Review: Five Feet Apart

 

Title: Five Feet Apart

Author: Rachel Lippincott 

Release Date: November 2018

In this moving story two teens fall in love with just one minor complication—they can’t get within five feet of each other without risking their lives.

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 looking for a YA story about falling in love, sickness, and grief then this is the book for you. 

Stella is all about order. She follows her regimen right down to the second, needing control in all things all the time. She will do anything to prolong her life for as long as she can. 

Will is reckless. He knows he will die soon, so what's the point in prolonging the inevitable. The only control he wants, is the freedom to walk out the hospital without being put on yet another trial drug that doesn't work. 

But when their lives collide, it's like date brought them together. Drawn to one another, but bound by the rules that keep them apart- six feet apart. If Will so much as breathes on her she could lose her spot on the long transfer list, and either one of them could die. 

So the only way to stay alive, is to stay apart. Six feet is safety. But it's also a punishment too, when they want nothing more than to be together. 

This book is for fans of the Fault in Our Stars by John Green and Styx and Stones by Carmen Jenner. It was emotional through and through. Young love, that must remain apart for their own safety. 

The characters were strong, and brave, and maybe a little reckless at times. The feelings were raw, and heartbreaking, but hopeful too. If you are looking for a book to punch you in the feels, then I definitely recommend this one. Even though I knew what was going to happen (I seen the movie a few weeks ago before I was able to check this book out from the library) I still cried for these characters  

4.5 ⭐ out of 5⭐. 

1🌶️ out of 5🌶️.