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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

FIVE FEET APART by Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Laconis #FiveFeetApart


By: Racheal Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Laconis 
Published by: Simon & Schuster 
Released on: November 20th, 2018 
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Rating: 5 Stars 
A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review

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?


If you're a fan of books to movies, I highly recommend picking this one up! This book reads just like the movie. I loved this story. It had me crying, made me hopeful and had me wanting to do something more for these realistic characters I loved getting to know. 

I was really surprised with this story. I wasn't excepting to be so emotionally connected to it or the characters. It definitely had me feeling all the book feels. The characters are incredibly believable, and so easy to be emotional connect to. I loved getting to know each of them, and what they each offered each other. 

Most importantly, I really appreciated that this story opened my eyes to Cystic Fibrosis. What an incredibly brave battle those with CF have. I feel like this story does a beautiful, heartbreaking job at showing that and allowing readers to get a better understanding of what those who have CF deal with on a daily bases. This story made me want to learn more about it. 

I highly recommend reading this book. Whether you do so before or after seeing the movie, it's worth reading. Judging from the book, the casting for this movie is spot on. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie. 

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