either raises your expectations of the new book too much, or it comes across as just trying too hard to piggyback the hype from one books success onto another (See the 654872594 books that were advertised as 'If you loved Girl On The Train...').
That being said, the comment actually rang true for this one. I loved TFIOS, as heartbreaking as I found it, and this book had the same effect on me. It was an emotional roller coaster, I found myself so invested in the main characters from the very beginning, rooting for them and their seemingly doomed romance.
Stella and Will couldn't be more different if they tried, in the beginning. Stella being a complete control freak, her days dictated by her precious to-do lists and her neatly organised medications. Will wanting nothing more than to ignore his own diagnosis and just get out in the world, away from hospitals and treatments, and explore everything he feels he has been missing. Watching them come together and grow as people was wonderful, it made me wish the book was twice the length it actually was, just so I could read about more of their antics, more of their stolen little moments.
The other thing I absolutely love about this book, is the way it was written with such sensitivity. Following the lives of CF patients, it shows that true research went into this story, it wasn't guess work and it wasn't just thrown together. I think it is so important that writers make the effort to do correct research, speak to people suffering from the illnesses or conditions they choose to include in their stories. Double check that they haven't included anything (however unintentionally) offensive or problematic. Chronic illnesses and disabilities can be a minefield for these things, it's just so lovely to see a story done right.

There has been a strange trend in YA literature over the past few years that focus on terminal illnesses. This often leaves me feeling confused. Partly because I feel that books and literature should be escapism from life but the greater part of me thinks that without literature people, especially young adults, are not exposed to bigger, more important subjects.Exposure is exactly what the reader will get with Five Feet Apart. It is the story of Stella and Will and their battle with Cystic Fibrosis. It chronicles the daily battle with the life limiting disease and also the isolation that comes with having it. Imagine having something in common with a small set of people but not being able to be close to those people because it could kill you. It must be so lonely.I was quite moved by this story. It was uplifting and heartbreaking and funny all in one go. I was consumed by this story and was bereft when it ended.Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott is available now.

This is the novelisation of the movie by the same name and this does read like a typical teenage romance movie. I read this book quickly and it was okay. I would have liked more and the insta-love was a little fast and felt rushed. All the characters are interesting, but once again I would have liked more. Also not a fan of the ending. But if you are looking for a quick contemporary read then give this ago.

Fantastic. A book about love, but mostly cystic fibrosis. We should use this book to remind us how to live. I loved it and usually I wouldn't go near teenage romance. I read it for the science! I shall be using the ideas in the book in the new school year with my year 9 students.