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📚 Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott with Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis

It took me way too long to read this book, and by that I mean that I had this book on my shelf for probably years before I ever took it out and opened it. Obviously, that was a stupid move because this book is amazing. I watched the movie first, and I loved it, but the book is so much better. The book is way more in depth with their feelings and inner conflicts, and the character development is more pronounced. There is some cursing and sexual conversation to be aware of, but I highly recommend this.

Rating: 8/10

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Title: Five Feet Apart

Author: Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2018

Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary

Blurb: 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 jeopardise 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 her, she could lose her spot on the transplant list, and 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?

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Book Review: Five Feet Apart

~ Spoiler-Free Book Review: Five Feet Apart by – Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, & Tobias Iaconis (2018) ~ Last year, I finally read “The Fault in Our Stars” and surprisingly enjoyed it. Thus, I wanted to give another YA contemporary romance about sick teens falling in love a try. Five Feet Apart is about Stella and Will, who has cystic fibrosis, receiving treatment at the same hospital.…

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Read in July 2024

well, having top surgery in the middle of the month cramped my style a bit, but I still managed to get through a fair few audiobooks before I moved into recovery mode hehe

I'm a bit sad I didn't get to a series or any of my backlog books but I've got some lined up for next month already so hopefully I'll have more luck in August, especially now that my energy is finally starting to come back

Series read: The Ouroboros duology by HE Edgmon

Godly Heathens - DNF

Backlog books:

None

Familiar authors:

All the Blood We Share by Camilla Bruce - 2/5 (audio)

For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding - 1/5

Other reads:

Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Iaconis (reread)

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (reread)

Coraline by Neil Gaiman (reread)

The Outsiders by SE Hinton - 3/5 (audio)

Nettle and Bone by T Kingfisher (reread)

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice - 3/5 (audio)

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu & Joamette Gil - 4/5

[hungergameswho]

Hiii,

Call me Nox.

My pronouns: They/Them or She/Her.

I'm Tamil (Eelam), a closeted Bisexual and an ambulatory wheelchair user.

I'm a hopeless romantic.

I'm currently in my "babes" and "my love" and "sweetheart" and "y'all' phase.

I'll probably say the occasional dankeshun despite barely knowing any German.

FANDOMS - TV shows, movies, books

The Hunger Games & The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Doctor Who (have only seen Nuwho so far, not Classic Who)

Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo (have yet to read the trilogy and KoS duology) (haven't seen the show yet)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan (been a while since I read them tbh)

Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan (been a while since I read them tbh)

The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan (been a while since I read them tbh)

The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan

Harry Potter (I don't support jkr)

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Good Omens (haven't read the book yet, only seen the show) (I don't support Neil Gaiman)

Ghosts (BBC)

A Court of Thorns and Roses (the whole series) by Sarah J Maas (I don't support SJM)

Crescent City trilogy by Sarah J Maas (haven't read book 3 yet) (I don't support SJM)

The Princess Bride (only seen the movie)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (2019 movie and the book)

Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry, Rachael Lippincott, and Tobias Iaconis (movie and book)

Maleficent (the 2014 and 2019 movies)

Merlin

Our Flag Means Death

Bridgerton (haven't read the books, only seen the show)

Scooby Doo (any of the variations tbh aside from the movies - there's so many I can't keep up)

The Selection series by Kiera Cass

How to Train Your Dragon (the movies and TV show, I don't think I properly read/finished the books)

Anne with an E

A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV show and books)

Sherlock (BBC adaptation) (only read the first two books)

She Ra (TV show)

The Umbrella Academy (TV show) - haven't seen season 4

Stranger Things (TV show) - haven't seen the latest season

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Totally Spies

Big Hero 6

The Pirates of the Carribbean

Bungou Stray Dogs (seen the anime and read the main manga)

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Dead Poets Society

MUSICIANS/BANDS I LIKE

Mainly

Taylor Swift

Ado

Jorge Rivera-Herrans

Anirudh Ravichander

Also

Sheena Ringo

Paris Paloma

Anson Seabra

Sleeping at Last

AURORA

Banners

Billie Eilish

Fall Out Boy

My Chemical Romance

Harry Styles

Isak Danielson

Lewis Capaldi

Ruelle

Fleurie

Seafret

Hiphop Tamizha

Of Monsters and Men

Novo Armor

One of my fave THG posts below

Important TBOSAS post

DAILY CLICKS - 🇵🇸

Useful bsd post for myself

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MY 2023 BOOK LIST!

