Helloo!
Iāve finally gotten to this book š„°Ā I first discovered it from a few bloggers ithink, one of them being Marieās Review, and what attracted me right off the bat was the concept ofĀ living kidney donor as the plot of this romance. We know that Organ Donation have a very special place in my heart, especially kidneys, so I was very happy to find a copy to be able to finally get to it!!
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Related posts;Ā First impression: Our year of maybe, topics id wanna read more about; organ donation, Creating organ donation book synopsis.
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Reps; Jewish MC, Bisexual MC, Queer background characters, Teenage parents
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This story is so close to my heart.. having went through Motherās dialysis AND kidney transplant, I was overjoyed to have it represented in a bookā furthermore giving us what they rarely tell you; that a person can change slightly after the transplant (per the donorās DNA).
Being so young, I get Sophieās wishful thinking that giving a part of herself to peter *might* make him love her .. that sortof sounds like the stuff out of a fairy tale ā But I do also get Peterās fear of her ever regretting being her living donor, and feeling guilty about it (Hell, for so long iāve felt guilty myself for not being able to save my own mother).
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Sophie can seem a bit harsh sometimes towards her sister, and a bit heartless.. though I understand completely as her parents never accepted the fact that she was gonna give an organ at such a young age; which donātĀ *quite*Ā compare with her younger sister having had a baby so young.. though both do have consequences and change a life in multiple ways. I did felt the same ideology ofĀ āIām gonna go through this no matter what, whatever the cost might beā, although differently of her, I wasnāt scared at all of the surgeryā¦ and I ended up not being a match.Ā
We also see the potential of how the receiving personās life change so much after. They do get a different take at living ā especially for Peter, who had always had it since he was a tiny child, thus never having known otherwise. So it was realistic of the author to have him explore more out of his world, out of Sophie; all thoses new things the poor teenager could now do, all thoses new people he got to meet.
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I feared that the transplant would eventually take the backseat after a while, being only a turn of the plot and nothing else. As of which Iām happy to say it wasnāt, She added a little detail to the living organ donation that made sure that it lasted the whole book.
10/10 got emotional, especially a LOT towards the end.. but adored it. Itās not only a love story & organ donation tale; but also about finding your own path. About finding yourself after being defined by someone or something for so long.
I am so sorry to hear that your mother needed a transplant, I canāt imaging what a scary experience that must have been for you and your family. I hope she is doing well now.
This book sounds like one of a kind. The concept is very unique and I love that the premise is built on something that happens to people often but isnāt really talked about. Great review! Thanks for pinging this on my radar <3
Thank you so much ā¤ļø
She is doing so much better, yes! Thereās still a bit of hiccups relating medication and etc.. but nothing as bad regardless- her drs were saying she was one of a kind, most needing dialysis still.. when she didnāt.
Hopefully youād love this book as much as I did, if you ever get to it xx