Author: Hannah Moskowitz
Genre: realistic fiction
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Rating:
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| pretty much what you'd expect |
Summary (provided by publisher): Isabel has one rule: no dating.
It’s easier—
It’s safer—
It’s better—
—for the other person.
She’s got issues. She’s got secrets. She’s got rheumatoid arthritis.
But then she meets another sick kid.
He’s got a chronic illness Isabel’s never heard of, something she can’t even pronounce. He understands what it means to be sick. He understands her more than her healthy friends. He understands her more than her own father who’s a doctor.
He’s gorgeous, fun, and foul-mouthed. And totally into her.
Isabel has one rule: no dating.
It’s complicated—
It’s dangerous—
It’s never felt better—
—to consider breaking that rule for him.
My opinion: In many ways, this is a standard teen romance. We have characters who happen upon each other and quickly realized they are enamored with one another. The central concept is an obvious one - who will understand the challenges of being chronically ill better than someone else who is chronically ill? Moskowitz does introduce some unique challenges. Yes they are both sick but their illness are different. They bring along different challenges. And their approaches to their illnesses are vastly different. So while these two characters do understand each other, in some fundamental ways they are vastly different. And this, of course, presents the central conflicts. The general thrust of the plot is relatively predictable. Discussions of perception and medical advocacy make this worth reading.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley.
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