January

Neighborhood Girls by Jessie Ann Foley

The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver

The Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, and Jamie Green (graphic novel)

If You Change Your Mind by Robby Weber

Spells For Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch

Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

Blaine For the Win by Robbie Couch

She’s Too Pretty To Burn by Wendy Heard

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

January Favorite: Spells For Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch

February

Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green (reread)

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler (reread)

Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin

Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan (reread)

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord

This Is Not a Love Scene by S. C. Megale

Again, but Better by Christine Riccio

Better Together by Christine Riccio

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

February Favorite: Again, but Better by Christine Riccio

March

Stuck With You by Ali Hazelwood

The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund

Exactly Where You Need to Be by Amelia Diane Coombes

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli (reread)

Together, Apart by Various Authors (short stories)

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

Out of the Blue by Jason June

Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood

In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae

Heartbreakers and Fakers by Cameron Lund

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

March Favorite: See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

April

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

Planning Perfect by Haley Neil

Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

Afterglow by Phil Stamper

Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker (graphic novel)

Goodbye, Perfect by Sara Barnard

As You Wish by Chelsea Sedoti 

     April Favorite: Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

May

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman (reread)

Solitaire by Alice Oseman (reread)

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (reread)

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (reread)

Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins

This is Our Place by Vitor Martins

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney

Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levensen

Happy Place by Emily Henry

The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan

May Favorite: Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levensen

June

Divergent by Veronica Roth (reread)

Insurgent by Veronica Roth (reread)

Allegiant by Veronica Roth (reread)

If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

The Maze Runner by James Dashner (reread)

The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (reread)

June Favorite: If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

July

The Death Cure by James Dashner (reread)

The Fever Code by James Dashner (reread)

May the Best Man Win by ZR Ellor

Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June 

July Favorite: Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June

August

Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things by Margie Fuston

The Long Run by James Acker

Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (reread)

Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry, Rachael Lippincott, and Tobias Iaconis (reread)

Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino

The Lucky List Rachael Lippincott (reread)

She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick (reread)

Indestructible Object by Mary McCoy

If You Still Recognize Me by Cynthia So

Remind Me to Hate You Later by Lizzy Mason

August Favorite: Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino

September

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

The Girl Least Likely by Katy Loutzenhiser

Faith: Greater Heights by Julie Murphy

Love Letters for Joy by Melissa See

Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo (graphic novel)

All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott (reread)

Loveless by Alice Oseman (reread) 

Coming Up For Air by Nicole B. Tyndall

Study Break by Various Authors (Collection of Short Stories)

September Favorite: Love Letters for Joy by Melissa See

October

The Night In Question by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson

I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C.F. Rogers

Running by Natalia Sylvester

The Kate in Between by Claire Swinarski

10 Truths and a Dare by Ashley Elston

Julieta and the Romeos by Maria E. Andreu

The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown

All Signs Point to Yes by Various Authors (Collection of Short Stories)

October Favorite: Julieta and the Romeos by Maria E. Andreu

November

Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown

Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (reread)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (reread)

Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (reread)

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (reread)

November Favorite: Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

December

How To Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann (graphic novel)

Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester

Surprisingly Sarah by Terri Libenson (Graphic Novel)

Sincerely, Confusingly, Yours by Hailey Gonzales

December Favorite: How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

2023 Book Total: 104

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i hope you all know that sharing this with you means a lot to me. this is who i am in a list. my book taste, the number of books i read, the authors i like. this is a part of me, and you are getting it. happy 2024

[ownedbybooks]

Heey ✨️ como tem passado? Quais livros você definitivamente quer ler esse ano? 🧐

Oi queridaaa (eu viciei em chamar as pessoas assim kk)

Eu estou bem, apenas com um resfriadinho passageiro. E você, como anda?

Eu não sei quando vão rolar essas leituras, até porque peguei a promoção do KU por 1,99 por 3 meses e agora estou tentando usar ele ao máximo pra fazer valer essa promoção. Agora, o que eu não quero deixar passar esse ano é o seguinte:

Meu Pequeno Vazio: Beatriz, por Mônica Meirelles

Mais livros da série do Arsène Lupin

Meu Kafka, de Stefanie Harjes

A Cinco Passos de Você, de Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis

L'enfant de Noé, de Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Problemas de Gente Rica, de Kevin Kwan (terminar essa trilogia)

Continuar os livros da Cassandra Clare

Terminar a série Perdida da Carina Rissi

Sol da Meia-Noite, da Stephenie Meyer (outra pra terminar a série)

Terminar a trilogia Endgame e suas novelas

Minha lista de 12 livros de não-ficção para ler em 2023

E é isso.

