Book Review: Five Feet Apart By Rachael Lippincott @rchllipp

 

Five Feet Apart

By Rachael Lippincott 

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• Publisher : Simon & Schuster Children's UK; Film Tie-In edition (January 10, 2019)
• Publication date : January 10, 2019

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?

Book Rating:

📚📚📚📚📚 = I could not put this book down. I Highly Recommend.

📚📚📚📚 = A really great read.

📚📚📚 = It was enjoyable.

📚📚 = It was okay.

📚 = Um...! 😕

My Review 

Five Feet Apart

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If I could give this book a higher book rating then I would. This is undoubtedly one of the best books that I have ever read. It is the unforgettable story of  Stella and Will, who both have cystic fibrosis. Stella is on the list for a lung transplant and she likes to be in control of things around her, even if she is not in control of her body. Will, on the other hand, just wants to live his life. What neither of them expected was to fall in love, but the problem is, they are not allowed within six feet of each other.

Oh this book, is is simply brilliant. It will break your heart and leave you reaching for the tissues. This is an exceptional story with extraordinarily characters who I simply adored. This novel, this book, is truly great.

You can find it on Amazon 

Rachael Lippincott is the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart. She holds a BA in English writing from the University of Pittsburgh. Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she currently resides in Pittsburgh with her wife and their dog, Hank.

Book Review: Breaking Free By Julianna Haygert @Juliana_Haygert

 

Breaking Free

By Julianna Haygert

• Publication Date : January 10, 2014

Horses, mansions, tea parties, and lies are twenty-year-old Hannah Taylor’s life. To others, her family and her relationship with Eric is perfect. But she knows the truth. She lives it.

After a fire takes her grandma's life and kills her horse, Hannah's immaculate life spirals out of control. Her father disapproves of her decision to run her grandma’s ranch instead of focusing solely on learning the family business; Animal Control brings her Argus, a mistreated horse that she can't turn away even though she's not ready for another horse; and her boyfriend, Eric Bennett, a world famous polo player, becomes possessive and authoritarian. Despite her best efforts to disguise it, Hannah grows wary of him.

Then, Leonardo Fernandes struts onto the polo scene. A cocky rookie with a messy life of his own, he’s drawn to Hannah and isn’t afraid of showing it, even when Eric makes it clear she is his and he’ll do whatever it takes to keep it that way. Hannah suffers for Eric’s jealousy. The abuse only gets worse when Leo steals the title of best polo player in the world from Eric.

But the title isn’t enough for Leo. He wants Hannah too, and she can’t deny her attraction to him either. Somehow, she must find a way to break free from abusive Eric before he breaks every bone in her body.

Author's note: this book contains scenes of domestic violence, mentions of animal cruelty, strong language, sex scenes (no rape!), and a HEA.

📚📚📚📚📚 = I could not put this book down. I Highly Recommend.

📚📚📚📚 = A really great read.

📚📚📚 = It was enjoyable.

📚📚 = It was okay.

📚 = Um...! 😕

My Review 

Breaking Free

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I really wanted to love this book because the premie sounds so amazing. But the author has obviously no knowledge of horses at all. I really do wish that authors did their research before they begin to write, some of the equine mistakes were really basic - like how you just don't replace a horses shoes, you have to call a farrier to do that, and it does take quite a while to do!! and likewise, an abused horse would never act the way it is portrayed, believe me, I have worked with enough of them to know how they react.

With regards to the rest of the story, well, it fell a little flat.

You can find it over on Amazon

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While Juliana Haygert dreams of being Wonder Woman, Buffy, or a blood elf shadow priest, she settles for the less exciting—but equally gratifying—life of a wife, mother, and author. Thousands of miles away from her former home in Brazil, she now resides in North Carolina and spends her days writing about kick-ass heroines and the heroes who drive them crazy.

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