O que vier que não for dessa minha lista extensa, é lucro!!

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SPECIAL: ROSE’S FIVE (SLIGHTLY) UNHINGED BOOK-TO-SCREEN RECS

today is a special day. and today, i may or may not be watching and reading several things at the same time. after all, you have to do something with your spare time. and what better than collecting five books and starting a new tv show?

anyway, speaking of books and tv things—here are some of my favorite, halfway decent, and definitely slightly unhinged book-to-screen adaptation recs. enjoy :D 

Five Feet Apart (by Mikki Daughtry, Rachael Lippincott, & Tobias Iaconis)

i cannot explain how much i adore this story. the book was amazing. but. but. five feet apart, the movie, might be my favorite thing ever. it’s the movie i go back to every single time i’m sick or literally just have nothing else to watch, the one i will happily watch over and over again, the one i just can’t get enough of. despite struggling with having a terminal illness, stella—one of the main characters—is funny and goofy and stubborn and kind, and she truly brings out the light in will, the other main character. sure, he can be a little dark, but who isn’t? and hey, that only makes the two of them a more perfect pairing… assuming they can figure out a way to spend time together without getting each other sicker than they already are. haley lu richardson and cole sprouse do such a good job bringing stella and will’s story to life on the screen, while mikki daughtry, rachael lippincott, and tobias iaconis tell their story in a different—but equally amazing—way in the book. and hey, when you’ve seen a movie over ten times, and it’s still bringing tears to your eyes? that’s when you know the director, the screenwriter(s), the actors, everyone involved with making it—they got it so right. 

Love at First Sight // The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

for a long time, the statistical probability of love at first sight was my favorite book. i read it over and over, and every time, i fell in love with hadley and oliver’s story all over again. from when hadley misses her flight and first meets oliver at the airport to the very end of their story, the two have so many cute, funny little moments: the jokes and banter on the plane, the chaos in the airport afterward, the way they somehow manage to… oops, that’s a spoiler. but anyway. at some point, i finally got bored of the book, put it down, and started reading something different. i’m not going to say it was something new, but at least it was different. and then earlier this year, i came across this funny, oddly familiar romance movie on netflix. and hey, it turned out to be based off the book! as a plus, it wasn’t half bad at all. so although the book will always, always be better than the movie for me… it’s worth a go. i liked what i found, and if you like wildly improbable romances, chances are you will too. 

Anne With an E // Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

i’ve read anne of green gables all of one time, and quite a while ago. as much as i wanted to at least attempt reading the rest of series… well, very long wait times at the library have a way of discouraging me from even trying. but coming across anne with an e one rainy day on netflix changed a lot of that. suddenly, i was thrown back into the world of orphaned anne—with an e—a young red-headed girl who, despite the hardship thrust upon her, has managed to develop a beautiful sense of creativity and imagination. watching her slowly change the minds of her new caregivers, them accept her for who she is, and her finally, finally, start to believe in herself makes this one of the most heartwarming stories i’ve seen/read. and that’s only season 1… 

Shadow and Bone // the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo

the grishaverse has to be one of my favorite fantasy worlds ever. there’s myth and magic, love and war, clever heists and elaborate escape plots, thieves and marauders, kings and pirates (excuse me, privateers), tiny little references to previous books scattered throughout… what’s not to like? each and every one of bardugo’s characters are brilliantly developed, with complex personalities and complex-er backstories. the plotlines in both the book and the tv show are complicated, but not overly so, and can i just say—it’s so much fun to watch the characters’ convoluted plans play out, whether they go right or wrong. and yes, the screen adaptation does have a pretty different storyline from the books. but you can see where the creators were planning to take it… if they’d been able to make a season 3. (and no, i’m still not over that. nope. never.)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (by Suzanne Collins)

i. love. this. book. it’s the prequel to the hunger games, after all, and it’s somewhere between a villain origin story and something completely new and different. see, president snow may have always been a slightly obsessive maniac, and he may be a cold and heartless tyrant, but at one point, he did fall in love. with a girl from district twelve, no less. her name? lucy gray baird. she’s a musician, a sister, a tribute… and a victor? maybe. but she’s definitely dangerous, and collins does a great job portraying her as exactly who she is—nothing more, nothing less. yes, it’s through snow’s perspective, so obviously there’s a bit of bias, but still. and then we have the movie. i’m going to be honest: it was not quite how i pictured each of the scenes in the book. but the music was beautiful, the actors did such a fantastic job, and the overall vibe was the perfect one for a story of songbirds and snakes. snow is such a volatile, impulsive person, and yet you can still see exactly how he became the person he was during the original trilogy: a snake. and then we have lucy gray: manipulative yet kind, vicious but gentle, secretive and somehow also open… songbird, or snake?  

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welp, there you have it. thanks for reading through this whole thing, and i hoped you enjoyed and will check out some of these at some point in the future :D

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La cinci paşi de tine – Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Iaconis

“Îmi iau creionul şi-i rod capătul în timp ce mă gândesc, uitându-mă la cuvintele pe care le-am scris ceva mai devreme. În mod bizar, a cugeta la viaţa de dincolo pare acum ceva mai uşor de făcut.” La cinci paşi de tine, Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Iaconis “La cinci pași de tine” redă într-un mod sincer, înduioșător și captivant, povestea a doi tineri care se întâlnesc în spital…

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Five Feet Apart - Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Iaconis

I loved this book from start to finish, Stella Grant is just so funny, and Incredibly fierce, and will Newman is you Cynical schmuck, together they make a incredible love story both have got Cystic Fibrosis, and are trying to make something last longer than their time,  I love this book so much I Read it twice and now I'm reading it a third to Annotate my favourite parts as well as my Favourite quotes, because my god there was alot in this book I loved.  Would I recommend this book to people? - Absolutely. if your a sucker for sick girls falling in love and trying to juggle life and other situations, Always this book. 

Book Rating - 5/5  ★★★★★ Sadness Rating - 5/5 ★★★★★  Spice Rating - 1/5 ★

Thankyou for Reading, if you have any other recommendations for books similar to this please leave a comment for other book lovers alike. thankyou for reading NeverEnoughReads

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News - Eli Roth’s THANKSGIVING, Lee Cronin’s THAW, HE’LL COME KNOCKING, And More Horror Movie News…

Make Horror News Radio your daily stop for headlines from the horror entertainment world. Each day, the Doc, Dave, Crystal, and the Grue-Crew will gather the horror news of the day. Enjoy! Leave your comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts.

HORROR MOVIE NEWS for APRIL 3, 2023

Eli Roth’s THANKSGIVING is coming to theaters on November 24, 2023

Eli Roth’s upcoming horror movie “Thanksgiving” has been given a release date of November 24, 2023, which is the day before Thanksgiving. The movie is described as a slasher film that takes place during the holiday, and it is said to be inspired by classic horror movies from the 1970s and 1980s

The script for “Thanksgiving” was written by Roth and Jeff Rendell, and Roth will also direct the movie. The article notes that Roth has previously directed horror movies such as “Hostel” and “Cabin Fever,” and that “Thanksgiving” is his first feature film in several years.

The release date for the movie is said to have been chosen to capitalize on the popularity of horror movies during the Halloween and holiday seasons.

Source: Deadline

Evil Dead Rise director, Lee Cronin, has lined up his next horror feature, THAW, for New Line

Lee Cronin, known for directing “Evil Dead Rise,” is set to write and direct a new horror thriller called “Thaw” for StudioCanal and The Picture Company. The plot details for the movie are being kept under wraps, but the article notes that the project has been described as a “claustrophobic thriller” that takes place in an isolated setting

“Thaw” is Cronin’s first solo writing effort, as he previously co-wrote “Evil Dead Rise” with filmmaker Sam Raimi. The movie will be produced by The Picture Company’s Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman, and StudioCanal will handle international sales and distribution. No casting or release date information has been announced yet.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Paramount will release the upcoming HE’LL COME KNOCKING scarefest from director Patrick Brice

Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to “He’ll Comes Knocking,” a horror package that includes a script, a novella, and a short film. The package was created by filmmaker Tobias Iaconis, who is known for his work on the horror movie “The Uninvited.

The script for “He’ll Comes Knocking” was co-written by Iaconis and his frequent collaborator Mikki Daughtry, and it is said to be a “visceral and suspenseful” horror movie that takes place in a small town. The novella and short film that are included in the package are said to provide additional context and backstory for the movie.

The package was highly sought after by several studios and production companies before Paramount secured the rights. The studio is said to be fast-tracking the project for production, with Iaconis attached to direct and Daughtry attached to produce. No casting or release date information has been announced yet.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Blumhouse acquires the rights to the paranormal tale, “MR. ENTITY: The Moffitt Family Haunting.”

Blumhouse Television has signed a multi-year overall deal with writer-producer Deborah Jessica Moffitt. As part of the deal, Moffitt will create and develop new TV projects for the production company. The article notes that Moffitt has previously worked on shows such as “Criminal Minds” and “The Vampire Diaries,” and that she has a background in psychology, which she incorporates into her storytelling. Moffitt’s first project under the deal will be a supernatural thriller series called “Mr. Entity,” which is being developed for the streaming platform Peacock.

The series is described as a “creepy, character-driven supernatural thriller,” and it follows a woman who begins to experience strange and terrifying occurrences after she takes a job at a mysterious corporation.

Check out this episode!

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- January 2023 Reads -

- The Dragon Republic By R.F Kuang

- Ugly Love By Colleen Hoover

- Paranormalcy By Kiersten White

- Forever Interrupted By Taylor Jenkins Reid

- Reminders of Him By Colleen Hoover

- Whisper By Lynette Noni

- Five Feet Apart By Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis

- The Hawthorne Legacy By Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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book review | Five Feet Apart 

Author: Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Ianconis

Genre: Novelization, Romance, Drama, YA Fiction

Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Quick note: I went into this book not knowing it was a novelization of the movie/screenplay. I haven’t seen the movie, so I cannot give any strong opinions on it. Thus, this is a review of the novelization and overall story, not the movie.

Five Feet Apart is about two teenagers with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) which is a genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system. During a hospital stay, Stella (who is determined to fight the disease as her lung function worsens) and Will (who is sick of hospitals and treatments that aren’t working for him) meet and fall in love despite the fact that they have to maintain physical separation to avoid potentially fatal cross contamination.

Read on for the review. Be warned, this includes spoilers.

This novelization ended up being a less pretentious version of The Fault in Our Stars (not to say this is a copy of TFIOS, they just have similar vibes). I knew going in this would be a star crossed romance (and to be honest, star crossed romances are a guilty pleasure of mine). 

What I liked:

-Romance that was not overly physical (of course) and had some really meaningful moments. I am so glad it wasn’t insta-love or overly sappy. The interactions were realistic to the characters’ ages and experiences.

-Good character arcs. Minus a few side characters, I feel like everyone in this book changed in some way or was dynamic. I especially loved the relationsip between Will and his mom--the “overbearing-to-understanding parent” trope worked well here.

What I gained the most from this was an increased awareness of CF. After finishing this, I was pushed to research more about the disease and the people who are fighting it/have fought it. I do not have the authority or experience to say this novel was a perfect super accurate representation of CF, but I can say it did a great job of getting me interested in it.

What I’m still hung up on:

-Poe completely dropping out of the story after his death. I really hoped for some sort of mention of a memorial service or tribute. I get that the focus of the novel was the romance as the story progressed, but it would’ve been nice to give some weight to the absolutely wonderful platonic relationship that Poe and Stella shared. 

-I really needed more Barb in this. I feel like her character had so much potential. I could get where she was coming from with the whole “I forbid your romance thing because you could die”, but that made her an antagonist that lacked depth because she was rather one-dimensional (except for the part about her former patients).

Important Links to check out if you’re like me and want to learn/read more about CF:

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation website

Claire’s Place Foundation website (Claire Wineland was an inspiration for Five Feet Apart and provided consultation for the movie; her foundation raises awareness about CF and provides support for those fighting it)

Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier (the younger sister of the MC has CF, but this graphic novel also touches lots of other topics)

Thanks for sticking with me for this longer review! If I made any errors or unintentionally insensitive remarks in regards to CF, please let me know.

I am currently rereading Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon as a continuation of my theme of reading books with protagonists that have (or are portrayed as having) an illness or disability. Stay tuned!

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JOMP BPC - June 20th - Full of Clichés 

feat. Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Iaconis

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Books I’ve Read in 2022

Number 45

Five Feet Apart